Guide for Authors

The template of the English manuscript can be downloaded here

The template of the Vietnamese manuscript can be downloaded here

VNU Journal of Science: Earth and Environmental Sciences follows the author information
pack of the Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices
(https://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-science-advanced-materials-and-devices)

Types of article

Contributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research
Paper, Review Article, Short Communication, Erratum.

Please ensure that you select the appropriate article type from the list of options when making
your submission. Authors contributing to special issues should ensure that they select the special
issue article type from this list.

Submission checklist

You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the
journal for review.

Ensure that the following items are present:

One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details: • E-mail
address

 Mobile phone number

 Full postal address

All necessary files concerning to the manuscript have been uploaded:

 Include keywords
 All figures (include relevant captions)
 All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
 Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided

Further considerations

 Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'

 All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
 Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources
(including the Internet)
 Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements
BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Ethics in publishing

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the

development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the
quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles
support and embody the scientific method.

It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties
involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher
and the society of society-owned or sponsored journals.

Copyright

Upon acceptance of an article, authors are agreed to third party reuse of open access articles,
which will be determined by the Journal.

Author rights

Authors and their employer or institution have certain rights to reuse your work.

Open access

This journal is fully open access; all articles will be immediately and permanently free for
everyone to read and download upon publication.

Language (usage and editing services)

Please write your text in Vietnamese or good English (American or British usage is accepted, but
not a mixture of these).

Submission

Our online submission system guides you stepwise through the process of entering your article
details and uploading your files. Editable files (e.g., Word, LaTeX) are required to typeset your
article for final publication. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision
and requests for revision, is sent by e-mail.

Submit your article

Please submit your article via https://js.vnu.edu.vn/EAB/login.

Additional information
Tables and figures may be presented with captions within the main body of the manuscript; if so,
figures should additionally be uploaded as high-resolution files.

PREPARATION

Double-blind review

This journal uses double-blind review, which means the identities of the authors are concealed
from the reviewers, and vice versa. More information is available on our website. To facilitate
this, please include the following separately:

Author details: This should include the authors' names, affiliations, acknowledgments and any
Declaration of Interest statement, and a complete address for the corresponding author including
an e-mail address.

Blinded manuscript: This is the manuscript without author details (including the references,
figures, tables and any acknowledgments). It should not include any identifying information,
such as the authors' names or affiliations.

Full manuscript: This is the manuscript with author details.

Use of word processing software

It is important that the file be saved in the native format of the word processor used. The text
should be in single-column format. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most
formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. In particular, do not use
the word processor's options to justify text or to hyphenate words. However, do use bold face,
italics, subscripts, superscripts etc. When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, use only
one grid for each individual table and not a grid for each row. If no grid is used, use tabs, not
spaces, to align columns. The electronic text should be prepared in a way very similar to that of
conventional manuscripts. Note that source files of figures, tables and text graphics will be
required whether or not you embed your figures in the text. See also the section on Electronic
artwork.

To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the 'spell-check' and 'grammar-
check' functions of your word processor.

LaTeX

You are able to prepare the manuscript and BibTeX to generate your bibliography.

Article structure

Subdivision - numbered sections

Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered
1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this
numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to 'the text'. Any subsection may
be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.

Introduction

State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed
literature survey or a summary of the results.

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

Theory/calculation

A Theory section should extend, not repeat, the background to the article already dealt with in
the Introduction and lay the foundation for further work. In contrast, a Calculation section
represents a practical development from a theoretical basis.

Results

Results should be clear and concise.

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.

Conclusions

The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may
stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.

Appendices

If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and
equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a
subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1,
etc.

Essential title page information

  Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems.
Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
 Author names and affiliations. Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family
name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the
authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate
all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name
and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation,
including the country name and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.
 Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of
refereeing and publication, also post-publication. This responsibility includes answering
any future queries about Methodology and Materials. Ensure that the e-
mail address is given and that contact details are kept up to date by the correspondi
ng author.
 Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described in the
article was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' (or 'Permanent address')
may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author
actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic
numerals are used for such footnotes.

Abstract

A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the
research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately
from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided,
but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon
abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the
abstract itself.

Keywords

Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 6 keywords, and avoiding general and
plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Be sparing with
abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords
will be used for indexing purposes.

Abbreviations

Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field in a footnote to be placed on the first page
of the article. Such abbreviations that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined at their first
mention there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the
article.

Acknowledgements

Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and
do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here
those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing
assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).

Math formulae

Please submit math equations as editable text and not as images. Present simple formulae in line
with normal text where possible and use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line for small
fractional terms, e.g., X/Y. In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Powers of e are
often more conveniently denoted by exp. Number consecutively any equations that have to be
displayed separately from the text (if referred to explicitly in the text).

