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 (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
• The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
• Electronic sources may not exceed 30% of the total references unless the research design requires the use of websites or social media sources.
• The text is single-spaced; uses a 16-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.
• The writer needs to specify name, last name, and affiliation of the writer and all co-writers. ( The journal will not correct or add any information after issuing acceptance letter.