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Prepare your manuscript for IISE Transactions.

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Article types

Review
Original Article
Editorial
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Letter
Systematic Review
Lectio

Readiness requirements

Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.

Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • Use a unstructured abstract.
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  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
  • Include an abstract of 200 words maximum.
  • Your abstract should focus on what your research is about, what methods have been used, and what you found out.
  • The abstract should be written in a single paragraph.
  • The instructions for authors for each journal will give specific guidelines on what’s required here, including whether it should be a structured abstract or graphical abstract, and any word limits.

Keywords

  • Provide up to 10 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Provide up to 10 keywords.
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  • No more than 10 keywords.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Word Limits A typical paper for this journal should be no more than 30 pages in manuscript format, inclusive of references, tables, and figures.
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  • Use 11 point font, 1 inch margins, and 1.5 line spacing for the manuscript including references, tables, figures and appendices.
  • For all initial (new) submissions, the maximum manuscript length is 30 pages, including references, tables, and figures but excluding appendices.
  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.
  • If you reply yes, you will be required to provide the DOI, pre-registered DOI, hyperlink, or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • The DAS should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s), or information on how the data can be requested from the authors.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.
  • Generally do not contain mathematical notation or literature citations.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Group tables at the end of the manuscript.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for color, at the correct size).
  • Tables and figures Show clearly in your article text where the tables and figures should appear, for example, by writing [Table 1 near here].
  • Use a minimum of 11 point font size for captions.
  • The width of the tables should not exceed the page width, and the content should be in a minimum 8 point font size.
  • Figures and tables should be inserted into the text as close to the first mention as possible (NOT appended to the end of the manuscript).
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our acceptable file formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files for figures that have been drawn in Word.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • It’s very important that you have been given permission to use any tables or figures you are reproducing from another source before you submit.
  • Provide a caption for every Figure and Table and refer to each in the text.
  • The captions should appear above every table and below every figure.
  • Check the instructions for authors to see how you should supply tables and figures, whether at the end of the text or in separate files, and follow any guidance given on the submission system.
  • While doing that, please bear in mind the following principle---your main paper should be self-contained, include necessary illustrations and important results (figures/tables), and have all the important messages that you want to convey to the readers without reading the supplemental materials.
  • Complex tables that may not meet the size requirements may be included as part of the supplemental file.

Funding statement

  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Data availability statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Data availability statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Authors are required to provide a data availability statement, detailing where data associated with a paper can be found and how it can be accessed.
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  • If data cannot be made open, authors should state why in the data availability statement.
  • Authors are required to cite any data sets referenced in the article and provide a Data Availability Statement.

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Blinded manuscript

  • Review: Remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and other direct identifiers from the blinded manuscript file.
  • The PDF should be uploaded as the “Manuscript - with author details”/”Manuscript - anonymous” file.
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  • Please make sure that you submit the blind version of your manuscript, which does not contain any information identifying the authors.
  • Review: Please note that the acknowledgments and declaration of interest statements should not contain any information that could reveal the authors’ identities, as this would violate the double-blind review process.

Cover letter

  • Using Third-Party Material You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • Review: The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
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  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Title page and author information

  • Provide the author, affiliation, and correspondence details for the separate title page; Articlo creates the editable companion file.
  • Review: That separate title page should be designated as “Title Page (Not for Review)” during the paper review process; see Provision #10 below.
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  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • During the paper submission process, you should submit a separate “Title Page”, which contains the author information.
  • The general guideline is that your affiliation in the manuscript should be the institution where you conducted the research.
  • One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with their email address normally displayed in the article PDF (depending on the journal) and the online article.

