Authors Guidelines

Information For Authors

The Avishkaran Journal of Young Researchers (AJYR) is an open-access, multidisciplinary journal that welcomes a wide range of submissions, including original research articles, reviews, case reports, editorials, letters, correspondence, perspectives, hypotheses, and thought-provoking essays. Our Editorial Board, composed of active scientists from diverse fields, carefully evaluates each submission before sending it to external expert reviewers for thorough consideration.

To submit your manuscript, please use our submission portal, where you can also track the status of your submission. Before you submit, please take the time to read our author guidelines carefully. These guidelines outline important information about the submission process, including formatting requirements, ethical standards, and policies that govern the rights and responsibilities of authors. By submitting your manuscript to AJYR, you agree to adhere to these policies.

Manuscript Types and Structure

AJYR publishes a wide range of scholarly article types to accommodate diverse forms of high-quality student research across all subject areas. Authors should select the most appropriate manuscript category based on the nature, scope, and objectives of their work. All manuscripts must be prepared in clear, precise academic English and structured logically to ensure transparency, reproducibility, and ease of peer review.

Each submission should include a title page, abstract, keywords, main text, acknowledgements, references, and any applicable tables and figures. The abstract must be unstructured and should not exceed 250 words, followed by 3–6 keywords. Manuscripts should be prepared using Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spacing, and 1-inch margins. To facilitate a smooth submission process, AJYR permits free-format initial submissions; however, upon acceptance for revision, authors are required to submit a final version that conforms fully to the journal’s formatting and structural guidelines.

Detailed information on manuscript categories and the specific requirements for each article type is provided in the table below.

Table: Manuscript Types, Requirements & Structure – AJYR

Preparing a New Manuscript

AJYR supports a flexible submission process by allowing free-format manuscripts at the initial submission stage, enabling authors to focus on the scientific quality of their work rather than formatting requirements. Although strict formatting is not required at this stage, all manuscripts must contain the essential scholarly components, including a Title Page, Author Information, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions, Figures with Legends, Tables with Captions, Funding Information, Acknowledgements, Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest Statement, and Ethical Declarations. Once a manuscript is accepted for revision (minor or major), authors must submit a final version that fully complies with AJYR’s formatting and structural guidelines. This approach ensures a smooth submission experience while maintaining clarity, consistency, and high publication standards in the final published version.

Title Page

The title page must contain complete and accurate bibliographic information. The manuscript title should be concise, informative, and written in sentence case, not exceeding 25 words. Abbreviations and formulae should be avoided unless they are well-established and widely recognized. Full given names and family names of all authors must be provided in the exact order used in the submission system, and spelling accuracy should be carefully verified. Author affiliations must be listed beneath the author names, indicating the institution where the research was conducted. Affiliations should be linked to authors using lowercase superscript letters and must include full postal addresses and country names. At least one author must be designated as the corresponding author who will be responsible for all editorial communication throughout the submission, review, and publication process, and for responding to post-publication inquiries related to the study. Authors are strongly encouraged to provide their ORCID identifiers, particularly the corresponding author. If you do not have an ORCID, we recommend registering at https://orcid.org/signin.

Abstract

All manuscripts, except editorials and letters to the editor, must include a single-paragraph abstract of 200-250 words. The abstract should clearly and briefly state the purpose of the study, the principal findings, and the major conclusions. Citations and footnotes must not be included. All abbreviations must be defined at first use, and abbreviations should only be employed if a term appears three or more times in the abstract.

Keywords

Authors must provide four to eight keywords that accurately reflect the content of the manuscript. Keywords should be specific to the subject of the study while avoiding terms that are overly broad or excessively narrow.

Introduction

The introduction should present the essential background required to understand the study and clearly define the scientific context and rationale for the research. It should identify relevant knowledge gaps and conclude with a precise statement of the research objectives, questions, or hypotheses. The introduction should not include results or conclusions and should avoid becoming an extensive literature review.

