Introduction
Authors must submit their manuscripts in a single Word
file format, Word 2010 or later, to be used in the
refereeing process. All the research articles should be
submitted to the scientific evaluation procedures of
publication and documentation. The conference undertakes
only publishing novel articles that had not been published
previously or under reviewing process in other journals or
debated in conferences. The list below can be used to
conduct a final check before submission.
Before You Begin
- Ethics in publishing should be considered.
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Declaration of competing interest should be disclosed
any personal and financial relationships with other
people or organizations. Providing a signed copy of the
competing interests statement (conflicts of interest) is
mandatory.
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The article should not be previously published elsewhere
(except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture,
or an academic thesis). This will be verified in the
submission process (checklist items) and will be
considered as a declaration from the author.
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Using inclusive language is mandatory to convey respect
to all people. The manuscript should be free from bias,
slang, stereotypes, reference to a dominant culture,
and/or cultural assumptions. Also, seeking gender
neutrality through using plural nouns as default
wherever possible instead of using "he, she," or
"he/she".
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Please ensure that the author list is correct during the
submission, as the journal policy does not accept any
change once the article is accepted.
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The role of the funding source should be identified in
the manuscript to whom provided financial support for
the research.
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To verify originality, all submitted manuscripts and
sent for publication are checked to compare their
similarity with other works already published. For this
purpose, we use the Turnitin service.
Article Preparation
Documents required for submitting a manuscript
The following documents must be prepared before starting
the submission process:
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Main manuscript file (.doc or .docx format only). (MUST
be uploaded during submission process).
- Any other supplementary files (if found).
Submission Checklist
Please make sure that the items below are considered in
the manuscript:
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All figures and tables are presented in the right format
with proper citations in the text that match the files
provided.
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Authors are requested to include 5 keywords (minimum),
3-5 highlights (each highlight should not exceed 120
characters including spaces), and a graphical abstract
(if applicable).
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A high standard of English should be used with spell and
grammar checked.
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All references are used properly within the manuscript.
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Ensure that permission for use of copyrighted material
has been obtained.
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The authors have reviewed the Journal policies detailed
in this guide.
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Please specify at least three Referee suggestions with
their present contact details.
Article Format at
Initial Submission
The format of an initial manuscript submission must be as
simple as possible. Please follow these simple guidelines:
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Format your manuscript in a single column with a 1.5
line spacing.
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Use Times New Roman for font type with a 12 points size.
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Page setup: Top 2 cm, Bottom: 2 cm, Left 3 cm, and right
2 cm. Use 0 for the gutter and left for the gutter
position.
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Paper setup: A4 with a width of 21 cm and a height of
29.7 cm.
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Please
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to download an example file.
Title Page Information
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The title should be concise and informative, with no
more than fifteen words.
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Author names and affiliations should be clearly
indicated to the given name(s) and family name(s) of
each author and check that all names are accurately
spelt. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where
the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all
affiliations with a lowercase 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 of each author.
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Clearly indicate the corresponding author who will
handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and
publication, also post-publication. This responsibility
includes answering any future queries related to the
work.
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Including highlights in the manuscript is highly
encouraged as they increase the chance of article
discoverability in search engines. Highlights could be
presented by 3-5 bullet points capturing the novelty of
methods and/or results of the work.
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The abstract should be cohesive and adequate implying
the research question and major findings as a standalone
paragraph. No references or abbreviations are required
in this section. Also, the abstract section should be
200 words minimum and does not exceed 350 words.
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Enclosing a graphical abstract is highly encouraged to
capture the reader's attention to the online article.
The graphical abstract represents a content summary in a
pictorial form. The image should be in Tif or JPEG
format with image size readable at 5x13 cm and has at
least 531 × 1328 pixels (h×w) or proportionally more.
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A maximum of 5 indicative Keywords should be stated
directly below the abstract.
Article Structure
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Please, divide the article, except the abstract, into
clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections
should be numbered as 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2,
etc.
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A systematic short abstract with clear objectives is
essential to enclose the major findings of the research.
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In the introduction, the author should give a brief
definition for the topic, adequate background, and state
the objectives of the research. The statement and
novelty of the work should be clearly stated.
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The material and methods section should provide
appropriate details in a summarized manner allowing an
independent researcher to reproduce the work.
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Results and discussion could be one section or divided
into two separate sections as appropriate. This section
should be clear and concise, stating the significance of
the results with supporting citations.
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A short conclusion is required that mentions the main
findings and conclusions.
Abbreviation, Units, and
Mathematical Equations
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Any abbreviation should be defined at their first
mention there. If not already defined within the text
body, all abbreviations must be presented in a separate
table located just below the conclusion section.
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All units should be following the SI system. Please
convert any other unit to its equivalent value in the SI
system wherever found.
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All mathematical equations should be presented as
editable text, not as an image.
Tables and Figures
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All tables must be as editable text and not as an image.
Tables should be numbered and placed within their
relevant section. The author should use a caption
explaining the contents of the table. Also, ensure that
the data presented in the tables did not duplicate the
results described elsewhere.
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Figures should be presented in high quality, for
example, not less than 1100 dpi for line art, 600 dpi
for grey-scale, and not less than 300 dpi for colors.
Figures should be in one of the following formats: EPS,
PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word files.
Acknowledgment
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Acknowledgment should be provided as a separate section
at the end just before the references.
Author Contribution
For research articles with several authors, a short
paragraph specifying their individual contributions must
be provided. The following statements should be used:
"Conceptualization, xx. and xx; data curation, X.X.;
formal analysis, X.X.; investigation, X.X.; methodology,
xx.; project administration, X.X, resources, X.X.;
software, X.X.; supervision, X.X.; validation, X.X.,
Y.Y. and Z.Z.; visualization, X.X.; writing—original
draft preparation, X.X.; writing—review and editing,
X.X. All authors have read and agreed to the published
version of the manuscript."
Data Availability Statement
In this section, please provide details regarding where
data supporting reported results can be found, including
links to publicly archived datasets analyzed or generated
during the study. You might choose to exclude this
statement if the study did not report any data.
References
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The numbered style should be employed to identify the
references within the manuscript. The Arabic numerals
are in square brackets [ ] in the text, while the number
is consecutively in the list of the references in the
order of their first appearance in the references
section (All references presented in the reference
section must be cited in the text, and vice versa).
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It is recommended to use referencing software, such as
EndNote or Mendeley, to manage references in your
manuscript.
Reference Format Examples:
Journal:
[1] J. Su, Q. Yang, J.F. Teo, T.S. Chung, Cellulose
acetate nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes for forward
osmosis processes, J. Membr. Sci. 355 (2010) 36–44.
Book:
[2] Benyahia, F. Membrane-Distillation in Desalination;
CRC Press: Taylor & Francis Group, New York, NY, USA, 2019
Chapter in a Book:
[3] Conley, R. T., and R. Malloy. 1970. In Thermal
Stability of Polymers, ed. R. T. Conley, Vol. 1, pp.
223–258. New York: Marcel Dekker.
Conference article:
[4] F. Niu, M. Huang, T. Cai, L. Meng, Effect of membrane
thickness on properties of FO membranes with nanofibrous
substrate, in: 2nd International Symposium on Resource
Exploration and Environmental Science, IOP Conf. Series:
Earth and Environmental Science, 170, 2018, 052005.
Ph.D. or M.Sc. Thesis:
[5] Bahar, R. Conversion of Saline Water to Fresh Water
Using Air Gap Membrane Distillation (AGMD). Ph.D. Thesis,
University of Singapore, Singapore, 2010.
