1. General format

• □ The manuscript is double-spaced
• □ Page numbers and continuous line numbers are included.
• □ This paper includes a title page, abstract and keywords, main text, references, tables, figure legends and figures, and a graphical abstract.

2. Title page

• □ The title page includes the title, running title, list of authors and their affiliations.
• □ The corresponding author’s information (name and email address) is included.

3. Abstract (for original articles, review articles, and technical reports)

• □ An unstructured abstract of less than 200 words is included.
• □ Keywords up to 5 are include.

4. Main text

• □ The manuscript is organized according to following sequence: Title page, Abstract and keywords, Main text, References, Tables, Figure legends, and Figures.

5. References

• □ References are 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 40 (for original articles), 20 (for technical reports), 10 (for rapid communications and letters to the editor).

6. Tables and Figures

• □ All tables and figures are numbered in the order of their appearance in a main text.
• □ Tables are included at the end of the manuscript as editable text and not as images.
• □ Figures are as separate files

7. Graphical abstract

• ☐ A graphical abstract is provided