SubmissionGuide Sciedu
SubmissionGuide Sciedu
SubmissionGuide Sciedu
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in
the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under
consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or
explicitly by the authorities responsible where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, the
article will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without
the written consent of the publisher. The editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all
contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication.
Copyrights for articles are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal.
The journal/publisher is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work. It is the author's responsibility
to bring an infringement action if so desired by the author.
The publisher and journals have a zero-tolerance plagiarism policy. We check the issue using two
methods: a plagiarism prevention tool (iThenticate) and a reviewer check. All submissions will be
checked by iThenticate before being sent to reviewers.
Authors permit the publisher to apply a DOI to their articles and to archive them in databases and
indexes such as EBSCO, DOAJ, and ProQuest.
Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word or LaTeX format (based on the requirement of
different journals) and submitted online. If you have any questions, please contact the editor of the
journal.
1. General Requirements
1.1 Language and Numbers
Please write your text in proper English; American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of
both. When writing numbers, use a period, not a comma, to represent the decimal point and a space to
separate numbers of more than five digits into groups of three, whether on the left or the right of the
decimal point (i.e., 10 000.471 85, but 1000.4718). We only accept manuscripts written in English.
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1.2 Length of Paper
Papers between 3,000 and 8,000 words are preferred.
2. Title Page
To ensure the integrity of the peer review process, every effort should be made to prevent the identities
of the authors and reviewers from being known to each other.
When you upload a submission file, author identities should be removed from it. You should upload the
title page as a supplementary file for the editor to review.
2.1 Title
Be concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations
and formulae where possible. If you choose to have a subtitle, it should be italicized and centered
directly below the main title.
The authors’ affiliation identifies the location of the author(s) at the time the research was conducted,
which is usually an institution. Include a dual affiliation only if two institutions contributed substantial
support to the study. Include no more than two affiliations per author.
Example:
Anne Smith1, Mary Meade1,2, David Wolf1 & Jerry Song2
1
School of Management, Northern Canada University, Toronto, Canada
2
School of Economics, Peking University, Beijing, China
Correspondence: David Wolf, School of Management, Northern Canada University, Toronto, Ontario,
M3A 2K7, Canada. Tel: 1-613-947-3592. E-mail: davidwolf@gc.ca
3. Preparation of Text
Manuscripts should be organized in the following order:
Title; abstract; keywords (indexing terms, normally three-to-six items); introduction; material studied,
area descriptions, methods, and/or techniques; results; discussion; conclusion; acknowledgements;
references.
Heading 1: Times New Roman; 10 pt.; Bold; for example, 1. First-level Heading
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Heading 2: Times New Roman; 10 pt.; Italic; for example, 1.1 Second-level Heading
Heading 3: Times New Roman; 10 pt.; for example, 1.1.1 Third-level Heading
3.2 Abstract
A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length of 250 words). The abstract should state
briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions. An abstract is often
presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. References should therefore be
avoided, but, if essential, they must be cited in full in the abstract, without relying on the reference list.
3.3 Keywords
Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 8 keywords, avoiding general and plural terms
and multiple concepts (e.g., “and,” “of”). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly
established in the field may be eligible.
3.5 Equations
The text size of equations should be similar to normal text size. The formula should be placed center
justified with serial number on the right. For example:
a=[(1+b)/x]1/2 (1)
3.6 Tables
Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place a table’s caption
above the table’s body and its description below the body. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of
tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the
article.
For example:
Note: Avoid abbreviating the titles of tables, figures, and equations (i.e., Tab. 1, Fig. 2, Eq. 3) in the
caption or in running text. Do not write “the table above/below” or “the figure on page 32,” because the
position and page number of a table or figure cannot be determined until the pages are typeset.
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4. References
Cite the work of those individuals whose ideas, theories, or research have directly influenced your
work. They may provide key background information, support or dispute your thesis, or offer critical
definitions and data. Citation of an article implies that you have personally read the cited work. In
addition to crediting the ideas of others that you used to build your thesis, provide documentation for
all facts and figures that are not considered common knowledge.
When formatting an in-text citation, give, in parentheses, the last name of the author of the cited work
and the year it was published. For unpublished or informally published works, give the year the work
was produced. Write “in press” in parentheses for articles that have been accepted for publication but
that have not yet been published. Do not give a date until the article has actually been published.
In all other instances, citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by the American
Psychological Association.
Examples:
❖ A Work by Two Authors
Name both authors in the signal phrase or in the parentheses each time you cite the work. Use the word
“and” between the authors' names within the text; use the ampersand in the parentheses.
Research by Wegener and Petty (1994) supports...
