Submissions

Author Guidelines

Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order, without numbering:

Title
The title of the manuscript should clearly represent the content of the article. Besides, the title must protect the privacy and security of the research's subjects. A capital letter is only used at the beginning of the title, except for proper nouns or wherever it appropriates. The title should reflect the content of the whole article, the employed methodology, or the raised issue under study.

Author identities
Authors' identities (under the title) on the submitted articles should be omitted, and replaced by the following item:

Anonymous
(Author's identity is omitted due to the review process)

Please fill in Author(s)' identity(es) completely in the submission form. All Author(s)' names and identity(es) must be completely embedded in the form filled in by the corresponding author, including email and affiliation.
[if the manuscript is written by two or more authors, please click 'Add Author' in the 3rd step of 'ENTER METADATA' in the submission process and then enter each author's data.]

Abstract
An abstract of a maximum of 300 words is required for any submitted manuscript. It is written narratively, containing at least the aim(s), method, and result(s) of the research.

Keywords
Each manuscript should have 3 to 6 keywords. The keywords should help the audience search the relevant literature to their interest.

Main text
The main text should adhere to the following order and proportions:

• Introduction (20%)
  The introduction contains background, rationale, and/or the urgency of the research. Reference (literature or relevant research(es) need to be included in this part; its relation to the justification of the research urgency; the emergence of research problems; alternative solution; and the solutions which are chosen. Problems, aims/objectives, and benefits of the research, and operational definition (if needed) are written narratively in paragraphs.
• Method (10%)
  The method comprises the design of the research, population, and samples, procedures, instruments (including its' validity dan reliability), data collection tools, and data analysis techniques. All of these stages need to be detailed in a report format (past tense), except for general explanations and references.
• Findings and Discussion (60%)
  The findings and discussion are explained in a section (and can be separated in two sub-sections of Finding section and Discussion section). Findings are the presentation of the research purely based on the analyzed data. The discussion is the explanation of the findings relevant to the literature discussed in the introduction and other relevant theories and ideas.
• Conclusion (10%)
  The conclusion can be in the form of finding a generalization based on the research problems.
• Acknowledgments (if any)
  Individuals who have made contributions to the article should be acknowledged by name and affiliation, even if they do not qualify for authorship.
• Disclosure Statement
  In this section, the authors need to declare any potential issues of interest which may interfere with the objectiveness of the study. If they have no conflict of interest, they also need to declare their absence.
• Funding Statement
  The funding or grant-awarding bodies are acknowledged in a separate paragraph. For single agency grants: "This work was supported by the [Name of Funding Agency] under Grant [number xxxx]
• Ethics Approval
  If human or animal subjects are involved in the article, a statement confirming that the study was approved (or exempted) by the appropriate institutional and/or national research ethics committee, specifying the name of the committee and the reference number, should be included. If the study was granted an exemption or did not require ethics approval, this should also be clearly stated in the manuscript.
• References
  The citation and references are referred to the American Psychological Association (APA) (Seventh Edition) style. APA Style format for references can be checked at   http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/cite-a-website. The author is strongly recommended to use Reference Manager applications to facilitate referencing.

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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 who do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. 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).
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word or RTF document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; Garamond; employs italics, rather than underlining.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Please also ensure that the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Authorship Guidelines
The journal adheres to the authorship guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). By submitting a manuscript, all authors confirm they have read and approved its content, and that the manuscript complies with the journal's policies.

Affiliations
Authors are required to provide their relevant affiliations to indicate the institutions where the research was approved, supported, or conducted. In the case of non-research articles, the affiliation should represent the institution where the author(s) were based at the time of submission. Misrepresentation of affiliations is deemed misconduct, and the journal will respond to such instances by contacting the appropriate institutions to facilitate the investigation.

Acknowledgments
Individuals who have made contributions to the article"”such as general supervision, funding acquisition, study design, data collection, data analysis, technical assistance, formatting assistance, or engaging in scholarly discussions that significantly informed the article"”should be acknowledged by name and affiliation in an "Acknowledgments" section, even if they do not qualify for authorship. Authors are responsible for notifying these individuals and obtaining their permission to be included. This process should involve sharing the article with them to ensure they can verify the context of their contributions.
Groups of individuals whose contributions significantly enhance the article but do not meet authorship criteria may be listed under designations such as "clinical investigators" or "participating investigators." Their specific roles should be clearly described, for instance, "served as scientific advisors," "critically reviewed the study proposal," "collected data," or "provided and cared for study patients." Since readers may interpret their acknowledgment as an endorsement of the data and conclusions, these individuals must provide written consent for their inclusion.
Moreover, any assistance obtained from AI tools for content generation"”such as large language models"”must be explicitly acknowledged within the article. Authors bear the responsibility for ensuring the validity, originality, and integrity of their content and are expected to utilize such tools judiciously and in accordance with editorial policies on authorship and the principles of publishing ethics.

Citations
Research and non-research articles must reference relevant, timely, and verified literature"”preferably peer-reviewed"”to substantiate any claims made within the article. Authors should avoid excessive or inappropriate self-citation, as well as collusive arrangements among author groups to cite each other's work inappropriately, as such practices constitute misconduct known as citation manipulation. Authors are encouraged to consult the COPE guidelines on this matter. If there is uncertainty about whether to cite a particular source, authors should seek guidance from the journal's editorial office.

Appeals and complaints
Editors typically do not anticipate frequent appeals and seldom overturn their initial decisions. Consequently, if your manuscript is rejected, it is advisable to submit it to another journal. Rejection often reflects the editor's assessment of the manuscript's priority and significance"”factors that authors typically cannot contest through an appeal. Nevertheless, if you believe you have a legitimate basis for an appeal, it is essential to adhere to the guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines regarding appeals and complaints about editorial management of the peer review process. To support your appeal, you must provide compelling evidence or new data in response to the comments made by the editor and reviewers.

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