Guide for Authors
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
The manuscripts submitted to Journal should follow the APA style (7th edition). Contributing authors are advised to read this document carefully and adhere to the instructions given below before sending their papers to the Journal office.
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- This submission meets the requirements outlined in the
- This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
- All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness (APA Style).
- All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
- Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.
- Uploading ithenticate Plagerism Report 10%
- Uploading Grammerly Report
- Uploading AI Report 10%
- Cover Letter
- Conflict of Interest Form
- Tittle Page
- Main File (without Authors Name)
- After Revising Paper Upload the revised version in Journal Template including all authors information
- JNTELL TEMPLATE
The submission should also include the Main MS. The main MS should have the following sections: Abstract should be between 150 and 250 words, followed by three to five keywords, separated by commas. The abstract should include information on the purpose of the research and/or research question, the methods and materials used, information on the analysis procedures as well as the major findings.
The body of the paper comes next. The font type should be Times New Roman and the size is 12. The whole manuscript should be Single-Spaced throughout and the new paragraphs should be indented. The manuscript should be divided into clear sections such as: Introduction, Review of literature (which may include subsections), Method (including participants, materials, and procedure), Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements (if necessary) and References (and Appendices, if needed). The reference list should be on a new page, double spaced, and use the hanging indent method (all lines after the first one is indented). The length of the paper can be between 6000 and 8000 words. The following pages provide key information and give examples of APA style.
Obligatory Files:
A. Plagiarism Report 10%
B. AI Report 10%
D. Cover Letter
E. Main File
F. Tittle Page
Title page: It should include the authors' first name(s), family name(s), current position(s), and affiliation(s), orcid id, and e-mail address, plus an abstract of not more than 250 words. Please indicate which author should receive correspondence regarding the submitted paper (*as the corresponding author).
Title
(Center text, Bold, Font type: Times New Roman, Size: 14, Line spacing 1.5)
Author’s Name
(Center text, Italic, Font size: 12, Font type: Times New Roman, Line spacing: 1)
Affiliation
(Center text, Regular, Font size: 12, Font type: Times New Roman, Line spacing: 1)
Academic Email address
ORCID.ID
Abstract English/Keywords
Font size of the title: 14 and bold (Times New Roman). For the main manuscript, the font should be 12 spacing 1. All words with more than four letters should be capitalized.
Margins
Top: 2.5cm
Bottom: 2.5cm
Left: 2.5 cm
Right: 2.5 cm
Gutter: 0cm
Size: A4
Line spacing: single
Alignment: justified
Spacing before and after paragraphs: 0 pt---No space between paragraphs
Page numbers: top of the page, to the right
Indentation: Paragraphs separated by indentation: Use Tab to indent all paragraphs.
Don’t use headers and footers.
Tables:
Title on the top and centered, with the following format: e.g., Table 3. Title of Table.......
Title: Directly above table, with no space.
Figures:
Title on the bottom and centered, with the following format: e.g., Figure 3. Title of figure.........
Title: Directly below figure, with no space
Sections Titles:
No pages should contain just a title: Some paragraph(s) must exist beneath each title/subtitle.
Title: bold, two spaces above, and one space below
Headings: one space above, and one space below
Headings of APA
Sample:
Abstract (level 1)
Teaching communication strategies is one of the most challenging subjects which has its own supporters and opponents.......
Keywords: (Alphabetically Arreanged) Teaching, Strategies,.........
Introduction(Level 1)
Literature Review(Level 1)
Methodology (level 1)
Participants (level 2)
Materials and Instruments (level 2)
Pretest.(level 3)
Proficiency test.(level 4)
Writing test.level 4)
Multiple choice. (level 5)
Composition. (level 5)
Posttest. (level 3)
Motivation questionnaire. (level 3)
Procedure (level 2)
Treatment.(level 3)
Data Analysis and Results (Level 1)
Discussion (Level 1)
Conclusion
References (APA Style 7)
Appendices
Try to prevent references to other pages in the paper. If necessary, type (see p. XXX) in the text and explain in a separate document to which part of the text you want to refer. Please be specific: Mention page, paragraph and sentence.
Use italics for non-English words, to emphasize text, and for all kinds of titles (books, plays,
movies, and newspapers). Do not use italics to indicate quotes, for names of persons or organizations, or for geographical terms. Titles in italics are not put between quotation marks.
Use double quotation marks for quotes. Use single quotation marks only for quotes inside quotes. Quotes up to 40 words are integrated in the running text. Quotes longer more than 40 words are set apart in a separate paragraph with special formatting (i.e., block formatting). Shift the left margin 1 centimeter to the left, and use Times Roman 12 point as font. Add white lines above and beneath the quote.
When reporting quantitative results, please avoid excessive overlap between the text and the
tables. There is no need to repeat in the text all of the numbers that appear in a table.
