Submitting Papers

Authors are required to submit original papers, that is, papers submitted should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a double blind process. You may send an electronic copy of your paper (MS Word file attached to an e-mail) to editor@ajstid.com

Length

A paper should be no longer than 6,000 to 7,000 words, with an Abstract of about 150 words. Remove author details, any acknow­ledgements and other author identifiers, and put them into a separate file when you submit.

  
Style

You can use any standard of English (e.g., UK or US) provided you are consistent in your choice. If you use acronyms,   you should explain them separately in a list below the Abstract or in the text. All Tables and Figures should be numbered 1, 2, 3, etc. (respectively) and mentioned in the text.

Notes and References

End Notes should be used sparingly to highlight, elaborate or explain some points in the text, and also to give reference to anonymous articles from websites.

References in the text should be done thus: ‘Jones (2006) argued that …’ or ‘According to a survey (Jones, 2006a) …’ or ‘Jones et al (2001: 23) found that...’. Anonymous newspaper articles should be shown thus: ‘( The Guardian, 20 May 2007)’.

•  List full citations at the end under ‘References’ using this SAMPLE.

Tables, Figures and Diagrams

Avoid colour in Tables, Figures and Diagrams. Avoid graphics or scanned figures from websites: redraw them or get detailed originals. Avoid all shading in Tables and Figures, if possible.

Download Model Paper

We encourage authors to use THIS SAMPLE PAPER or RESEARCH NOTE to structure their papers to the required AJSTID format and submit for review.

Please submit an e-copy of your paper as a Word file.

After Acceptance

All papers are copyedited. Authors receive proofs before publication