Author Guideline

REFORST Mulawarman Journal of Science and Technology

REFORST Mulawarman J Sci Technol publishes original research articles, reviews, mini-review, and short communication in various disciplines of Social and allied sciences. Please read the journals aims & scope for further details..

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The journal will consider the following article types:

Research Articles

The articles that present the results of the original research study are considered as research articles. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide a thorough analysis of the results of the project. The research articles should include the following in the order given below:

  • Abstract,
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Materials and Methods
  • Results including Tables and/or Figures
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Appendixes [if necessary]
  • Abbreviations used [if necessary]

Systematic reviews may be submitted as research articles.

Reviews and mini-review

A review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area. A review article should contain an abstract, keywords, introduction, methods (including data sources, study selection, and data extraction), results and conclusion, acknowledgment, and references.

Short Communication

Short Communications are brief reports that present original and significant research and need to be published quickly. It may focus on a hot topic or may have new findings that are expected to have a significant impact on a current problem. Short communications are expected to have a higher than average impact.

Case reports

New, interesting, and rare cases can be reported. They should be unique, describing a great diagnostic or therapeutic challenge and providing a learning point for the readers.

Letter to the editor

It should be brief and decisive observations. They should preferably be related to articles previously published in the Journal or views expressed in the journal. They should not be preliminary observations that need a later paper for validation.

 

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

The manuscript should be typed, double-spaced on standard A4 sized paper (8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. Cambria font 10 pt should be used. The fonts used in the text, as well as graphics, should be restricted to Cambria, Symbol and Zapf Dingbats (See article template). 

A comprehensive elucidation of the writing system is hereby provided. To facilitate comprehension, users are advised to download and utilise the template, which can be accessed via the following link:

Article Template:

 

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

Manuscripts should be submitted by any one of the authors of the manuscript (preferably the corresponding author) through the online manuscript submission and peer-review system. All manuscripts received are duly acknowledged. Before submission authors should ensure the manuscript format as per the REFORST Mulawarman J Sci Technol guidelines. Articles that are not written as per the journal's guidelines will be declined.

Please upload a main text article (mandatory), cover letter (if any), and supplementary material (if any). Fr technical help, please write to adminmtsctech@unmul.ac.id.