Also, avoid excessive overlap between the Results section and the Discussion/ Conclusion section. The Results section should contain what you have found, and the Discussion or Conclusion section should contain your interpretation of what you have found (not just repeat what is already in the Results section). If you would like to present the results and discussion together, use a single section labeled Results and Discussion.
CITATIONS IN THE TEXT:
APA uses the author-date method of citation. The last name of the author and the date of publication are inserted in the text in the appropriate place. When referencing or summarizing a source, provide the author and year. When quoting or summarizing a particular passage, include the specific page or paragraph number, as well. When quoting in your paper, if a direct quote is less than 40 words, incorporate it into your text and use quotation marks. If a direct quote is more than 40 words, make the quotation a freestanding indented block of text and DO NOT use quotation marks.
• One work by one author:
In one experimental study (Ellis, 1998), children learned...
OR In the study by Ellis (1998), primary school children...
OR In 1998, Ellis’s study of primary school children…
• Works by multiple authors:
When a work has 2 authors cite both names every time you reference the work in the text. When a work has three to five authors cite all the author names the first time the reference occurs and then subsequently include only the first author followed by et al. For example:
First citation: Masserton, Slonowski, and Slowinski (1989) state that... Subsequent citations: Masserton et al. (1989) state that...
For 6 or more authors, cite only the name of the first author followed by et al. and the year.
• Works by no identified author:
When a resource has no named author, cite the first few words of the reference entry (usually the title). Use double quotation marks around the title of an article, chapter, or Web page. Italicize the title of a periodical, book, brochure, or report. For example:
The site seemed to indicate support for homeopathic drugs (“Medical Miracles,” 2009). The brochure argues for homeschooling (Education Reform, 2007).
• Two or more works in the same parenthetical citation:
Citations of two or more works in the same parentheses should be listed in the order they appear in the reference list (i.e., alphabetically, then chronologically).
Several studies (Jones & Powell, 1993; Peterson, 1995, 1998; Smith, 1990) suggest that...
• Specific parts of a source
Always give the page number for quotations or to indicate information from a specific table, chart, chapter, graph, or page. The word page is abbreviated but not chapter. For example:
The painting was assumed to be by Matisse (Powell, 1989, Chapter 6), but later analysis showed it to be a forgery (Murphy, 1999, p. 85).
If, as in the instance of online material, the source has neither visible paragraph nor page numbers, cite the heading and the number of the paragraph following it. This allows the reader to locate the text in the source. For example:
The patient wrote that she was unimpressed by the doctor’s bedside manner (Smith, 2006, Hospital Experiences section, para. 2).
CITATIONS IN THE REFERENCE LIST:
In general, references should contain the author name, publication date, title, and publication information. Include the issue number if the journal is paginated by issue. For information obtained electronically or online include the DOI: DOI - a unique alphanumeric string assigned to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the internet. The DOI is typically located on the first page of the electronic journal article near the copyright notice. When a DOI is used in your citation, no other retrieval information is needed. Use this format for the DOI in references: doi:xxxxxxx If no DOI has been assigned to the content, provide the home page URL of the journal or of the book or report publisher. Do not insert a hyphen if you need to break a URL across lines; do not add a period after a URL, to prevent the impression that the period is part of the URL. In general, it is not necessary to include database information. Do not include retrieval dates unless the source material has changed over time.
• Book:
Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The guide to everything and then some more stuff. New York, NY: Macmillan.
Gregory, G., & Parry, T. (2006). Designing brain-compatible learning (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
• Chapter of a Book:
Bergquist, J. M. (1992). German Americans. In J. D. Buenker & L. A. Ratner (Eds.), Multiculturalism in the United States: A comparative guide to acculturation and ethnicity (pp. 53-76). New York, NY: Greenwood.
• Journal Article with DOI:
Paivio, A. (1975). Perceptual comparisons through the mind's eye. Memory & Cognition, 3,
635-647. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225
• Journal Article without DOI (when DOI is not available):
Becker, L. J., & Seligman, C. (1981). Welcome to the energy crisis. Journal of Social Issues, 37(2), 1-7.
Hamfi, A. G. (1981). The funny nature of dogs. E-journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38 -48. Retrieved fromhttp://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/fdo
• Encyclopedia Articles:
Brislin, R. W. (1984). Cross-cultural psychology. In R. J. Corsini (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 319-327). New York, NY: Wiley.
Developmental genetics. (2005). In Cambridge encyclopedia of child development.
Retrieved fromhttp://0www.credoreference.com.library.muhlenberg.edu:80
/entry/cupchilddev/development al_genetics
• Technical and Research Reports (often with corporate authors)
Hershey Foods Corporation. (2001, March 15). 2001 Annual Report. Retrieved from
http://www.hersheysannualreport.com/2000/index.htm
• Book Reviews:
Dent-Read, C., & Zukow-Goldring, P. (2001). Is modeling knowing? [Review of the book Models of cognitive development, by K. Richardson]. American Journal of Psychology, 114, 126-133.
