About the Journal

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF SOCIETY, EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE (PJSEL)

Key Title: Pakistan Journal of Society, Education and Language (PJSEL)

Abbreviated KEY Title: Pak. j. soc. educ. lang. (Online)

URL: https://pjsel.jehanf.com/index.php/journal

Official Display: The display on the webpage has been in accordance to the ISSN approved Policy. As per the instructions (taken from the ISO standard 3297 which defines the ISSN and its uses): ISSN has been prominently displayed on the title screen, homepage and/or first page (for PDF formats) of the online publication, preceded by the letters ISSN;

On your website both ISSN can be displayed as follows:

ISSN 2523-1227 (Online), ISSN 2521-8123 (Print)

Editor’s Email: editorpjsel@gmail.com

Country: PAKISTAN

Language: English

Nature of Publication:  OPEN ACCESS 

Copyright: Copyright (c) 2015-2018

Licensed by: The work of PJSEL is licensed under Creative Commons attribution 4.0 international: 

 Why choose us

We are members of the team that run JEHAN Foundation- a charity organization based in Batkhela, District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. JEHAN is an acronym for Justice, Education, Health, Awareness and Nutrition. The team is led by a group of volunteers, health professionals, educationists, social workers and researchers. Based on the available resources, it extends a helping hand to the needy and the poor. Pakistan Journal of Society, Education and Language (JSEL) is an initiative of the team members to spread awareness and to provide a platform to researchers in order to contribute significantly to the body of knowledge. The Journal provides a forum for the publication of original papers on a variety of issues pertaining to social sciences, education, language and linguistics. Preference is given to contributions based on empirical research. However, book reviews and theoretical papers of immense importance/relevance for social scientists, educationists and linguists are also published. Papers to be published in the Journal must be original and are expected to be of a high standard not only in respect of their subject matter and its treatment but also in the quality of the writing. The Pakistan Journal of Society, Education and Language (PJSEL) has been published since 2015 by Jehan Foundation Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Since that, the journal is published semiannually (bi-annually) and the publishing months are Mid of year (June/July), and the end of the year (December/January).

Aim and Objectives

PJSEL is a multi-disciplinary journal following a double-blind peer-reviewed policy and the journal is freely available online as well as in print form. The aim of the journal (PJSEL) is to publish research articles that contribute significantly to the body of knowledge. It publishes both theoretical and empirical articles and case studies relating to social sciences including (Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Political sciences, economics, Law, etc), Education and English Language and Literature. Preference is given to empirical contributions, and empirical research, however; book(s) reviews and theoretical papers of immense importance/relevance for social scientists, educationists and linguists are also published. The team members of PJSEL hope that researchers, research scholars, academicians, scientists and policymakers would benefit from the published research for the development of society, education and language studies.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Pakistan Journal of Society, Education and Language (PJSEL) is a Multi-Disciplinary Research Journal. PJSEL is published in English twice a year and is available both online and in print. The journal seeks articles from around the world that examine issues pertaining to society, education and language while drafting papers, authors should consider the readability of their paper for readers outside of their discipline and culture. Pakistan Journal of Society, Education, and Language attract researchers, scholars, teachers and advanced graduate students to submit their manuscripts in the broad areas covered by the journal. The main focus areas of the journal include Anthropology & Sociology, Behavioral Sciences, Economics, Demography & Gender Studies, Development Studies, Government & Public Policy, Mass Communication, Criminology, Law, Education, as well as Language and Linguistics etc.  PJSEL is a peer-reviewed and refereed journal published by the JEHAN FOUNDATION, a charity organization that works for Justice, Education, Health, and Nutrition, and is officed at Batkhela, Malakand District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.

Articles appearing in PJSEL analyze issues of society, education and language and how such issues process our interactions, societies, and global and transnational spaces. The journal primarily publishes empirical articles, which are both theoretically engaged and methodologically rigorous, including qualitative, quantitative, and comparative methodologies. The journal also publishes reviews of books from a diverse array of social science disciplines. We offer E-Publication which is a feature offered through our journal platform. It allows PDF versions of manuscripts that have been peer-reviewed and accepted, to be hosted online prior to their inclusion in a final printed journal. Readers can freely access or cite the article. The accepted papers are published online within one week after the completion of all necessary publishing steps.

