Guidelines for Manuscript Submission

Following are the general guidelines for the authors to submit their manuscript:

• Manuscripts for publication in SASTech journal shall be from the areas of Engineering, Physical Sciences, Industrial Design and Pharmaceutical Sciences

• The research reported in the submitted manuscript should be the original work of authors and should not have been published apriori or currently should not be under review for any publication elsewhere

• SASTech journal encourages the adoption of the guidelines of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) which is available at http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines

• Only online submission of manuscripts is accepted

• Authors are required to upload their manuscripts only in Microsoft word document (RTF files)

• The font size and structure of the manuscript to be submitted should conform to the template and instructions provided by the Editorial Board. For additional information and downloading template, please visit website: www.sastechjournal.com

• Upon successful online submission of the manuscript, the authors will receive a unique Manuscript Identification number which should be quoted in all future correspondences with the Editor- in- Chief

• Unique Manuscript Identification number can be used to track the review status of the submitted manuscript

• Length of a submitted manuscript should not exceed a total of FOUR pages including all figures, tables, references and appendices when composed with a font size of 9 point in Times New Roman

• Manuscripts exceeding the page limit may not be accepted for the review process

• If tables or figures have been reproduced from another source, a letter from the copyright holder (usually the Publisher), stating the authorization to reproduce the material must be attached along with the manuscript

• The submitted manuscript will be subjected to plagiarism check adhering to the requirements of originality

• The copyright transfer form should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief only after the final acceptance of the manuscript

• Images associated with the final version of the manuscript are to be provided separately in ??jpeg?? file format

• Editorial Board of the SASTech journal encourages the general practice of authors acknowledging the financial support of sponsoring agency (if any)

• The decision of acceptance or rejection of the submitted manuscript for publication in SASTech solely rests with the Editorial Board and its decision is deemed final

Review Process

All submitted manuscripts for publication in SASTech journal will undergo double-blind peer review process. Two reviewers selected by the Editorial Board shall review the submitted manuscript. Based on the recommendations of the reviewers, the Editorial Board shall make decision on full acceptance, conditional acceptance subject to amendments or rejection of the submitted manuscript. All efforts will be made to complete the first cycle of the review in about Six weeks from the date of submission of the manuscript.

Publication in SASTech

The decision on the final acceptance of the manuscript is normally arrived within Four weeks from the date of re-submission. All efforts will be made to facilitate the print and online publication of the accepted manuscript in the subsequent issue of SASTech journal.