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Guidelines for Authors

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Style

 Style of submitted manuscripts should use Times New Roman 11-point font, be 1.5-spaced.

 Papers should be no longer than 9000 words including everything except the abstract and title page.

 Prepare your manuscript in MS-Word

 Write objectively, avoid jargon, and define technical terms on first use.

 Refer to all illustrations (tables and figures) in the text.

 If you have footnotes, they should be numbered and typed at the bottom of the pages on which they occur.  Acknowledgment of financial support should be given as a footnote.

 Structure papers as follows: (a) Title page; (b) Title plus abstract on the next page (omitting author details); (c) Keywords; (d) Text; (e) References; (f) Figure and table legends; (g) Figures and (h) Tables.

Title page

On a separate title page list:

 title and full names of all authors

 corresponding author's name

 full postal address

 email

 acknowledgements of research support along with grant numbers (if applicable).

Title plus abstract

Include, on a separate page 100-200 words abstract that adequately describe the work and highlight its significance. The abstract should include only text. Avoid the use of abbreviations and references.

For the purposes of blind review, the title page with author details is stripped out, so this page is the first to be seen by reviewers.

Keywords

Include up to six keywords that describe your paper for indexing and for web searches. The more discriminating your keywords, the greater the likelihood that your article will be found and cited.

Text

Main headings should be typed in capitals, subheadings in lower case. Both types of heading should be underlined.

References

Avoid exhaustive lists of references. Indicate references in the text by numerals in square brackets, e.g., [7] and list the full reference in the order of appearance in the text at the end of the paper. Cite all authors and write journal titles out in full.

Style for papers:  Author, first initials followed by last name, title of paper, title of publication, volume, issue number, inclusive page numbers, month and year.

Style for books:  Author, title, location and publisher, year, chapter, or page numbers (if desired)