Author's Guideline

A few prerequisites for publishing in AJIRB

• Submitted manuscripts should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• Conference papers may only be submitted if they have been completely rewritten (scroll down for more details) and the author has obtained any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if previously copyrighted.
• Briefs and research notes are not published in this journal.
• All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted manuscript. A full statement of our Publication Ethics is available.
• This journal publishes Open Access (OA) articles with an APC (Article Processing Charge), allowing the authors to keep the copyright of the published articles.

Organization of Manuscript

The manuscript should contain the items mentioned hereunder.

Title, List of authors together with affiliations

1. Abstract and Keywords
2. Introduction
3. Literature Review
4. Materials & Methods
5. Results & Discussion
6. Conclusion
7. Acknowledgements (optional)
8. References
9. Annexures (optional)

Language:

All manuscripts must be written in English. The text and English language in new and revised articles must be checked, edited and corrected by the authors, preferably with the help of a native English speaker or professional proofreader.

Length of Manuscript

An original manuscript should consist of 5000-8000 words (excluding figures, tables and references), although high-quality articles which exceed 8000 words will be considered. Authors are urged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of clarity.

Submissions should be formatted in single spacing, Times New Roman size 10 font, A4 paper with normal margins (Top 1", Bottom 1", Left 1" and Right 1"). All accepted articles will be correctly formatted for publication.

Title Page

The title page is a separate page before the text. It should include the following information:

Title

The title should be concise and informative. Abbreviations and formulae should be avoided where possible (Title of the Paper should be 12 points, Bold).

Author's Names and Affiliations

Indicate the initials and then the last name. Present the authors' affiliation name and addresses (where the actual work was done) in the footnote. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and the e-mail address of the corresponding author.

Corresponding Author

Indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication, and also post-publication. Ensure that telephone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.

Abstract

A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length of 250 words). The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. References should be avoided in the abstract.

Keywords

Immediately after the abstract, a maximum of 5 keywords, avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of') should be provided. Keywords should be presented. The keywords should be arranged in alphabetical order.

Introduction

This section should be concise, with no subheadings, and provide a background to the research problem, present the research problem with sufficient justification and objective/s.

Literature Review

This section should provide a sufficient evaluation of theoretical/empirical literature to identify knowledge gaps.

Materials and Methods

This section should contain adequate and detailed information about all the procedures and steps that are followed.

Results and Discussion

This section should be described on the results and outputs of the research work.

Conclusions

This should clearly explain the important conclusions of the work highlighting its significance, relevance and values. 

Table and Figures

Please note that the article will be published in black and white. Present tables and figures within the article, not at the end of the article. Tables should be editable and numbered consecutively using Arabic numbering (Table 1, Table 2, etc.) and must have corresponding references in the main text. Tables should also have appropriate and concise headings. All figures and illustrations, as in the case of tables, should be numbered consecutively as Figure (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.) with corresponding references in the main text. Figures should also have appropriate and concise headings. 

Acknowledgements

If the research is sponsored or supported by an organization, please indicate it.

Reference: Authors are requested to follow APA format of referencing.

• Important: Please carefully check any specific referencing requirements.
• Begin your reference list on a new page and title it References.
• Single-space your reference list and have a hanging indent
  • Left align the first line of each reference with subsequent lines indented to the right to width by 5 -7 spaces or 1.25 cm.
• All of the references in the reference list must also be cited in the text.
• All references cited in text must also be included in the reference list (unpublished items, such as personal correspondence, are an exception).
• List the references in alphabetical order by author surname/family name according to the first listed author. (Note: the order of the authors on a document is important do not rearrange them)
• Where there are two articles with the same authors and date, order the references alphabetically by article title and add a letter suffix to the year of publication (e.g. 2003a, 2003b...).
• Provide organisation names in full, unless they are obviously recognisable as abbreviations (e.g. APA for American Psychological Association).
• Do not add full stops to URLs (e.g. http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/)
• In an article, chapter or book title capitalize only the first word of the title and of the subtitle, if any, and any proper nouns. (Note: book titles should be italicised)
• In a periodical, journal, or serial title, give the title in full, in upper and lower case letters. The title should be italicised (e.g. Harvard Business Review)
• APA requires use of an en dash between pagination numbers. An en dash is longer and thinner than a hyphen. Type in an en dash, or if an en dash is unavailable on the keyboard, use a single hyphen. In either case there is no space before or after. We recommend consulting your faculty staff to determine their requirements.
• Check the reference details against the actual source - you are indicating that you have read that source when you cite it.
• Be consistent with your referencing style across the document.

List references in alphabetical order. Each listed reference should be cited in text, and each text citation should be listed in the References section.

Examples of basic reference formats:

• Journal Article:
  Hughes, G., Desantis, A., & Waszak, F. (2013). Mechanisms of intentional binding and sensory attenuation: The role of temporal prediction, temporal control, identity prediction, and motor prediction. Psychological Bulletin, 139,133-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0028566
• Authored Book:
  Rogers, T. T., & McClelland, J. L. (2004). Semantic cognition: A parallel distributed processing approach.Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
• Chapter in an Edited Book:
  Gill, M. J., & Sypher, B. D. (2009). Workplace incivility and organizational trust. In P. Lutgen-Sandvik & B. D. Sypher (Eds.), Destructive organizational communication: Processes, consequences, and constructive ways of organizing(pp. 53-73). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.