• Blog post:
Lincoln, D. S. (2009, January 23). The likeness and sameness of the ones in the middle.
[Web log post]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.blogspace.com/lincolnworld/2009/1/23.php
• Website with no author or date of publication:
Census data revisited. (n.d.). Retrieved March 9, 2009, from Harvard, Psychology of
Population website, http://harvard.edu/data/index.php Do not include retrieval dates unless the source material may change over time. If no DOI has been assigned to the content, provide the homepage URL.
For more information not mentioned here, check APA Manual of Style (6th edition) available at www.apastyle.org
For additional information on layout and referencing, check:
http://library.stritch.edu/research/researchGuides/APAStyelGuide6.pdf
http://www.calstatela.edu/library/guides/3apa.pdf
For a sample paper written in APA style, which is also the template that authors should follow for this Journal, consult:
http://www.apastyle.org/manual/related/sample-experiment-paper-1.pdf
How to Submit:
Since the journal uses a double-blid review system, it is essential that all author-identifying information be removed from the paper and that author information should only be provided in the title page. In case author's work is mentioned in the manuscript, replace the name with Author in the text and in the reference list.
Before submitting your article to be considered for publication in the Journal, make sure that it adheres to all guidelines given in this document; otherwise, the Journal office may reject the paper before sending it out for review. The papers following these general criteria may be submitted to be evaluated for possible publication. Please be informed that the Journal takes plagiarism very seriously and the contributors are cautioned against this. The papers submitted to the Journal should not have already been published elsewhere except as conference presentations, nor should they be submitted simultaneously to another journal. Authors submitting plagiarised material (either from self or from others) will enter a black list and will be unable to make future submissions to the Journal and our associate journals. Please include a Similarity Report (iThenticate or Turnitin), and AI report as part of your submission.
To submit your work, the corresponding author needs to register as a user in the journal website. An email message will be sent to the registered author with log-in details, which can be used to submit a paper via online submission system.
Authorship Criteria
- Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work;
- Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content;
- Final approval of the version to be published; and
- Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Publication Ethics
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
(based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, Authors and Reviewers)
Ethics is a very important consideration in research and we require our contributors to have followed ethical issues in conducting their study and disseminating their research product. When the research process involves human beings at any sage, which is most probably the case with research submitted to this Journal and most others on language education, the researcher must ensure that all necessary steps have been taken to appropriately follow relevant ethical guidelines in the institution where the study has been conducted. This involves making sure that the participants have taken part in the research on a voluntary nature, that they have been informed of their role and the possible benefits and threats to them, that they have agreed to be included in the research process, that they have the right to withdraw whenever they wish, that every measure has been adopted to make personal information coming from them confidential, and the like. Ethics also implies that the researchers should use the research findings for the benefit of those who have taken part in the research as the minimum compensation for their contribution.
Submitting a manuscript to more than one journal at the same time, not acknowledging funding sources, having conflict of interests with other contributors and co-researchers, including false and fabricated data in the paper, copying the works of other scholars without properly acknowledging them (plagiarism), publishing the same or almost the same work in different places are other examples of ethical breach which we recommend our contributors to take very seriously. As such, authors may be asked to submit a declaration with their manuscripts indicating that all ethical guidelines have been properly followed in their study. A more detailed policy regarding Journal publication ethics (for authors, editors, and reviewers) and malpractice statement based on COPE's and ELsevier's ethical guidelines follows next.
Duties of authors
Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial 'opinion' works should be clearly identified as such.
Data access and retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Originality and plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, from 'passing off' another's paper as the author's own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another's paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper.
Acknowledgement of sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.
Authorship of the paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
Hazards and human or animal subjects
If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript. If the work involves the use of animal or human subjects, the author should ensure that the manuscript contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) has approved them. Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest stage possible.
Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.
Duties of editors
Publication decisions
The editor of a peer-reviewed journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, often working in conjunction with the relevant society (for society-owned or sponsored journals). The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers (or society officers) in making this decision.
Fair play
An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers. Editors should require all contributors to disclose relevant competing interests and publish corrections if competing interests are revealed after publication. If needed, other appropriate action should be taken, such as the publication of a retraction or expression of concern. It should be ensured that the peer-review process for sponsored supplements is the same as that used for the main journal. Items in sponsored supplements should be accepted solely on the basis of academic merit and interest to readers and not be influenced by commercial considerations. Non-peer reviewed sections of their journal should be clearly identified.
Involvement and cooperation in investigations
An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher (or society). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration of the respective complaint or claims made, but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies, and if the complaint is upheld, the publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant. Every reported act of unethical publishing behavior must be looked into, even if it is discovered years after publication.
Duties of reviewers
Contribution to editorial decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication, and lies at the heart of the scientific method.
Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
Standards of objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement of sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Disclosure and conflict of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.