GUIDELINES
I. Manuscript submission
- All manuscripts must be submitted online via the online submission system at ctujsvn.ctu.edu.vn.
- First-time users: Please click the register button on the Journal home page (ctujsvn.ctu.edu.vn). Enter the requested information to complete your registration. Upon successful registration, an e-mail containing the user name and password will be sent to author.
- Authors: Please log in to the site using the CTU Staff Code (for CTU staff only) or email and password previously provided, before submit your manuscript. Following the submission, you will be able to track the progress of your manuscript through system.
- Manuscripts should not have been published or considered for publication elsewhere.
- Revisions of the manuscript may be required by the editors for technical merit or quality of scientific content before acceptance.
II. Manuscript preparation
- Manuscripts should be less than 15 pages.
- Manuscript is typed as a Word document, is formatted for standard paper (A4), with 1 inch (2.5 cm) margins on all sides, using Times New Roman font, size 12 pt, double-spaced lines. All pages should be numbered consecutively. None of footnotes, endnotes or appendices is required.
- Manuscripts should include the following sections: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Material and methods, Results and discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgments (if any), and References. None of appendices is required.
- Introduction, Material and methods, Results and discussion, Conclusions are numbered, in contrast, Abstract, Acknowledgements (if any), and References are not numbered.
- The main text’s headings and subheadings should be numbered as exampled below:
1. INTRODUCTION 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1. The shallots and the pathogen isolate 2.2. In vitro tests for direct antifungal activity of plant extracts against F. oxysporum 2.2.1. Inhibitory effects of plant extracts on the mycelial growth of F. oxysporum |
III. Specific requirements
1. Title
- Keep the title concise and informative.
- Avoid abbreviations and formulae.
- Should clearly describe the content of the article in the fewest possible words: 10 to 12 words are enough.
- The title should be specific, but not too technical.
- Capitalize the first word of the title, proper nouns, words after hyphen or colon.
Example:
Effect of levamisole on parameters of immune response and bacterial resistance of striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) |
2. Authors and Affiliations
- Write each author’s full name, do not include author’s degrees.
- Use superscript (numbered consecutively) after each author’s name to indicate the author’s affiliation.
- Mark (*) to indicate the corresponding author.
Example:
To Nguyen Phuoc Mai1, Ly Van Khanh2*, Bui Lan Anh3 and Tran Thanh Truc1 1 College of Agriculture, Can Tho University, Vietnam 2 Mekong Delta Development Research Institute , Can Tho University 3 College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University *Correspondence: Ly Van Khanh (email: lvkhanh@ctu.edu.vn) |
3. Abstract
- Should be no more than 200 words in length.
- Abstracts should briefly state the purpose of the research, methods used, primary results, and major conclusions.
- The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
- If abbreviations are essential, they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract.
Example: Introduction/Objective(s), Method(s), Result(s), Conclusion(s)
Experimental evidence suggests that white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) can be transmitted horizontally through water, via carrier organisms and/or by cannibalism of infected shrimp, but also vertically through infected brood stock. However, the mode(s) of WSSV transmission in shrimp farming systems and the epidemiological consequences are not well understood. In this study, molecular markers have been used to analyse the spread of WSSV within and between farms in Viet Nam for two different farming systems: improved-extensive and semi-intensive. Samples were periodically obtained from twenty improved-extensive shrimp ponds and twenty-three semi-intensive shrimp ponds applying different sampling schemes. PCR-genotyping was employed using three WSSV molecular marker loci: the variable tandem repeat regions (VNTR) in ORF75, ORF94 and ORF125 (GenBank AF369029). An analysis on the combined results of all three VNTR marker loci made it possible to follow transmission pathways of WSSV in the respective shrimp farming systems. The transmission of WSSV infection on improved extensive shrimp farms appeared mainly due to the recycling of WSSV over time in the same pond, whereas in semi-intensive shrimp farms transmission of WSSV was mainly from neighbouring ponds. These findings provide important information for field applications by suggesting pathway-specific control strategies.
4. Keywords
- Provide 4 to 6 keywords that can be used for indexing purposes immediately after the abstract.
- Avoid general, plural terms and multiple concepts (e.g., and, of).
