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Submission Guidelines for the PSBI Repository

Article Types

The PSBI repository accepts the following article types:

  • Original research article
  • Review article (narrative or systematic)
  • Brief report or technical note
  • Case study or implementation report

Formatting Requirements

Articles should be prepared using the following specifications:

  • Font: Times New Roman or Arial, size 11 or 12
  • Line spacing: 1.15 or 1.5
  • Page size: A4
  • Language: English (with clear abstract and key terms)

Structure for Original Articles

Include the following sections in order:

  • Title (concise, without abbreviations)
  • Authors and affiliations (with corresponding author contact details)
  • Structured abstract (Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion; 250–300 words)
  • Keywords (3–6)
  • Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion
  • References (APA or Vancouver; maximum 40 for original articles)

Authorship and Ethics

All authors must have contributed significantly to the work and reviewed the final manuscript. Submissions must not be under simultaneous consideration elsewhere. By submitting, authors grant PSBI and Manuskrito a non‑exclusive license to store, index, and display the article in the repository and composite search system.