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Journal of Materials Exploration and Findings

 

We kindly request that you utilize our submission template for the purpose of formatting your paper in preparation for its submission. It should be noted that the submitted work will be subject to a double-blind review process. Therefore, it is imperative that the uploaded material does not contain any author information. The inclusion of author information will occur subsequent to the blind review procedure. The permissible length for the paper is a maximum of 10 pages, with the exception of the review article, which may extend up to 15 pages. Pages that exceed the specified length are liable to incur an extra fee. Please refer to the Author Processing Charges (APC) information.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

General Organization of Paper

Initial manuscript submitted to JMEF should be organized in the following order (except for the review article): Title; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; and References. As the manuscript will be double-blind peer-reviewed after the editors have announced the initial decision, please do not include the author(s) name and affiliation in the initial version of the manuscript.

Language

Papers must be written in proper, grammatically accurate English. If English is not your first language, it is advisable to consider employing the services of an English Language Editing service or a professional translation. Please ensure that the vocabulary and notation employed in this work are generally comprehensible. It is recommended that abbreviations and acronyms be expanded and spelled out in their entirety upon their initial mention within the written content.

Tables

Kindly ensure that tables are provided in a format that allows for editing, such as text-based representation, rather than being shown solely as images. Tables should be numbered in sequential order based on their occurrence in the text. Additionally, any explanatory notes pertaining to the table should be positioned below the main body of the table. It is advisable to exercise restraint when including tables in academic writing, ensuring that the information they convey does not redundantly replicate findings already discussed in the paper. It is advisable to refrain from using vertical lines.

Figures

It is recommended that figures be presented in numerical order, with descriptions included in the body of the text, and in close proximity to the initial citation. It is imperative that every figure in the document is accompanied by a caption that effectively describes the illustration, allowing it to be comprehended autonomously from the main body of text. The caption should be provided within the body of the text rather than being placed directly on the figure. Due to the potential resizing of figures during the production process, it is advisable to employ scale bars instead of magnification factors.

Nomenclature and Units

Metric units are preferred and should be consistent throughout body text. The use of SI units is highly recommended in academic contexts. In the event that non-SI units are employed, it is imperative to provide the corresponding SI counterparts, sometimes referred to as conversion factors. Kindly employ the correct spellings 'litre' and 'metre' (a 'meter' refers to a measuring device).

Kindly employ a decimal point instead of a comma when representing numbers, according to the format of 4.1 rather than 4,1.

Abbreviations and Symbols

The use of abbreviations and symbols is permitted in the manuscript. Define abbreviations and symbols for the first time as they are introduced in the text.

Equations

Please express the equations either in dimensionless form or in units of the metric system. In order to denote variables, it is customary to use italic characters. This convention is widely adopted in academic writing and serves to distinguish variables from other elements in the text or in shown equations.

Equations should be numbered serially within parentheses. The equation should be prepared using MS Equation Editor (not in image format). The equation number is to be placed on the extreme right side. Each equation must be referred to in the paragraph before it appears, and the explanation of symbols in the Equation must be described as a paragraph, not listed format.

Paper Title

This is your opportunity to attract the reader’s attention. Remember that readers are the potential authors who will cite your article. Identify the main issue of the paper within the title. Begin with the subject or highlight the idea of the paper. The title should be accurate, unambiguous, specific, and complete. Do not contain infrequently-used abbreviations.

Authors Name and Affiliations

Write Author(s) names without a title and professional positions, such as: Prof, Dr, Production Manager, etc. Do not abbreviate your last/family name. Always give your full name. Write a clear affiliation of all Authors. Affiliation includes the name of department/unit, (faculty), the name of university/institution, city, postal code, and country.

It is allowed to have more than one corresponding author. Please indicate Corresponding Author (include email address) by adding a letter (a, b, etc.) in superscript behind the name and affiliation number. The Corresponding Author may different from the Submitting Author, and the Submitting Author may submit the manuscript on behalf of the Corresponding Author.

Authors should consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript. The definitive list of authors should be provided at the time of the initial submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only BEFORE the acceptance of the manuscript and only if approved by the journal Editor. No author list changes are permitted after acceptance of an article.

Abstract and Keywords

An abstract should stand alone, which means that no citation and figures and equation format in the abstract. Consider it the advertisement for your article. The abstract should tell the prospective reader what you did and highlight the key findings. Avoid using technical jargon and uncommon abbreviations. You must be accurate, brief, clear and specific. Use words that reflect the precise meaning. The abstract should be precise and honest. Please follow the word limitations (150‐250 words).

The abstract must contain: backgrounds (if any, maximum 2-3 sentences), short clear objectives, short methods, final results or findings, and conclusion.

Keywords are the labels of your manuscript and critical to correct indexing and searching. Therefore the keywords should represent the content and highlight of your article. Use only those abbreviations that are firmly established in the field. e.g. DNA. Each word/phrase in keyword should be must be sorted alphabetically and separated by a semicolon (;), not a comma (,).