- Alphabetical order.
- Keywords are separated by comma.
Example:
Keywords: catfish farming, clarias, hybrid catfish, inter-specific hybridization |
5. Introduction
- Provide background to support the motivation of the research.
- Briefly review the literature, summarize current knowledge, and identify the knowledge gaps to be addressed by the current study.
- Avoid a detailed literature survey or summary of previous results.
- Provide clear research questions and objectives of the study.
6. Material and methods
- Describe the materials and methods used to generate all the results reported in the manuscript in detail.
- Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced by an independent researcher.
- Methods that are already published should be summarized and indicated by a reference.
- Any modifications to existing methods should be described.
7. Results and discussion
- Provide clear and concise descriptions of all findings without extrapolating the results reported.
- Do not describe methods for the first time in the “Results and discussion” section.
- Results should be presented in a logical order.
- Report results of all analyses and experiments that are described in the manuscript.
- If p-values are used to interpret findings, report actual p-values for all results rather than indicating ranges of p-values or statistical significance only.
- Do not duplicate data among figures, tables, and text.
- A combined “Results and discussion” section is often appropriate.
- Provide a review of the relevant literature and other information needed to put the study findings into context.
- Provide a complete and balanced view of previous research, including findings that are inconsistent with the hypotheses, results, or conclusions of the present study.
- Provide a straightforward discussion of the study limitations.
- Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
8. Conclusion
- Summarize the key findings and their implications for the study question/hypothesis, future research, and policy as appropriate.
- Keep the conclusion brief.
9. Acknowledgment
- Acknowledge the funding organization(s) or anyone who provided intellectual assistance, technical help (including writing and editing), or special equipment/materials.
- The name(s) of funding organization(s) should be written in full.
10. Abbreviation
- Abbreviations are used only when the word is repeated at least twice in the article.
- Define an abbreviation the first time it is used and then use the abbreviation thereafter, not with spelled out form. If an abbreviation is used only once in the text, it cannot be used.
11. Figures and tables
- Table or figure presented must be sufficiently clear, well-labeled, and described by its legend to be understood. It is numbered consecutively, starting with Fig. 1 or Table 1.
- The legends go above the body of the table; Figure legends go below the graph.
- Table is divided into 7 maximum number of data columns.
Table 1: Chlorophyll-a concentration (µg/L) in different treatments
Values in the same column with the same letters are not significant difference (p>0.05)
Figure 5. A calibration curve showing detection limit and the region of Nernstian response of Ca2+–
12. Nomenclature and units
Follow the international system of units (SI):
- Length, area, volume: mm, cm, m, km, mm2, cm2, m3, µL, mL, L
- Weight: g, kg, ng, µg, mg, kg, t, Da, kDa
- Concentration: nM, µM, mM, M, %, µg/L, mg/L, g/L
- Measurement: space bar is required after number e.g. 5 L, 5 kg, 5 ppm, except for percentage (%) and temperature (°), e.g. 5%, 20°C, 100°F.
- Number decimal rules: allow accuracy of 1%, for examples:
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100 g, 645 g, 467 g (greater than or equal to 100).
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99.1 mg, 10.1 mL, 25.5 L (greater than or equal to 10).
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9.96 mL, 1.12 m3, 1.01 m2 (greater than or equal to 1).
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0.99, 0.67, 0.013, 0.0052 (less than 1)
- For chemical nomenclature: Refer http://www.iupac.org/ for further information.
- Math formula:
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Submit math equations as editable text and not as images.
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Present simple formula in line with normal text where possible and use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line for small fractional terms, e.g., X/Y. Authors are encouraged to use Math formulae made by MS. Word function (Insert/Equation)
- All biota (crops, plants, insects, birds, mammals, fish, etc.) should be identified by their scientific names when the English term is first used, with the exception of common domestic animals e.g., Cyprinus carpio for the first mentioned, later it can be written as C. carpio from the second time.
13. In-text citations
Follow APA (American Psychological Association) format. The author's name and the year of publication for the source appear in the text.
