Writing Rules

Instructions for authors
This is an instruction for manuscript preparation for publication in Applied Engineering and Technology (AET). Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Type of Manuscripts

  • Original articles
  • Short communications
  • Reviews
  • Extended conference papers (less than 15% similarity rate)
Structure of article
The article content will, in general, consist of the following headings: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methodology, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, and References. There is some flexibility in labeling these components, but they should be clearly identifiable and should follow in order. Articles should be between 4000 and 10000 words in length. This includes all text, for example, the structured abstract, references, all text in tables, and figures and appendices. Please allow 280 words for each figure or table.

Title: The title of your manuscript should be concise, specific and relevant.
Author List and Affiliations: Authors' full first and last names must be provided. The initials of any middle names can be added. The standard format is used for affiliations: complete address information including University or Company Name, Department, City. At least one author should be designated as corresponding author, and his or her email address and other details should be included at the end of the affiliation section.
All of the authors' ORCID numbers should be given.
In multi-authored papers, it’s important that ALL authors that have made a significant contribution to the paper are listed. Those who have provided support but have not contributed to the research should be featured in an acknowledgements section. You should never include people who have not contributed to the paper or who don’t want to be associated with the research. Read about our research ethics for authorship.

Abstract: The abstract should contain a single paragraph describing objective, methodology and a summary of important results. Its length should not exceed 300 words.
Keywords: 3-6 keywords, separated by commas, the first letter of each keyword must be capitalized.

1. Introduction
Start the first paragraph and subsequent paragraphs with indentation. Use tab stops or other commands for indents but do not use the spacebar. Primary headings should begin at the left margin in boldface.
This article demonstrates an example for you to prepare your article for submission to Applied Engineering and Technology (AET). Please strictly follow the guideline and use Microsoft Word. The length shall not exceed 20 pages or 10,000 words.

2. Materials and methods

2.1 Paper size and Margins
Manuscript should be created using MS Word. Please use A4 paper size (21x 29.7 cm), one-column format. All margins must be 2 cm and the manuscript should have page numbers and line numbering. Figure and tables should be placed as close as possible to where they are mentioned in the text.

2.1.1 Structure of Article
The article content will, in general, consist of the following headings: Introduction, Materials and Methodology, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, and References.

2.1.2 Figure and Tables
If your electronic artwork is created in a Microsoft Office application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) or the application used other than Microsoft Office, when your electronic artwork is finalized, please 'Save as' or convert the images to TIFF or JPG file, use a resolution minimum of 300 dpi.
Line drawings should be of high resolution and high contrast. For color or grayscale photographs (halftones), use a minimum of 300 dpi (.TIFF or .JPG).
Do not upload Excel files or images for tables. Use the table function of Microsoft Word.

2.1.3 SI Units
The International System of Units should be used. Imperial, US customary and other units should be converted to SI units whenever possible.

2.1.4 Equations
If you are using Word, please use either the Microsoft Equation Editor or the MathType add-on. Equations should be editable by the editorial office and not appear in a picture format.

3. Results
The research results should be presented clearly and right to the point with accompanying figures and tables. These figures and tables should be referred to in the content. Explanation must not repeat what is already given in the content.

4. Discussion
Research discussion is aimed at persuading readers by comparing with other research studies and proposing possible solutions or useful suggestions for solving certain research outcomes, etc. Research results and discussion can be written in one section.

5. Conclusions
The conclusion of points and important research elements should not be too long. Your article should be reviewed by all co-writers before submission.
Abbreviations should be defined the first time they appear in each of three sections: the abstract; the main text; the first figure or table. When defined for the first time, the acronym/abbreviation/initialism should be added in parentheses after the written-out form.

Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements is for the purpose of showing gratitude to research supporters. It should not be long. Your article should be reviewed by all co-writers before submission.

Conflicts of Interest
Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interest that may be perceived as influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results. If there is no conflict of interest, please state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”

References
The References part should follow the Vancouver style, and only in English. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list. Use an Arabic number in parenthesis after the referred statement. For example, [1] or [2-4, 8, 10] refers to Author 1 or 2, 3, 4, 8, 10 ordering from 1, 2, 3,...to the last number which appear in the reference list.

Example of references
Journal articles: Journal titles should be abbreviated according to ISI Web of Science abbreviations. If available, please always include DOIs as full DOI links in your reference list (e.g. “https://doi.org/abc”).

[1] Özkan O, Eker A, Gezgin A. Prediction of traumatic pathology by classifying thorax trauma using a hybrid method for emergency services. Turkish J Eng Env Sci, 2010; 34: 145–154.
[1] Özkan OW, Eker AR, Gezgin AK. Prediction of traumatic pathology by classifying thorax trauma using a hybrid method for emergency services. Compos Struct, 2011; 93: 747–758.
[1] Özkan O, Eker A, Gezgin A. Prediction of traumatic pathology by classifying thorax trauma using a hybrid method for emergency services. Appl. Phys. A, 2007; 93: 747–758. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-007-4137-z

Books:
[1] Özkan RM. Thermodynamic Analysis and Optimization of Geothermal Power Plants. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Taylor & Francis; 1999.
[1] Özkan ON, Eker AD, Gezgin AR. Thermodynamic Analysis and Optimization of Geothermal Power Plants. 2nd ed. New York, NY, USA: Wiley; 2001.

Chapters in Books:
[1] Özkan O, Eker A, Gezgin A. Artificial neural network-based optimization of geothermal power plants. In: Radovic LR, editor. Thermodynamic Analysis and Optimization of Geothermal Power Plants, Vol. 27. New York, NY, USA: Marcel Dekker; 2001. pp. 1–66.
[1] Özkan ON, Eker AD, Gezgin AR. Treatment of pharmaceutical wastes. In: Alberto MF, Eugen AW, editors. Handbook of Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment. New York, NY, USA: Marcel Dekker; 2004. pp. 63–130.

Conference Proceedings
[1] Özkan ON, Eker AD, Gezgin AR. Stabilization and destabilization of slugging behavior in a laboratory fluidized bed. In: Heinschel KJ, editor. Proceedings of 13th International Conference on Fluidized Bed Combustion, Vol. 2. Orlando, FL, USA: ASME; 1995. pp. 1001–1014.

Theses:
[1] Özkan MP. Interface induced electric phenomena at the nanoscale. PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2008.