IJTS publishes original contributions, critical reviews, technical papers, technical data, short notes, and letters to the editor in English (preferred language) or Arabic. Authors are kindly requested to follow the recommendations given below and are urged to request the Submission Guide to IJTS by mail from the editor Faculty of Technology &Education, Sohag University. Sohag, Egypt, or E-mail: IJTS@techedu.sohag.edu.eg

Submission of papers

Original manuscript should submit via specified menu. Page numbers should be included at the page footers. The name, telephone, and the E-mail address of the corresponding author should be recorded. The author may indicate under which section of IJTS the paper is desired to appear.

Authors are requested to submit a software version of their contribution in MS-Word.

Manuscript preparation

Manuscripts should be typed single spaced two columns on A4-size paper using MS Word.

Margins

Top & Bottom 3 cm except the first page where top margin should be 4.5 cm. Left & Right 2.5 cm. Left and right margins for the abstract and keywords are 3.5 cm. Space between columns 0.8 cm.

Fonts

Times New Roman for English text with the following sizes: Title 13 pt. upper case and in bold face. Author’s name and affiliation: 12 pt. Text 10 pt. Main titles in bold and upper case. Arabic Transparent for Arabic Text with equivalent font sizes.

Abstract

Authors are requested to present, in addition to the abstract in the same language of the paper, a translation of the abstract in the other language (English/Arabic).

Symbols and abbreviations

Symbols should correspond to international recommendations. Symbols and abbreviations that are not generally known must be explained in a list of symbols. Abbreviations should be avoided in titles and abstracts. abbreviations

Keywords

Authors are requested to submit up to five keywords of their choice. These will appear below the abstract in the printed article.

References

References are to be cited in the text by consecutive numbers in square brackets and listed by numbers in the reference list. 60% of references must be in the last 5 years. All references in the text must be linked to its corresponding reference in the reference list. Please refer to recent issues of the journal for specific examples.

Tables

Tables should be numbered and must be given headings at the top. Table heading must be in bold with font size 10. It is a good scientific style to arrange tables as transparently as possible. Tables are not to be combined with figures.

Formulae

Formulae and equations must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3…). They must be typed so clearly that each symbol can be recognized without error. There should be sufficient space between complex formulae and the preceding and subsequent text lines.

Figures

Letters, numbers, and essential details of the figure must be distinct and large enough to be recognized. Large figures may be developed with two column width and placed at either top or bottom of a page. Figures head must be at the bottom with title Fig( ) in bold

Units

SI or internationally agreed upon units should be used.

Fees

IJTS is an open access journal, 500EP to be paid for research examination for Egyptian researchers, 100$ for foreign researchers. Another 1000 EP for publication (in case of acceptance) for manuscripts up to 10 pages, and 35 EP for each extra page. Foreign researchers pay 100$ for publication for manuscripts up to 10 pages, then 5$ for each extra page.