Materials and Methods

This section must provide sufficient detail to allow reproducibility of the study. Authors should clearly describe materials, experimental procedures, analytical methods, and statistical analyses used. Previously published methods must be properly cited, and any modifications should be clearly stated. For studies involving humans, animals, or other ethically regulated subjects, authors must provide the ethical approval number, name of the approving authority, and confirmation that the study was conducted in accordance with relevant ethical guidelines.

Results and Discussion

AJYR encourages authors to present the results and discussion as a combined section. Results should be described clearly and concisely without unnecessary repetition of data already presented in tables or figures. The discussion should focus on the interpretation of the findings, their significance, and their relationship to existing literature and study objectives. Repetition of background information from the introduction should be avoided, and emphasis should be placed on the scientific and practical implications of the findings.

Conclusion

The conclusion should provide a concise summary of the main findings and their significance. It may be presented as a separate section or as a subsection within the Results and Discussion. No new data, interpretations, or references should be introduced in this section.

Abbreviations

To ensure clarity and readability, abbreviations should be used sparingly and only when they improve comprehension. Widely recognized abbreviations (for example, DNA, RNA) may be used without definition. All non-standard abbreviations must be defined at first mention by writing the full term followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Non-standard abbreviations should be avoided in the title, abstract, and keywords. In tables and figures, all abbreviations must be defined in the corresponding footnotes or captions.

Acknowledgements

The Acknowledgements section is intended to recognize individuals, institutions, or organizations that assisted with the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship. This may include support related to language editing, technical assistance, data collection, provision of materials, or access to specialized equipment. Acknowledgements should be presented in a separate section immediately preceding the reference list and should not appear on the title page, in footnotes, or elsewhere in the manuscript.

Author Contributions

All authors must clearly specify their individual contributions to the work using the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) system. Contributions should be agreed upon by all authors before submission and will be published with the final article to ensure transparency. These roles describe the nature of each author’s contribution but do not determine authorship. The corresponding author is responsible for submitting accurate contribution statements for all authors. Applicable CRediT roles  include conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis, funding acquisition, investigation, methodology, project administration, resources, software, supervision, validation, visualization, writing – original draft, and writing – review and editing. Not all roles apply to every manuscript, and individual authors may contribute to more than one role.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose any personal, professional, or financial relationships that could be perceived as potential conflicts of interest. If no conflicts exist, authors should include the following statement: “The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.”

Ethical Approval

Manuscripts involving human participants must have prior approval from an appropriate ethics committee or comply with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki , and authors must confirm that informed consent was obtained. The name of the approving committee and the reference number, if available, must be provided. Manuscripts involving animal research must include confirmation of approval from an appropriate animal care and use committee, along with relevant details. If a study does not involve human or animal subjects, authors should state “Not applicable” in this section.

Data Availability Statement

To promote transparency and reproducibility, authors must include a Data Availability Statement describing the availability of the data supporting the findings of the study. If data cannot be publicly shared due to ethical, legal, or confidentiality restrictions, the reason must be clearly stated.

Funding

All sources of financial support must be disclosed, including the names of funding bodies and grant numbers. Authors must also state whether funders had any role in the study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, manuscript preparation, or the decision to publish. If funders had no such involvement, authors should include the statement: “The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.” If no external funding was received, authors should state: “This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.”

References

Citations in the Text

All references must be cited in numerical order according to their first appearance in the text and indicated by Arabic numerals in square brackets (e.g., [1], [2], [3]). References should not be cited in the abstract. Every reference cited in the manuscript must appear in the reference list, and every entry in the reference list must be cited in the text.

Reference List

References should be listed in the order in which they appear in the manuscript. For each reference, list up to texture the first six authors followed by “et al.” if additional authors are present. Journal titles must be abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations (LTWA). Each reference must include the author(s), title of the article or chapter, journal or book title, year of publication, volume, page range, and DOI (where available).

Reference Examples

Journal Article:

Lowry OH, Rosebrough NJ, Farr AL, Randall RJ. Protein measurement with the Folin phenol reagent. J. Biol. Chem. 1951;193:265–275. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9258(19)52451-6

Pelaz B, Alexiou C, Alvarez-Puebla RA, Alves F, Andrews AM, Ashraf S, et al. Diverse applications of nanomedicine. ACS Nano, 2017;11:2313–2381. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6b06040

Book:

Constales D, Yablonsky GS, D’hooge DR, Thybaut JW, Marin GB. Advanced data analysis and modelling in chemical engineering. Elsevier, Netherlands, 2016.

