Template for preparing your research paper
DOUBLE BLIND REVIEWS: DO NOT COMPLETE THE AUTHOR NAMES OR AFFILIATIONS UNTIL YOU SUBMIT YOUR FINAL PAPER
Author One1, Author Two2Author Three3
1Author One affiliation, 2Author Two affiliation, 3Author Three affiliation
ABSTRACT
The abstract must stand on its own and be engaging, clear and concise. It must accurately reflect the content of the paper beginning with the broad context of the study, followed by specific background. It must emphasise new or important aspects of your work and be understandable to a diverse audience. It should be a single paragraph of250 words or less with no citations or abbreviations.
KEYWORDS
Keyword 1, keyword 2, keyword 3
Introduction
This could be an introduction or a method section, whichever is the best way to describe your work. An introduction should set the stage for the importance of the work and draw the reader in to the specific study. The scope and impact of the work should be clearly stated.
Results
The results section should give a factual presentation of the data and all tables and figures should be referenced. Figure captions should be placed immediately below the figure; table captions immediately above the table. All illustrations should be as simple as possible to convey their meaning. They may be in full colour.
Discussion
The discussion should not summarise the results but provide an interpretation of them, and should clearly delineate between the findings of the particular study and the possible impact of those findings in a larger context.
Additional guidelines
Title
The title of the paper should be no more than 12 words in length.
Affiliations
The affiliation should just be the name of the institution or organisation and country.
Page layout
All pages must remain in portrait layout – the submission will not be accepted if any page is landscape layout. If a table is too large for portrait, it must be split or redesigned to fit.
Use A4 paper size with 2.5cm top and bottom margins and 2cm side margins. Use 12 point Calibri for titles and left-justified 12 point Times New Roman for text. Usesingle spaces between sentences.
Do not add page numbers, headers or footers.
Numbers
In the text, write out numbers nine or less except as part of a date, a fraction or decimal, a percentage, or a unit of measurement. Use Arabic numbers for those larger than nine, except as the first word of a sentence.
Abbreviations
Use abbreviations of the customary units of measurement only when they are preceded by a number, for example, “5 min” but “several minutes”. Write “percent” as one word, except when used with a number, for example, “several percent” but “25%”.
References
References should be cited in alphabetical order of first author and year, with a 1cm hanging indent. For example:
Colston, H. L., & Katz, A. N. (2004). Figurative language comprehension: Social and cultural influences. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.