Introduction

In the Introduction, Authors should state the objectives of the work at the end of the introduction section. Before the objective, Authors should provide an adequate background (maximum 2 paragraph), and short literatures survey/review in order to record the existing solutions/method, to show which is the best of previous researches, to show the main limitation of the previous researches, to show what do you hope to achieve (to solve the limitation), and to show the scientific merit or novelties of the paper. Avoid a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. Do not describe pieces of literature survey/review as author by author, but should be presented as group per method or topic reviewed which refers to some literatures. Before the objectives and after the literatures review, author must state the gap analysis or novelties statements to show why does this paper is important, what is unique idea of this paper compared to other previous researchers' suggestions, and what is the purpose of this research.

One of the examples of novelty or the gap analysis statement and the research objective in the end of Introduction section (after state of the art of previous research survey):

“........ (short summary of background)....... .....(put here state of the art or overview of previous researches similar to this research).............. A few researchers focused on ....... There have been limited studies concerned on ........ Therefore, this research intends to ................. The objectives of this research are .........”.

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“........ (short summary of background)....... .....(put here state of the art or overview of previous researches similar to this research).............. A few researchers focused on ....... There is no researcher concerned on ........ Therefore, this research focuses on ................. Therefore, this research is aimed to .........”.

Materials and Methods

Materials and methods should make readers be able to reproduce the experiment. Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described. Do not repeat the details of established methods. For the chemicals, please provide details of brand and purity (example: CaO (Merck, 99.5%)) first, and state the concentration of chemicals in the procedure of the experiment. For the equipment instruments, please provide details of brand and type (example: "Gas Chromatography Mass Spectometry (Shimadzu QP2010 SE, Propapak Q column)" , "X-ray Diffraction (Shimadzu MAXima_X XRD-7000)", etc.

Results and Discussion

The results should be clear and concise. The results should summarize (scientific) findings rather than providing data in great detail. Please highlight the differences between your results or findings and the previous publications by other researchers. The discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

In the discussion, it is the most important section of your article. Here you get the chance to sell your data. Make the discussion corresponding to the results, but do not reiterate the results. Often should begin with a brief summary of the main scientific findings (not experimental results).

The following important items should be covered in discussion:

• How do your results relate to the original question or objectives outlined in the Introduction section? What is your finding of research? (what/how)? 
• Do you provide interpretation scientifically for each of your results or findings presented? This scientific interpretation must be supported by valid analysis and characterization (why)? 
• Are your results consistent with what other investigators have reported (what else)? Or are there any differences? Comparison your results with other researcher results is mandatory required.

Conclusions

Conclusions should only answer the objectives of the research. Tells how your work advances the field from the present state of knowledge. Without clear Conclusions, reviewers and readers will find it difficult to judge the work, and whether or not it merits publication in the journal. Do not repeat the Abstract, or just list experimental results. Provide a clear scientific justification for your work, and indicate possible applications and extensions. You should also suggest future experiments and/or point out those that are underway.

Acknowledgement

Recognize those who helped in the research, especially funding source supporter (Funder of Research) of your research financially. If required, include individuals who have assisted you in your study: Advisors, Financial supporters, or may another supporter, i.e. Proofreaders, Typists, and Suppliers, who may have given materials. Do not acknowledge one of the authors' names.

Citation and References

Cite the main scientific publications on which your work is based. Cite only items that you have read. Do not inflate the manuscript with too many references. Check each reference against the original source (authors name, volume, issue, year, Digital Object Identification (DOI) Number). NOTE: The minimum number of references should be 15 references, to make sure the adequacy of literatures cited.

JMEF adopts Harvard style for reference and citation in text. Authors can use various software programs to make it easier. For example, you can check this website for guide (not prepared by JMEF). 

Examples:

Belhekar, A A, Awate, S V & Anand, R 2002, ‘Photocatalytic activity of titania modified mesoporous silica for pollution control’, Catalysis Communications, 3(10), pp.453-458. 

Hendrix, Y, Lazaro, A, Yu, Q & Brouwers, J 2015, ‘Titania-silica composites: a review on the photocatalytic activity and synthesis methods’, World journal of nano science and engineering, 5(04), p.161.

Ismail, A A, Ibrahim, I A, Ahmed, M S, Mohamed, R M & El-Shall, H 2004, ‘Sol–gel synthesis of titania–silica photocatalyst for cyanide photodegradation’, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 163(3), pp.445-451.

Qian, X, Fuku, K, Kuwahara, Y, Kamegawa, T, Mori, K & Yamashita, H 2014, ’Design and functionalization of photocatalytic systems within mesoporous silica’, ChemSusChem, 7(6), pp.1528-1536.

Xu, G, Zheng, Z, Wu, Y & Feng, N 2009, ‘Effect of silica on the microstructure and photocatalytic properties of titania’, Ceramics International, 35(1), pp.1-5.

 

Please double-check: every citation in the text must match up to an entry in the reference list and vice-versa.