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Review Article
Review articles give an overview of existing literature in a field, often identifying specific problems or issues and analysing information from available published work on the topic with a balanced perspective. These are considered as secondary literature and can be a particularly efficient way for early career researchers to begin publishing. Review articles can be of three types: literature reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. Review articles are usually long, with the maximum word limit being 3000-5000 or even more.
Outlines of Review articles
- Title
- Authors’ full names and affiliations, corresponding author marked
- Name of corresponding author along with phone E-mail information and Orcid ID
- Key words
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Areas covered
- Expert opinion
- Body
- Tables and figures
- Conclusion
- Article highlights
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Conflict of interest
- Funding Source
Title: The title of the manuscript should be concise, specific and informative.
Example
Recent Trends in Chitosan Nanofibers: From Tissue-Engineering to Environmental Importance: A Review
Authors’ names and affiliation: : List here all author names Including address, academic qualifications and job titles of all authors, as well as telephone number and email address of the author for correspondence along with mentioning corresponding author with *,and the author are numbered accordingly by making number superscript.
First Author/corresponding author* [First Name Middle Name Last Name] 1
Second Author [First Name Middle Name Last Name]2
Third Author [First Name Middle Name Last Name]3
1. Professor, Department, Name of University, City, Country, Pincode Orcid ID
2. Assistant Professor, Department, Name of University, City, Country, Pincode Orcid ID
3.Assistant Professor, Department, Name of University, City, Country, Pincode Orcid ID
Example
John smith1*, Richard Gomez2, Stevens Gil Costa3
1. Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Uyo , Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, 520211 , Orcid ID :0000-000X-XXXX-XXXX
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 500007 ,Orcid ID :0000-000X-XXXX-XXXX
3.Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kassala University, Kassala State, Sudan, 825324, Orcid ID :0000-000X-XXXX-XXXX
For correspondence:
Email: corresponding.author@univ.com
Address:Professor, Dept.of.Civil Engineering,
Name of University, City,Country, Pincode
Keywords: The keywords will highlight the beneficial area, mechanism(s) of action, key compounds and so on. Provide four to eight appropriate key words after abstract which should be separated by semi colon.
Abstract: The Abstract should start on a new page, the aim of the abstract is to concisely describe the content of the paper. It should clearly and accurately summarize the main focus of the study. The word count should be under 200 words. The Abstract should be written as a single paragraph without headers. Do not include any citations in the Abstract.
Introduction: The Introduction should lead the reader to the importance of the study; tie-up published literature with the aims of the study and clearly states the rationale behind the investigation.
Areas covered: Authors are required to describe the research discussed and the literature search undertaken.
Expert opinion: Authors are required to briefly summarise their Expert opinion section having 500-1000 words (included in overall word count). This section allow authors the opportunity to provide their interpretation of the data presented in the article and discuss the important developments for the future, and the avenues of research likely to become exciting as further studies yield more detailed results.
Body: Body of the review paper covering the subject under review, using numbered subsections.
Table 1: Legend for table 1
|
S.No. |
Sample code |
Cut-off wavelength (nm) |
Eopt (eV) ±0.01 |
ΔE (eV) ±0.001 |
|
1 |
GE0Y0 |
400 |
3.02 |
0.152 |
|
2 |
GE2Y0 |
408 |
2.96 |
0.148 |
|
3 |
GE0Y2 |
409 |
2.95 |
0.148 |
|
4 |
GE2Y2 |
419 |
2.89 |
0.144 |
|
5 |
GE4Y2 |
425 |
2.85 |
0.139 |
|
6 |
GE6Y2 |
431 |
2.80 |
0.135 |
|
7 |
GE8Y2 |
427 |
2.83 |
0.138 |
|
8 |
GE10Y2 |
423 |
2.86 |
0.141 |
Tables and figures
All Tables and figures must have a title or caption and a legend to make them self-explanatory. Up to five figures and five tables are permitted. All Tables and figures must have a title or caption and a legend to make them self-explanatory
Note: Tables and figures should be in good quality, please follow the link below:
Figure 1 – Legend for Fig. 1 to be typed here
Conclusion: The conclusion for review article should contain a brief summary of the data presented in the article. Please note that this section is meant to be distinct from, and appear before the ‘Expert opinion’ section.
Article highlights: Please provide, in the form of a bulleted list (five or six points), statements covering the key aspects of the paper.
Acknowledgements: Please acknowledge anyone who contributed towards the article and it should be given after the text and not in the form of foot-notes.Funding sources should not be included in the Acknowledgment section.
Conflict of interest: All financial and non-financial competing interests must be declared in this section. In cases where there is no conflict of interests, authors should state that “The author(s) declare(s) that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this article”. Otherwise, they should mention any conflict of interest in this section of the manuscript.
Funding Source: All sources of funding for the research reported should be declared. The role of the funding body in the design of the study, analysis, and interpretation of data while writing the manuscript should be declared. If there is no funding source then “The author(s) declare(s) that the funding is done by author only.
References: Any reference taken from other sources should be cited in the reference list in the order in which they appear, first through the text, then through the table and figure legends. References are listed at the end of the manuscript in the text, cite the reference number in square brackets in all the above content of manuscript.
For Journal
Name of Author(S), title, Journal Name, Volume, Issue , Page Nos. and Year.
Note: Name of Author should be as (Last name initial followed by first name) and Journal name should be in italics.
Example:
E. J. Neer, T. Kozasa, Sites for Gα binding on the G protein β subunit overlap with sites for regulation of phospholipase Cb and adenylyl cyclase. J. Biol. Chem. 273, 16265-16272 (1998).
For Book
Author’s Name, Title of the Book, Name And Location Of Publisher, Page And Year of Publication.
Example: Greenstein J.P. and Winitz M., Chemistry of Amino Acids, Vol. II, John Wiley, New York, 1009 (1961).
Technical reports
D. E. Shaw, Technical Report CUCS-29-82 (Columbia University, New York, 1982).
Proceedings
Title of Symposium Published as a Book, sponsoring organization, city and state of meeting, inclusive dates and year (publisher, publisher’s city and state, year).
Theses and unpublished material
B. Smith, thesis, Georgetown University, Washington, DC (1973).
J. A. Norton, unpublished material.