The PJSEL is freely available online. Our open-access policy is aimed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge. Authors are required to agree with this open access policy which enables unrestricted access and reuse of all published articles. The articles are published under the Creative Commons copyright license policy CC-BY

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Users are allowed to copy and redistribute the material in printed or electronic format and build upon the material, without further permission or fees being required, provided that appropriate credit is given.

Manuscript submission (in English only) should be sent to the editor through the online submission system https://pjsel.jehanf.com/index.php/journal/submissions or can be sent to editorpjsel@gmail.com.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

We are members of the team that run JEHAN Foundation- a charity organization based in Batkhela, District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. JEHAN is an acronym for Justice, Education, Health, Awareness and Nutrition. The team is led by a group of volunteers, health professionals, educationists, social workers and researchers. Based on the available resources, it extends a helping hand to the needy and the poor. Pakistan Journal of Society, Education and Language (JSEL) is an initiative of the team members to spread awareness and to provide a platform to researchers in order to contribute significantly to the body of knowledge. The Journal provides a forum for the publication of original papers on a variety of issues pertaining to social sciences, education, language and linguistics. Preference is given to contributions based on empirical research. However, book reviews and theoretical papers of immense importance/relevance for social scientists, educationists and linguists are also published. Papers to be published in the Journal must be original and are expected to be of a high standard not only in respect of their subject matter and its treatment but also in the quality of the writing. The Pakistan Journal of Society, Education and Language (PJSEL) has been published since 2015 by Jehan Foundation Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Since that, the journal is published semiannually (biannually) and the publishing months are mid (June/July), and end of the year (December/January).

Aim and Objectives

PJSEL is a multi-disciplinary journal following a double-blind peer-reviewed policy and the journal is freely available online as well as in print form. The aim of the journal (PJSEL) is to publish research articles that contribute significantly to the body of knowledge. It publishes both theoretical and empirical articles and case studies relating to social sciences including (Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Political sciences etc), Education and English Language and Literature. Preference is given to empirical contributions, empirical research, however; book(s) reviews and theoretical papers of immense importance/relevance for social scientists, educationists and linguists are also published. The team members of PJSEL hope that researchers, research scholars, academicians, scientists and policymakers would benefit from the published research for the development of society, education and language studies.

Journal Policies

Open Access Policy

The PJSEL is freely available online. Open access policy is aimed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge. Authors are required to agree with this open access policy which enables unrestricted access and reuse of all published articles. The articles are published under the Creative Commons copyright license policy CC-BY. Users are allowed to copy and redistribute the material in printed or electronic format and build upon the material, without further permission or fees being required, provided that appropriate credit is given.

Publication Frequency

Since 2015, PJSEL is published biannually. Publishing months are June and December of the year.

Publication Language of the Journal

The language of the journal is English. PJSEL is published in English twice a year. This academic and scholarly peer-reviewed journal is available both online and in print and can be accessed through URL: http://pjsel.jehanf.com/archives.php

Peer Review Process

Articles submitted for possible publication are subjected to a double-blind, peer-review process. Articles are first reviewed by editors. The editor may reject it out of hand either because it is not dealing with the subject matter for that journal or because it is manifestly of a low quality so that it cannot be considered at all. Articles that are found suitable for review are then sent to two experts in the field of the paper. Referees of a paper are unknown to each other. Referees are asked to classify the paper as publishable immediately, publishable with amendments and improvements, or not publishable. Referees’ evaluations usually include an explicit recommendation of what to do with the manuscript. Referees’ evaluations usually include an explicit recommendation of what to do with the manuscript. Referees’ comments are obtained on a specific review form, and these are then shared with the authors.

Throughout the review process author's identities remain unknown to reviewers. The editorial team of the Journal will review each paper and after their report/comments the decision regarding publication is made by the Chief Editor of the Journal keeping in view journal policy and procedure. Based on the reviewers report the authors are given feedback and technical support in revising their papers and they also are provided with an opportunity to resubmit their paper for consideration in the Journal. While these papers which are not accepted for publication, the editorial board will not bear any responsibility to correspond explaining the reason behind the rejection of the papers. Editors should publish guidance to both authors and reviewers on everything that is expected of them. This guidance should be regularly updated and will refer or link this code. The review process is usually completed within three to four months. Accepted articles are usually published within six months.

