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Authors should carefully go through the journal guidelines and policies before submitting the articles. Only the following article types are included in the journal:

1.	Full-Length Articles: Full-length articles consisting of original, high-quality, research papers presenting new findings and innovations which include systematic review and meta-analysis.
2.	Communications: Brief articles known as communications facilitate the quick distribution of novel, state-of-the-art concepts, and timely major advances in the fields of applied sciences, engineering, and technology. They also compare and contrast current approaches with those that have been demonstrated to have advantages over those that have been documented in the literature. Communications present groundbreaking preliminary results or significant findings that are part of a larger study over multiple years.
3.	Review Articles: Review articles are state-of-the-art overviews of a topic in specific discipline or subject area by examining a broad review of the relevant research, identifying emerging trends, and patterns recommending future prospects for the target topic.
4.	Case studies: Case studies are in-depth, detailed examination of particular case (or cases) within real-world context.

Guidelines for Manuscript Submission

All manuscripts submitted to JMTR must discuss a significant issue in the realm of multidisciplinary research, pay attention to current, pertinent, and updated literature and enhance and broaden our comprehension of the subject matter.

The manuscripts should be submitted using the online platform of the journal (Journal Management System). The following document template must be used when uploading the article.

We advise the authors to utilize plagiarism detection software to verify the originality of their submissions. A manuscript must contain more than % original content to be considered for publication in JMTR.

Authors are encouraged to provide their ORCID ID while submitting a manuscript to JMTR. The ORCID ID of the corresponding author must be furnished at the time of manuscript submission. We encourage all the authors who do not already possess this ID to obtain one by visiting the following website: http://orcid.org

JMTR does not charge any Article Processing Charges (APCs) to the authors for the publication of their manuscripts.

Length: All entries, including all materials, should have double spacing throughout and be between 3,000 and 6,000 words in length. For "full-length" research articles, all submitted manuscripts should be around 6,000 words in length. The word count pertains to the whole "Manuscript (with author names)" file, which comprises all essential components (such as the title, abstract, keywords, captions, reference list, and illustrations), but leaves out any further information or appendices. Please refer the following table for further clarification.

Limit for each manuscript type

Category	Word Count Limit	Number of Figures & Tables	Abstract Word Limit
Full-Length Articles	3000 - 6000	7	250 – 300
Communications	3000	2	250 – 300
Review Articles	4000 - 6000	7	250 – 300
Case Studies	3000	5	250 – 300

Format: You should submit both the PDF and Microsoft Word formats of your manuscript and should use the template provided above.

Authorship: Applicants should avoid any hint as to the authorship of the manuscript . The paper must not contain the author(s)' names. Information about the authors should be included in the cover page provided and submitted along with the manuscript as the first page of the manuscript.

Cover Page Information:

Title: The title should be succinct and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid including formulas and abbreviations. A title with a character count (without space) of 200 characters should be included on the title page. Font Cambria, size 16, Bold should be used for the title.

Capitalize the first word of the title, proper nouns, names, periods, events, I as a pronoun, locations and direct addresses only.

Author Names and Affiliations: Please make sure that all names are spelt correctly and clearly specify the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author. Make sure to use the last name/family name/surname following the initials. The names should be in Cambria font, size 14.

Provide the addresses of the affiliation(s) of the authors (where actual work was done) below the names. The affiliations should be in Cambria font, size 11, Italics. Leave no line space between the names of the authors and the affiliations. Put a lower-case superscript letter after the name of the author and in front of the relevant address to indicate all affiliations. Identify the corresponding author with an asterisk (*). Include the complete postal address of each affiliation (any letter that would be issued by the JMTR, will be sent to this postal address), along with the name of the country and, if it is available, the email address of every author.

e. g.: J.A.T. Gamage^1,2,*, C.M.D. Perera², W.R.V. De Silva² and N.K.L. Jayathilaka^1
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
²Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Wayamba University, Sri Lanka

Corresponding Author: Indicate clearly who will be in charge of correspondence during the entire publishing process, including post-publication. This duty involves responding to any upcoming inquiries on the published article. Make sure that the email address and the contact number of the corresponding author are provided and that the contact information are up to date.

Present/Permanent Address: A 'Present address' (or 'Permanent address') may be included. The primary affiliation address should be the one where the author conducted the work.