(Wegener & Petty, 1994)
❖ Unknown Author
If the work does not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word
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or two in the parentheses. Titles of books and reports are italicized; titles of articles, chapters, and Web
pages are put in quotation marks.
A similar study was done of students learning to format research papers.
Note: In the rare case that "Anonymous" is used for the author, treat it as the author's name in
parentheses and the reference page.
(Anonymous, 2001)
❖ Organization as an Author
If the author is an organization or a government agency, mention the organization in the signal phrase
or in the parenthetical citation the first time you cite the source.
According to the American Psychological Association (2000),...
If the organization has a well-known abbreviation, include the abbreviation in brackets behind the full
name of the organization the first time the source is cited and then use only the abbreviation in later
citations.
First citation: (Mothers Against Drunk Driving [MADD], 2000)
Second citation: (MADD, 2000)
Books
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❖ Electronic book
Replace place-of-publication and publisher information with the DOI.
Anderson, C. A., Gentile, D. A., & Buckley, K. E. (2007). Violent video game effects on children and
adolescents: Theory, research and public policy.
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195309836.001.0001
❖ Work with two authors
Beck, C. A. J., & Sales, B. D. (2001). Family mediation: Facts, myths, and future prospects.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/10401-000
❖ Two or more works by the same author
Arrange by the year of publication, the earliest first.
Postman, N. (1979). Teaching as a conserving activity. New York, NY: Delacorte Press.
Postman, N. (1985). Amusing ourselves to death: Public discourse in the age of show business. New
York, NY: Viking.
If works by the same author are published in the same year, arrange alphabetically by title and
distinguish the documents by adding a lowercase letter after the year of publication as indicated below.
McLuhan, M. (1970a). Culture is our business. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
McLuhan, M. (1970b). From clichéto archetype. New York, NY: Viking Press.
❖ Book by a corporate author
Associations, corporations, agencies, government departments, and organizations are considered
authors when there is no single author.
American Psychological Association. (1972). Ethical standards of psychologists. Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association.
❖ Anthology or compilation
Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (1991). Children of color: Psychological interventions with
minority youth. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
❖ Work in an anthology or an essay in a book
Bjork, R. A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H. L.
Roediger III, & F. I. M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory & consciousness (pp. 309-330).
Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
❖ Work in a course pack
Goleman, D. (2009). What makes a leader? In D. Demers (Ed.), AHSC 230: Interpersonal
communication and relationships (pp. 47–56). Montreal, Canada: Concordia University Bookstore.
(Reprinted from Harvard Business Review, 76(6), pp. 93-102, 1998).
❖ Article in a reference book or an entry in an encyclopedia
If the article/entry is signed, include the author's name; if unsigned, begin with the title of the entry
Guignon, C. B. (1998). Existentialism. In E. Craig (Ed.), Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy (Vol. 3,
pp. 493-502). London, England: Routledge.
Articles
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volume. If each issue begins with page 1, then list the issue number as well.
Klimoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations. Consulting
Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 10-36.
https://doi.org/10.1037/1061-4087.45.2.10
❖ Articles in a journal, more than seven authors
Gilbert, D. G., McClernon, J. F., Rabinovich, N. E., Sugai, C., Plath, L. C., Asgaard, G., ... Botros, N.
(2004). Effects of quitting smoking on EEG activation and attention last for more than 31 days and
are more severe with stress, dependence, DRD2 A 1 allele, and depressive traits. Nicotine and
Tobacco Research, 6, 249-267. https://doi.org/10.1 080/1462220041 0001676305
❖ Article in a newspaper or magazine
Semenak, S. (1995, December 28). Feeling right at home: Government residence eschews traditional
rules. Montreal Gazette, p. A4.
Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic, social status. The Washington Post, pp.
A1, A4.
Driedger, S. D. (1998, April 20). After divorce. Maclean's, 111(16), 38-43.
❖ Article from an electronic source
Zhao, S., Grasmuck, S., & Martin, J. (2008). Identity construction on Facebook: Digital empowerment
in anchored relationships. Computers in Human Behavior, 24(5), 1816-1836.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2008.02.012
URL for an online periodical:
Cooper, A., & Humphreys, K. (2008). The uncertainty is killing me: Self-triage decision making and
information availability. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 4(1). Retrieved from
http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap/article/view/124/129
Multimedia
Web pages
5. Note
Please avoid using footnotes. Change footnotes to endnotes. Insert “(Note 1, Note 2)” in the running
text and explain the note in an end notes section after the references page. Please see the template
(http://web.sciedupress.com/author-guide.html) for examples.
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6. Appendix
The appendix comes after the references and the notes. In the text, refer to appendices by their labels:
e.g., produced the same results for both studies (see Appendices A and B for complete proofs). Please
see the template (http://web.sciedupress.com/author-guide.html) for examples.
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