Author Guidelines

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The journal considers the following types of papers.

1. Research papers:
   Papers that include original factual data that have not been published anywhere earlier (except as an abstract). This type of paper normally should be between 3000-6000 words (up to 20 pages), typed in Times New Roman (font-size 11 pt with 1.5 line spacing and 2 cm margins). This type of paper should follow the structure of Abstract, Introduction, Subtitles, Conclusion, Acknowledgements (where applicable), as well as References and Sources of Data plus tables and charts (if required).
2. Book Review:
   The Book Review is considered to be a form of academic writing that serves to describe and critically evaluate the content, quality, meaning, and significance of a book. A well-constructed book review can provide a thoughtful perspective and will be appreciated. Scholarly Book Review should be within 1800 words. Book Review must have to be systematic and structured. Proper references to the books reviewed are possible. A normal peer review process will follow to ensure the academic quality of such book review. Only academically important and critical review of books will be considered for publication.

Style and Format

AUTHOR GUIDELINE: APA (7TH EDITION)

Formatting Guidelines
•    Paper size: 8.5 x 11 (Letter)
•    Margins: 1 inch on all sides
•    Font: Times New Roman 11 pt (the title 12 pt).
•    Line spacing: 1,5 throughout (including references)
•    Indentation: First line of each paragraph indented 0.5 inch
•    Page number in bottom-right corner
Citation and Reference Examples 
In-text Citations
•    Parenthetical citation: (Smith, 2020)
•    Narrative citation: Smith (2020)
•    Two authors: (Smith & Jones, 2021)
•    Three or more authors: (Smith et al., 2022)
•    Direct quotation: (Smith, 2020, p. 15)
•    Dictionary or Website without an author: (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 2020). (Plagiarism, n/d). 

Reference List Examples

• Book: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the book. Publisher. DOI (if available)
• Dictionary: Dictionary name. (Year). Publisher or URL.
• Journal Article: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, volume number*(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/...
• Website with an author: Author, A. A. (Year, Month, Day). Title of the page. Website Name. URL.
• Website without an author: Material name (n/d). Page name. URL.
• On-line newspaper article: Author, A. A. (Year, Month, Day). Title of the article. Newspaper Name. URL.
• Book Chapter: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.

 Sample Page Layout

• Title Page: Title of the paper (bold, centered, uppercase, down from top, 12 pt.)
  Name, Institutional Affiliation, Orchid, Email
• Abstract Page: The word Abstract is centered and bold. Write the abstract as a single paragraph without indentation.
• Introduction: The word Introduction is centered and bold. The first paragraph is not indented.
• Sections: Section titles centered and bold, separated from the Introduction or the previous section (1 space). The first paragraph is not indented.
• Subsections: Subsection titles left, bold, no space between the section and the subsections.
• Analyzed examples: italicized, first line indented if not included in the text.
• Reference Page: Start on a new page titled References (bold, centered). Use a hanging indent (0.5 inch) for each reference entry. List entries alphabetically by the author’s last or the document’s (without an author) name.
  
  

Other Details

 TITLE OF THE ARTICLE

The article should contain between 3000 to 6000 words.

 Abstract

An abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the article. The abstract should normally be a single paragraph between 150 and 200 words. It should reveal the aim, the material of the study, the method(s) applied and the main conclusions or outcomes. The information contained in the abstract must be discussed and detailed in the main body of the paper.

Keywords: (5-7 words separated by commas)

Introduction

The introduction presents the specific problem under study and describes the research strategy. It should clearly define the author’s aims, objectives, subject-matter and material of the study. The introduction should include:

• Exploration of the importance of the problem. The article should state how it is related to previous work in the area.
• A description and critical review of the relevant literature, starting with the general field and narrowing to studies directly related to the present research.
• A statement of the hypotheses, research questions and objectives.
• A brief description of the method(s) used to conduct the research.

Conclusion(s)

The Conclusion(s)should restate the main points and supporting evidence presented in the paper.  It may include outcomes, directions for continuing research, new ideas for resolving the identified issues and any limitation of the study.

