Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
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.
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 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.
- The submission file is in .doc or .docx file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- Where available, Doi numbers for the references have been provided and to which we have attached the needed link
- All figures and tables have their own identification number (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2., Table 1, etc.). We use these numbers in the title of figures and tables, and we refer to this number in the text. The beginning number of figures is 1. The beginning number of tables is 1.
- In potential cases of plagiary and other infringements, all responsibility lies with the author(s).
Author Guidelines
Only original studies (not published elsewhere) are published - except for the invitation section. In the event of a possible plagiarism or other violation, all responsibility lies with the Author(s).
The submitted file must be in .doc or docx file format. Suggested size in case of...
...empirical and theoretical studies: 20,000-60,000 characters
...methodological studies: 20,000-60,000 characters
...workshop presentations: 5,000-60,000 characters
...book reviews: 5,000-20,000 characters
...event reports: 5,000-20,000 characters
...invitations: 5,000-10,000 characters
Text Formatting:
- line spacing: simple
- fontsize: 12 points
- font: Times New Roman
- titles: bold letters
- highlights: in italics (underlining: prohibited)
- use of footnotes, endnotes: prohibited
- use of figures and tables: all illustrations, figures and tables should be in place and not at the end of the text. Each figure and table should have its own identification number (eg Figure 1, Figure 2, Table 1, etc.). Use these numbers in the titles and figures of the figures / tables, and the text too. The beginning number of figures is 1. The beginning number of tables is 1.
- references in the text: give the surnames of the authors and the year of publication (eg. Szabó, 2020 or Szabó, Kovács and Tóth, 2020, in case of more than three authors: Szabó et al., 2020). In the case of a quote, table or figure, the page number is also given (eg. Szabó, 2020, p. 23).
- references in the bibliography: in alphabetical order by surname in APA format (see: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples). Where possible, provide URL references and download date (eg. Download: 1 Jan 2020 URL: www.kpluszf.com). Where available, provide the Doi number of the links and attach the required link. Doi number search page: https://www.crossref.org/guestquery/
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