Authors' Guidelines
Authors' Guidelines
Submission
Submit Manuscript as an email attachment to acc@hillpublisher.com. Papers also can be submitted through the online submission system. Manuscripts should be submitted by one of the authors of the manuscript. Submissions by anyone other than one of authors will not be accepted.
Manuscript Preparation
You could download the MS Word Template.
Hill Publishing Group can exceptionally accept shorter or longer manuscripts, provided that the scientific content is of high value. All submitted manuscripts must include the following items:
Title - Make sure that the title is specific and concise. Titles should be presented in title case - all words except the first word should be in lower case letters.
List of authors, their affiliations and email addresses - Provide the full names and affiliations of all the authors. Affiliations should include department, university or organization, city, and country. One of the authors should be designated as the corresponding author, and their email address needs to be included.
Abstract - The abstract should briefly introduce the manuscript, not exceeding 400 words. No citations should be included in the abstract.
Keywords - At least 3 keywords or phrases should be included and must be separated by commas to distinguish them.
Introduction - The introduction section should provide a context for your manuscript. When preparing the introduction, please bear in mind that some readers will not be experts in your field of research.
Main body - the main body part should include the main proposed ideas, results and discussions.
Conclusions - A conclusion is where you summarize the paper's findings and generalize their importance, discuss ambiguous data, and recommend further research. An effective conclusion should provide closure for a paper, leaving the reader feeling satisfied that the concepts have been fully explained.
Acknowledgments - You as the author are free to decide whether to include acknowledgments or not. Usually, the acknowledgments section includes the names of people who in some way contributed to the work, but do not fit the criteria to be listed as the authors. This section of your manuscript can also include information about funding sources.
References - ACC uses the numbered citation method for reference formatting.
References format
ACC follows the Vancouver style for citations and references. This guide provides an overview of the Vancouver referencing style, which is the required format for all submissions to our journal.
In-text Citations:
Use Arabic numerals in parentheses to cite references in the text. For example:
"The study showed significant results [1]."
Reference List:
The reference list should be numbered in the order in which the citations appear in the text. Each reference should include all necessary details for readers to locate the source.
1. Journal Article
Format:
Author(s). Title of the article. Journal Name. Year; Volume(Issue): Page numbers.
Example:
Smith J, Doe A. The impact of climate change on health. J Environ Health. 2020; 82(3): 45-50.
2. Book
Format:
Author(s). Title of the book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year.
Example:
Brown P. Understanding Epidemiology. 2nd ed. New York: Health Press; 2018.
3. Website
Format:
Author(s). Title of the webpage. Website Name. Year. Available from: URL
Example:
World Health Organization. Global health observatory data repository. WHO. 2021. Available from:
https://www.who.int/data/XXX
4. Conference Proceedings
Format:
Author(s). Title of the paper. In: Editor(s), editor(s). Title of the conference proceedings; Year; Location. Place of publication: Publisher; Year. Page numbers.
Example:
Lee C, Kim S. Innovations in medical technology. In: Johnson M, editor. Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Technology; 2021; San Francisco, CA. New York: Tech Press; 2021. p. 200-205.
Tables
All tables have to be created with Word "Insert Table" function and should be cited consecutively in the main text by Arabic numbers (Table 1, Table 2, etc). Each table has to have a descriptive title on the top of the table. Provide explanations for any nonstandard abbreviations in footnotes to the table.
Figure
Figure legends including figure number, a short title and detailed description should be embedded at the end of text file. All figures should be cited consecutively in the main text by Arabic numbers (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc). All figures must be prepared in 500dpi resolution and embedded in the Word File at the end of the manuscript and labeled with the corresponding figure numbers. The text in all figures must be in Arial Font and clearly readable. Photographs of a person should render them unidentifiable or include their written permission.
How to count page numbers
Before submission or after acceptance, type your manuscript single spaced, and make all the characters in the text, tables, figure legends, footnotes and references in a single typeface and point size as 10 pt Times New Roman. This will save space, make it easier for reviewers and editors to process the submitted work, and contributes to slowing down global warming by using less paper.