Manuscript Template
Abstract: A single paragraph of about 200 to 250 words maximum. For research articles, abstracts should give a pertinent overview of the work. We strongly encourage authors to use the following style of structured abstracts, but without headings. Place the question addressed in a broad context and highlight the purpose of the study. Briefly describe the main methods or treatments applied. Summarize the article’s main findings, indicate the main conclusions or interpretations. The abstract should be an objective representation of the article must not contain results not presented and substantiated in the main text and should not exaggerate the main conclusions.
Keywords: keyword 1; keyword 2; keyword 3 (List three to seven pertinent keywords specific to the article yet reasonably common within the subject discipline.)
- Introduction
The introduction should briefly place the study in a broad context and highlight its importance. It should define the purpose of the work and its significance. The current state of the research field should be carefully reviewed and key publications cited. Please highlight controversial and diverging hypotheses when necessary. Finally, briefly mention the main aim of the work and highlight the principal conclusions. As far as possible, please keep the introduction comprehensible to scientists outside your particular field of research, for References use APA-7 style. See the end of the document for further details on references.
- Literature Review
The literature review should comprehensive synthesis of previous research on the topic, aimed at providing a thorough understanding of the existing knowledge, theories, and findings. It involves systematically searching for, selecting, and analyzing scholarly articles, books, and other relevant sources to identify key themes, trends, and gaps in the literature. By critically evaluating the contributions and limitations of past studies, a literature review helps to contextualize current research, highlight the progression of ideas, and suggest directions for future investigation. This process not only offers a foundation for understanding the research topic but also demonstrates the researcher's familiarity with the scholarly discourse in their field.
- Materials and Methods
The Materials and Methods should be described with sufficient details to allow others to replicate and build on the published results. Please note that the publication of your manuscript implies that you must make all materials, data, computer code, and protocols associated with the publication available to readers. Please disclose any restrictions on the availability of materials or information at the submission stage. New methods and protocols should be described in detail while well-established methods can be briefly described and appropriately cited.
Research manuscripts reporting large datasets that are deposited in a publicly available database should specify where the data have been deposited and provide the relevant accession numbers. If the accession numbers have not yet been obtained at the time of submission, please state that they will be provided during review. They must be provided before publication.
Interventional studies involving animals or humans, and other studies that require ethical approval, must list the authority that provided approval and the corresponding ethical approval code.
- Analysis and Results
This section may be divided by subheadings. It should provide a concise and precise description of the experimental results, their interpretation, and the experimental conclusions that can be drawn.
4.1. Subsection
4.1.1. Subsubsection
Bulleted lists look like this:
First bullet;
Second bullet;
Third bullet.
Numbered lists can be added as follows:
First item;
Second item;
Third item.
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4.2. Figures, Tables and Schemes
All figures and tables should be cited in the main text as Figure 1, Table 1, etc.
Figure 1. This is a figure. Schemes follow the same formatting.
Table 1. This is a table. Tables should be placed in the main text near the first time they are cited.
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Figure 2. This is a figure. Schemes follow another format. If there are multiple panels, they should be listed as (a) a Description of what is contained in the first panel; and (b) a Description of what is contained in the second panel. Figures should be placed in the main text near the first time they are cited.
Table 2. This is a table. Tables should be placed in the main text near the first time they are cited.
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4.3. Formatting of Mathematical Components
This is example 1 of an equation:
a = 1, |
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the text following an equation need not be a new paragraph. Please punctuate equations as regular text.
This is example 2 of an equation:
a = b + c + d + e + f + g + h + i + j + k + l + m + n + o + p + q + r + s + t + u + v + w + x + y + z |
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the text following an equation need not be a new paragraph. Please punctuate equations as regular text.
Theorem-type environments (including propositions, lemmas, corollaries etc.) can be formatted as follows:
Theorem 1. Example text of a theorem. Theorems, propositions, lemmas, etc. should be numbered sequentially (i.e., Proposition 2 follows Theorem 1). Examples of Remarks use the same formatting but should be numbered separately, so a document may contain Theorem 1, Remark 1 and Example 1.
