Front Matter

The front matter provides essential information about the manuscript and should be prepared carefully to facilitate indexing, discoverability, and accurate identification of the research.

Title 
The title should be concise, informative, and accurately reflect the content of the manuscript. It should clearly identify the main subject of the research while avoiding unnecessary abbreviations, jargon, or overly general statements.
Authors are encouraged to use keywords that improve the discoverability of their work in academic databases and search engines. 

Author Names and Affiliations 
Authors' full names should be provided in the order agreed upon by all contributing authors. 
Each author's institutional affiliation should include: 
● Department or Faculty 
● Institution or University 
● City 
● Country 
Authors with multiple affiliations should clearly indicate each affiliation. 
The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk (*) and provide a valid institutional or professional email address for editorial correspondence. 

ORCID iD (Recommended) 
IJSSE encourages authors to provide their ORCID iD during manuscript submission. ORCID  helps uniquely identify researchers, improves author attribution, and enhances the visibility  and discoverability of published research. 

Abstract 
Each manuscript must include an abstract of 150–250 words that accurately summarizes  the research. 
The abstract should briefly describe: 
● Background or purpose of the study; 
● Research methodology; 
● Principal findings; and 
● Main conclusion or implications. 
The abstract should be written as a single paragraph without citations, tables, figures, or  unexplained abbreviations. 

Keywords 
Authors should provide 3–6 keywords immediately after the abstract. 
Keywords should: 
● represent the principal concepts of the manuscript; 
● assist in indexing and database retrieval; 
● avoid repeating words already used in the title whenever possible. 

Abbreviations 
Abbreviations should be used only when necessary. Each abbreviation must be written in full at its first appearance in the abstract and again at 
its first appearance in the main text, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter, the abbreviation may be used consistently throughout the manuscript. Avoid introducing unnecessary abbreviations that are used only a few times. 

Author Identifiers and Contact Information 
During submission, authors may be asked to provide additional information, including: 
● ORCID iD (recommended); 
● Institutional email address; 
● Country and affiliation details; 
● Funding information (where applicable). 
This information supports accurate indexing, author identification, and communication  throughout the editorial and publication process.