Parenthetical citation |
Narrative citation |
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One author |
(Hường, 2013) |
Hường (2013) |
Two authors |
(Deharveng & Bedos, 2000) |
Deharveng and Bedos (2000) |
Three authors and above |
(Aron et al., 2019) |
Aron et al. (2019) |
Group author with abbreviation |
*First citation: (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO], 1977) *Subsequent citations: (FAO, 1977) |
*First citation: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO, 1977) *Subsequent citations: FAO (1977) |
Group author without abbreviation |
(United States Government Accountability Office, 2019) |
United States Government Accountability Office (2019) |
Multiple works |
(Hiền và ctv., 2016; Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo, 2017; Cảnh, 2017; Aron, 2019; Belcher, 2019) *Chronological order |
Hiền và ctv. (2016), Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo (2017), Cảnh 92017), Aron (2019) và Belcher (2019) *Chronological order |
Multiple works, same author |
(Vuong et al., 2018, 2019b)
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Vuong et al. (2018, 2019b)
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Same author, Same year of publication |
(Vuong et al., 2019a, 2019b) (Thanh và ctv., 2021a, 2021b) |
(Vuong et al., 2019a, 2019b) (Thanh và ctv., 2021a, 2021b) |
Secondary source |
(Garrison, 2011, as cited in Kattoua et al., 2016)
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Garrison (2011, as cited in Kattoua et al., 2016)
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Direct quotation Place quotation marks around the direct quote, include page number. (For direct quotations of more than 40 words, display the quote as an indented block of text without quotation marks) |
It is stated that “the plurality of personal constitutions is important: some person’ constitutions will allow them to live some ways of life from the inside, but not others” (Brighouse, 2006, p. 17). It can be explained that: Rational reflection takes place within a given social context. Certainly they subject both their own personal traits and the relationships within their situation to rational scrutiny. Rational reflection can help us to detect inconsistencies and fallacious argumentation, and to uncover misuse of evidence. It helps us to see whether a choice coheres with our given judgement, including our judgements about what kind of person we ought to be. It also helps us to evaluate the ways we are attached to other people, and to carry out our altruistic obligations and goals more effectively. (Brighouse, 2006, p. 20) |
Brighouse (2006) said that “the plurality of personal constitutions is important: some person’ constitutions will allow them to live some ways of life from the inside, but not others” (p. 17). Brighouse et al. (2006) suggested: Rational reflection takes place within a given social context. Certainly they subject both their own personal traits and the relationships within their situation to rational scrutiny. Rational reflection can help us to detect inconsistencies and fallacious argumentation, and to uncover misuse of evidence. It helps us to see whether a choice coheres with our given judgement, including our judgements about what kind of person we ought to be. It also helps us to evaluate the ways we are attached to other people, and to carry out our altruistic obligations and goals more effectively. (p. 20) |
+ Reference list:
- Be alphabetically by name of first author (or title if the author isn’t known, in this case a, an and the should be ignored)
- If there are multiple works by the same author these are ordered by date, if the works are in the same year they are ordered alphabetically by the title and are allocated a letter (a, b, c. etc.) after the date
- Contain full references for all in-text references used
- The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and have been published or accepted for publication.
- Do not use footnotes as a substitute for the reference list.
- Arrange entries in alphabetical order by the name of the (first) author
- References from the same author in the same year must be identified by the letters “a”, “b”, “c”, etc. placed after the year of publication.
- List all authors, add “and” before the last one.
