Author Guidelines

Manuscript Submission

Authors are requested to submit original, unpublished research to our journal. You can submit the article at our Journal mail id editor@ulopenaccess.com

Introduction

Universal Library Open Access Publications is committed to publishing high-quality research and promoting scientific progress. We recommend the authors to read this formatting guide thoroughly, it will help to prepare manuscript for submissions.

Types of Manuscripts

Universal Library Open Access Publications accepts the following types of manuscripts.

Research Articles: Articles with new findings/innovations in the topic of research. The article should be within 5000 words, excluding references. It should contain Article title, Author affiliations, Corresponding author details, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, and References.

Review Articles: Articles which summarizes the existing research on the topic. The article should be within 5000 words, excluding references. It should contain Article title, Author affiliations, Corresponding author details, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Discussion, Conclusion, and References.

Case Study: A case study is a detailed study of a specific subject, such as a person, group, place, event, organization, or phenomenon. Case studies are commonly used in social, educational, clinical and business research. The article should be within 2000 words, excluding references. It should contain Title, Author affiliations, Corresponding author details, Abstract, Keywords, Case Presentation, Discussion/Conclusion, References.

Short Communication: Short communications are the ones that should present new significant findings in a brief form. They should be no longer than 2000 words, including Article title, Author affiliations, Corresponding author details, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Discussion, and References.

Editorials: Editorial articles are written on any theme relevant to the Journal within 1200 words, excluding References. These articles contain Title, Author affiliations, Corresponding author details, description, and References.

Letter to Editor: Letters sent to a publication about issues of concern from its readers. These are often written about original research papers. It should be less than 1500 words and should contain Title, Author affiliations, Corresponding author details, Description, and References.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

Universal Library Open Access Publications welcomes the submission of Research Articles, Review Articles, Case Reports, Short Communication, Editorials, and Letter to the Editor. All articles must adhere to the following guidelines to ensure that they are clear, concise, and suitable for publication.

Formatting

Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

The text should be double-spaced with 12-point font and 1-inch margins on all sides.

Use a clear and concise font, such as Times New Roman or Cambria.

Title Page: The title page contains the title of the submitted article, the author’s information with affiliation, and contact details like institutional addresses and email address.

Abstract: Abstract section contains the background of the research work, should be self-contained and must be citation-free. It should be between 200 -350 words.

Keywords: Keywords can be up to 5. Keywords are separated by commas and presented in alphabetical order, and no abbreviations should be used.

Abbreviations: Requested to use only standard abbreviations; the use of non-standard abbreviations can be too confusing to readers. Avoid abbreviations in the title.

Introduction: The introduction section needs to explain the background of the research, its objectives.

Materials and Methods: This section includes the materials, methodology, and protocol followed for the research.

Results and Discussions: It includes the research findings and outputs of the study with statistical analysis; also, it can be added as in the text format or as tables/ figures.

Conclusions: This section has to mention the research findings and conclusions and to discuss the importance and relevance of the study to the field.

Acknowledgements: You could acknowledge the people who contributed to the article in this section, who provided professional writing services or materials etc.

Competing Interests: All financial and non-financial competing interests must be stated in this section.

Funding Information: All sources of funding for the research reported should be declared in this section.

Authors' Contributions: The individual contribution of authors to the manuscript has to precise in this section.

References: A list of references should be included at the end of the manuscript, formatted according to a standard referencing style (e.g., APA, MLA and Chicago).

Figures and Tables: Figures and tables should be high-quality and labeled clearly, placed in the manuscript where they are first mentioned in the text.

Supplementary Materials: Any supplementary materials (e.g., additional data, videos, images) should be submitted as separate files and referred to in the manuscript where appropriate.

Ethics: All studies involving human or animal subjects must have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee, and the details of this approval should be included in the manuscript.