In order to fascilitate the publication process for authors, the Duke's Journal of Science and Technology utilises a free format submission design. This means that aside from the requirements for individual manuscript categories and referencing, authors are free to use their own format. 

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However, the following are required for submission, in addition to the Manuscript Category requirements: 

• Manuscript in Word or LaTeX editable format. Figures and tables may be included within the document or as separate documents. All figures and graphs must be produced by the authors. Figures and tables should have legends. Figures should be uploaded in the highest resolution possible. 

• Author names, Email Adresses, Institute of Affiliation

• ORCID ID (if applicable)

• Title page of the manuscript

• Conflict of interest disclosure

• Data Availability statement (if applicable)

• Permission to reproduce material from other sources (if applicable)

• Ethics approval statement (if applicable)

• Patient consent statement (if applicable)

• Clinical trial registration (if applicable)

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If the manuscript, figures or tables are difficult for you to read, they will also be difficult for the editors and reviewers, and the editorial office will send it back to you for revision. Your manuscript may also be sent back to you for revision if the quality of English language is poor.

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In general, the order of sections within the manuscript should be as follows. Sections in brackets are only present in certain article types. For more information, see Manuscript Categories.

• Title

• Author(s)

• (Dedication)

• Affiliation(s)

• Keywords: Please include 3 to 7 relevant Keywords

• Abstract: The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should be written in the present tense and impersonal style (i.e., avoiding we). Abbreviations must be defined when first used and the abstract should not contain any references.

• Main Text. For more information regarding Main Text subsections, see Manuscript Categories and Requirements.

• Acknowledgements: All funding sources relevant to the work reported should be acknowledged, including grant numbers and names of funding bodies. Contributions from anyone who does not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the Acknowledgements, with permission from the contributor.

• References

• (Biographies)

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Where appropriate, please ensure that:

• Use British English spelling throughout the manuscript.

• Use Greek letters in the character font Symbol or as inserted symbols. Do not use an Equation Editor to insert single characters (unless they are complex characters, such as vectors).

• Use Equation Editor, rather than inserting equations as graphics.

• All Figures, Schemes, and Tables should be mentioned in the main text in numerical order. "Figure 1", "Table 3", etc. should be written out in full.

• In the Experimental Section/Methods, quantities of reactants, solvents, etc., should be included in parentheses, e.g., triphenylstannyl chloride (0.964 g, 2.5 mmol) in toluene (20 mL).

• Physical data should be written with decimal points (not commas) and negative exponents (e.g., 25.8 J K−1 mol −1 as opposed to 25,8 J/Kmol).

• Abbreviations and acronyms should be used sparingly and consistently. Where they first appear in the text, the definition should also be given. A list of abbreviations that do not require definition is at the end of this document.​​

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