Papers Publishing Fees

PJSEL claim no paper submission fee. The  fee is charged for accepted papers.  PJSEL charged 25000 (twenty five thousand)  PKR  for accepted paper/s .  The payment is only made for accepted papers to the officially communicated/mentioned individual or organization account. It could be an Easypaisa, JazzCash or bank account for transaction of publication payment. However, a waiver of 10% of the total amount will be made to those authors who review paper(s) for the journal and have been members of the advisory/review board of the journal.

Copyright Policy

The PJSEL uses Creative Commons copyright license policy CC-BY. Copyrights remain with the authors. The authors give permission to the PJSEL to publish their work and agree that users are allowed to copy and redistribute the work, transform and build upon it.

Re-Publication

As copyrights remain with the authors, they can decide about the eventual republication of their article. In case of re-publication, an appropriate reference of the original publication is requested.

Plagiarism

By submitting the manuscript, the authors declare that the text is their original work, does not contain any plagiarism and has not been published in or submitted to any other journal. The editor scans all submitted papers in order to detect plagiarism (as per the approved policy of The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan HEC policy using Turnitin Software). If plagiarism is detected, the paper is rejected from publication. Similarly the articles are also checked for AI. 

Retraction Policy

If errors are found that are so significant that the article cannot remain in the journal, the article will be removed and replaced with a note stating the reason for retraction.
If plagiarism is found, a whole article will be removed from the journal and replaced with a note indicating authors´ names and descriptions of plagiarism. Authors and their institutions will be notified.

PJSEL Publication Ethics & Publication Malpractice Statement

These guidelines are fully consistent with the COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice Guidelines and the COPE Code of Conduct. More details can be found here: https://publicationethics.org

PJSEL, also adopt and encourage the best standards of publication ethics and take all possible measures against publication malpractices. In this context, the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) www.hec.gov.pk as a monitoring agency and the JEHAN FOUNDATION as a publisher, takes it extremely seriously to guard over all stages of publishing. We also recognize our ethical and other responsibilities in a professional manner showing commitment.

EDITING 

The Editorial Board of the PJSEL reserves the right to make necessary amendments/changes in a manuscript if it does not comply with the Journal’s requirements and not to publish any parts which they consider unnecessary.

JOURNAL MATERIAL ARCHIVE POLICY

 Authors should note that Editorial Board will dispose of all hardcopy or electronic material submitted after four months of their publication. If you require the return of any material submitted, please inform the editorial office or Chief Editor soon you felt a need of it.

 

Duties and Responsibilities of Editors

The Editors are fulfilling many general duties, such as constantly improving the quality and integrity of the journal, striving to cater for the needs of authors and readers and encouraging quality academic research and debate, and others. In addition, the editors also accept the obligation to apply their knowledge, experience, best will and practice to cope with the following responsibilities:

Editorial Board

The Editorial Board has been being generated from recognized experts in the field. The editor has provided full names and affiliations, as well as updated contact information for the editorial office on the journal webpage.

Publication Decisions

The editor should be responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles to the journal should be published. In deciding so, they would see the validation of the work in question as well as its importance to researchers and readers.  The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Peer Review Process

All of a journal’s content should be subjected to peer review. Articles submitted for possible publication are subjected to a double-blind, peer-review process. At first, articles will be reviewed by editors. They (editors) may reject it out of hand either because it is not dealing with the subject matter of the journal or because it is manifestly of a low quality so that it cannot be considered at all. While articles that are found suitable for review are then sent to two experts in the field of the paper. Referees of a paper are unknown to each other. Referees are asked to classify the paper as publishable immediately, publishable with amendments and improvements, or not publishable at all. Referees’ evaluations usually include an explicit recommendation of what to do with the manuscript. Referees’ comments are obtained on a specific review form, and these are then shared with the authors.

