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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 OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect 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

Manuscripts should be prepared using a word processing software, such as Microsoft Word, and saved as one of the following acceptable file formats: .docx, .doc, or .rtf. Authors are encouraged to use the following layout options: A4 size, normal margins, portrait orientation, single columns, 1.5 line spacing, justified text alignment with common font Times New Roman, 12-pt size. First-, second-, and third-order headings should be clearly distinguishable.

Although there is no limit on the length of the research articles, authors are recommended to keep the main text of the body below 10,000 words. Review articles should integrate current knowledge with a novel methodology or present important suggestions to shape the area of study, rather than merely summarizing existing literature.

Authors should provide three separate documents during submission: title page, disclosure of interest form, and blinded text.

Title: The title of the article describes exactly the problem of the research. It needs appropriate diction; contains the main points, and arouses the readers curiosity. The article should be a research product and the title should show the connection between a variable which is used in the research. It consists between 5 to 15 words.

Writer's name: The name should be without any academic or non-academic degree. It is followed by the institution and its address and it is ended by email address

Abstract and keywords: Abstract contains the problem of the research or aims of the research, with essay formal (not enumerative). Abstract is written in one space typing and it is narrower than the main text. Abstract should be completed by 3-5 keywords, terms that represent ideas or the main concept. The keywords are normally basic words. Meanwhile or some cases it may use a compound word or two-word formation, for example children development, developing country, etc

Introduction: Introduction contains the things that attract the reader and it gives context for the problem. The introduction part should be ended with a short formula (1-2 sentences) about the main points that is discussed and the aims of the discussion

Method: This part contains the methods that are used in there search. Methods consist of the explanation about kinds of research, research approach, and location of there search (for field research), data collecting method, and data analysis. The description is in narration form

Content: This part contains the description, analysis, argumentation, and the writer's point of view about the problem. For detail understanding, this part could be divided into some subtitles

Conclusion: The conclusion part consists of short explanation or systematic and short answers of the problems. Normally, it is ended by suggestions or further possible research that might be done

References: The list of references consists of references that are mentioned in the body of the article. The bibliography could be textbooks, journal articles, papers, laws, and other important and accurate documents

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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