Submissions

Author Guidelines

The manuscript should be original and has not been previously published, nor is it under the review of another journal/book/conference/etc for consideration.

Manuscript

The manuscript should be free of errors and formatted according to ICTer Journal Template document. The manuscripts should be submitted online using MS Word or Open Office Writer to the submission system.

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Length and Style

The length of the paper should not less than 10 pages and not exceed 20 pages. Overall, the paper should not be more than 8,000 words in length, excluding references and any appendices. It is required that the paper should be produced clearly and concisely. The style of writing should conform to acceptable English usage. Slang, jargon, unauthorized abbreviations, abbreviated phrasings, etc should be avoided. In general, the impersonal form should be used.

Manuscript Layout

Manuscripts for articles should be organized as follows:

Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Related Work, Methodology and Materials, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgement, References. Each page of the paper should be numbered. A separate title page should contain the title of the paper, the name(s) of the author(s), and their affiliation(s). The name and address of the corresponding author should be stated. If the paper was based on material presented at a meeting, this fact should be indicated on the title page.

Title:

The title of the paper should accurately reflect its content and must not exceed 100 characters in length.

Abstract:

An abstract of up to 250 words should convey the scope of the paper and be as informative as possible. The abstract should not contain any references and it must be able to stand on its own without reference to the main text to enable it to be used without modification in abstracting journals. It should outline objectives and methodology together with important results and conclusions. Review articles should begin with an appropriate summary of up to 150 words.

Keywords:

Up to ten key words that could be used for indexing should be provided. Words that are used as subject headings in indexing journals are preferred.

Introduction:

This should state the reasons for performing the work with brief reference to relevant previous work. At the end of introduction, the organization of the paper must be outlined.

Related work:

a concise review of all the related work to the main topic should be outlined, leading to the justification of carrying out the work described.

Methodology:

New methods may be described in detail with an indication of their limitations. Established methods can be mentioned with appropriate references. Sufficient detail should be included to allow direct repetition of the work by others. Statistical analyses done should be mentioned where applicable.

Results:

The results should be concisely and logically presented. Only data essential for the main conclusions emerging from the study should be included. Interpretation of data should be left to the Discussion section. Presentation of the same results in the figures and text should be avoided.

Discussions:

Long, rambling discussions should be avoided. The discussion should deal with the interpretation of results without repeating information already presented in results. It should logically relate new findings to establish related work. Unqualified statements and conclusions not completely supported by data should be avoided. All hypotheses should be clearly identified as such.

Acknowledgment:

Acknowledgments should be brief and made for specific scientific and technical assistance only and not for routine help in preparing manuscripts. If a significant part of the research was performed in an institution other than in those indicated by the authors' affiliations given in the title page, this fact should be acknowledged.

References:

References should be in IEEE referencing style and roman script.

Footnotes:

These should be included only if they are indispensable. They should be indicated in the text by small superior symbols and listed on a separate page in the manuscript.

Abbreviations and symbols:

Unless common, these should be defined when first used, and not included in the abstract. The SI System of units should be used wherever possible. If measurements were made in units other than SI, the data should be reported in the same units followed by SI units in brackets eg. 5290 ft (1610m).

Formula and Equations:

Equations should be typewritten and quadruple spaced. They should be started on the left margin and the number placed in parentheses to the right of the equation.

Tables:

Tables should be clear and intelligible without reference to the text, and should not repeat data available elsewhere in the paper. They should be typed on A4 size paper and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals.
If a table must be continued, a second sheet should be used and all the headings repeated.The number of columns or rows in each table should be minimized. Each table should have a title which makes its general meaning clear without reference to the text. All table columns should have explanatory headings. Units of measurement, if any, should be indicated in parentheses in the heading of each column. Vertical lines should not be used and horizontal lines should be used only in the heading and at the bottom of the table. Footnotes to tables should be placed directly below the table and should be indicated by superscript lower-case italic letters (a, b, c, etc.).

Figures (Illustrations):

Figures (illustrations) should be kept to a minimum and their total should not exceed ten. If previously published illustrations are essential, the copyright holder's written permission should be obtained. All illustrations are considered as figures, and each graph, drawing or photograph should be numbered in sequence with Arabic numerals. Original illustrations should not carry any lettering. Symbols and abbreviations in the lettering should correspond accurately with those in the legend and text.

Figures should be planned to fit the proportions of the printed page (12 x 17 cm). Each figure should carry a legend so written that the general meaning of the figure can be understood without reference to the text. The maximum number of words per legend should be 40. Where magnifications are used, they should be stated.

Illustrations in color are accepted only on the author's request. The author may be requested to meet in full, the cost of printing color illustrations. Only unmounted high-quality glossy photographs are acceptable. Magnification should be indicated with a scale line on the photograph.

Manuscripts are accepted on the understanding that they will be reviewed prior to the acceptance and they have not been submitted for publication elsewhere. The decision of the Editorial Board on publication is final. Papers may be subject to editorial revision in order to improve presentation. Authors must furnish a signed statement on authorship responsibility in the format attached herewith.

Submission Policies

Copyright Policy

ICTer journal requires that the authors agree to publish under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which is further specified at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode (human readable summary at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Authors are requested to sign and submit the following ICTer Journal Publication Agreement at the time of publishing the paper in the ICTer Journal. The publication agreement is effective from 2017, which will apply to all publications from 2017 onwards.

ICTer Journal Publication Agreement

Authorship

All submissions should be submitted to the journal once the consent of all contributing authors are given to submit the paper. Any person who has provided the contribution to the research work and the paper must be acknowledged as contributing author in the manuscript.

Publication Fees

ICTer journal does not charge fees from the authors for submission and publication in online issues. At the time of the annual print issue (where we publish the online articles in print form), authors are requested for a voluntary (but not mandatory) contribution of $100.