Types of sources |
APA reference style |
Book |
Vietnamese reference: Author’s N, S. M., & Author’s N, S. M. (Year). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (edition). Publisher. DOI (if available) Hồ, T. B., & Lư, N. T. (2003). Kỹ thuật nuôi tôm thẻ chân trắng. Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp Hà Nội. English reference: Author’s S, N. M., & Author’s S, N. M. (Year). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (edition). Publisher. DOI (if available) Belcher, W. (2019). Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A guide to academic publishing success (2nd ed.). University of Chicago Press. (Note: S: surnam, N: name, M: middle name) |
Book chapter |
Vietnamese reference: Author’s N, S. M., & N, S. M. (Year). Title of chapter. In N. Surname, & N. Surname (Eds.), Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (pp. pages of chapter). Publisher. DOI (if available) Hiền, T. T. T., Tú, T. L. C., & Glencross, B. (2016). Dinh dưỡng và thức ăn cá tra (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus). Trong N. T. Phương, & N. A. Tuấn (Chủ biên). Nuôi cá tra (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) ở đồng bằng sông Cửu Long: Thành công và thách thức trong phát triển bền vững (trang 109-136). Nhà xuất bản Đại học Cần Thơ. English reference: Author’s S, N. M., & Author’s S, N. M. (Year). Title of chapter. In N. Surname, & N. Surname (Eds.), Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (pp. pages of chapter). Publisher. DOI (if available) Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016 |
Journal Articles |
Vietnamese reference: Author’s N, S. M., & N, S. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), page range. DOI (if available) Cảnh, Đ. N. (2017). Thực trạng và phương pháp đẩy mạnh hoạt động nghiên cứu khoa học của giảng viên Trường Đại học Cần Thơ. Tạp chí Khoa học Trường Đại học Cần Thơ, 54(7), 117-121. https://doi.org/10.22144/ctu.jvn.2018.131 English reference: Author’s S, N. M., & Author’s S, N. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), page range. DOI (if available) Kattoua, T., Al-Lozi, M., & Alrowwad, A. (2016). A review of literature on E-learning systems in higher education. International Journal of Business Management and Economic Research, 7(5), 754-762. |
Paper published in conference proceedings as a journal |
Vietnamese reference: Author’s N, S. M., & N, S. M. (Year). Title of paper. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of proceedings (page range). Publisher. DOI or URL (if available) Tuấn, L. A., & Minh, V. Q. (2015). Phân tích những yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến thực hiện quy hoạch, kế hoạch sử dụng đất thành phố Cần Thơ dưới sự hỗ trợ của GIS. Kỷ yếu hội nghị GIS toàn quốc 2015 (trang 643-647). https://sj.ctu.edu.vn/ql/docgia/kyyeuhoinghitrongnuoc-2015/baibao-30971.html?page_current=5 English reference: Author’s S, N. M., & Author’s S, N. M. (Year). Title of paper. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of proceedings (page range). Publisher. DOI or URL (if available) Morgan, R., Meldrum, K., Bryan, S., Mathiesen, B., Yakob, N., Esa, N., & Ziden, A. A. (2017). Embedding digital literacies in curricula: Australian and Malaysian experiences. In G. B. Teh & S. C. Choy (Eds.), Empowering 21st century learners through holistic and enterprising learning: Selected papers from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College International Conference 2016 (pp. 11-19). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4241-6_2 |
Document by a government agency or other organization |
Government Department. (Year). Document title (Publication No). URL Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo. (2017). Quyết định ban hành quy trình quản lý văn bản trong môi trường mạng của Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo (Số 1224/QĐ-BGDĐT). http://www.moet.gov.vn/van-ban/vbdh/Pages/chi-tiet-van-ban.aspx?ItemID=2176 United States Government Accountability Office. (2019). Performance and accountability report: Fiscal year 2019. https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/702715.pdf |
Dissertation or Thesis |
Vietnamese reference: Author’s N, S. M. (Year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master's thesis (doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis). Name of Institution. Hường, Đ. T. (2013). Nghiên cứu đánh giá tiềm năng tái chế chất thải điện tử và thu hồi kim loại có giá trị từ bản mạch điện tử thải bỏ (Luận văn thạc sĩ). Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội. English reference: Author’s S, N. M. (Year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master's thesis (doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis). Name of Institution. Tain, F. H. (1999). Impacts of aquaculture extension on small-scale Oreochromis niloticus production in northeastern Thailand (master’s thesis). University of Michigan. |
Website |
Vietnamese reference: Author’s N, S. M., & Author’s N, S. M. (Year). Title. URL Hồng, N. T. B., Dương, N. T. K., Phương, N. T. M., & Thịnh, P. P. (2014). Nhân giống dừa sáp bằng kỹ thuật nuôi cấy phôi. http://hiephoiduabentre.com.vn/inde English reference: Author’s S, N. M., & Author’s S, N. M. (Year). Title. URL Neuburger, H. (2018). How innovative companies are leading the way regarding company culture. EU Startup. https://www.eu-startups.com/2018/04/how-innovative-companies-are-leading-the-way-regarding-company-culture |