Science Editing

☐ Manuscript in Microsoft Word (docx) or RTF format.
☐ Double-spaced typing with 11-point font.
☐ Sequence of title page, abstract and keywords, main text, acknowledgments, references, tables, figure legends, and figures.
All pages numbered consecutively, starting with the abstract.
☐ Title page with article title, authors’ full name(s) and affiliation(s), corresponding author’s email, running title (less than 50 characters), and acknowledgments, if any.
☐ Abstract up to 250 words for original articles and up to 200 words for reviews, essays, and features. Up to 5 keywords.
☐ All table and figure numbers are found in the text.
☐ Figures as separate files, in EPS, TIFF, Adobe Photoshop (PSD), JPEG, or PPT format.
☐ References listed in proper format. All references listed in the reference section are cited in the text and vice versa.
☐ The number of references is limited to 20 (for original articles, case studies, and essays), 100 (for reviews), or 10 (for editorials, book reviews, and letters to the editor).

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