class Author Guidelines
Journal of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Research, an international journal, provides a forum for publishing the original research articles, review articles from contributors, and the novel technology news related to natural sciences and mathematics research.
Scientific articles dealing with fundamental sciences, material sciences, mathematics, materials characterization, etc. are particularly welcome. The journal encompasses research articles, original research reports, reviews, short communications and scientific commentaries in fundamental sciences and mathematics including: fundamental sciences, fundamental physics, fundamental chemistry, fundamental biology, mathematics, applied sciences, applied physics, applied chemistry, applied biology, applied mathematics and materials characterization.
All papers submitted to the journal should be written in good English. Authors for whom English is not their native language are encouraged to have their paper checked before submission for grammar and clarity. English language and copyediting services can be provided by: International Science Editing and Asia Science Editing. The work should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. The official language of the manuscript to be published in JNSMR journal is English.
1. General Author Guidelines
All manuscripts must be submitted to JNSMR Editorial Office by Online Submission at E-Journal portal address: http://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/JNSMR/about/submissions, where author register as Author and/or offered as Reviewer by online. If authors have any problems with the online submission, please contact the Editorial Office at the following email: jnsmr@walisongo.ac.id
The following documents should accompany the manuscripts submitted by online through online submission interface (as supplementary files):
Signed Copyright Transfer Agreement (CTA) form originally (scan the document after signed) [download the CTA form here]
A covering letter, outlines the basic findings of the paper and their significance.
Three types of manuscripts are acceptable for publication: Original Research Articles, Review Articles, and Short Communication.
2. Manuscript Template
Manuscript should be prepared according to the following author guidelines in the MS Word article template or in PDF:
3. Reviewing of manuscripts
Every submitted paper is independently reviewed by at least two peer-reviewers. Decision for publication, amendment, or rejection is based upon their reports/recommendation. If two or more reviewers consider a manuscript unsuitable for publication in this journal, a statement explaining the basis for the decision will be sent to the authors within three months of the submission date.
4. Revision of manuscripts
Manuscripts sent back to the authors for revision should be returned to the editor without delay. Revised manuscripts can be sent to editorial office through the Online Submission Interface (http://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/JNSMR/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions). The revised manuscripts returned later than three months will be considered as new submissions.
5. Graphical abstract
A Graphical abstract is mandatory for this journal since year 2015. It should summarize the contents of the article in a concise, pictorial form designed to capture the attention of a wide readership online. Authors must provide images that clearly represent the work described in the article.
Graphical abstracts should be submitted as a separate file in the online submission system or otherwise can be submitted by email to: jnsmr@walisongo.ac.id after the manuscript has been accepted. Please state the manuscript number in your email subject.
Image size: please provide an image with a minimum of 531 × 1328 pixels (h × w) or proportionally more. The image should be readable at a size of 5 × 13 cm using a regular screen resolution of 96 dpi.
Preferred file types: TIFF, EPS, JPG, PDF or MS Office files.
6. Editorial Office of JNSMR
All correspondences should be sent to the following Editorial Office:
Hamdan Hadi Kusuma (Editor-in-Chief)
Editorial Office of Journal of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Research
Faculty of Sciences and Technology, UIN Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia
Jl. Prof.Hamka, Kampus II UIN Walisongo Semarang, Ngaliyan, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia 50185
Email: jnsmr@walisongo.ac.id