Submissions

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.
• All submitted manuscripts must be original. Paper submission must accompany a certificate/ declaration by the author(s) that the paper is his/ their original work and has neither been published nor submitted for publication elsewhere.
• Manuscript must be in MS Word processor in Times New Roman font 12 pt font size on A-4 size paper with 1” margin from all sides with 1.5 line spacing, and justified.
• References should appear at the end of the paper printed in single space with 12pt font size. References should be listed as per the APA citation format latest edition.
• Tables, figures, etc. should be serially numbered and duly acknowledged. Sources of the data need to be given below each table or figure.
• All but very short mathematical expressions should be displayed on a separate line and centered. Equations must be numbered consecutively on the right margin, using Arabic numerals in parentheses.
• Papers should have an abstract of about 150-250 words.
• The cover page of the paper should contain-Title of the paper, Name of author(s), Professional affiliation of author(s), Address for correspondence with email and telephone numbers.
• The name of the author(s) should not appear on the manuscript to facilitate blind review.
• Editorial decision regarding publication will be communicated within a month from receipt of the manuscript.