Author guidelines

Type of articles considered

IJAOS is a multidisciplinary journal, and therefore, research findings (papers), reviews, case reports, and letters to the editor of general significance that are written clearly and well organized will be given preference. It invites papers under the following categories:
1. Research papers
2. Reviews/special articles*
3. Case reports
4. Letters to the Editor**

*Reviews and Special articles will be considered from senior scientists

**A letter can be a brief scientific communication

 

All accepted papers should be prepared according to the IJAOS MS Word template.

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General Formatting

  • Font: Times New Roman.
  • Font Size: 16 pt for the title, 12 pt for authors' names, and 10 pt for the affiliations and references. The main text should be 11 pt.
  • Text Alignment: The text should be justified with no indentation for the first paragraph of each section. All subsequent paragraphs should have a 0.5 cm indentation.
  • Line Spacing: 1.5 lines.
  • Margins: Use standard 1-inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides.

Title and Authors

  • The title of your paper should be centered, in Times New Roman, 16 pt, and bold.
  • Author names should be in Times New Roman, 12 pt, and centered. Provide the affiliation and email address for the corresponding author.

Abstract and Keywords

  • The abstract should be 150-250 words, written in Times New Roman, 10 pt, and should be fully justified with left and right indentation.
  • List keywords after the abstract. The keywords should be separated by semicolons and written in lowercase (unless they are proper nouns).

Main Sections

  • Main Section Titles: Use Times New Roman, 11 pt, bold.
  • Subsection Titles: Use Times New Roman, 11 pt, italic.
  • Subsubsection Titles: Use Times New Roman, 10 pt, bold.

Equations and Formulas

  • Use Equation Editor or MathType for typesetting formulas.
  • Refer to equations in the text as "Eq. (1)" or "Eqs. (1) and (2)".

Tables and Figures

  • Tables: The caption should appear above the table, in Times New Roman, 10 pt, and centered. All tables must be referenced explicitly in the text.
  • Figures: The caption should appear below the figure, in Times New Roman, 10 pt, and centered. All figures must be referenced explicitly in the text.

Acknowledgements

  • If applicable, acknowledge the financial support or contributions of others. The acknowledgment section should be in Times New Roman, 11 pt, italicized.

References

  • In-text citations: Use APA format for citations. Cite authors in the text as: (Mitchell & Smith, 2017) or Mitchell and Smith (2017).

  • Reference list: The reference list should also follow APA format. Below are examples:

    Mitchell, J.A. (2017). Why is it so important. Mendeley Journal, 67(2), 81-95.

    Tirkolaee, E. B., Goli, A., & Weber, G. W. (2020). Fuzzy mathematical programming and self-adaptive artificial fish swarm algorithm for just-in-time energy-aware flow shop scheduling problem with outsourcing option. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 28(11), 2772-2783.

Submission Details

  • All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through our journal submission portal.
  • Authors will be notified regarding the receipt, revision, and acceptance of their manuscript.

For further questions regarding the formatting or submission process, please contact the editorial office at [insert email address].

Mathematical Notations and Equations:

All the mathematical notations should be italicized. It would be better to consider a separate sub-section or an appendix in order to describe all these notations (i.e. sets, indices, parameters, and variables) before the mathematical model presentation.

All the equations which are explicitly referenced in the text should be numbered. The equations can be entered using MathType or Equation option available in the Symbols group on the Insert tab in Microsoft Word.

Use the format below for equations.

Eqn. (1)

Use in the text

(1)

Use to number the equation

 

Figures and Tables:

All the figures and tables should be placed in center within the text. They should be numbered sequentially, but separately. As a key point, they should be explicitly referenced in the text and should not be placed before they are referenced. The caption of tables should be above them and the caption of figures should be below it. Use 10-point Times New Roman for the captions and contents of the tables and figures.

  Use the format below for tables, figures.

 

Figure 1

Use in the text

Table 1

Use in the text

Fig. 1

Use in the caption

Use in the caption

 

 Appendix:

If there are any appendices, place them before the reference section and label them with A, B, C, and so forth.

 

 Plagiarism
Plagiarism is copying another person’s text or ideas and passing the copied material as your own work. Plagiarism is considered fraud and has potentially harsh consequences. The IJAOS will judge any case of plagiarism on its own merits. If plagiarism is detected, either by the editors, reviewers at any stage before publication of a manuscript- before or after acceptance, we will ask the author(s), to rewrite the text. If at least 20% of the original submission is plagiarized, the article may be rejected.

 

Notice:

The authors can't change or revise their information, including name, affiliation, email address, etc., after publishing their paper.

 Copyright Policy:

The publication stage will begin when the acceptance letter is sent to the authors. They should sign the agreement form. As a result, the authors assign the copyright to the International Journal of Applied Optimization Studies (IJAOS).