Submissions
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 Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).
- The submission file is BLINDED for peer review. This means: authors names, titles, and institutions are removed from the title page of the manuscript and references in the manuscript text to either the authors, their institutions or departments are either removed or replaced with the text [REDACTED].
- Authors should complete the OJS submission form with their names and affiliations so that the Journal’s editors may communicate with you and use that information later for publishing, should your manuscript be accepted. But the manuscript submitted should be BLINDED for the integrity of the peer review process.
- The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font (Times New Roman); 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.
- Manuscripts should be no more than 8,000 words, including the main text, references, notes, and appendices.
- The manuscript adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements stated in the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (i.e., APA style). Currently, this is the 7th edition.
- When applicable, a URL is included as the final component of a reference list entry. URLs should link directly to the cited work whenever possible.
- The submission does not infringe upon others’ rights, and does not show bias in any form (racial, ethnic, religious, gender, etc.).
- For consistency, use ‘community-service’ with a hyphen (unless quoting an unhypenated use of the term).
- The submission includes an abstract of approximately 150-100 words—with up to five keywords listed alphabetically—inserted between the title and the first paragraph of the manuscript.
- Any submitted research data should be recent (i.e., obtained within the past 1-5 years. Please explain exceptions in the Comments to the Editor(s).
- The type of manuscript (research, report, research review, or book review) is identified.
- For the purposes of review and correct placement, the appropriate journal section for the submission is identified (i.e., Advances in Theory and Methodology, Lecturer Outcomes, Faculty Roles and Institutional Issues, Community Partnerships and Impacts, Tennessee research international of social sciences, or Book Review).
- If the research involves human subjects, please include a statement that documents approval by an Institutional Review Board. (See “Authors’ Responsibilities” below.)
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