Author Guidelines
Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.
Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.
An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.
Call For Research Papers
Types of Articles and Word limits
(including references but excluding Title page and Abstract)
(a) Articles based on empirical data: Maximum word limit 5000.
(b) Theoretical or Review Articles and those involving qualitative method : Maximum word limit 7000.
(c) Brief reports: Maximum word limit 2000.
(d) Letter to the Editor: Maximum word limit 800.
Guidelines for Manuscript preparation
The manuscript should be typed in double spacing in Times New Roman, Font size 12 OR Arial, Font size 11. Authors should prepare manuscripts strictly according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Formatting instructions and instructions on the preparation of tables, figures, references, metrics, and abstracts appear in the Manual.
Major Components of an article
Page 1: Title Page
It should be short and accurate, no need to prefix “A study of”. Please avoid abbreviations in the title. Also please provide a short title of 2/3 words for use as running head of paper. Authors’ names and institutional affiliations, email addresses, and running head should be given with title on a separate page only. Address, qualification, etc. may be provided at the end of paper.
Page 2: Abstract with Key words
Abstract should not exceed 250 words. Please mention essential background information, objectives, methods, analysis and findings in brief. Three to five keywords may be mentioned.
Page 3 onward: Main text
Introduction: (Please do not give ‘Introduction’ as heading). Introductory part should be precise and pertain to the specific area of study covering only relevant research. Please avoid use of references more than 15 years old unless they are absolutely essential. In providing references within text, please follow the current APA style.
Objectives / Hypotheses: These may be made a separate heading, or included in the Introduction.
Method: (NOT methodology): For empirical papers, this should cover Sample, Tools/Measures, Ethical concern, Procedure etc. For review papers, this should include scope of review, sources of articles, time frame, mode of analysis etc.
Results: Please provide relevant information only. Results presented in one form (eg., Tables) should not appear again in other forms like text and graphs. Maximum 4 tables may be given. Use Arabic numerals for table and figure numbers. Tables and figures may be given within text in appropriate place, or presented separately. Please indicate in the text where tables/figures should appear.
Discussion: Major findings should be discussed in the light of existing theory and relevant past works. In some situations, results may be combined with discussion to avoid repetition. Discussion should also point out what is unique achievement of the research.
Conclusion: Conclusions based on the findings may be stated clearly. In the concluding section, please comment on application and limitations of the study, if any.
Conflict of Interest:
Authors are required to complete a declaration of competing interest on their cover letter or on separate page. They should also describe their role and participation in designing the study; data collection; analysis; interpretation of data; writing of report and / or in decision to submit the report for publication.
Acknowledgement: To be given at the end of the paper.
References: Citations in the text and References must correspond to each other; please avoid old and unnecessary references. Give full journal titles. Please download the APA 7th edition style sheet before finalizing the references.