Footnotes

Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article. Many
word processors can build footnotes into the text, and this feature may be used. Otherwise, please
indicate the position of footnotes in the text and list the footnotes themselves separately at the
end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.

Artwork Electronic artwork General points

 Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork. • Embed the
used fonts if the application provides that option.
 Aim to use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Times New Roman,
Symbol, or use fonts that look similar.
 Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text. • Use a logical naming
convention for your artwork files.
 Provide captions to illustrations separately.
 Size the illustrations close to the desired dimensions of the published version. • Submit
each illustration as a separate file.

A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available.

Formats

If your electronic artwork is created in a Microsoft Office application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
then please supply 'as is' in the native document format.

Regardless of the application used other than Microsoft Office, when your electronic artwork is
finalized, please 'Save as' or convert the images to one of the following formats (note the
resolution requirements for line drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given
below):

EPS (or PDF): Vector drawings, embed all used fonts.

TIFF (or JPEG): Color or grayscale photographs (halftones), keep to a minimum of 300 dpi.
TIFF (or JPEG): Bitmapped (pure black & white pixels) line drawings, keep to a minimum of
1000 dpi. TIFF (or JPEG): Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (color or grayscale), keep to a
minimum of 500 dpi.

Please do not:

 Supply files that are optimized for screen use (e.g., GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); these
typically have a low number of pixels and limited set of colors;
 Supply files that are too low in resolution;
 Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.

Figure captions

Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions separately, not attached to the figure.
A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the
illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and
abbreviations used.

Tables

Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. Tables can be placed either next to the
relevant text in the article, or on separate page(s) at the end. Number tables consecutively in
accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table notes below the table body. Be
sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in them do not duplicate results
described elsewhere in the article. Please avoid using vertical rules and shading in table cells.

References Citation in text

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice
versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and
personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in
the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard
reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either
'Unpublished results' or 'Personal communication'. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies
that the item has been accepted for publication.

Reference links

Increased discoverability of research and high quality peer review are ensured by online links to
the sources cited. In order to allow us to create links to abstracting and indexing services, such as
VCGate (Vietnam Citation Gateway), ACI (ASEAN Citation Index) etc.., please ensure that data
provided in the references are correct. Please note that incorrect surnames, journal/book titles,
publication year and pagination may prevent link creation. When copying references, please be
careful as they may already contain errors. Use of the DOI is highly encouraged.
A DOI is guaranteed never to change, so you can use it as a permanent link to any electronic
article. An example of a citation using DOI for an article not yet in an issue is: VanDecar J.C.,
Russo R.M., James D.E., Ambeh W.B., Franke M. (2003). Aseismic continuation of the Lesser
Antilles slab beneath northeastern Venezuela. Journal of Geophysical Research,
https://doi.org/10.1029/2001JB000884. Please note the format of such citations should be in the
same style as all other references in the paper.

Web references

As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed.
Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication,
etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list)
under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.

Reference style

Text: Indicate references by number(s) in square brackets in line with the text. The actual authors
can be referred to, but the reference number(s) must always be given.

Example: '..... as demonstrated [3,6]. Barnaby and Jones [8] obtained a different result ....'

List: Number the references (numbers in square brackets) in the list in the order in which they
appear in the text.

Examples:

Reference to a journal publication:

[1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, The art of writing a scientific article, J. Sci.
Commun. 163 (2010) 51–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.Sc.2010.00372.

Reference to a journal publication with an article number:

[2] Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J., Lupton, R.A., 2018. The art of writing a scientific article.
Heliyon. 19, e00205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00205.

Reference to a book:

[3] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, fourth ed., Longman, New York, 2000.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

[4] G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: B.S.
Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 2009,
pp. 281–304. Reference to a website:
[5] Cancer Research UK, Cancer statistics reports for the UK. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
aboutcancer/statistics/cancerstatsreport/, 2003 (accessed 13 March 2003).

Reference to a dataset:

[dataset] [6] M. Oguro, S. Imahiro, S. Saito, T. Nakashizuka, Mortality data for Japanese oak
wilt disease and surrounding forest compositions, Mendeley Data, v1, 2015.
https://doi.org/10.17632/ xwj98nb39r.1.

AFTER ACCEPTANCE

Online proof correction

Corresponding authors will receive an e-mail with a link to our online or attachment of the proof
system, allowing annotation and correction of proofs online.

We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. Please use
this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text,
tables and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be
considered at this stage with permission from the Editor. It is important to ensure that all
corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Please check carefully before replying, as
inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your
responsibility.

AUTHOR INQUIRIES

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will be published