Mdpi Article Template
Mdpi Article Template
Title
Firstname Lastname 1,†,‡ , Firstname Lastname 2,‡ and Firstname Lastname 2, *
1 Affiliation 1; [email protected]
2 Affiliation 2; [email protected]
* Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: (optional; include country code; if there are multiple
corresponding authors, add author initials) +xx-xxxx-xxx-xxxx (F.L.)
† Current address: Affiliation.
‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.
Abstract: A single paragraph of about 200 words maximum. For research articles, abstracts should 1
give a pertinent overview of the work. We strongly encourage authors to use the following style of 2
structured abstracts, but without headings: (1) Background: place the question addressed in a broad 3
context and highlight the purpose of the study; (2) Methods: describe briefly the main methods or 4
treatments applied; (3) Results: summarize the article’s main findings; (4) Conclusions: indicate the 5
main conclusions or interpretations. The abstract should be an objective representation of the article, 6
it must not contain results which are not presented and substantiated in the main text and should not 7
Keywords: keyword 1; keyword 2; keyword 3 (List three to ten pertinent keywords specific to the 9
The template details the sections that can be used in a manuscript. Note that the 12
order and names of article sections may differ from the requirements of the journal (e.g., 13
the positioning of the Materials and Methods section). Please check the instructions on 14
the authors’ page of the journal to verify the correct order and names. For any questions, 15
please contact the editorial office of the journal or [email protected]. For LaTeX-related 16
1. Introduction 18
The introduction should briefly place the study in a broad context and highlight why 19
it is important. It should define the purpose of the work and its significance. The current 20
state of the research field should be reviewed carefully and key publications cited. Please 21
Citation: Lastname, F.; Lastname, F.; highlight controversial and diverging hypotheses when necessary. Finally, briefly mention 22
Lastname, F. Title. Journal Not Specified the main aim of the work and highlight the principal conclusions. As far as possible, please 23
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Citing a journal paper [1]. Now citing a book reference [2,3] or other reference types [4–6]. 25
Received:
Please use the command [7,8] for the following MDPI journals, which use author–date 26
Revised:
Accepted:
citation: Administrative Sciences, Arts, Econometrics, Economies, Genealogy, Humanities, 27
Published:
IJFS, Journal of Intelligence, Journalism and Media, JRFM, Languages, Laws, Religions, 28
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ with the publication available to readers. Please disclose at the submission stage any 34
4.0/). restrictions on the availability of materials or information. New methods and protocols 35
should be described in detail while well-established methods can be briefly described and 36
appropriately cited. 37
Research manuscripts reporting large datasets that are deposited in a publicly avail- 38
able database should specify where the data have been deposited and provide the relevant 39
accession numbers. If the accession numbers have not yet been obtained at the time of 40
submission, please state that they will be provided during review. They must be provided 41
prior to publication. 42
Interventionary studies involving animals or humans, and other studies require ethical 43
approval must list the authority that provided approval and the corresponding ethical 44
approval code. 45
3. Results 47
This section may be divided by subheadings. It should provide a concise and precise 48
3.1. Subsection 51
3.1.1. Subsubsection 52
• First bullet; 54
• Second bullet; 55
• Third bullet. 56
1. First item; 58
2. Second item; 59
3. Third item. 60
All figures and tables should be cited in the main text as Figure 1, Table 1, etc. 63
Figure 1. This is a figure. Schemes follow the same formatting. If there are multiple panels, they
should be listed as: (a) Description of what is contained in the first panel. (b) Description of what is
contained in the second panel. Figures should be placed in the main text near to the first time they
are cited. A caption on a single line should be centered.
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Table 1. This is a table caption. Tables should be placed in the main text near to the first time they
are cited.