Title:

The title should be succinct and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid including formulas and abbreviations. A title with a character count (without space) of 200 characters should be included on the title page. Font Cambria, size 16, Bold should be used for the title.
Capitalize the first word of the title, proper nouns, names, periods, events, I as a pronoun, locations and direct addresses only.

e. g.: -

Presence of Leishmania donovani DNA in wild-caught biting midges Culicoides sp. at a Leishmaniasis disease endemic area in Sri Lanka; An alternative vector for disease transmission

Abstract:

Every paper should contain an abstract of 250–300 words. It is also necessary to include three to five keywords that define the emphasis of the article. The abstract should be accurate and succinct. The abstract should be organized including the following subheadings, Introduction, Objectives, Methodology, Results and Conclusion. The abstract should be able to stand alone and summarize the content of the article. Do not include any references in the abstract. Abbreviations should be introduced by indicating the full version with the abbreviations given within brackets the first time they appear in the article. Use only the SI units (e. g. kg m^-3 not as kg/m³). Chemical formulae should be written in a standard form such as “K₂SO₄”, not as “K2SO4”. Use a zero before decimal points such as “0.45,” not “.45.” The abstract should be between 250 and 300 words and justified (Font: Cambria, 11). The title of the manuscript should appear first in the "Manuscript (without author names)" file, followed by the abstract.

Keywords:

Keywords should be given leaving a one-line space below the abstract (Font: Cambria, 11, Justified). Include three to five keywords. Refrain from using broad and plural terms and multi-concept phrases ('and', 'of', etc.). Use abbreviations cautiously; only those that are widely recognized in the subject may be accepted. The objective of providing the keywords is for the purpose of indexing. Each keyword should start with a capital letter and be separated by a semicolon (;).

e. g.: Keywords: Prameha, Prophylactic, HOMA-IR, Ayurvedic symptoms score, Quality of life score

Do not include notes in the article.

Abbreviations: The only abbreviations that can be used without including introducing the term are those universally accepted (E.g.: PCR, DNA).

Highlights:

Highlights are not essential; however, they are highly suggested for this publication as they improve your article's search engine visibility. They are composed of a brief set of bullet points that summarize the original findings of your study and any unique techniques that have been utilized (if any).

Highlights must be uploaded using the online submission mechanism in a separate editable file. Do add three to five bullet points (with a limit of 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point) and use the word "Highlights" in the file name.

Main text: Structure:

Full-length research papers must use the basic structure given below. Each section should be written under the corresponding headings (Cambria, 14, Bold) given on an individual line, with a line gap above it.

This should be followed by:

Upload any additional data files as a distinct file(s) identified as "Supplementary material" (see below).

The sections given above should not be numbered.

Subsections:

Introduction: The introduction and literature review must be merged into a single chapter. Your literature review should include a succinct summary of the relevant research on your area of interest. Accordingly, give an overview of previous and ongoing research of the subject matter. The introduction should include an extensive and thorough elucidation and assessment of prior research conducted on the subject. Write in broad strokes and then focus on your specific area of interest (imagine an inverted triangle). It should outline the criteria for the applicability of the referenced publications as well as how your research will add to or expand upon the body of existing knowledge. In doing so, the gap in knowledge should be discussed under the introduction. This part should incorporate the conceptual or theoretical foundation for your research in addition to the justification for your investigation. In addition, state the goals of the work and give a sufficient background. Clearly state the hypothesis or the purpose of the study, how and why the hypothesis was developed and why the author(s) think it is important. Do not write subsections with headings for the study hypothesis, objectives, and the significance of the study. These sections should be presented as part of the introduction.

Methodology: Give enough information so that a different researcher might reproduce the study. Methods that have already been published should be cited and summarized. Indicate any changes made to current practices. The research approach, research design, data collection method, research area, sample area and sample unit should be included under the methodology. Include the specific reagents used with sufficient information for reproducing the data (E.g.: Manufacturer, Country, Catalog number). Software for data analysis should be explained briefly and with reference to its particular version.

Results: The noteworthy findings of the study must be emphasized in this section. The results should be concisely expressed, explain the procedures and underlying presumptions of each analytic technique used, and connect to the objectives of the study. This would entail disclosing statistical methods and giving pertinent descriptive and inferential statistics for the data in quantitative investigations. In qualitative research, the evidence supporting the claim(s) must be described; this may be accomplished by outlining the organization of the data, elucidating the coding process, and pinpointing the mechanism by which patterns surfaced. Figures and Tables may be used to visually represent the data. Do not include raw data tables in the results section. Data necessary for validation of the results may be submitted as supplementary files (E.g. high throughput gene expression data, molecular docking results etc.)

Discussion: A statement indicating the degree of support or lack thereof for the initial hypothesis considering the data should open this section. The author should examine post hoc explanations if the hypotheses are not supported. The authors should discuss potential sources of bias and other risks to internal validity, measure imprecision, the total number of tests or test overlap, effect sizes, and other research flaws when evaluating the results. Do not restate the findings. Discuss validity of the findings or any contradicting findings citing published works. Examine the importance of the findings.

