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Author Guidelines

Manuscript Preparation

Language: The language of the manuscript must be in English (either American or British standard, but not the mixture of both).

Length of Paper: The length of the paper should not exceed 15 pages. Paper containing more than 15 pages will be returned to the author(s) to abridge. Articles should be typed in single-space (including footnotes and references) on one side of the paper only (preferably A4) with wide margins. Authors are urged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of clarity.

Title Page: The title page is a separate page before the text. It should include the following information:

Title:
The title should be concise (maximum of 18 words) and informative. Try to avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.

Author’s Names and Affiliations: Please indicate the given name and family name clearly. Present the authors' affiliation, e-mail addresses and country (where the actual work was done) below the names.

Corresponding Author: Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication and also post-publication. Ensure that telephone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address.

Sponsoring Information: If the research is sponsored or supported by an organization, please indicate it.

Abstract: A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length of 250 words). The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separate from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. References should therefore be avoided, but if essential, they must be cited in full, without reference to the reference list.

Keywords: Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 5 keywords, avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of').

Subdivision of the Article: Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1, 2. (then 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2), 1.2, etc. The abstract is not included in section numbering.

Table and Figures: Present tables and figures with an appropriate caption. Please note that the article will be published in black and white.

References: Author(s) should follow the latest 7^th edition of APA style in referencing. Please visit www.apastyle.org to learn more about APA style.

Citations in the Text: Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Avoid citation in the abstract. Unpublished results and personal communications should not be in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

Reference List: References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication.

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• Cover Letter Template
• Plagirism declaration
• Template for Manuscript Preparation