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Article Structure

Your article should be compiled in the following order:

  1. Title page
  2. Abstract (200 – 300 words)
  3. Keywords (3-8 words)
  4. Introduction
  5. Literature
  6. Materials and methods
  7. Results
  8. Discussion
  9. Conclusion
  10. References

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:

The manuscript shall contain the following items;

  1. Content word count allowed is between 4,000 and 6,000
  2. Microsoft Word (.doc)
  3. The title of the paper should have up to 21 words and should be clear
  4. Spell out abbreviations and acronyms the first time they are used in the text
  5. Line spacing should be one
  6. Font should be justified as “Times New Roman”
  7. Font size should be justified as follows: 16 for the title, 16 for heading 1, 12 for heading 2, 10 for heading 3, 10 for “normal”
  8. Font size should be justified as follows: Navy blue (#000080) for the title, heading 1, and heading 2. Black for heading 3 and “normal” text.
  9. All tables, figures and plates should have a caption. For tables, caption is put at the top. For figures and plates, captions are put below.
  10. Figures and plates borrowed from other sources should be clear and in high resolution
  11. Adhere to the APA referencing style – refer to APA latest edition

To begin, DOWNLOAD the Template provided below here.