Guidelines for authors
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- Title: should accurately and concisely reflect the contents of the article.
- Abstract with keywords: Should be between 250- 300 words for articles and written as a single paragraph. It should not contain any references and should be able to stand on its own. It should outline objectives and methodology together with important results and conclusions, include a maximum of 4 keywords
- Introduction: This should state the reasons for conducting the research with a brief review of related research studies in the context of the work described in the paper. Objectives and Research questions should be clearly stated.
- Literature review: Include theories and research that were reviewed for the study
- Methodology: New methods may be described in detail with an indication of their limitations. Established methods can be mentioned with appropriate references.
- Results: the results should be concisely and logically presented. Repetition of the same results in figures, tables or text should be avoided.
- Discussion: Data essential for the conclusions emerging from the study should be discussed.
- Conclusion: The conclusion should be brief, highlight the outcomes of the study and should align with the objectives of the study.
- References: All research work of other authors, when used or referred to or cited, should be acknowledged in the text and in the References.
The journal uses footnotes rather than endnotes.
Use APA style of referencing