Paper Title (Use this style, Time New Roman, Font 20)

Corresponding Author1,*, Aaa Bbb Ccc1, Aaa Bbb Ccc 2, Aaa Bbb Ccc3 (Use this style, Time New Roman, Font 10, Normal)

1Author’s Affiliation, Department, Institute, Country, email

2Author’s Affiliation, Department, Institute, Country, email

3Author’s Affiliation, Department, Institute, Country, email

Abstract

The abstract should provide clear information about the research and the results obtained, and should not exceed 300 words. The abstract should not contain citations. (Use this style, Time New Roman, Font 9, Bold). The abstract body should be within one paragraph and involve information about background, aims, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion.

Keywords: component, formatting, style, styling, insert (key words)

Received: xxx / Accepted: xxx / Online: xxx.

Introduction

Instructions

The maximum paper length is restricted to 12 pages. The manuscript should have the following structure:

Paper Title

Authors and affiliation

Keywords (minimum 5 words)

Abstract (100 – 200 words)

Introduction

Main body (Methods, Results, Discussion)

Conclusions

Acknowledgements (optional)

References

Appendix (optional)

Full papers submitted for double-blind review to the JLBSR must not contain any information which makes it possible to identify the authors. In particular, names and affiliations must be removed from the manuscript submitted for review. Therefore, submissions which have not been appropriately anonymised may be subject to immediate rejection.

Page Layout, Spacing and Margins

Title and Abstract of the paper must be compiled in one column and all subsequent text (rest of the paper) must compiled in two columns. All text should be single-spaced. Left and right justified typing is needed.

Preparation in electronic form

This digital version of the style guide is to assist authors in preparing their papers. Currently, it is provided in Word only.

Length and Font

All manuscripts are limited to a size of no more than twelve (12) single-spaced pages (A4 size), including abstracts, figures, tables and references. The font type Times New Roman with a size of nine (10) points is to be used.

Table 1. Margin settings for A4 size paper

Setting	A4 size paper
mm	inches
Top	25	1.0
Bottom	25	1.0
Left	20	0.8
Right	20	0.8
Column Width	82	3.2
Column Spacing	6	0.25

TITLE AND ABSTRACT BLOCK

Title

The title should appear centered in bold capital letters, at the top of the first page of the paper with a size of twelve (12) points and single-spacing. After one blank line, type the author(s) name(s), affiliation and mailing address (including e-mail) in upper and lower case letters, centred under the title. In the case of multi-authorship, group them by firm or organization as shown in the title of these Guidelines.

Abstract

Leave one lines blank, then Type "Abstract" flush left in italic and bold. Start now with a concise Abstract (250 - 300 words) which presents briefly the content and very importantly, the news and results of the paper in words such to be understandable also to non-specialists.

Key Words

Leave one lines blank, then type "Keywords:" in italic and bold, followed by minimum of 5 key words. Those key words are used to find a paper with content you are preparing.

MAIN BODY OF TEXT

Type text single-spaced, with one blank line between paragraphs and following headings. Start paragraphs flush with left margin.

Headings

Major headings are to be centered, without underlining, after two blank lines and followed by a one blank line.

Type subheadings flush with the left margin in italic with upper case and lower case letters. Subheadings are on a separate line between two single blank lines.

Subsubheadings are to be typed in italic upper case and lower case letters after one blank line flush with the left margin of the page. The text of the subsubheadings must be followed on the same line. Subsubheadings may be followed by a colon (:), they may also be the first word of the paragraph's sentence.

Use decimal numbering for headings and subheadings

Footnotes

Mark footnotes in the text with a number (1); use the same number for a second footnote of the paper and so on. Place footnotes at the bottom of the page, separated from the text above it by a horizontal line.

Illustrations and Tables

Location: Figures must be placed in the appropriate location in the document, as close as practicable to the reference of the figure in the text. While figures and tables are usually aligned horizontally on the page, large figures and tables sometimes need to be turned on their sides. If you must turn a figure or table sideways. Note that the top is always on the left-hand side of the page.

Captions: All captions should be typed in upper and lower case letters, centered. For tables the captions has to be directly above the table. While, the caption of the Figure must be directly beneath the figure. Use single spacing if they use more than one line. All captions are to be numbered consecutively, e.g. Figure 1, Table 2, Figure 3.

Copyright: If your article contains any copyrighted illustrations or imagery, please include a statement of copyright such as: © company name or the book title Copyright 20xx (fill in year). It is the author's responsibility to obtain any necessary copyright permission. After publication, your article is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License and you retain the copyright.

Figure 1. Figure placement and numbering

Equations, Symbols and Units

Equations: Equations should be numbered consecutively throughout the paper. The equation number is enclosed in parentheses and placed flush right. Leave one blank lines before and after equations:

where	c = constant

x, y = target coordinates

X0, Y0, Z0 = initial coordinates

X, Y, Z = object coordinates

Symbols and Units: Use the Système International Units and Symbols (SI). Unusual characters or symbols should be explained in a list of nomenclature.

References

References should be indicated in the typescript by giving the author's name, with the year of publication in parentheses, as detailed in the APA style guide. However, JLBSR has its own style which is similar to APA style, and can be downloaded from the journal website. For example thus (Mustafa, 2013), and listed in alphabetical order in the reference section in standard APA format. References management software, such as EndNote and Mendeley, are preferred. The following arrangements should be used:

References from Journals: Journals should be cited like (Mustafa, 2014; Mustafa and Assafi, 2015; Mustafa et al., 2016). Names of journals can be abbreviated according to the "International List of Periodical Title Word Abbreviations". In case of doubt, write names in full.

References from Books: Books should be cited like (Ceder, 2014).

References from Conference: conferences should be cited like (Ardila, Bijker, Tolpekin, & Stein, 2012).

References from Other Literature: Other literature should be cited like (Smith, 2000).

References from websites: References from the internet should be cited like (Digital Globe, 2009).

Acknowledgements (optional)

Acknowledgements of support for the project/paper/author are welcome.

References

Ardila, J., Bijker, W., Tolpekin, V., Stein, A. (2012). Gaussian localized active contours for multitemporal analysis of urban tree crowns. Paper presented at the 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium.

Ceder, A. (2014). Public Transit Planning and Operation: Theory, Modeling and Practice, Second Edition: Taylor & Francis Group.

Digital Globe. (2009). The benefits of the 8 spectral bands of WorldView-2. Retrieved January 13, 2014, from http://www.satimagingcorp.com/media/pdf/WorldView-2_8-Band_Applications_Whitepaper.pdf

Mustafa, Y. T. (2013). Satellite Remote Sensing for Spatio-Temporal Estimation of Leaf Area Index in Heterogeneous Forests. International Journal of Environmental Protection, 3(4), 10-16.

Mustafa, Y. T., Tolpekin, V. A., Stein, A. (2014). Improvement of Spatio-temporal Growth Estimates in Heterogeneous Forests Using Gaussian Bayesian Networks. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, , 52(8), 4980-4991.

Smith, J. (2000). Remote sensing to predict volcano outbursts. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 456-469.

Appendix (optional)

Any additional supporting data may be appended, provided the paper does not exceed the limits given above.

Revised April 2020