Author Guidelines

• The Title page should include paper title, author(s) name(s) (first name first, then middle name and surname), rank, address for correspondence including institutional affiliation, department, telephone number(s) and e-mail.
• Only the front cover of an article should bear author's name and particulars.
• The title should be on the same page 1 and not exceed 16 words.
• Every article should have an abstract of not more than 200 words followed by not more than 5 key words derived from the article.
• Body text should be typed 12 points in Times New Roman. Alignment should be justified. Paragraphs should be indented with one tab (no block paragraphing). Line spacing should be 1.5 lines.
• Articles should not be more than 5,500 words including the abstract, texts, tables, footnotes, appendixes, and references.
• Authors should be consistent in spelling – either American English or British English.
• Referencing should be in the APA style, latest edition and listed at the end of the article in strict alphabetical order.
• Papers must be rich in references and literature/empirical citations. Except in rare circumstances, references and literature citations should not be above 10 years.
• Papers must not have been published or sent for consideration elsewhere.

• Author(s) shall be responsible for securing any copyright waivers and permissions as may be needed to allow (re)publication of material in the article (text, illustrations, etc) that is the intellectual property of third parties.