FOR AUTHORS

Submission Guidelines

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Formatting style

All manuscripts must be prepared by using the APA Style Guide (7th Edition) and submitted as a Microsoft document. Manuscripts must be in 12-point  Arial; double spaced. Main text of the manuscript should not exceed 20 pages and all pages must be numbered sequentially. Manuscripts must include margins of 1 inch on all four sides.

Manuscripts Sections

The manuscript must contain the following sections:

Title Page

  • The title must be concise and informative;
  • It must include full names of authors, contacts, and their respective institutional affiliation(s);
  • A corresponding author must be identified.

Abstract

An abstract of 150 to 250 words should briefly explain the purpose of the study, design/methodology/approach, findings, originality and practical implications. The abstract should have between 4 and 7 key words reflecting themes of the study drawn from the title and main text of the paper.

Main text

The main text must contain;

  • Introduction
  • Theoretical & Empirical Review/Hypothesis development
  • Methods
  • Results and Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Author contributions
  • Acknowledgements (if any)
  • Conflict of interest
  • Funding disclosure
  • References

Numbering subsections of manuscripts

Manuscripts must be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1, 2. (then 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2), 1.2, etc. Each section and subsection must be left-aligned, bold, and title case capitalization.

Referencing style

All references should follow the APA 7th Edition Guide.