Manuscript Template
Instructions for Authors: Replace all placeholder text in brackets with your content. Delete all instruction text before submission. Format your manuscript exactly as specified in the Manuscript Formatting and Preparation Guide.
Manuscript Template
Title Page File — Submit as Separate File
| Element | Your Content |
|---|---|
| Article Title | [Full article title — maximum 20 words, no abbreviations, title case] |
| Running Title | [Running title — maximum 8 words] |
| Authors | [First Author Name¹, Second Author Name², Third Author Name¹ (corresponding author)] |
| Affiliations | [¹ Department, Institution, City, Country / ² Department, Institution, City, Country] |
| Corresponding Author | [Name: | Address: | Tel: | Email:] |
| ORCID iDs | [Author Name: https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000] |
| Funding | [This study was funded by [Funder Name], grant number [XXXX]. / This research received no external funding.] |
| Conflicts of Interest | [The authors declare no conflicts of interest. / [Author name] has received… (describe)] |
| Data Availability | [Data available at [Repository Name, DOI]. / Available from corresponding author on request.] |
| Ethics Statement | [This study received ethical approval from [Ethics Committee Name], approval no. [XXXX]. / Ethical review not required because [reason].] |
| FPIC Statement | [Free, Prior and Informed Consent was obtained from [community/group] through [process]. / Not applicable.] |
| Acknowledgements | [The authors wish to thank… (maximum 100 words)] |
| CRediT Contributions | [List each author's contributions using CRediT taxonomy roles] |
Anonymised Manuscript File
Do not include any author-identifying information in this file.
Structured Abstract (maximum 250 words)
Background: [Background content]
Objectives: [Objectives content]
Methods: [Methods content]
Results: [Results content]
Conclusions: [Conclusions content]
Keywords: [keyword 1; keyword 2; keyword 3; keyword 4; keyword 5]
1. Introduction
[Provide context, identify the knowledge gap, and state the study objectives. Approximately 10–15% of total word count. No subheadings.]
2. Methodology / Materials and Methods
[Describe study design, participants/samples, data collection, ethical approval (approval number required), and analytical methods in sufficient detail for replication. Include FPIC process if applicable.]
3. Results / Findings
[Present findings in logical order. Reference all tables and figures in sequence. Do not interpret results here.]
4. Discussion
[Interpret results, compare with existing literature, discuss mechanisms, state limitations, and propose future research directions. Approximately 25–30% of word count.]
5. Conclusions
[Summarizes key findings and their implications. Avoid repeating Results verbatim. Maximum 200 words. No new data.]
References
[List all references alphabetically by first author's surname. APA 7th Edition. Double-spaced with 0.5 inch hanging indent. Include DOI as hyperlink where available.]