The text continues here. Proofs must be formatted as follows:
Proof of Theorem 1. Text of the proof. Note that the phrase “of Theorem 1” is optional if it is clear which theorem is being referred to. Always finish a proof with the following symbol. □
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- Discussion
Authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted from the perspective of previous studies and the working hypotheses. The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible. Future research directions may also be highlighted.
- Conclusions
This section is not mandatory but can be added to the manuscript if the discussion is unusually long or complex.
- Patents
This section is not mandatory but may be added if there are patents resulting from the work reported in this manuscript.
Supplementary Materials: The following supporting information can be downloaded at: www.mdpi.com/xxx/s1, Figure S1: title; Table S1: title; Video S1: title.
Funding: Please add: “This research received no external funding” “This research was funded by NAME OF FUNDER, grant number XXX” and “The APC was funded by XXX”. Check carefully that the details given are accurate and use the standard spelling of funding agency names at https://search.crossref.org/funding. Any errors may affect your future funding.
Informed Consent Statement: Any research article describing a study involving humans should contain this statement. Please add “Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.” OR “Patient consent was waived due to REASON (please provide a detailed justification).” OR “Not applicable.” for studies not involving humans. You might also choose to exclude this statement if the study did not involve humans.
Written informed consent for publication must be obtained from participating patients who can be identified (including the patients themselves). Please state “Written informed consent has been obtained from the patient(s) to publish this paper” if applicable.
Data Availability Statement: We encourage all authors of articles published in JSDP journal to share their research data. 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. Where no new data were created, or where data is unavailable due to privacy or ethical restrictions, a statement is still required.
Acknowledgements: In this section, you can acknowledge any support given which is not covered by the author contribution or funding sections. This may include administrative and technical support, or donations in kind (e.g., materials used for experiments).
Conflicts of Interest: Declare conflicts of interest or state “The authors declare no conflicts of interest.” Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results. Any role of the funders in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results must be declared in this section. If there is no role, please state “The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results”.
Appendix A
The appendix is an optional section that can contain details and data supplemental to the main text—for example, explanations of experimental details that would disrupt the flow of the main text but remain crucial to understanding and reproducing the research shown; figures of replicates for experiments of which representative data is shown in the main text can be added here if brief, or as Supplementary data. Mathematical proofs of results not central to the paper can be added as an appendix.
Appendix B
All appendix sections must be cited in the main text. In the appendices, Figures, Tables, etc. should be labelled starting with “A”—e.g., Figure A1, Figure A2, etc.
References: Cite all sources used in the manuscript according to the appropriate citation style (e.g., APA-7 ).
References must be numbered in order of appearance in the text (including citations in tables and legends) and listed individually at the end of the manuscript. We recommend preparing the references with a bibliography software package, such as EndNote, Reference Manager or Zotero to avoid typing mistakes and duplicated references. Include the digital object identifier (DOI) for all references where available.
Citations and references in the Supplementary Materials are permitted provided that they also appear in the reference list here.
- Author1, A. B., & Author2, C. D. (Year). Title of the article. *Abbreviated Journal Name*, Volume, page range.
- Author1, A., & Author2, B. (2007). Title of the chapter. In A. Editor1 & B. Editor2 (Eds.), *Book title* (2nd ed., Vol. 3, pp. 154–196). Publisher.
- Author1, A., & Author2, B. (2008). *Book title* (3rd ed., pp. 154–196). Publisher.
- Author1, A. B., & Author2, C. (Year). Title of unpublished work. *Abbreviated Journal Name*. Manuscript submitted for publication.
- Author1, A. B. (University, City, State, Country), & Author2, C. (Institute, City, State, Country). (2012). Personal communication.
- Author1, A. B., Author2, C. D., & Author3, E. F. (Year, Month Day). Title of presentation. In *Proceedings of the Name of the Conference*, Location of Conference, Country.
- Author1, A. B. (Year). *Title of thesis* (Level of Thesis). Degree-Granting University, Location of University.
- Title of Site. (Year). Available online: URL (accessed on Day Month Year).