Guidelines For Authors

We ask authors to create an account on our website to help us collect the materials more easily. You can download our Guidelines regarding the registration and submission of your paper below

  1. Account Registration Guidelines
  2. Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Authors are encouraged to review the journal’s scope and manuscript requirements. AJAWEL accepts four types of manuscripts:

  1. Original Research Articles (5,000 words),
  2. Short Communications (2,500 words),
  3. Case Reports (2,500 words), and
  4. Review Articles (7,500 words).

Please remember not to include author names and affiliations in the anonymized manuscript, since we follow a double-blind peer review process. This helps maintain fairness and objectivity in the review process. Authors are also encouraged to recommend at least two potential reviewers who have no conflicts of interest regarding the submission, including their full names, affiliations, and email addresses. Please prepare the following documents in Microsoft Word for submission to ensure anonymity:

  1. Anonymized manuscript
  2. Title page  
  3. Cover letter 

Rename your submission files in this order: "Anonymized manuscript_Title” and "Title page_Title".

 

Manuscript format

Each manuscript type has its own recommended word limit (excluding tables and references). Authors are encouraged to follow these limits to maintain clarity and focus. However, slightly longer submissions may be considered if the content is concise and well-justified.

Manuscripts must be submitted in Word (Word 2007 or higher) and written in American English using standard scientific conventions. Authors who are not native English speakers are encouraged to have their manuscript language-checked before submission to ensure clarity and readability. Please avoid long sentences, excessive Latin terms, and unnecessarily technical language to ensure clarity and readability.

The title must be concise and informative, may contain up to 14 words, and each word must be capitalized, formatted in Arial (14 pt, bold, centered). The abstract should use Arial (10 pt, single-spaced) and follow the maximum word count specified for each manuscript type. Keywords should use Arial (10 pt, italic) and include 4–5 terms, with the most significant keyword listed first.

The main text must be 1.5-spaced, justified, and written in Arial (11 pt), except for tables and figure captions. A single line space should separate each paragraph and section. Line numbers should be activated to assist the review process. If needed, subchapters should be formatted in Arial (11 pt, bold, left-aligned), while sub-subchapters should use Arial (11 pt, italic, left-aligned). References must follow APA style and should be listed alphabetically without numbering. Journal titles should follow standard international abbreviations. Authors should include at least 30 references from highly reputable publishers (e.g., Scopus-indexed, WOS journals), mostly from literature published within the last 5–10 years. No more than 20% of the total references should be books.

For more detailed instructions, please refer to the Guidelines.

 

Use of AI and Large Language Models

Large Language Models or LLMs (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) may be helpful in everyday tasks, but they should not be used to generate ideas, arguments, new content, and fabricated citations for the manuscript without carefully verifying the accuracy and validity of any statements produced. It also cannot be listed as an author because it cannot take responsibility for the content it generates. AI tools are permitted solely for language refinement, such as improving grammar, clarity, readability, and style. Any substantial use of AI beyond copy-editing must be briefly noted in the Methods section (or another appropriate section). All text produced with AI assistance must be checked carefully by the authors to ensure accuracy, avoid repetition, and prevent changes in meaning. Fabricated, imaginary, misleading, or unverifiable citations/references are strictly prohibited. The Editorial Team may reject manuscripts substantially written by AI or containing undisclosed AI-generated content or fabricated references.

 

Article Processing Charge

AJAWEL does not charge any fees to authors or readers.