Submission and peer review process
Authors submit their manuscripts to the Journal through an online submission system. The submission should adhere to the Journal’s formatting, structure, and ethical considerations.
Upon submission, the editorial team conducts an initial screening to check if the manuscript meets the basic requirements of the Journal.
Manuscripts submitted will be read and evaluated by external peer reviewers. The Journal selects expert reviewers in the relevant field who are unbiased and have no conflicts of interest with the authors. It implements a double-blind review process where both the reviewer’s and author’s identities are concealed to ensure impartial evaluation.
Two or more reviewers assess the manuscript based on its originality, significance, methodology, results, and conclusions. They also provide detailed feedback and recommendations for revisions or for acceptance/rejection of the manuscript.
Based on the reviewers’ feedback, the Editor decides whether to accept, reject, or request revisions to the manuscript. This decision is communicated to the authors along with reviewer comments.
If revisions are requested, authors are given a specific timeframe to address reviewers’ comments and make necessary changes to improve their manuscript.
After the authors submit their revised manuscript, the same blind review process as initially will be implemented to ensure that all concerns have been adequately addressed before making a decision on publication. Finally, the Editor makes a final decision on publication.
If a manuscript is accepted, the author will be notified and given an indication of the volume and issue of the Journal in which it will be published.
Manuscripts submitted cannot be under consideration for publication elsewhere by the author or other journals. If a paper has been presented at a meeting or conference, the author should state where and when it was presented.
Technical and stylistic requirements
The submitted manuscripts should include the title of the article, names and affiliations of all authors, corresponding author’s contact information, abstract, keywords, and acknowledgments (where applicable).
The manuscripts must adhere to the specific formatting guidelines provided by the Journal regarding margins, font size, line spacing, and headings. As a basic rule, the manuscripts must be written using the Microsoft Word program, in Calibri font, with a line spacing of 1. The text should be in font size 12, while footnotes should be in font size 8.
References to the sources utilized in the development of the chapters should adhere closely to the APA Referencing Guide.
Words that require emphasis in the text should be italicized without the use of quotation marks.
Quotations used in the text should be enclosed in double quotation marks. Quotations that exceed four lines should be formatted as a new paragraph, presented as a block with a left indentation of 1 cm and single spacing. Quotations within another quotation should be enclosed in single quotation marks.