Authors must prepare manuscripts according to the following AJSI requirements. Manuscripts that do not follow these specifications may be returned to the authors for correction before editorial assessment.
Article Setup
•    Paper size: Letter / Canadian Letter.
•    Page dimensions: 8.5 × 11 inches, equivalent to 21.59 × 27.94 cm.
•    Orientation: Portrait.
•    Margins: 2.5 cm on all sides.
•    Header: Enabled.
•    Footer: Enabled.
•    Page numbering: Pages must be numbered consecutively in the footer.
Font and Paragraph Format
•    Main font: Calibri.
•    Main text size: 10 pt.
•    Line spacing: 1.5 lines.
•    Text alignment: Fully justified.
•    Paragraph spacing: Use consistent spacing throughout the manuscript.
•    Language: Manuscripts may be submitted in English. A French version may be provided where appropriate, but the language must remain consistent throughout the manuscript.
Title and Author Information
The manuscript title must be:
•    Written in Calibri.
•    16 pt.
•    Bold.
•    Centered.
•    Concise and informative.
•    Written in sentence case unless capitalization is required by a proper name.
Author information must appear below the title and include:
•    Full name of each author.
•    Superscript numbers linking authors to their affiliations.
•    Department or research unit.
•    Institution.
•    City, province or state, postal code, and country.
•    Corresponding-author designation.
•    Institutional email address of the corresponding author.
Example
[Full Manuscript Title]
[First Author Full Name]¹, [Second Author Full Name]², and [Corresponding Author Full Name]¹,*
¹ [Department, Institution, City, Province/State, Postal Code, Country]
² [Department, Institution, City, Province/State, Postal Code, Country]
*Corresponding author: [Full Name]
E-mail: [email@institution.edu]
Article Information
When applicable, include the following information below the author affiliations:
Received: [Month DD, YYYY]
Revised: [Month DD, YYYY]
Accepted: [Month DD, YYYY]
The editorial office will confirm or update these dates during the publication process.
Abstract
The Abstract must:
•    Be written as one self-contained paragraph.
•    Contain no more than 300 words.
•    State the background or purpose.
•    Describe the principal methods.
•    Present the main results.
•    State the conclusion.
•    Avoid references and citations.
•    Define abbreviations at first use.
•    Avoid non-standard abbreviations.
The Abstract must be presented in a single-column layout.
Keywords
Provide exactly five keywords.
Keywords must:
•    Be relevant to the manuscript.
•    Be written in clear and specific terms.
•    Be separated by semicolons.
•    Avoid unnecessary repetition of words already used in the title where possible.
Example
Artificial intelligence; Scientific innovation; Research methods; Data analysis; Technology
Column Layout
The manuscript must use the following layout:
•    Title, author information, affiliations, article dates, Abstract, and Keywords: Single column.
•    Main manuscript text: Two columns.
•    Tables and figures: May extend across one or both columns when necessary for readability.
•    References: Two-column layout unless the journal’s production editor requests otherwise.
Authors should insert a continuous section break after the Keywords before applying the two-column layout to the main manuscript text.
Headings
Use the following heading sizes and styles:
•    Main headings: Calibri, 13 pt, bold.
•    Subheadings: Calibri, 12 pt, bold.
•    Third-level headings: Calibri, 11 pt, bold italic.
•    Body text: Calibri, 10 pt, regular.
Use numbered headings consistently throughout the manuscript.
Recommended Structure
■ 1 Introduction
■ 2 Materials and Methods
▪ 2.1 Study Design
▪ 2.2 Participants, Materials, or Data Sources
▪ 2.3 Data Collection
▪ 2.4 Data Analysis
▪ 2.5 Ethical Considerations
■ 3 Results
▪ 3.1 Primary Findings
▪ 3.2 Secondary Findings
■ 4 Discussion
▪ 4.1 Interpretation of Findings
▪ 4.2 Comparison with Previous Research
▪ 4.3 Limitations
■ 5 Conclusion
Do not use more than three heading levels. Do not add a full stop after the final number in a heading.
Main Manuscript Sections
The manuscript should normally contain the following sections:
1.    Introduction
2.    Materials and Methods
3.    Results
4.    Discussion
5.    Conclusion
6.    Acknowledgements
7.    Funding
8.    Author Contributions
9.    Conflicts of Interest
10.  Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate
11.  Data Availability Statement
12.   Appendices, if applicable
13.   References
Authors may adapt the section structure for Review Articles, Short Communications, Methods Articles, or other approved article types.
