Author Guidelines

Papers for regular issues of the journal can be submitted electronically throughout the year to [email protected]. Once the paper has undergone a detailed review process and received final acceptance, it will be immediately published online. However, the assignment of the paper to a specific Volume/Issue will be determined later by the Editorial Board, and the author will be notified accordingly. For Theme-Based Special Issues, time-bound Special Calls for Papers will be announced, and the submission guidelines will apply to that specific issue only.

Submitting a paper implies that the work described has not been published previously (except as an abstract or academic thesis) and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The submission must be approved by all authors of the paper. If the paper is accepted, the institution where the research was conducted must ensure that the work will not be published elsewhere in the same form. Once submitted for consideration to JCTS, a paper cannot be withdrawn unless it is formally rejected.

Author(s) be sure that:

• Plagiarism Check: The manuscript must undergo a plagiarism check using reliable tools such as AntiPlagiarism.NET or CrossCheck. The similarity index, including references, should not exceed 20%. Excluding references, the similarity index should be less than 5%.

  Quality Check: Submitted papers must be cutting-edge, result-oriented, and original, falling within the journal’s scope of engineering and technology. Titles should avoid terms like ‘Overview,’ ‘Brief,’ ‘Introduction,’ ‘Review,’ ‘Case Study,’ ‘Survey,’ ‘Approach,’ ‘Comparative,’ ‘Analysis,’ or ‘Investigation.’

  Paper Submission Criteria: No author is permitted to submit more than five papers for the same volume/issue.

  Review Criteria: The journal employs a double-blind review process, ensuring the identities of both authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout. Manuscripts are reviewed by three reviewers: one from India and two from overseas, and proper reviewer comments are essential for acceptance or rejection. A minimum review period of 1 to 2 weeks should be provided.

  eCopyright: Authors must submit an e-copyright form to the Journal of Computer Technology and Software (JCTS).

  Template: Accepted papers must follow the journal’s formatting template. Each author’s profile (minimum 100 words) and photo should be included in the final submission. Authors can make corrections before the final submission, but not after. The volume and issue numbers will appear in the top right corner of the formatted paper. Failure to comply may result in the paper being removed from the journal’s database and publishing house.

  Paper Update: Ensure that:

  • Each author’s profile and photo (minimum 100 words) are included.
  • The final paper adheres to the journal’s template.
  • The content is satisfactory, as no changes can be made after final submission.

  Copyright Property: After publication, the conference proceedings become the property of the publishing house and the journal.

  Publication Fee: The journal does not charge processing, handling, or review fees. Only a publication fee is required.

  Endorsement Time: The endorsement process will take at least 1 to 2 weeks.

Manuscript Submission
Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.

Permissions
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.

Online Paper Submission
Prospective authors are invited to submit full text papers including abstract, keywords, introduction, methodology, result description, tables, figures and references. Full text papers (.doc, .pdf) may send by e-mail at [email protected].

• Title Page: The title page should include the name(s) of the author(s), a concise and informative title, the affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s), the e-mail address, and mobile number(s) of the corresponding author.
• Authors: The number of authors in a single article should not be more than 5.
• Abstract: Please provide an abstract of 150 to 450 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
• Keywords: Author(s) should provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.
• Text Formatting: Paper Setup must be in A4 size with Margin: Top 1.78 cm, Bottom 1.78 cm, Left 1.78 cm, Right 1.65 cm, Gutter 0 cm, and Gutter Position Top. Paper must be in two Columns after Authors Name with Width 8.59 cm, Spacing 0.51 cm. Whole paper must be with: Font Name Times New Roman, Font Size 10, Line Spacing 1.05 EXCEPT Abstract, Keywords (Index Term), Paper Tile, References, Author Profile (in the last page of the paper, maximum 400 words), All Headings, and Manuscript Details (First Page, Bottom, left side).Paper Title must be in Font Size 24, Bold, with Single Line Spacing. Authors Name must be in Font Size 11, Bold, Before Spacing 0, After Spacing 16, with Single Line Spacing. Please do not write Author e-mail or author address in the place of Authors name. Authors e-mail, and their Address details must be in the Manuscript details. Abstract and Keywords (Index Term) must be in Font Size 9, Bold, Italic with Single Line Spacing. All MAIN HEADING must be in Upper Case, Center, and Roman Numbering (I, II, III…etc), Before Spacing 12, After Spacing 6, with single line spacing. All Sub Heading must be in Title Case, Left 0.25 cm, Italic, and Alphabet Numbering (A, B, C…etc), Before Spacing 6, After Spacing 4, with Single Line Spacing. Manuscript Details must be in Font Size 8, in the Bottom, First Page, and Left Side with Single Line Spacing. References must be in Font Size 8, Hanging 0.25 with single line spacing. Author Profile must be in Font Size 8, with single line spacing.
• Introduction: State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, with a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
• Theory/Calculation/Methodology: A Theory Section should extend, not repeat the information discussed in Introduction. In contrast, a Calculation Section represents a practical development from a theoretical basis.
• Result: Results should be clear and concise.
• Discussion: This section should explore the importance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate.
• Conclusion and Future Scope: The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusion Section. In this section, the author(s) should also briefly discuss the limitations of the research and Future Scope for improvement.
• Appendix: If there are multiple appendices, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formula 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. Similar nomenclature should be followed for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.
• Acknowledgement: If desired, authors may provide acknowledgements at the end of the article, before the references. The organizations / individuals who provided help during the research (e.g. providing language help, writing assistance, proof reading the article, sponsoring the research, etc.) may be acknowledged here.
• References: Citation in text- Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). The references in the reference list should follow the standard IEEE reference style of the journal and citation of a reference. 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, as well. 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, according to the order in which they appear in the text. example: [1] G. O. Young, “Synthetic structure of industrial plastics (Book style with paper title and editor),” in Plastics, 2nd ed. vol. 3, J. Peters, Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964, pp. 15–64.

MATHEMATICAL FORMULA

Present formula using Equation editor in the line of normal text. Number consecutively any equations that have to be referred in the text

CAPTIONS AND NUMBERING FOR FIGURE AND TABLES

Ensure that each figure / table has been numbered and captioned. Supply captions separately, not attached to the figure. A caption should comprise a brief title and a description of the illustration. Figures and tables should be numbered separately, but consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text.

Color illustrations
Online publication of color illustrations is free of charge. There is no any extra charges.

Copyright and Permissions
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all Open Access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.

The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not specifically identified, does not imply that these names are not protected by the relevant laws and regulations. The submitting author is responsible for securing any permissions needed for the reuse of copyrighted materials included in the manuscript.

While the advice and information in this journal are believed to be true and accurate on the date of its going to press, neither the authors, the editors, nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein.

Final Proof of the Paper
One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author or a link will be provided in the e-mail so that the authors can download the files themselves. These PDF proofs can be annotated; for this you need to download Adobe Reader version 7 (or higher) available free at get.adobe.com/reader If authors do not wish to use the PDF annotations function, they may list the corrections and return them to JCTS in an e-mail [email protected]. Please list corrections quoting line number. If, for any reason, this is not possible, then mark the corrections and any other comments on a printout of the proof and then scan the pages having corrections and e-mail them back within 05 days. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables and figures. Significant changes to the paper that has been accepted for publication will not be considered at this stage without prior permission. 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 authors’ responsibility. Note that JCTS will proceed with the publication of paper, if no response is received within 05 days.