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 OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 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.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
COOUJOASSE GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION (COOUJOASSE) IS PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY.
COOUJOASSE accepts and publishes high-quality solicited and unsolicited original papers in all areas of education. Authors who wish to publish papers in the journal shall follow the following guidelines for their papers to be published:
Manuscripts: All manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word; be typewritten in good British English and be written in objective third person point of view throughout (Use "the authors" or "the researchers" NOT "I" or "we")
Originality of manuscripts: Only original submissions will be accepted for publication. Manuscripts may not have been previously published or be submitted for publication elsewhere.
Copyright: As part of the manuscript submission process, authors will be asked to fill a copy right form or to sign the Author’s Warranty and Transfer of Copyright Agreement digitally.
Titles and Title Page: Titles may not be longer than 22 words. Subtitles, if included, may be no longer than 18 words. All titles must be entered in title case. To put a title in title case, the first letter of each word should be capitalized unless that word is a preposition (position words such as “over,” “with,” or “between”), conjunction (connecting words such as “and” or “but”), or article (“a,” “an,” or “the”). The title should be a brief phrase reflecting the contents of the paper. The Title Page should include the authors' full names and affiliations, the name of the corresponding author along with phone and e-mail information.
Authors’ Titles and Names: The title of the author shall come first. This will be followed by first name, (second name or abbreviation if any), and surname.
Headings: All headings and subheadings should NOT be numbered. The subheadings to follow in manuscript preparation include: Introduction; Research Question(s); Hypothesis/Hypotheses (if any); Research Method; Result Presentation; Discussion of Findings; Conclusion; Recommendations. A little variation may be allowed for positional papers.
Abstract and Keywords: All manuscripts must include an abstract and keywords. The abstract shall concisely contain the purpose; number of research questions and hypotheses; research method; major finding(s) and the corresponding recommendation(s). Keywords of 3-5 words can be stated below the abstract.
Structure of the Paper: Each paper, especially empirical report, is expected to be structured thus: introduction, research question(s) and/or hypothesis (es), research method, presentation of results, discussion, conclusion, recommendations and references (and appendix where necessary).
APA citations and References: Authors are to ensure that all information in their manuscripts that is taken from another source is substantiated with an in-text reference citation. All references must follow APA (American Psychological Association) style. APA 6th or 7th Edition may be used. The two editions shall not be used in a single manuscript simultaneously. Authors are advised to be consistent. References must be listed at the end of the paper in alphabetical order. Authors should ensure that every reference in the text appears in the list of references and vice versa. Authors are to ensure that at least 30% of the references from the list are the latest 5 years back.
Peer review: All submissions must undergo a double-blind review process before being accepted for publication. Thank you for your interest in COOUJOASSE.
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