Conclusions: Consider the conclusion to be your "elevator pitch". Include a brief conclusions section that contain the key findings of the study. Do not restate the results. These should be the conclusions drawn based on the study findings or the results. The outcomes that are most important to the design of your study, interesting to the research community, and/or practical for professional practice should be included. In addition, the significance of the findings and future implications of the findings can be discussed as part of the conclusions.

Figures:

Figure 1: Conceptual Model

During submission, include:

Preparation of figures:

If the figures were produced using a Microsoft Office application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), kindly provide them "as is" in the original document format.

Digital art:

Please 'Save as' or convert the images to one of the following formats when your electronic artwork is finished, regardless of the application you have used (notice the resolution requirements for line drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations specified below):

EPF or PDF:

TIFF or JPEG:

Please do not:

Tables:

Preparation of tables:

Table 1: Reliability test:

Variable	Cronbach’s Alpha
Green Product Positioning	0.706
Attitude towards green brands	0.723
Green brand knowledge	0.705
Green Product Purchase Intention	0.758

Source: Sample survey data, 2019

Tables must be provided as editable text in Microsoft Office Word or Excel format—not as images.

Supplementary materials:

Applications, pictures, and audio snippets are examples of supplementary content that may be provided with your article. Supplementary materials that are submitted are published exactly as received (online Excel or PowerPoint files will be recognized as such). Please send in your material with the article and make sure each supplementary file has a brief, informative caption. Please be careful to submit an updated file if you decide at any point during the process to make modifications to the supplementary content. Do not indicate any corrections. Kindly disable the 'Track Changes' feature in Microsoft Office files, since these will be reflected in the final publication.

Video:

JMTR welcomes animation sequences and video content to complement and advance your scientific studies. It is highly recommended that authors include links to any animation or video files they desire to submit with their article in the body of the article. By referring to the video or animation material and stating in the body text where it should be put, this may be done similarly to a figure or table. Each file that is supplied must have a clear label that links it to the content of the video clip. Please submit your video or animation content in one of our suggested file formats, with a preferable maximum size of 150 MB per file, or 1 GB overall, to guarantee that it is immediately available. Please include ‘stills' with your files; you can create a separate picture or select any frame from the animation or video. These will customize the link to your video data and be used in place of the generic icons. Please include text for the sections of the article that relate to this content in both the print and electronic versions of the journal, as video and animation cannot be incorporated in the print edition.

Data visualizing:

Incorporate interactive data visualizations into your writing so that readers may get more engaged and involved with your study.

Style and conventions:

Language:

Only submissions in the English language are accepted. Please make sure you are consistent throughout and prepare your submission in either US or British English. All entries should be proofread well before being submitted, and they should all express a respectable level of English.

Use of inclusive language:

Language that is inclusive recognizes variety, respects individuals of all backgrounds, is cognizant of variances, and encourages equal opportunity. Nothing in the content should suggest that one person is better than another due to their age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability, or health condition. It should also use inclusive language throughout. Content should not assume anything about the beliefs or commitments of any reader. Writers must make sure that their work is free of prejudice, slang, stereotypes, allusions to the prevailing culture, and/or cultural presumptions. We recommend aiming for gender neutrality by defaulting to using plural nouns ("clinicians, patients/clients") and avoiding the use of "he, she," or "he/she." Unless they are relevant and accurate, we advise against using descriptors that pertain to personal characteristics like age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, handicap, or health condition. We advise against using derogatory or exclusive phrases like "master," "slave," "blacklist," and "whitelist" while coding terminology. We propose adopting terms like "primary," "secondary," "blocklist," and "allowlist," which are more suitable and (self-)explanatory. These rules are by no means exhaustive or definitive; rather, they are intended to serve as a point of reference to assist with identifying proper wording.

Abbreviations:

The abstract and title should not contain any abbreviations. When an abbreviation is used for the first time, whether in the Introduction or elsewhere, it should be defined. Do not use multiple different abbreviations for the same term.

Footnotes:

Do not use footnotes.

Math formulae:

Math equations should be submitted as editable text, not as images. If feasible, provide basic formulas in accordance with standard language. For small fractional terms, such as X/Y, use the solidus (/) rather than a horizontal line. Variables should ideally be provided in italics. Exp is frequently a more practical way to represent the powers of e. If there are equations that need to be shown independently from the text, number them sequentially (if mentioned in the text).

