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Author Guidelines

Welcome to the MIST International Journal of Science and Technology (MIJST). To ensure a high-quality publishing experience and maintain academic integrity, please adhere to the following instructions.

1. Submission Process (Initial Submission)

MIJST utilizes an online management system to streamline the peer-review process. Submissions must be made by the corresponding author on behalf of all contributors.

Preparation Checklist:

  • Template Compliance: Manuscripts must follow the official MIJST template.

  • Anonymization: For the double-blind review, authors must remove all names and affiliations from the manuscript. Submit in both MS Word (.docx) and PDF (.pdf) formats.

  • Ethical Agreement: The submitting author must sign and upload the Ethical Agreement (EA) form.

  • Proposed Reviewers: Authors must provide details of three (3) proposed reviewers specialized in the relevant subject area at the time of submission.

  • Metadata: Keywords must be inserted separately (one by one) during the online submission process.

2. Inclusion of Authors and Contributors

The inclusion and sequence of authors should follow strict ethical and professional norms:

  • Accuracy: Provide all author/contributor information correctly during initial submission.

  • Post-Acceptance Changes: No authors can be added or removed after the manuscript is accepted.

  • Metadata Alignment: The final author sequence must match the metadata provided during initial submission.

  • Acknowledgements: All contributors, sponsors, and supporting institutions should appear in the final manuscript with proper credit.

3. Article Types & Subject Areas

MIJST accepts unpublished, world-class research across the following disciplines:

  • Aerospace & Avionics Engineering / Architecture / Applied Physics & Science

  • Biomedical Engineering / Chemistry & Nano Science / Civil Engineering

  • Computer Science & Engineering / Electrical & Communication Engineering

  • Environmental, Water Resources & Coastal Engineering

  • Industrial & Production / Materials Science / Mechanical Engineering

  • Naval Architecture / Nuclear Science / Petroleum & Mining Engineering

  • Mathematics and Data Science / Urban and Regional Planning

4. Suggested Manuscript Structure

Title Page (separate) | Abstract | Background/Introduction | Methods/Experimental Setup | Results | Discussion | Conclusions | Acknowledgements | References | Tables & Figures

5. Referencing & Citations (APA 7th Edition)

MIJST strictly follows the APA 7th Edition system.

Formatting Requirements:

  • In-Text Citations: (Adams, 2006); (Adams & Brown, 2006); (Adams et al., 2006). Direct quotes must include page numbers: (Smith, 2018, pp. 25-26).

  • Reference List: Alphabetical order at the end of the paper.

  • Style: Times New Roman, size 9 (for body text), single-spaced. Usually no more than 50 references per article.

Reference Examples:

  • Journal Article: Akhtaruzzaman, M., Shafie, A. A., & Khan, M. R. (2017). Quasi-inverse Pendulum Model of 12-DoF Bipedal Walking. International Journal of Automation and Computing (IJAC), 14(2), 179-190. DOI: 10.1007/s11633-016-1023-1

  • Book: McCandless, B. R., & Evans, E. D. (1973). Children and youth: Psychosocial development. Hinsdale, IL: Dryden Press.

  • Conference: Akhtaruzzaman, M., & Shafie, A. A. (2010). Modeling and Control of a Rotary Inverted Pendulum. Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, China. (pp. 1342-1347).

6. Policies & Charges

  • Article Processing Charge (APC): There are NO CHARGES for submission or publication (Fully Open Access).

  • Peer Review: A rigorous External Double-Blind Review process is employed.

  • Plagiarism: All articles undergo a Turnitin check. MIJST accepts a similarity report of 20% or below.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items. Submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • Originality: The work is original, has not been previously published, and is not currently under consideration by another journal.

  • File Format: The manuscript is provided in Microsoft Word (.docx), OpenOffice, or RTF format. (Note: MIJST also requires a PDF version to be uploaded for the review process).

  • Citations & URLs: All references include active URLs or DOIs where available to facilitate digital indexing and cross-referencing.

  • Formatting Specifications:

    • Text is single-spaced using a 12-point font.

    • Emphasis is indicated using italics rather than underlining (except for URL addresses).

    • All figures, tables, and illustrations are embedded within the text at the appropriate points.

  • Guideline Adherence: The text strictly follows the stylistic and bibliographic requirements (APA 7th Edition) as outlined in the Author Guidelines.

  • Required Files for Upload: Authors must ensure the following files are uploaded during the submission process:

    1. Manuscript (Word)

    2. Manuscript (PDF - Anonymized)

    3. Ethical Agreement Form

    4.  Author Personal Information Form.

Please ensure all required files are submitted; otherwise, the journal reserves the right to cancel any submission without any notice.

Copyright Notice

MIJST follows an Open Access policy to ensure the global exchange of knowledge. By proceeding with this submission, the authors agree to the following terms:

  • Licensing: All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). This allows others to share and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes, provided the original work is properly cited.

  • Author Rights: Authors retain the copyright to their work while granting MIJST a license for the first publication of the article.

  • Originality & Integrity: Authors certify that the manuscript is an original work, has not been previously published, and is not currently under consideration by any other journal.

  • Third-Party Material: Authors confirm that written permission has been obtained for any third-party copyrighted material (images, tables, or significant text excerpts) included in the submission.

  • Self-Archiving (Green Open Access): Authors are permitted and encouraged to self-archive the final "Version of Record" in institutional repositories or personal websites, provided a link to the original DOI on the MIJST website is included.

  • Consent & Agreement: By completing the submission, the corresponding author indicates that all co-authors have read, understood, and agreed to the MIJST Copyright & Licensing Policy.

Privacy Statement

The data collected from registered and non-registered users of MIJST falls within the scope of the standard functioning of peer-reviewed journals.

1 Data Collection

We collect personal information (names, affiliations, and email addresses) solely to facilitate the editorial process, peer review, and publication of research.

2 Usage

This information is used to:

Track submission progress.
Communicate with authors, reviewers, and editors.
Improve the journal's outreach and indexing.

3 Data Policy

  • Protection: MIJST will not sell, trade, or share your personal data with third parties for commercial or marketing purposes.
  • Public Record: To maintain the integrity of the scientific record, the names and affiliations of authors of published articles are part of the public metadata and will be permanently archived.

4 Consent

"By registering or submitting to MIJST, you consent to the collection and use of your data as described above in accordance with standard academic publishing practices."