The structure of the manuscript should include the following items:
(1) Title. Concise and informative and without abbreviations.
(2) Author names and affiliations with identification of the Corresponding author.
(3) Abstract
(4) Keywords. A list of not more than five keywords.
(5) Introduction:
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
(6) Material and methods:
Provide sufficient details to allow the work to be reproduced by an independent researcher. Methods that are already published should be summarized and indicated by a reference. If quoting directly from a previously published method, use quotation marks and also cite the source. Any modifications to existing methods should also be described.
(7) Results:
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(8) Discussion:
This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
(9) Conclusion
(10) Acknowledgements
(11) Formatting of funding sources
(12) References:
Where applicable, author(s) name(s), journal title/book title, chapter title/article title, year of publication, volume number/book chapter and the pagination must be present.
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A typical (numerical) list of references:
[1] Hassan S.S.M., Kamel, A.H., Fathy, M.A., A novel screen-printed potentiometric electrode with carbon nanotubes/polyaniline transducer and molecularly imprinted polymer for the determination of nalbuphine in pharmaceuticals and biological fluids, Analytica Chimica Acta, 1227, p 340239, 2022.
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