Author Guidelines

These guidelines explain how to prepare and submit a manuscript to the Global Journal of Advanced Science and Technology (GJAST). Manuscripts that do not follow them may be returned to the authors before review.

1. What we publish

GJAST publishes original research articles, review papers, original conference papers and book reviews in science and technology. Submitted work must not have been published before and must not be under consideration by another journal.

2. Preparing the manuscript

  • Language: English, in clear and correct academic style.
  • File format: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx).
  • Layout: A4 page, Times New Roman 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, 2.5 cm margins.
  • Length: research articles 3,000–8,000 words; review papers up to 10,000 words, including references.
  • Title page: title; full name of each author; designation, department, institution and postal address; email of the corresponding author; ORCID iDs where available.
  • Abstract: 150–250 words summarising the aim, methods, main results and conclusion.
  • Keywords: 4–6 keywords.
  • Structure: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements (optional), Conflict of Interest statement, References.
  • Tables and figures: numbered in order, with a caption, and cited in the text. Figures should be at least 300 dpi.
  • References: APA style (7th edition). Every source cited in the text must appear in the reference list, and the reverse.

3. Originality and plagiarism

Every manuscript is checked with plagiarism-detection software. Following UGC regulations, similarity above 10% (excluding references) leads to return or rejection. Use of AI tools must be declared, and authors remain responsible for all content.

4. Ethics

Research involving people or animals must have approval from the relevant ethics committee, and this must be stated in the manuscript. All authors must agree to the submission. See the Publication Ethics and Malpractice Policy.

5. How to submit

  1. Register on this website and log in.
  2. Click Submit a manuscript and follow the steps.
  3. Upload the manuscript and enter the metadata: title, abstract, keywords and all authors.

6. Review and publication

Submissions are checked by the editors and then reviewed by subject experts. Authors may be asked to revise. Accepted papers are copyedited and published open access in the next available issue under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Read the Peer Review Policy and the Article Processing Charges (APC) Policy for details.

7. Contact

For questions about submissions, email imaginativeinkpublications@gmail.com.