Submissions
Instructions for Authors
Submission Requirements
Thank you for choosing to submit your manuscript to us. These instructions will ensure that we have everything required, so your manuscript can move through peer review, production, and publication smoothly. Please take the time to read and follow them as closely as possible as doing so will ensure that your manuscript matches the journal’s requirements.
The Host publishes papers in English (American variety).
- For the title, use bold Times New Roman font size 12. Capitalize all proper nouns, and do not use a period at the end of the title.
- Authors of a manuscript should have contributed substantially to the intellectual content of the paper such as the conception, design, development, analysis, and critical writing. Once submitted, it will be assumed that all co-authors are accountable for their contributions and have agreed to the final version of the manuscript and to its submission to the Host.
- All headings should use Times New Roman font size 12. Capitalize the first letter of proper nouns. To distinguish the levels of the headings, the following are the guidelines:
- First-level headings (e.g., Introduction, Conclusion) should be written in bold.
- Second-level headings should be written in bold italics.
- Third-level headings should be written in italics.
- Fourth-level headings should be written in bold italics at the beginning of a paragraph. The text follows immediately after a colon (:).
- Fifth-level headings should be in italics at the beginning of a paragraph. The text follows immediately after a colon (:).
- Times New Roman Font size 12 with double spacing should be used for the abstract, acknowledgements, and main body of the article.
- The abstract should be on the separate page. It should have no more than 200 words. The Host abstract is structured and should use the following sections/headings:
- Introduction (Brief conceptual bases, purpose and research aims, significance).
- Methodology (Design and key methods used).
- Results (Findings addressing the research aims), and
- Conclusions.
- Keywords help readers locate your article. Supply 5 keywords for your manuscript.
- Referencing and citations, and the format of tables and figures should follow the APA 7th edition guidelines. Use Times New roman font size 12 for these as well.
- The layout of the manuscript should be in a single column throughout the document.
- Margins for all pages of the manuscript should be at least 2.5 cm. (1 inch).
- Content/Text in the footers and headers must be removed except for page numbers.
- Tables and figures following the APA 7th edition style guide should be appended at the end of the manuscript after the references. However, the placement or location of the tables and figures should be indicated in the manuscript by writing [INSERT TABLE/FIGURE X HERE].
- Explicit permission for third-party content such as photographs, pictures, texts (i.e., stories/poems/songs), videos, and similar materials must be submitted together with the manuscript.
- The Host follows the guidelines articulated in the American Psychological Association 7th Publication Manual for formatting the manuscript, tables, figures, citations, and references of scientific and scholarly publications.
Copyright Notice
In order to protect the legal rights and interests of both the journal and authors, and in addition to clarify the copyright property and ownership of the journal and authors, the following statement regarding manuscript copyright is made:
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a ‘Journal Publishing Agreement’ . An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a ‘Journal Publishing Agreement’ form or a link to the online version of this agreement.
- The authors declare that they have not submitted the paper for publication anywhere else and that the submitted article has not been published previously.
- For any manuscript submitted to the journal, the authors should declare that their submitted paper is their own original work, it does not infringe any rights or disclose any secrets, and that no disputes of intellectual property shall arise in relation to the ranking of author names, and it does not contain or include material taken from other copyrighted sources. Wherever such materials have been included, they must be clearly identified by quotation marks and/or proper citation of such sources.
- After publication in the journal, authors retain the copyright of articles. Authors transfer the copyright to the journal to publish the article, use it for indexing, and storing on the journal website for public use.
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a ‘Journal Publishing Agreement’ . An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a ‘Journal Publishing Agreement’ form or a link to the online version of this agreement.