Article structure and word limits

  • This could be adapted from your departmental website or academic networking profile and should be relatively brief (e.g. no more than 200 words).
  • Margins Margins should be at least 2.5cm (1 inch).
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  • Use 11-point font, 1-inch margins on all sides, a single-column layout, and 1.5 line spacing.
  • Photographs and images should be at least 600 dpi in their resolution.
  • All labels, including those on the plots should have a minimum font size of 8 point, and they should be listed with their SI units wherever applicable.
  • When citing an AMO paper, please do not use its page numbers (usually starting from 1).
  • If you do not know which focused issue is the best fit, or you would rather for the Editor-in-Chief to make that decision for you, please select “Other.” Page 3 of total 5 pages Information Classification: General • If you intend to submit to an ongoing special issue of IISE Transactions, please select “Special Issue.” At Step 6 of the submission process, you can select to which special issue you intend to submit your paper.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • You will also need to upload your LaTeX source files, which should be uploaded as a single zip file alongside your submission and marked as “LaTeX Source Files".
  • Before you submit your article, make sure you’ve checked the instructions for authors for your chosen journal, so you are aware of everything required.
  • Most journals create image descriptions during the production process, but a minority may require authors to provide image descriptions.
  • Review: Running heads and received dates These aren’t required when submitting a manuscript for review.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • Use consecutive Arabic numerals in parenthesis, on the same line, flush right.
  • Component and product images or graphs must include scale-bars or a statement of the actual physical sizes of the exhibiting items.
  • Please do not submit a zipped file (*.zip, *.rar, *.tar, etc).
  • Review: At the stage of peer review, you do not need to submit the source files.
  • You are required to check other requirements listed at the Instructions for Authors page at the IISE Transactions website.
  • Please note that proper nouns like “Gaussian” should be capitalized in the title of an article, but BibTeX often leaves it uncapitalized incorrectly.
  • For a journal article, you need to provide the volume and page information but the number/issue is optional.
  • While submitting your manuscript, please do not skip or omit anything, nor use "et al." or "." either.
  • The title of an article in a journal, a conference, or a book chapter should be in regular font.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Please note that data should only be shared if it is ethically correct to do so, where this does not violate the protection of human subjects, or other valid ethical, privacy, or security concerns.
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: European accents (Greek, Hebrew, or Cyrillic letters, or phonetic symbols): choose Times New Roman font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: Asian languages (such as Sanskrit, Korean, Chinese, or Japanese): choose Arial Unicode font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Use IISE Transactions Templates.
  • Regarding authors’ requests to change the author list, either by adding or removing authors after the initial submission, the contact author must submit the Author Addition/Removal Request Form with a clear and essential justification.
  • A revised paper may exceed 30 pages if additional content is needed to address reviewers’ comments.
  • Review: At Step 2, you need to upload files for the paper review process.
  • The VoR is the article in its final, definitive and citable form (this may not be immediately paginated, but is the version that will appear in an issue of the journal).
  • If you are at the early stage of your research, you may also need to read how to start writing a journal manuscript.
  • Please do not abbreviate the title/name of a journal, a conference, or a book.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Editorial: The form can be found at https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/editorial-policies/defining-authorship-research- paper/ Page 4 of total 5 pages Information Classification: General The publisher’s policy of responsible use of Generative AI states that (a) Generative AI tools must not be listed as an author, and (b) Authors must clearly acknowledge within the article or book any use of Generative AI tools.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Preparing Your Paper Structure Your paper should be compiled in the following order: title; abstract; keywords; main text, including an introduction and a conclusion or summary; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; and references.
  • Your paper should be compiled in the following order: title; abstract; keywords; main text, including an introduction and a conclusion or summary; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement (if applicable); and references.

Language and text style

  • Please use American spelling style consistently throughout your manuscript.
  • Please use double quotation marks, except where “a quotation is ‘within’ a quotation”.
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  • Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fourth-level headings should be in bold italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fifth-level headings should be in italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • The title of a book, a journal or a conference, or anything equivalent, should be in italic font.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.

Manuscript structure

  • Do not use footnotes.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
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  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).

Supplementary material

  • In order to comply with the page limit, you may need to move less important materials to a “supplemental online materials” file.
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
Keywords: Up to 10 keywords
Title page: separate file
Declarations: Data availability, Artificial intelligence
Format: 11 pt, Times New Roman, 1" margins

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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