Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts should be submitted by one of the authors of the manuscript through the online submission platform. Only Word (.doc, .docx) files are expected to be submitted through this means, and there is no page limit. Submissions by anyone other than one of the authors will not be accepted. The submitting author takes responsibility for the manuscript during submission and peer review. 

Terms of submission

Manuscripts must be submitted with the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere and are only being considered by this journal. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the article’s publication has been approved by all the other coauthors. It is also the submitting author’s responsibility to ensure that the article has all necessary approvals. It is a condition of submission that the authors permit editing of the manuscript for readability. 

Peer review

All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Manuscripts are sent for peer reviews and the identities of reviewers will remain anonymous to the authors and vice versa to assess the article before confirming a decision to accept. Decisions to reject are at the discretion of the Editor.

Formatting

An optional research article manuscript template can be downloaded here. All manuscripts should follow the structure below:

Title and Authorship Information

The following information should be included:

• Manuscript title
• Full author names
• Full institutional mailing addresses
• Email addresses

Abstract

The manuscript should contain an abstract. The abstract should be self-contained, citation-free, and should not exceed 300 words.

Introduction

This section should be succinct, with no subheadings. 

Materials and Methods

The methods section should provide enough detail for others to be able to replicate the study. If you have more than one method, use subsections with relevant headings.

Results and Discussion

This section may be divided into subsections or may be combined.

Main Text (Review only)

This section may be divided into subsections or may be combined.

Conclusions

This should clearly explain the main conclusions of the article, highlighting its importance and relevance.

References

References are expected in 6th Edition of APA style