Notes

Footnotes should be avoided. Additional information should be presented in a Notes section following the Conclusion(s). Each note should be numbered consequtively within the text and listed in numerical order in the Notes section.

Quotations:

• If a quotation is fewer than 40 words, it should be incorporated into the paragraph and enclosed in double quotation marks. Example: One study found that “listener‘s familiarity with the topic facilitates interpretation” (Gass & Varonis, 1984, p. 85), or Gass and Varonis (1984, p. 85) found that “the listener’s familiarity with the topic of discourse greatly facilitates the interpretation of the entire message.”

• If the quotation is 40 words or longer, it should be displayed in an indented block of text, without quotation marks. The in-text reference should follow the final punctuation mark, without an additional full stop: (Gass & Varonis, 1984, p. 77)
• Quatations reproducing language material follow the same rules as above but should be written in italics. 

Other formatting guidelines

Use square brackets [ ] for phonetic transcriptions:.

Use double quotation marks (“ ”), for quotations within the text, and single quotation marks (‘ ’) for quotations within quotations.

Avoid using underlining. Italics and bold formatting are acceptable.

Tables, figures and graphical materials

The Editorial Board prefers to receive a manuscript as a single complete file including all figures, tables and supplementary materials.

Enumerate all tables, figures, graphs; provide each with a number, title and caption and place the caption below the visual material. References to these materials should be included in the main the text.

Materials in languages other than English

Standard format: Author, Initials. (year). Title of book. [Title translated into English]. Publisher. Example, Piaget, J. (1966). La psychologie del’enfant [The psychology of the child]. Presses Universitaires de France. For articles: Bussières, E. L., St-Germain, A., Dubé, M., & Richard, M. C. (2017). Efficacité et efficience des programmes de transition à la vie adulte: Une revue systématique [Effectiveness and efficiency of adult transition programs: A systematic review]. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, 58, 354–365. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000104 

 For Cyrillic and other non-Latin scripts

Example: Bekisheva, T. G., & Gasparjan, G. A. (2014). Ispol'zovanie domashnego chtenija studentov v nejazykovyh vuzah kak vida samostojatel'noj raboty [The use of home reading as a type of students' self-guided work in non-linguistic higher education establishments]. Filologicheskie nauki. Voprosy teorii i praktiki, 6(36), 27-29 (in Russian)

Self-Citation

Refer to your own work in the third person. Example: Harutyunyan and Mirzoyan (2007) have demonstrated…. In the reference list, remove the self-citation before submitting the final draft.

Author Self-Archiving Policy

Prior to acceptance for publication in the journal, authors retain the right to make the original version of the article available on their own personal website and/or that of their employer and/or in free public servers, provided that, upon acceptance, authors are responsible for updating the archived pre-print with a DOI and linking it to the published version of the article.

The journal allows authors the use of the final published version of the article (publisher pdf) for self-archiving (author's personal website) and/or archiving in an institutional repository (on a non-profit server). There is no embargo period after publication of the article. The published source must be acknowledged and a link to the journal home page or articles' DOI must be set.

Copyright and License

• Copyright on any open access article published in AFA is retained by the author(s) as of 2020.
• Authors grant AFA a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.
• Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.
• The Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) license formalizes these and other terms and conditions of publishing articles.

Plagiarism Policy

The journal aims to publish original high quality research work. Submission of manuscript to the journal indicates that the study has not been published anywhere or not been submitted elsewhere for publication. If authors are using any part of published paper (in English or any other language), they should give proper references. All incoming manuscripts will be subjected to screening for plagiarism using similarity check tools such as eTXT (https://www.etxt.ru/antiplagiat/) or Advego (https://advego.com/antiplagiat/). AFA will immediately reject submissions leading to plagiarism or self-plagiarism. If plagiarism is found in any paper already published, after internal investigation a note about the plagiarism in the article will appear on the webpage and also be attached to the PDF file of the article.

Article Processing Charges

AFA does not charge authors any fee for the processing and publication of their manuscripts.