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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit original, previously unpublished manuscripts that are not under consideration by any other journal.

Manuscript Preparation

  • Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) or RTF format.
  • Text should be single-spaced, using a 12-point font (Times New Roman).
  • Recommended length: 4,000–8,000 words including references.
  • The title, abstract (150–250 words) and 5–8 keywords must be provided.
  • Use of italics rather than underlining (except for URLs).
  • All illustrations, figures and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points.

Structure

Research articles should follow the structure: Introduction, Literature Review, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References.

References

References should follow APA (7th edition) style. Where available, DOIs and URLs for the references should be provided.

Author Information

Full name, affiliation, country, e-mail and ORCID iD of each author are required.

Articles

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Copyright Notice

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By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that the work is original and does not infringe upon the copyright or other rights of any third party.

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