As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
Download template file from journal website.
The submission file is in Microsoft Word, or PDF document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Document Templates
Please use A4 (297 mm by 210 mm) paper size setting in the word processing program as the original document page size for preparation of all manuscripts.
Special instructions are available for authors in TeX/LaTeX:
ICT focus requires Web submission of all manuscripts. The Document Templates below can be used for preparing manuscripts for submission as well as for preparing final, accepted manuscripts.
Authors are strongly encouraged to use the Author Checklist [PDF] before beginning a manuscript submission or revision to ensure they have assembled all of the items needed for a successful submission to ICT focus. See also How to Submit a Manuscript for complete information on acceptable software, preparing and submitting manuscripts using TeX/LaTeX and MS Word, correct preparation of graphics, etc.
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