The Cover Letter
Authors should submit a cover letter with each manuscript. The cover letter should include the following
The corresponding author’s title, current credentials, occupation, institutional affiliation (if applicable), subscription number, mailing addresses, phone number, and e-mail address.
The Manuscript
All manuscripts submitted for publication to the NNT should include the following
Title
- An effective title summarizes the main idea or ideas of your study.
- It needs to be simple, direct, accurate, attractive, concise, informative.
- The title shall not exceed 15 words, shall be given on top of the title page.
Abstract
An abstract is a short summary of your manuscript, designed to give readers a quick overview of the whole research. The abstract shall not exceed 250 words.
Format the abstract according to the following headings:
- BACKGROUND
- PURPOSE
- METHODOLOGY
- RESULTS
- CONCLUSION
- KEYWORDS (include 5-7 keywords)
Introduction
- The Introduction provides the readers background and context to convey the importance of your research.
- It should answer three important questions:
- What am I writing about?
- Why is it important?
- What do I want the reader to know about it?
- After introduction, begin to establish what you want your readers to know aout your study. This will include:
- Focus and scope
- The problem statement
- Hypotheses
- Objectives
Materials and Methods
- The Methods section should provide a detailed yet concise description of how the study was conducted. This includes the study setting, sample size, and method of participant selection, along with a brief overview of the sample’s demographic characteristics.
- It should outline the study design, tools or instruments used for data collection.
- The section should also describe the data collection process, any pilot study conducted and any limitations in the methodology.
Results
- The results section of the research paper is where you report the notable findings of your study.
- The result section should simply state the findings, without bias or interpretation, and arranged in a logical sequence.
- Represent your results visually using graphs, tables, and other figure which can help illustrate the findings of your research paper. Mention these illustrations in text, but do not repeat the information that they convey.
Conclusion
- The conclusion should include a restatement of your initial thesis; summarizing your key points and if possible make new research suggestions.
- Conclusion plays an important note in giving the author the opportunity to have final word, create a good impression, and end the paper on a positive note.
- Adding a strong conclusion to your research paper is important to give reader the comprehension of your research topic.
References
- A reference is a detailed description of the source of information that you want to give credit to via citation.
- All the references should be numbered.
- Maximum of 10-15 references should be given.