Author Guidelines

  • Author’s names and affiliations

Please indicate the given name and family name clearly. Present the authors’ affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author’s name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address, and telephone number of each author.

  • Corresponding author

Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication and also post-publication. Ensure that telephone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Corresponding author contact email address should be added to the end of the paper after references. NBASSC is not responsible for unsolicited emails received.

  • General Rules for Text

Please use the following rules for whole text, including abstract, keywords, heading and references.

  • Front: Times New Roman; Size: 10
  • Paragraph Spacing: Above paragraph – 0 pt; Below paragraph – 4 pt
  • Line Spacing: single-spaced – 12 pt
  • Heading 1: Times New Roman; Size-10; Bold; for example, 1. Introduction
  • Heading 2: Times New Roman; Size-10; Italic; for example, 1.1 Research Methods
  • Heading 3: Times New Roman; Size-10; Italic; for example, 1.1.1 Analysis Result

·         Article Structure

Please use the article structure outlined below:

Title

Abstract

Keywords

Introduction

Body

Conclusions

Appendices

Acknowledgements

References

 

General guidelines for research article

  • Manuscripts not to exceed 5,000 words each (excluding tables, figures and references). Manuscripts longer than 5,000 words will be returned for editing.
  • Boldany section/paragraph headers and left align.
  • Do not use any page headers, footers or page numbers (footnotes are acceptable).
  • Use only portrait layout. Do not include any pages in landscape layout.
  • References to be single spaced (indented after first line of reference).

Title page information

  • Title of the paper.
  • Author names and affiliations: Provide authors’ affiliation details (where the work was done) including full institution name and country.
  • Abstract: A concise and factual abstract not exceeding 250 words is required.
  • Keywords: Immediately following the abstract provide a minimum of three keywords.

 Subdivision of the article
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1., 2., (then 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to ‘the text.’ Any subsection, ideally, should not be more than 600 words. Authors are urged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of clarity.

Figures
Graphs, diagrams, chromatograms, photos, etc. should be prepared as clear, black and white (no color), original positives and suitable for reproduction. All figures should be embedded within the manuscript and must be captioned and numbered sequentially.

Tables and Equations
Tables and equations should not be submitted in a format exceeding the A4 page size (in portrait form). All tables should be embedded within the manuscript, and must be captioned and numbered sequentially.