Throughout the review process author's identities remain unknown to reviewers. The editorial team of the Journal will review each paper and after their report/comments the decision regarding publication is made by the Chief Editor of the Journal keeping in view journal policy and procedure. Based on the reviewers report the authors are given feedback and technical support in revising their papers and they also are provided with an opportunity to resubmit their paper for consideration in the Journal. While these papers which are not accepted for publication, the editorial board will not bear any responsibility to correspond explaining the reason behind the rejection of the papers. Editors should publish guidance to both authors and reviewers on everything that is expected of them. This guidance should be regularly updated and will refer to or link this code.

Fair play

The editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors. Editors´ decision to accept or reject a paper for publication should be based only on the paper´s importance, originality and clarity, and the study´s relevance to the aim of the journal.

Confidentiality

Editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher. Editors will ensure that the material submitted remains confidential while under review.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interests

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author. Also, privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other members of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers. Editors should require all contributors to disclose relevant competing interests and publish corrections if competing interests are revealed after publication.

Procedures for Dealing with Unethical Behavior

Unethical behaviour may be identified and brought to the attention of the editor and publisher at any time, by anyone. Whoever informs the editor or publisher of such conduct should provide sufficient information and evidence in order for an investigation to be initiated. All allegations should be taken seriously and treated in the same way, until a successful decision or conclusion is reached. Every reported act of unethical publishing behaviour must be looked into, even if it is discovered years after publication.

Besides, the editor would take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher. Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration to the respective complaint or claims made but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies, depending on the misconduct seriousness. While minor misconduct might be dealt with without the need for wider investigation or consultation. In any event of misconduct, the author should be given the opportunity to respond to any allegations. Serious misconduct might require the application of one or more of these measures such as:

• Informing or educating the author or reviewer where there appears to be a misunderstanding or misapplication of acceptable standards.

• Publication of a formal notice detailing the misconduct.
• A formal letter to the head of the author's or reviewer's department or funding agency.
• Formal retraction or withdrawal of a publication from the journal, in conjunction with informing the head of the author or reviewer's department
• Imposition of a formal embargo on contributions from an individual for a defined period.

Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions. In addition, the editorial communications with the author may also help the author in improving the quality of the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication. Authors who wish to contribute to publications have an obligation to do a fair share of reviewing.

Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer´s own research without the written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

Publication and Submission Fee

No fees or charges are required from authors for manuscript submission/processing. Authors pay neither submission nor publication fee beyond the eventual conference registration fee. Full information about fees must be clearly stated on the journal´s website before authors begin preparing thein manuscript for submission.

Open Access Policy

The journal is freely available online. Authors are required to agree with this open access policy which enables unrestricted access and reuse of all published articles. The articles are published under the Creative Commons copyright license policy CC-BY. Users are allowed to copy and redistribute the material in printed or electronic format and build upon the material, without further permission or fees being required, provided that appropriate credit is given.

Reporting standards

Authors of papers should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial „opinion‟ works should be clearly identified as such.

Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should, in any event, be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Plagiarism takes many forms, from “passing off‟ another´s paper as the author´s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another´s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable. The policy of HEC is implemented to check the plagiarism of the paper in advance. 

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication         

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper. The copyright remains with the authors (CC-BY), thus they can decide about eventual republication of their text. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services. In acknowledgements any sources of grants or funds to support the work, colleagues or others who have made significant contributions to the work, and any copyright holders who have given permission for their work to be quoted. In simple, in the acknowledgements section, recognition should be made to all those who have contributed in any form to the completion of the study. 

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made some contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interests

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest stage possible. Readers should be informed about who has funded research and the role of the funders in the research.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author´s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.

COPY RIGHT PERMISSION

 It is the author's responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holders to reproduce any copyrighted material, including diagrams, tables, etc. which he or she wishes to include in the paper. Adequate acknowledgements must be made in the paper.

ORIGINALITY

All submissions to PJSEL should be original, and well-scripted. The authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy of references and originality. The authors are also required to submit plagiarism test reports of their respective papers

Instructions/submission guidelines for Authors

Please note that the same article cannot be published both in the conference proceedings and in a journal.

Format of the Paper

Authors are asked to submit their papers in MS Word format via online submission process as indicated in “submission of paper”. Papers should be arranged in single-column text, but after a paper is accepted for publication, the editorial team may format the paper according to the journal standard format/style. All submitted articles are refereed by academic specialists in the journal's field of coverage. Please use this template for your paper as given at the end.

