Research Division 

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Journal Author Guidelines

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Editorial Policy

Journal Content

Contributions for all journals issues may include research papers, case studies, tutorials, courseware and learningware experiences, evaluations, review papers, and viewpoints.
 

General Guidelines

Material must be original, scientifically accurate, and in good form editorially. The manuscript should be in English and should be informative, summarizing the basic facts and conclusions, and maintaining a coherence and unity of thought. Tutorial or how-to-do-it articles should preferably include a section on evaluation. Controversial topics should be treated in a factually sound and reasonably unbiased manner.
The format of headings, tables, figures, citations, references, and other details should follow the American Psychological Asssociation - APA Style Guide at http://osunlabs.newark.ohio-state.edu/writing-lab/apa.htm. At present, preferred formats for submission are HTML, MS Word or plain ASCII text. Zipped archives containing all files are especially preferred.

Preview

Manuscripts sent to the Editor for review are accepted on a voluntary basis from authors. Before submitting an article, please review the following suggestions. Original manuscripts received in correct form serve to expedite the processing and prompt reviewing for early publication. Spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and the mechanical elements of arrangements, spacing, length, and consistency of usage in form and descriptions should be studied before submission.

Pre-publication

No manuscript will be considered which has already been published or is being considered by another journal. Authors should include a statement with their e-mail that the manuscript nor any of its part has not been published and is not under consideration elsewhere.

Handling of Manuscripts

All manuscripts are acknowledged upon receipt. Review is carried out as promptly as possible. The paper should be sent to the Editorial Board Assistant Chairman (see below) who will designate one of the editors as responsible for handling the paper review. He or she will make sure that the manuscript will be reviewed by at least two other specialists in the area, which takes usually no more than two months. When a decision for publication or rejection is made by the editor in charge of the paper, the senior author or author designated to receive e-mail is notified. At the time of notification, the author may be asked to make certain revisions in the manuscript, or the Editor may submit suggested revisions to the author for approval.

Presentation

Title sheet - Include a title sheet to precede the first page of the article. Give the title of the article, name of author(s), institutional e-mail address, URL, department, institution, and country, or other affiliation. Number each page at the top. Abstract - An informative, comprehensive abstract of 100-250 words must accompany the manuscript. This abstract should succinctly summarize the major points of the paper, and the author's summary and/or conclusions.
Format - Submit manuscript, double-spaced, including figures and tables.
Length - In general, articles should not exceed should not exceed 6-10 double-spaced pages (including text, references and notes). Long articles, or articles containing complex material should be broken up by short, meaningful subheads.

Citations

Citations should strictly follow APA Style Guide.

Quotations

Quoted material of more than two lines should be set in a narrower width than the remainder of the text but continue to double space. At the close of the quotation, give the complete source including page numbers. Copy all quoted material exactly as it appears in the original, indicating any omissions by three spaced periods.

Tables, Figures and Photographs

All tables, figures and photographs must be submitted on APA Style Guide. Number at the top of each table. Number figures in sequence.

Terminology and Abbreviations

Define any words or phrases that cannot be found in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Define or explain new or highly technical terminology. Write out the first use of a term that you expect to use subsequently in abbreviated form.

Footnotes

Avoid footnotes wherever possible.

Mathematics

Use separate lines for and center each equation. If a reference is needed in the text, refer to it as Equation 1, etc.

References

All references cited in the text should be listed alphabetically and double-spaced in a section at the end of the manuscript. Names should be inverted, giving surname and initials. Provide publication date(in parenthesis). Cite article, journal title and volume number(both underlined) and inclusive page numbers; for a book, give book title and publication information, including page numbers for a book chapter. Check all references for completeness and accuracy.

Copyright

The Journal is copyrighted by Kidlink Institute Research - KIR. Material published and so copyrighted may not be published elsewhere without the written permission of the KIR.

Submit

Please submit the manuscripts to: Marisa Lucena