- The font used in the entire manuscript should be Times New Roman, font size 10. For tables and figures, see below. 

- Page margins for bottom, top, right, and left should be pre-set as 0.98 inch. Text should be justified with no hyphenation breaks in words at the end of a line.

- Text should be typed as a single-column document.

- Paragraphs and headings should not be indented, but aligned with the main text.

- Paragraph indents should be pre-set in the tabs section as follows: before and after: 6 pt - line spacing: 1.5

- Manuscripts prepared in compliance with the guidelines should not exceed 25 pages (10.000 words).

- Article titles should be boldfaced and centered.

- Abstracts should be between 150–200 words (max.300). No citations should appear in the abstract.

- 5–8 words representing the manuscript should be given as keywords.

- Qualitative and quantitative studies should contain the following sections: Introduction, Method, Findings, and Discussion.

- The Methods section must include Sampling/Study Population, Data Collection Tools, and Procedure as subsections if an original research method has been used.

- Literature reviews should elaborate on the problem, analyze the relevant literature, emphasize the gaps and inconsistencies in the literature, and discuss actions toward solving these problems.

- Other types of studies can allow slight variations in sections, but they should not contain too many details and sub-sections that could distract readers’ attention and compromise readability.

- Both in-text citations and references should comply with the APA guidelines as provided in the Publication Manual of American Psychological Association (APA) (6th edition).

- Tables, figures, pictures, graphics, and similar aspects should be embedded in the text, and not provided as appendices.

- For tables and figures, use Times New Roman, font size 9.

- Under the Paragraph tab, ensure that the indentation is as follows:  before and after: 0 - spacing: Single

- Tables and figures should be left aligned, and the text wrapping feature should be turned off.

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