Use of word processing software:

It is crucial that the file be saved in the original format of the word processor. The text has to be formatted in a single column. Make the arrangement of the text as simple as possible. When processing the article, most formatting codes will be deleted and replaced. Specifically, avoid using the justification or hyphenation features of the word processor. Use italics, bold type, subscripts, superscripts, etc., . If you are going to utilize a table grid for table preparation, use just one grid per table, not one for each row. In the absence of a grid, align columns using tabs rather than spaces. The preparation of the electronic text should closely resemble that of conventional manuscripts. Regardless of whether you choose to incorporate your figures within the text, you will still need to submit the source files for the tables, figures, and text graphics. Also refer to the section on digital art. It is highly recommended that you utilize the "spell-check" and "grammar-check" features of the word processor to prevent unnecessary mistakes.

Acknowledgements:

Gather acknowledgments at the conclusion of the article and arrange them in a distinct section, following the Conclusion and before the references. Do not put them anywhere on the title page. Enumerate here the people who helped with the research (E.g. Technical or laboratory aid for data collection not included as an author).

Declaration of Funding Sources:

Following the Acknowledgments section, the text should include a consistent list of funding sources to help ensure compliance with requirements of the funding organization.

Detailed explanations of the program or the many kinds of grants and prizes are not required. In cases where a university, college, or other research institution receives funds from a block grant or other accessible resources, the name of the institute or organization that gave the funding should be included.

It is advised to add the following sentence if the research has not received any funding:

Funding: Funding from a governmental, private, or nonprofit organization was received for this research.

Conflict of interest statement: If the authors declare no conflict of interest, include the following statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

References:

General Page setting format (Layout) for references:

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Citations in text:

References:

Examples:

Reference
Style: All manuscripts should follow APA style (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition, 2020). Below are some examples of referencing: In text citation of authors If there are two authors, cited paper should be written in this way (Hartmann & James, 2001).

Cite papers with one author and two authors in text following this manner (Atkins, 1996; Leech & Nesi, 1999).

Follow this format if you cite a secondary source in text (Lemmens & Wekker, 1990 as cited in de Schryver, 2003).

Reference to a Journal Publication:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), page range.

Example: Johnson, M. B. (2015). The impact of technology on education. Journal of Educational Technology, 28(4), 451-465.

Reference to a Book:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher.
Example: Smith, J. A. (2001). The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers. Random House.

Online Book:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher. URL
Example: Doe, J. (2018). Digital Marketing Strategies. ABC Publications.
https://www.example.com/digital-marketing-strategies

Newspaper Article:

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day of publication). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. Page range.

Example: Brown, S. (2022, January 5). Climate change and its impact on agriculture. The New York Times, A3.

Government Report:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of report. (Report No. xxx). Publisher.

Example: United States Department of Health and Human Services. (2019). National Health Statistics Report. (Report No. 123). Government Printing Office.

Reference to a Chapter in an Edited Book:

Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. (1994). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones, & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp.281-304). New York: E-Publishing Inc.

Book chapter Example

Baker, F. M., & Lightfoot, O. B. (1993). Psychiatric care of ethnic elders. In A. C. Gaw (Ed.), Culture, ethnicity, and mental illness (pp. 517-552). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Monograph or Book in a Series

Schnepf E, (1993). The alveolar macrophage. In Cultured Human Cells and Tissues. Edited by Harris TJR. New York: Academic Press, 54-56.

PhD Thesis

Kohavi R, (1995). Wrappers for performance enhancement and oblivious decision graphs. PhD thesis. Stanford University, Computer Science Department.

Video or Conference Presentation:

United Nations (2016, May 16). United Nations Global Student Videoconference to celebrate heritage, culture, roots of African Diaspora at Headquarters on 13 May. United Nations Organization. [Video]. http://www.un.org/press/en/2016/note6480.doc.htm

Film:

Unkrich, L. & Molina, A. (Co-directors). (2017). Coco [Film]. Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios.

Online Newspaper Article:

Emigh, R.J. (2021, August 10). A historical sociology of the authentication of news. Items. https://items.ssrc.org/beyond-disinformation/a-historical-sociologyof-the-authentication-of-news/

Printed Newspaper Article:

Ongcal, A. (2021, October 8) ‘We just need food’: Manila’s newly homeless tell stories of survival in lockdown – photo essay. The Guardian.

Blog Post:

Peterson, A. (2021, July 1). Social capital, active community, and educational disadvantage.
Social Sciences Birmingham.
https://blog.bham.ac.uk/socialsciencesbirmingham/2021/07/01/social -capital-active-community-and-educational-disadvantage/