Text. 65
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a = 1, (1)
the text following an equation need not be a new paragraph. Please punctuate equations as 69
regular text. 70
Proof of Theorem 1. Text of the proof. Note that the phrase “of Theorem 1” is optional if it 76
4. Discussion 79
Authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted from the perspec- 80
tive of previous studies and of the working hypotheses. The findings and their implications 81
should be discussed in the broadest context possible. Future research directions may also 82
be highlighted. 83
5. Conclusions 84
This section is not mandatory, but can be added to the manuscript if the discussion is 85
6. Patents 87
This section is not mandatory, but may be added if there are patents resulting from the 88
Author Contributions: For research articles with several authors, a short paragraph specifying their 90
individual contributions must be provided. The following statements should be used “Conceptualiza- 91
tion, X.X. and Y.Y.; methodology, X.X.; software, X.X.; validation, X.X., Y.Y. and Z.Z.; formal analysis, 92
X.X.; investigation, X.X.; resources, X.X.; data curation, X.X.; writing—original draft preparation, 93
X.X.; writing—review and editing, X.X.; visualization, X.X.; supervision, X.X.; project administration, 94
X.X.; funding acquisition, Y.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the 95
manuscript.”, please turn to the CRediT taxonomy for the term explanation. Authorship must be 96
Funding: Please add: “This research received no external funding” or “This research was funded 98
by NAME OF FUNDER grant number XXX.” and and “The APC was funded by XXX”. Check 99
carefully that the details given are accurate and use the standard spelling of funding agency names at 100
Institutional Review Board Statement: In this section, you should add the Institutional Review 102
Board Statement and approval number, if relevant to your study. You might choose to exclude this 103
statement if the study did not require ethical approval. Please note that the Editorial Office might ask 104
you for further information. Please add “The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration 105
of Helsinki, and approved by the Institutional Review Board (or Ethics Committee) of NAME OF 106
INSTITUTE (protocol code XXX and date of approval).” for studies involving humans. OR “The 107
animal study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board (or Ethics Committee) of 108
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NAME OF INSTITUTE (protocol code XXX and date of approval).” for studies involving animals. OR 109
“Ethical review and approval were waived for this study due to REASON (please provide a detailed 110
justification).” OR “Not applicable” for studies not involving humans or animals. 111
Informed Consent Statement: Any research article describing a study involving humans should 112
contain this statement. Please add “Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the 113
study.” OR “Patient consent was waived due to REASON (please provide a detailed justification).” 114
OR “Not applicable” for studies not involving humans. You might also choose to exclude this 115
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be identified (including by the patients themselves). Please state “Written informed consent has been 118
Data Availability Statement: We encourage all authors of articles published in MDPI journals to 120
share their research data. In this section, please provide details regarding where data supporting 121
reported results can be found, including links to publicly archived datasets analyzed or generated 122
during the study. Where no new data were created, or where data is unavailable due to privacy or 123
ethical restrictions, a statement is still required. Suggested Data Availability Statements are available 124
Acknowledgments: In this section you can acknowledge any support given which is not covered by 126
the author contribution or funding sections. This may include administrative and technical support, 127
Conflicts of Interest: Declare conflicts of interest or state “The authors declare no conflicts of interest.” 129
Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interest that may be perceived as 130
inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results. Any role 131
of the funders in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses or interpretation of data; in the 132
writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results must be declared in this section. If 133
there is no role, please state “The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, 134
analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the 135
results”. 136
Abbreviations 137
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MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
DOAJ Directory of open access journals
140
TLA Three letter acronym
LD Linear dichroism
Appendix A 141
The appendix is an optional section that can contain details and data supplemental to 143
the main text—for example, explanations of experimental details that would disrupt the 144
flow of the main text but nonetheless remain crucial to understanding and reproducing 145
the research shown; figures of replicates for experiments of which representative data are 146
shown in the main text can be added here if brief, or as Supplementary Data. Mathematical 147
proofs of results not central to the paper can be added as an appendix. 148
Appendix B 149
All appendix sections must be cited in the main text. In the appendices, Figures, Tables, 150
etc. should be labeled, starting with “A”—e.g., Figure A1, Figure A2, etc. 151
References 152
1. Author 1, T. The title of the cited article. Journal Abbreviation 2008, 10, 142–149. 153
2. Author 2, L. The title of the cited contribution. In The Book Title; Editor 1, F., Editor 2, A., Eds.; Publishing House: City, Country, 154
3. Author 1, A.; Author 2, B. Book Title, 3rd ed.; Publisher: Publisher Location, Country, 2008; pp. 154–196. 156
4. Author 1, A.B.; Author 2, C. Title of Unpublished Work. Abbreviated Journal Name year, phrase indicating stage of publication 157
5. Author 1, A.B. (University, City, State, Country); Author 2, C. (Institute, City, State, Country). Personal communication, 2012. 159
6. Author 1, A.B.; Author 2, C.D.; Author 3, E.F. Title of presentation. In Proceedings of the Name of the Conference, Location of 160
Conference, Country, Date of Conference (Day Month Year); Abstract Number (optional), Pagination (optional). 161
7. Author 1, A.B. Title of Thesis. Level of Thesis, Degree-Granting University, Location of University, Date of Completion. 162
8. Title of Site. Available online: URL (accessed on Day Month Year). 163
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