Kishi R, Grandjean P. Health impacts of developmental exposure to environmental chemicals. Springer Nature, Singapore, 2019.

Chapter in edited book:

Pathak P, Sinha S. Valorisation of waste tires into fuel and energy. In: Khan A, Jawaid M, Pizzi A, Azum N, Asiri AM, Isa IM, (Eds). Advanced technology for the conversion of waste into fuels and chemicals. Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2021, pp. 109–122.

Oulhote Y, Bellinger DC. Neurodevelopment and neurobehavioral disorders in relation to developmental exposures. In: Kishi R, Grandjean P, (Eds). Health impacts of developmental exposure to environmental chemicals. Springer Nature, Singapore, 2020, pp. 153–174.

Website:

Breastcancer.org [Internet]. Breast cancer facts and statistics 2024. Available from: https://www.breastcancer.org/facts-statistics. Date Accessed: 1^st January 2025.

American Cancer Society [Internet]. Cancer facts & figures 2023. Available from: https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/all-cancer-facts-figures/2023-cancer-facts-figures.html. Date Accessed: 1^st January 2025.

Conference Paper:

Rini TA, Maningtyas RD, Cahyanto B. The effectiveness of the E-module through metacognitive construction in blended learning systems. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Education and Technology (ICET); Malang, Indonesia. IEEE; 2020, pp. 1–6.

Chimgee D, Naranchimeg L, Enerel A, Bolor A, Erdenebileg S, Bilguun A. Integrating SAP in business school: Outcomes of SAP hands-on exercises in business information systems course. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Educational and Information Technology (ICEIT); Oxford, UK. 2020, pp. 21–26.

Supplementary Materials (Optional)

Supplementary materials may be submitted to provide additional content that supports and enriches the main article, including extended datasets, additional tables, figures, multimedia files, and presentations. These materials enhance the transparency, reproducibility, and academic value of the published work. Supplementary files must be submitted as separate documents with clear and descriptive filenames (for example, Supplementary Figure 1, Supplementary Table 1, Supplementary Video 1) and must be cited sequentially within the main text using numerical labels. AJYR accepts supplementary files in commonly used formats, including Word, Excel, CSV, CDX, FASTA, PDF, ZIP, PowerPoint, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, MP3, WAV, MP4, AVI, and other standard multimedia formats.

Figures

All figures submitted to AJYR must be original and must not have been published previously unless written permission has been obtained from the copyright holder, in which case the source must be clearly cited in the figure legend. Figures must be of high visual quality, with a minimum resolution of 1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale images, and 300 dpi for color images, and must be submitted at the final publication size in EPS, PS, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) formats. Each figure must be accompanied by a descriptive caption that includes a brief title and a clear explanatory legend, and all symbols, abbreviations, and annotations used within the figure must be fully defined in the caption

Tables

Tables must be provided as editable text in Microsoft Word format and should be used judiciously to present essential data that is not unnecessarily duplicated in the main text. All tables must be cited in numerical order in the manuscript and should be placed near the relevant text or on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. Each table must include a concise, descriptive title placed above the table, and any explanatory notes, symbols, or non-standard abbreviations must be provided as footnotes below the table body. Vertical lines and shading should not be used in table formatting to maintain a clean and professional appearance.

Equations

All equations must be submitted in an editable format created using Microsoft Equation Editor or MathType. Image-based equations are not acceptable. Authors must ensure that all mathematical expressions remain fully editable in the final Word document.

Units

All measurements must be reported using the International System of Units (SI). Non-SI units should be converted to SI units wherever applicable to ensure scientific consistency and clarity. Unit symbols should be written in non-italicized form, with a single space between the numerical value and the unit (for example, 50 cm, 100 °C), and unit symbols must not be pluralized (for example, 20 kg, not 20 kgs).