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Author Guidelines

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Thank you for choosing to submit your manuscript to The Academic Literacy Journal. Before proceeding please read the journal’s aim and scope to ensure/confirm that your paper matches the requirements of the journal. In preparing your submission to ALJ please take time to read and follow the instructions below to ensure that your article can move through the different processes (peer review, production and publication) smoothly.

1. Registration:

To submit a manuscript you have to register as a user. Submitted manuscripts must be the author(s) original work and should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere

2. Word count:

The manuscript should not be more than 7000 words inclusive of tables/figures, references, footnotes/endnotes

3. File type:

Word document (.doc/.docx)

4. Structure:

The article should have the following elements in the following order:

  • Title page: a clear and concise title that captures the main argument of the paper
  • Abstract: not more than 250 to 300 words
  • Key words: a minimum of 3 to 4 key words that will help others find your article quickly and accurately
  • Main text introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Methodology
  • Results / Discussion: these sections may be presented separately
  • References
  • Appendices (if needed)

5. Style Guidelines 

  • Font:  Times New Roman, size 12, double line spacing
  • Margins:  Normal (2.54 cm all around)
  • Title: bold with initial letter capitalized for any proper nouns
  • Abstract: slightly indented and italized
  • Key words: alphabetical, lower case (unless a proper noun) with each key word separated by a semi-colon
  • Headings:
          First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Literature Review, etc) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
          Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
          Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
          Fourth-level headings should be underlined, at the beginning of a paragraph. The text follows immediately after a full stop (full point) or other punctuation marks.
  • Tables and Figures: these should be clearly labelled and inserted into the main document of the text
  • References: Please use Harvard referencing style. A more detailed referencing guide can be found here

Additional requirements    

  •  Completion of the check-list prior to submission
  •  Proof of ethical clearance (if applicable)

Publication charges:

There are no submission fees, publication fees or page charges for this journal

Use of Generative AI

ALJ does not endorse the use of generative AI for the writing of articles. For a more detailed policy see here

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • 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 text is wholly original. There is no plagiarism (accidental or intentional) and generative AI has not been used to write or contribute to the paper.
  • The submission file is in a Microsoft Word document file format.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

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Copyright Notice

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal
  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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