Notes for Contributors

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The Journal of Marine Science and Technology (JMST) publishes original research papers on all phases of science and related fields in the applied science. All papers submitted are reviewed by peers who will advise the Chief Editor on the matter of acceptance on the basis of merit, originality and length of the paper. Only those papers that are highly recommended will be accepted for publication.
Submissions of manuscripts in Portable Document Format (PDF) to the Editor-in-Chief should be sent to the following E-mail address: jmst@mail.ntou.edu.tw.
in the template file (download here).
In addition to being concise and consistent in style, spelling and the use of abbreviations, papers should conform to the following instructions.
1. Language: Papers should be written in English. Each paper should have abstract not exceeding 150 words.
2. Units: The SI units should be followed for all dimensional quantities.
3. Typescript: Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, on standard white paper measuring 21 cm • 30cm (A4 format).
4. Title and Author: Title of paper should be concise, informative and in capital letters. Author(s) and affiliation(s) should appear at the bottom of the first column on the first page.
5. Keywords: Several keywords (not more than 4 words) should be given below author(s) and affiliation(s).
6. Headings: Headings for sections should be centered and numbered with Roman numerals. Headings for subsections, numbered with Arabic numerals, should start from the left-hand margin.
7. Equations and Mathematical Formulas: All equations and mathematical formulas should be typewritten.? Equations should be numbered serially on the right-hand side by Arabic numerals in parentheses. Leave as much space as possible above and below all of the mathematical expressions.
8. Length: Text of paper normally should not exceed 8,000 words (10 printed pages in the Journal) or equivalent.
9. Figures: All illustrations, photographs, tables, etc. should be numbered, titled and have descriptive captions.
10. Nomenclature: All symbols and units should be listed in English and in alphabetical order with indication of their meaning and legible.
11. References: References should be listed and numbered in alphabetical order according to author, patentee, or editor. Complete information with the title of the paper, Patent, report, etc. should be given.
Examples:
1. Abbas, M. A., Experimental Study of the Flow Properties in a Homogeneous Slurry, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (1987).
2. Durst, F., Ernst, F., and Volklein, J., “Laser-Doppler measurements in large wind tunnel,” Proceeding of the International Symposium on Laser Anemometry, Boston, Massachusetts, pp. 95-100 (1987).
3. Elghobashi, S. H. and Abou-Arab, T. W., “A two-equation turbulence model for two-phase flows,” Physics of Fluids, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 931-938 (1983).
4. Saleh, B., Photoelectron Statistics with Application to Spectroscopy and Optical Communication, Springer, New York, pp. 23-34 (1978).