Language

All articles must be written in English. Those authors whose first language is not English should properly and carefully check/proofread their paper/s through a fluent English speaker/expert for language and grammar accuracy and appropriateness. Consistency of American spelling is required. 

Structure of the Article

Title Page

Abstract
Keywords
Introduction

Layout
The body of the article includes tables, figures, etc. placed where they belong, findings, discussion etc
Conclusion
References
Appendices (if applicable)

Title Page

The manuscripts should contain a separate cover page and should contain the biographic, academic and professional details of the author’s i.e. full name, qualification, current designation and institutional affiliation, areas of interest and email addresses. If the paper has been presented somewhere i.e. in a seminar or conference, the date and venue of the presentation should be given. In the case of more than one author paper, one author should be mentioned as the corresponding author to whom queries and proofs will be sent. For this purpose, an e-mail address of the corresponding author should be provided.  The title of the article should contain no abbreviations or acronyms.

Abstract

An abstract of not more than 250 words and not less than 150 words should be included at the beginning of the paper. It should briefly indicate the subject and scope of the paper, including study methodology and important results. The abstract should be submitted double-spaced on a separate page.

Keywords

After the abstract, a list of at least 05-08 keywords should be given in alphabetical order. Keywords field should contain all the essential words or phrases of the title and of the abstract. Do not use brackets in the keywords field.

LAYOUT 

Although the layout of the main body of the paper will depend upon the subject of the paper, however, in general, a paper should include Title Page, Abstract (250 words), Keywords, Introduction, Study statement, Literature Review, Methods and Procedure, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Summary/Conclusion, References (in APA format) Additional information (if applicable).

Body (for the body of the paper)

Format text and paragraph of the body: 

• FONT: 10-point – ARIAL
• spacing 1.15 (MS OFFICE 2003,2007) or 14 point (MS OFFICE 2010-2013).
• For mathematical symbols, Greek letters and other special characters, use normal text or Symbol font. 
• Margins must be 2,4 cm on all sides.
• All pages must be only portraits, no landscapes.

LENGTH of the Article

The manuscript should be typewritten and single-spaced. The length of the research paper should be between 3000-5000 words (including references) in length including title, abstract, main text, figures and tables excluding references. Language style should be academic without colloquialisms, slang, regionalisms, etc. The formalities of academic expression should be maintained.  The pages should be numbered serially. Body of the article usually includes review of literature, methodology and data propositions, analysis and findings.

TABLES, DIAGRAMS and Figures

Use the Microsoft Word table function to create tables. Tables and figures should be located in the text and numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals, i.e., Table 1 and Figure 1. Please prepare all figures, especially line diagrams, to the highest possible standards. Bear in mind that lettering may be reduced in size by a factor of 2 or 3, and that fine lines may disappear.  Further, diagrams in the paper if any shall be drawn without boundary boxes and should be presented in simple possible way. The diagrams should contain enough information to be understood with reference to the text. Further, any map included in the paper should include a compass point. Captions should be concise and be listed below the figure and above the table. When a paper is submitted all figures should be embedded into the main text file for review purposes, however, after acceptance of the paper a separate high resolution print quality figures will be required. Similarly, tables in the paper should be concise and as simple as possible. In case of tables, captions should appear above tables. 

Abbreviations

Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.

Footnotes

Bottom of the page footnotes prohibited. If in some cases, necessary, it should be indicated by numerals placed in the text. Footnotes are for explanation and comments, as distinct from references; they may themselves contain references to the bibliography.

References

References should be cited in the text according to the APA reference system, that is, use the last name of the author(s), the date of publication and, following quoted material, the page references. The reference list should include every work cited in the text. Please ensure that dates, spelling and title used in the text are consistent with those listed in the References. References should be arranged alphabetically. The format for citations, endnotes, and references should conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, latest edition).

Format text and paragraph of references:

• FONT: 10-point – ARIAL;
• spacing 1,15 (MS OFFICE 97-2003) or 14 point (MS OFFICE 2010-2013 or MS OFFICE 365).
• Indentation first line 1 cm before other lines

It is the author´s responsibility to ensure that where copyright materials are included within an article the permission of the copyright holder has been obtained.

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