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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 PDF 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

Research articles
Title of Paper: The title of the paper should not exceed 25 words. The title should be written in
first letter capital format.
Authors’ Name/Affiliation: The name(s) of the author(s) should be written surname and
initials. The department and institution of the author(s) should be written under the authors’
name, bearing a corresponding superscript against the author’s name(s).
Example

Okeke, F.O 1 & Eze, C.L 2

Department of Home Science, university of Nigeria, Nsukka
Department of Psychology, Enugu State University of Technology, Enugu.


Abstract: The abstract should be written in block format, single line spacing, Times New
Roman font type, font size 12 and not more than 250 words.

Keywords: The key words should be between three to five words.

Main body: Each paragraph should be indented, 1.5 line spacing, Times New Roman font type,
font size 12 and between 12-17pages.

Introduction: Introduction should address the background of the study, literature review,
statement of the problem and rationale for the study. Each section of the introduction should be
written in paragraph and not structured in subheadings.

Theoretical Background of the Study (if applicable): These should address the theory or
theories which guides the study hypotheses.

Objectives and/or Hypotheses: These should be outlined clearly.

Methodology: This should be used for survey studies. This section should contain the following
subheadings; Study design, Study population; Sample size selection procedure, Instrument for
data collection, Validation and Reliability, Method of data collection (preliminary visit,
recruiting of assistants, was the instrument administered by hand or via mail or online survey,
how long did it take to complete the questionnaire, and what was the percentage retrieved), Data
and Statistical analysis.
Note that studies that involve confidential data from human participants (e.g., physical health,
mental health, life style, financial information etc., should include Ethical approval and Informed
consent as subheadings.

Materials and methods should be used for experimental studies. It should clearly describe,
Sample procurement, Method and instrument for sample analysis, and precautions taken to
control extraneous variables.

Results: The results should be written concisely. The text should come before tables and figures.

Discussion: Explain the findings of the study according to your objectives and or hypothesis.
State its implication to any aspect of individual, family, or societal life. The relationship between
the result and existing literature should be addressed here. If theoretical background is used in
the introduction, the findings should be discussed in relation to the theory.
Note: Do not mention “table 1 or fig. 2” in your discussion. Just write what is contained in the
table or figure.

Conclusion: Conclusion should be the summary of the findings of the study. Do not bring in any
idea that is not part of the study.

Recommendations: These should be numbered and strictly based on the findings of the study.

Acknowledgment (optional): This section should highlight institutions or persons that
contributed to the study either financially or technically. Financial assistance refers to a situation
that the study was funded by an organization such as TETFund. Example of technical assistance
refers to the laboratory technician that carried out sample analysis, schools or hospitals that were
used for experimental studies (not survey), etc.
Review articles
Title of Paper: The title of the paper should not exceed 25 words. The title should be written in
first letter capital format.

Authors’ Name/Affiliation: The name(s) of the author(s) should be written surname and
initials. The department and institution of the author(s) should be written under the authors’
name, bearing a corresponding superscript against the author’s name(s).
Example:-  Okeke, F. O. 1 & Eze, C.L 2

Department of Home Science, university of Nigeria, Nsukka
Department of Psychology, Enugu State University of Technology, Enugu.

Abstract: The abstract should be written in block format, single line spacing, Times New
Roman font type, font size 12 and not more than 250 words. Please do not write in italics.

Keywords: The key words should be between three to five words.
Each paragraph should be indented, 1.5line spacing, Times New Roman font type, font size 12
and between 12-15pages.

Introduction: Introduction should address the background of the study, statement of the
problem and rationale for the study. Each section of the introduction should be written in
paragraph with NO subheadings.

Outline of the review: these are bullet points of the subheadings under which the article is
organized.

Main body: The articles should be written under specific subheading. The manuscript should be
rich in relevant and up to date literature.

Conclusion & Recommendation: These should bewritten separately and strictly based on the
findings of the study.

Both research and review papers (please see APA 7 th edition guideline for more details.

Citation/References: APA 7 th edition reference style should be adhered to both for in-text
citation and the reference list

Examples:

In-text citations

  • One author - Collier (2022) or (Collier, 2022)
  • Two authors - Salas and D'Agistino (2020) or (Salas & D’Agistino, 2020)
  • Three or more authors- Martin et al. (2020) or (Martin et al., 2020)
  • Group Author with Abbreviation- First Citation: (National Institute of Mental Health
    [NIMH], 2020) Subsequent Citations: (NIMH, 2020) or First Citation: National Institute
    of Mental Health (NIMH, 2020). Subsequent Citations: NIMH (2020).

Reference List

Books

  • One author- Collier, A. (2008). The world of tourism and travel. Pearson.
  • Two authors- Barkway, D., & O’Kane, D. (2020). Psychology: Introduction for health
    professionals. Elsevier.
  • Group Author with Abbreviation- Ministry of Health. (2007). Looking at long-term residential
    care in a rest home or hospital: What you need to know. National Cancer Institute

Book with two editors instead of author.
Reference List: Melendy, R., & Kincaid, C. (Eds.). (2018). Birth order and personality.
Doubleday.

Chapter in an Edited Book
Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F.
Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance:
Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological
Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016

Journal Articles

  • One author-
    McCauley, S. M. (2019). Language learning as language use: A cross-linguistic model of child
    language development. Psychological Review, 126(1), 1-51.
  • Two authors
    McElrea, F., & Thompson, D. (2019). Our traditional criminal justice system. The New Zealand Law Journal, 378–383.
  • Three to 20 authors- (list all authors)
    Lamastra, L., Balderacchi, M., Di Guardo, A., Monchiero, M., & Trevisan, M. (2016). A novel
    fuzzy expert system to assess the sustainability of the viticulture at the wine-estate scale.
    Science of the Total Environment, 572, 724–733.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.043.
  • 21 or more authors- (list the first 19 authors, then put ellipses … and add the last author)
    Kalnay, E., Kanamitsu, M., Kistler, R., Collins, W., Deaven, D., Gandin, L., Iredell, M., Saha,
    S., White, G., Woollen, J., Zhu, Y., Chelliah, M., Ebisuzaki, W., Higgins, W., Janowiak,
    J., Mo, K. C., Ropelewski, C., Wang, J., Leetmaa, A., . . . Joseph, D. (1996). The NCEP
    /NCAR 40-year reanalusis project. Bulletin of the American Meterological Society, 77(3),
    437-471. http:// doi.org/fg6rf9
  • Group Author with Abbreviation-
    National Cancer Institute. (2018). Facing forward: Life after cancer treatment (NIH Publication
    No. 18 -2424). U.S. Department of health and Human Services, National Institutes of
    Health. https:// www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/life-after-treatment.pdf
  • Conference Paper proceedings published in a journal
    Duckworth, A. L., Quirk, A., Gallop, R., Hoyle, R. H., Kelly, D. R., & Matthews, M. D. (2019).
    Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success. Proceedings of the National Academy
    of Sciences, USA, 116(47), 23499–23504. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910510116
  • Web page
    Ewing, S. (2021, October, 31). Compassion fatigue is overwhelming educators during the
    pandemic. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-compassion-fatigue-is-
    overwhelming-educators-during-the-pandemic/2021/06
  • Figures (images, illustrations, photographs, maps, charts)
    Zimbio. (2013). NZFW A/W 2013: Charlie Brown – Backstage [Image]. Retrieved from
    http://www.zimbio.com/ pictures/ZIL6dIX5VQT/NZFW+ W+2013+Charlie+Brown+Back stage

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