Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
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
- The extended abstract or full paper must be written in English and should be max. 5 page in length
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For Extended Abstract
An extended abstract should contain references, comparisons to related work, key theories, and other details found in an extended paper. Thus, an extended abstract is more than a long abstract.
It should specify theoretical and empirical gaps that the researcher is addressing, a concise review of seminal work, a brief description of the methodology used, results obtained, the expected contributions(s) to theory and practice, and the conclusion resulting from the study.
The elements of your extended abstract can be organized in the following order listed:
• Title
• Author(s)
• Affiliation
• Introduction
• Main Body Text (including a concise review of extent literature, methodology, findings, discussion, and conclusion sections)
• References
Abstract Length
Extended abstracts should be at least three (3) pages, but not more than five (5) pages in length including the references. Word limit is 1500 - 2,000 words.
Title/Authors
Include a brief, informative title for the extended abstract. The title should be pre-formatted in
the correct style (Title Case, 14-pt. Times New Roman boldface, centered). Immediately beneath your title, type the full name of the author(s) in Times New Roman 11-pt, bold type, centered.
Below the names of the author(s), state their affiliation(s) and complete mailing address(es) in
regular body text in 12-pt font.
Introduction
The introduction section explains the background to the problem, the literature study and the research objectives. The first few paragraphs of the introduction describe the problem and the background to the problem. The last paragraph of the introduction contains a description of the research objectives.
Body
The body of your extended abstract should include methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion. The methodology section should be descriptive enough that the reader can identify what was done. References to methodology are appropriate. The findings and discussion sections may be combined.
References
List all references in alphabetical order underneath the heading References (Heading without number tag). References should be cited within your extended abstract using APA (American Psychological Association) style. Examples of reference formats are given here. For additional information on formatting references, refer to the 7th edition of the publication manual of the American Psychological Association (https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/handouts-guides ). Authors are highly encouraged to use Mendeley or other citation management tools to ensure accuracy and consistency in citations and references.
Selected Papers for Journal Publication
Selected papers will be published in recommended journals. Authors whose papers are selected must adhere to the style guidelines of the designated journals, which include, but are not limited to, the following:
Following the journal's formatting and citation guidelines accurately.
Meeting specific requirements regarding the number of pages/words.
Adhering to the minimum number of references as specified by each journal. -
Please send the extended abstarct/ full paper files consist of:
1. file in .doc/ .docx format
2. file in pdf format
3. Turnitin / Ithenticate
Authors should also provide a scan of similarity results (e.g. iThenticate, Turnitin) that is expected to slow less than 15%.