Author Guidelines

Manuscripts Preparation

Manuscripts should be written in English and follows the ARNJE template.

 Download the ARNJE manuscript template. 

The style guidelines of the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (http://apastyle.apa.org/) should be followed.

Manuscripts should be organized in the following order:

• Title, Authorship and Affiliation (single page)

Please give first, middle and last name but omit titles. Give the affiliation of each author and complete mailing address of the institution where the work was conducted. If current address of an author is different, include it in the footnote on the title page. Please denote the corresponding author with an asterisk and provide the email address of the corresponding author.

• Abstract

The abstract should be no longer than 300 words.

The abstract should be a concise and factual description of the contents and conclusions as well as an indication of any new findings.

• Keywords

Keywords are to facilitate the retrieval of articles by search engines and will be used for indexing purposes, therefore do not use general terms. Provide a maximum of 5 keywords. Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible.

• Text

Text may include all of this following:

1. Introduction
2. Literature review
3. Methodology
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusion

• Acknowledgements

Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. All research articles should have a funding acknowledgement with the funding agency written out in full, followed by the grant number. Multiple grant number should be separated by comma and space. e.g. This work was supported by World Health Organisation [grant number xxxx].

• Appendices

If there is more than one appendix, please label each one with a capital letter (eg. Appendix A, Appendix B). Each appendix must have title.

• References

Authors should pay particular attention to the accuracy and correct presentation of references following the standard American Psychological Association (APA) reference style.

Submission Fee

The submission fee of USD 100 for a manuscript is required. All submissions will be considered after payment of the submission fee. The submission fee is non-refundable and a manuscript may be declined by the editors without being sent for review.

Please be informed that beginning March 31, 2025, authors from ASEAN countries are eligible for a discounted rate of USD 50.