Submissions

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission’s compliance with all of the following items. Submissions may be returned to authors if they do not adhere to the following guidelines:

• The submission has not been published before, and it is not being considered by another journal (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
• The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
• Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
• The text is single-spaced, uses a Garamond 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.
• Full author names, affiliations, and email addresses must be represented in the article completed upon initial submission.
• All information in a manuscript is the sole responsibility of the authors, including the accuracy of the data and the resulting conclusion.
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Instructions for Authors.

Note: the AJOSDEMARS strives to process submissions on time and is committed to making a decision regarding whether to decline or forward for review within two weeks of receipt. The AJOSDEMARS relies on the support and goodwill of volunteer content experts for the double-blind peer-review process, and therefore timelines for the review submission vary. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

1. Authors are to submit their papers in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format according to the current instructions. For convenience, authors may use our article template.
2. All manuscripts should be submitted to our editorial email: injodemarng2007@gmail.com or ijdmr@ajosdemar.com / ajosi@ajosdemar.com or ajosing2019@yahoo.com also through the online submission system.
3. Please write your text in good English (using British or English spelling). Authors who feel their English language manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors and to conform to correct scientific English may wish to use English language editing services or ask a native English speaker or professional proofreader for help.
4. Submissions should be formatted in single spacing, Garamond 12-point font, and A4 paper with normal margins (1.5 cm at the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right). The pages shall be numbers consequently.
5. The suggested word limit of a manuscript should be as follows:
   – original research articles – 6,000 words maximum (the word count limit includes the title, abstract, tables, figures, and references list);
   – review article – 6,000 words maximum (the word count limit includes the title, abstract, tables, figures, and references list);
   – case report – 2,500 words maximum;
   – research notes – 3,500 words maximum;
   – scientific essay – 2,500 words maximum;
   – scientific commentary – up to 1,000 words (maximum of ten references).
6. The Abstract should be 200-250 words, followed by 3-5 keywords.
7. The title page should include authors’ names, affiliations, and email addresses.
8. The manuscript should contain the items listed hereunder:

• Introduction;
• Literature Review (optional);
• Materials and Methods;
• Results;
• Discussion;
• Conclusion;
• Acknowledgements (optional);
• References;
• Annexures (optional).

9. Tables and Figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and placed in the appropriate places within the main text.

Authors are requested to follow the 6^th edition of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

References should be listed alphabetically without numeration.

When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation of the source: (author’s last name, year of publication), for example: (Jones, 1998). One complete reference for each source should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper.

Your reference list should appear at the end of your paper. It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the paper body. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text.

• All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. It is called hanging indentation.
• All authors’ names should be inverted (i.e. last names go first).
• The authors’ first and middle names should be written as initials. For example, the reference entry for a source written by Jane Marie Smith would begin with Smith, J. M. If a middle name is unavailable, initialize the author’s first name: Smith, J.
• Give last names and first/middle initials for up to six authors of a particular work. Separate each author’s initials with a comma. Use an ampersand (&) before the last author’s name.
• Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work.
• For multiple articles by the same author, list the entries in chronological order, from earliest to most recent.
• When referring to the titles of books, chapters, articles, reports, webpages, or other sources, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns.
• Note again that the titles of academic journals are subject to special rules.
• Italicize titles of longer works (e.g. books, edited collections, names of newspapers, and so on).
• Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works, such as chapters in books or essays in edited collections.

Journal

Author, A. A., Author, B. B. & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number (issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy

Electronic source

Author, A. A. & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of page [Format description when necessary]. Retrieved from https://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Spotlight Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/about_the_owl/owl_information/spotlight_resources.html

Dissertation (Published)

Lastname, F. N. (Year). Title of dissertation (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Name of database. (Accession or Order Number)

Conference Proceedings

Schnase, J. L. & Cunnius, E. L. (Eds.). (1995). Proceedings from CSCL ’95: The First International Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Government Document

National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

• The review process is an important aspect of the article publication process. It helps an editor in deciding on an article and also enables the author to improve the work. Manuscripts (other than those of insufficient quality, irrelevant to the study area or unlikely to be competitive enough for publication) will be peer-reviewed by two field experts, and the results will be sent to the authors. The process may take up to 14 days. If, for some reason, the review process takes longer, the authors will be informed by email.Possible decisions on a manuscript are:
  • accepted as it is;
  • accepted after minor revision (authors should submit a revised version within 14 days);
  • accepted after major revision (authors should submit a revised version within a month);
  • rejected.

• The authors have to revise their manuscript based on the suggestions or comments provided by the reviewers and/or the Editorial Board. In case the authors disagree with a requested revision, they should explain the rationale for not making the requested change in their response to the reviewer/editor.

• The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.