Formatting Guidelines

Title Page: Include the title of the paper, author(s)' names and affiliations, corresponding author's email address, and any acknowledgments.

 

Abstract: Provide a concise abstract (150-250 words) summarizing the research objectives, methodology, and main findings. Abstract format having sub-sections (1)Purpose, (2) Study design/methodology/approach, (3).Findings, (4).Originality/value). Followed by (Research limitations/implications, Practical implications) if relevant to the study.

Keywords: Include 3-5 keywords that represent the main topics of your research.

 

Main Body

  • Introduction: The introduction should briefly place the study in a broad context and highlight why it is important. It should define the purpose of the work and its significance, including specific hypotheses being tested. The current state of the research field should be reviewed carefully and key publications cited. Please highlight controversial and diverging hypotheses when necessary.
  • Objective of Study: briefly mention the main aim of the work and highlight the main conclusions. Keep the introduction comprehensible to scientists working outside the topic of the paper.
  • Literature Review: the literature review must be brief and relevant to the work. This part of the study must be prepared according to instructions given in Section Type of Publication.
  • Research Methodology and Design: They should be described with sufficient detail to allow others to replicate and build on published results. New methods and protocols should be described in detail while well-established methods can be briefly described and appropriately cited. Give the name and version of any software used and make clear whether the computer code used is available. Include any pre-registration codes.
  • Results: Provide a concise and precise description of the experimental results, their interpretation as well as the experimental conclusions that can be drawn.
  • Discussion: Authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted from the perspective of previous studies and of the working hypotheses. The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible and the limitations of the work highlighted. Future research directions may also be mentioned. This section may be combined with Results.
  • Conclusions: This section is not mandatory, but can be added to the manuscript if the discussion is unusually long or complex.
  • References: Cite all sources using a consistent citation style APA 7th. Ensure that all references are accurate and complete.

 

Figures and Tables:

 

All figures and tables should be cited in the text and provided with clear captions.

 

Ensure that figures and tables are of high quality and can be easily understood.

 

Citations and References:

 

Follow a recognized citation style APA 7th consistently throughout the manuscript.

 

List all references in the "References" section in alphabetical order.