Manuscript requirements

This section presents the new knowledge; therefore, it is the core of the paper.
Note that the Introduction, Materials and Methods sections are needed and designed to say why and how the author/s arrived at what is presented in this section, the meaning of which will then be explained in the Discussion section.
Thus, the value of the paper depends on what is contained in this (Results) section, and it must be presented in an clear manner in just the right number of words, neither more nor less. It is usually easiest to follow the results if they are presented in the same order as the objectives are presented in the introduction.

Some guidelines on presenting the results are given below:

• Present the results simply and clearly; 
• Report only representative data rather than (endlessly) repetitive data; 
• Do not report large masses of data; reduce them to statistically analyzed summary forms and present in tables or figures along with essential statistical information to facilitate understanding and comparing them;
• Repeat in the text only the most important findings shown in tables and graphs; in other words, do not repeat in the text all or many of the data presented in tables and figures;
• Include negative data—what was not found—only if useful for interpreting the results;
• Cite in the text every table and figure by number;
• Include only tables and figures that are necessary, clear, and worth reproducing.

This is the section where the authors explain meanings and implications of the results. 
A good discussion should:

• Not repeat what has already been said in the review of literature;
• Relate the results to the questions that were set out in the Introduction;
• Show how the results and interpretations agree, or do not agree, with current knowledge on the subject, i.e., previously published work;
• Explain the theoretical background of the observed results;
• Indicate the significance of the results;
• Suggest future research that is planned or needed to follow up;
• Deal with only the results reported in the study;
• Stay away from generalizations and conjectures that are not substantiated by the results presented;
• State conclusions with evidence for each.

The Discussion section is written in both present and past tenses. Current knowledge (from literature) is stated in present tense, whereas the work being reported and discussed in the paper (your own work) is presented in past tense;
Mismatch between stated objectives and discussion/conclusion is a very common problem in many manuscripts. Analytical insight is what we should strive for in the Discussion section, but unfortunately, it is difficult to describe how to accomplish that. Lack of such insight is evident when authors simply state—often repeat—the results, and make superficial statements such as ‘‘this work agrees with the work of author X (some unknown author’s work, published several years earlier)’’ as though the objective of research was to see if the results agreed with some other author’s (obscure) work published 20 or more years earlier.
 

Conclusions should, rather than just repeating results, state well-articulated outcomes of the study and briefly suggest future lines of research in the area based on findings reported in the paper. In poor writing, it is not uncommon to find conclusions such as ‘‘more research is needed before conclusions can be drawn.’’ In that case, why publish a paper from which conclusions cannot be drawn? Discussion can be used to state the conclusions.

This short section is for thanking the institutions and individuals who helped significantly in the work reported in the paper. This may be in a general way to a granting agency that supplied funds or a laboratory that supplied materials, or in a specific way to a person or persons who gave you advice or helped you in data collection or analysis, or any other significant manner. This is also the place to mention the genesis of the paper, i.e., if it arose from a thesis or dissertation.

References

Preparing a proper reference list is one of the most tedious aspects of finalizing a manuscript for publication.  References section and text citations should match perfectly.
All citations in the text and all references must be meet APA styles (American Psychological Association – more information). 
Please, use automatic citation maker for citation and references: automatic APA citation maker. 
Recommending: minimum 5 references have to be from Web of Science Databases or Scopus

Appendix

Any additional information that is relevant to the paper, but is of secondary importance, may be added as Appendix, subject to the journal’s policy.