Submission Criteria: APR follows the format as per APA Manual 7^th ed. The total length of a submission, including the title, abstract, text, tables, figures, references should not exceed the word limit of 7000 words and not less than 4000 words.

Preparation of Manuscript:
Manuscript written in English language is accepted for publication. Authors should prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). All submissions must have a title, left-aligned, font size 12, font type Times New Roman, be double spaced with a margin of 3cm (1 inch) all around. Manuscripts should be submitted as a Word document.

See APA 7th Template as a guideline.

Title Page

Title Page: The title page of a manuscript should include a concise and informative title, full names and affiliations of all authors, ORCID IDs, and the corresponding author’s contact details.

Manuscript Text

The main manuscript file should not include author information.

Abstract: A single non-indented paragraph summarizes the paper in 150-250 words for all types of articles. An abstract should briefly address the research problem, hypotheses, methods, results, and implications of your research.

Keywords: Abstract paragraph should be followed on a new line by the italicized 3-5 relevant Keywords

Introduction: It contains a brief introduction of the study variables, theoretical framework, rationale of the study, review of updated and relevant researches. Objectives and hypotheses are required to be clearly listed.

Method: It should include the design of the study, sample description, assessment measures, procedure of data collection, and ethical considerations.

Results: It should be precise. Author(s) need to present the results in logical sequence in the text, tables, or illustrations (Figures). Do not repeat in the text all the data in the table or figures. Each table must have a title and be numbered sequentially. Notes must be clear as per requirement.

Discussion: Discuss the major findings; must be precise and emphasize new and important aspects of the study, limitations and suggestions, implications & conclusions.

References: Follow APA’s latest manual format for writing references in the text and list of references. Authors may cite up to 40 references for original research papers and up to 70 references for review papers. A minimum of 15 references is required in all cases.