Introduction
The Introduction should:
•    Present the research topic.
•    Explain the importance of the problem.
•    Summarize relevant literature.
•    Identify the knowledge gap.
•    State the purpose of the study.
•    Present the research question or hypothesis, when applicable.
Avoid presenting detailed results or conclusions in the Introduction.
Materials and Methods
The Materials and Methods section must provide enough information to allow qualified researchers to understand and, where possible, reproduce the work.
Include the following subsections when applicable:
•    2.1 Study Design
•    2.2 Participants, Materials, or Data Sources
•    2.3 Data Collection
•    2.4 Data Analysis
•    2.5 Ethical Considerations
Report the study setting, participants, eligibility criteria, sample size, instruments, procedures, variables, software, statistical tests, analytical models, validation procedures, and relevant reporting standards.
Results
Present the findings in a clear and logical order.
Authors should:
•    Report the results without unnecessary repetition.
•    Refer to each table and figure before it appears.
•    Provide exact values where appropriate.
•    Report statistical results accurately.
•    Distinguish primary, secondary, subgroup, sensitivity, and exploratory analyses.
•    Avoid interpreting the results extensively in this section.
Discussion
The Discussion should:
•    Interpret the principal findings.
•    Explain their scientific, technical, clinical, social, or practical relevance.
•    Compare the findings with previous research.
•    Explain agreements and disagreements with published studies.
•    Identify the contribution of the work.
•    State important limitations.
•    Discuss possible sources of bias and uncertainty.
Conclusion
The Conclusion must be concise and directly supported by the reported results.
Do not introduce:
•    New data.
•    New analyses.
•    Unsupported claims.
•    Information that was not addressed in the manuscript.
Tables
Tables must be editable and should not be submitted only as images.
Table Requirements
•    Use Calibri, 8.5–9 pt, in the table body.
•    Avoid vertical borders.
•    Use horizontal borders only when necessary for clarity.
•    Number tables consecutively.
•    Place the table title above the table.
•    Use a concise and descriptive title.
•    Explain abbreviations in table notes.
•    Cite each table in the text before it appears.
Example
Table 1. Characteristics of the study participants.
Figures
Figures must be submitted in high resolution.
Figure Requirements
•    Center each figure.
•    Ensure that all labels remain readable after reduction.
•    Number figures consecutively.
•    Place the figure caption below the figure.
•    Define abbreviations and symbols in the caption or figure notes.
•    Cite each figure in the text before it appears.
•    Submit the original figure separately if the OJS system requests it.
Example
Figure 1. Workflow of the proposed research methodology.
Equations and Units
•    Number equations consecutively when they are cited in the text.
•    Place equation numbers in parentheses.
•    Use standard scientific notation.
•    Use internationally recognized units.
•    Define uncommon symbols when they first appear.
•    Maintain consistent decimal notation throughout the manuscript.
References and Citations
References must follow APA 7th edition.
Authors must ensure that:
•    Every in-text citation has a matching reference.
•    Every reference is cited in the manuscript.
•    Author names and publication years are accurate.
•    Journal titles, volume numbers, issue numbers, and page ranges are complete.
•    DOI links are correct and functional when available.
•    Placeholder or invented DOI values are not used.
Declarations
The manuscript must include the following statements after the Conclusion:
•    Acknowledgements.
•    Funding.
•    Author Contributions.
•    Conflicts of Interest.
•    Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate.
•    Data Availability Statement.
If a declaration does not apply, write:
Not applicable.
Final Preparation Checklist
Before uploading the manuscript to OJS, authors should confirm that:
•    The file is an editable Microsoft Word document.
•    The page size is Letter.
•    The page orientation is Portrait.
•    All margins are 2.5 cm.
•    The main font is Calibri, 10 pt.
•    The title is Calibri, 16 pt, bold, and centered.
•    Main headings are 13 pt bold.
•    Subheadings are 12 pt bold.
•    Third-level headings are 11 pt bold italic.
•    The Abstract is no more than 300 words.
•    Exactly five keywords are included.
•    The title and Abstract use one column.
•    The main manuscript text uses two columns.
•    Tables are editable.
•    Table bodies use Calibri 8.5–9 pt.
•    Tables do not contain vertical borders.
•    Figures are high resolution and centered.
•    Figure captions appear below the figures.
•    References follow APA 7th edition.
•    All required declarations are included.
•    All authors have approved the final manuscript.
•    The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal.