Follow the instructions below when preparing a manuscript for submission to Value World.
Submission Guidelines
Value World will decline to review any manuscript that varies substantially from the submission guidelines.
Content Format
- Use 12 point Times New Roman (preferred) or other standard serif font for body text. Avoid stylized, unusual, or uncommon fonts.
- Bold or italicized text may be used sparingly, as appropriate.
- Use Arial or Helvetica text for tables and figures.
- Set margins to 2.54 cm or 1 inch.
- Manuscript text should left-justified only.
- At the top right margin of each manuscript page, include the title of the paper and the page number.
- Submissions must be written and submitted in English. International
- English is preferred, although use of American English will not be penalized.
- Papers must not exceed 5,000 words in length.
- Use inclusive, gender nonspecific language.
Submission Method
Electronic submissions are required. Attach the manuscript to an email message; do not embed your paper in the message body. Format manuscript text as either a Microsoft Word document (.doc) or in high quality Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf). Graphics may be embedded within the content and should be of high quality.
Send submissions to info@value-eng.org. (See “Submission and Review Process” for further information.)
Value World does not accept simultaneous submissions.
Readability
Authors should proofread their submissions and ensure their work is explained in simple English so that it will be understood by international readers. Papers should be succinct and easily followed with a well written introduction and clearly stated conclusions adequately supported by the paper content. The use of acronyms and abbreviations is discouraged. Where they are required, acronyms and abbreviations must be defined when first used in the text.
Corresponding Author
When there is more than one author listed on a paper, one author must be nominated as the corresponding author. That author will be responsible for managing the submission process on behalf of the other authors, including the gathering of any revisions required from them during the review process. The corresponding author’s full postal and email addresses must be provided together with telephone and fax numbers (including international dialing codes).
Cover Page
In submitting a manuscript, please include the paper title and list all named authors with their affiliations and short biographies in the message body or attached as a separate document. The full details of the corresponding author should be presented here. In the message body, include the paper’s word count. Indicate whether the authors wish their paper to be reviewed as a Discussion or Explanatory paper, an Analytical paper, a Review paper, or as a Case Study.
Structure
Manuscript elements should appear in the following elements:
- Title
- Authors
- Affiliations
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Main text
- Acknowledgements
- References.
Title
The submission title should accurately and concisely describe the submission content and should not exceed 70 characters in length.
Abstract
An abstract outlining the aims, scope, and conclusions of the paper must be supplied. The abstract must not exceed 150 words in length and must not contain references unless essential. A useful guide on writing informative abstracts can be found here: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rcme_abstracts.asp.
Keywords
A maximum of five keywords that accurately represent the submission content should be provided for indexing purposes. Select them to assist readers in searching. List them in alphabetical order. Avoid using abbreviations and acronyms unless they are widely recognised in the field addressed by the submission.
References
Present in a list of references all publications cited within the manuscript text. SAVE International prefers that all authors adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style.
Acknowledgements
Value World encourages authors to acknowledge the contribution of each author to the paper. This selection may also acknowledge funding institutions and any other organizations that supported or enabled the work.
Tables and Figures
Tables and figures should be numbered in the order they appear within the text and presented with their captions in the appropriate places within the manuscript content.
The text used in tables and figures should be large enough to remain legible if reproduced at a smaller size. Text in tables, figures, and captions should not be less than 8 points; 10, 11, or 12 points is preferable.
Authors must obtain permission to replicate illustrations that were previously published elsewhere before submitting their manuscripts to Value World and must include any acknowledgements in the table/figure captions.
PUBLICATION POLICIES
Submission of a paper to Value World means that all listed authors agree on that paper’s content. Submissions must be original, previously unpublished, and not under consideration by any other publication. Once entered into the Value World review process, submissions may not be submitted elsewhere.
Transfer of Copyright
Every author is required to sign a Copyright Assignment Form before his or her submission can be published. A form will be sent to authors after their papers have been accepted for publication.
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