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As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Authors interested in submitting a paper, should follow the guidelines of SIJDEB, with a slight modification, documentation of the APA System of Referencing (6th edition).

Format

The manuscripts should be typed in A4, 12-point Garamond font and must be 1 line-spaced, except indented quotations. The manuscript must be saved as a word file. Authors are encouraged to use SIJDEB template. Sample template is included at the end of this document.

Language

The manuscript must be written in good academic English. Spelling follows Webster's International Dictionary. To ensure anonymous review, authors should not identify themselves directly or indirectly in their papers. Single author should not use the word "we".  Authors for whom English is not their native language are encouraged to have their paper checked before submission for grammar and clarity.

Article Length

The article should be between 20-25 pages. The allowable length of the manuscript is at Editor's discretion; however, manuscript with a length less or exceeding the words may be return to the author(s) for revision before the manuscript is considered by the Editors. The word count excludes table, figures, and references.

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TITLE

The title of the paper should not exceed 15 words and should represent the content of article

AUTHOR NAME AND AFFILIATION

The full name of each author, affiliation of each author at the time research was completed and addressed to each author including full postal address, telephone, and email addresses.

ABSTRACT

The abstract should be clear, descriptive and not longer than 120-150 words. It should provide a very brief introduction to the problem and a statement about the methods used in the study. This should generally be followed by a brief summary of results, including any important numerical data (means and standard errors, for example). The abstract should end with an indication of the significance of the results.

KEYWORDS

Please include relevant keywords in the manuscript. Authors should select a maximum of 5 keywords that are specific and reflect what is essential about the articles. Keywords and the article classification should be provided after the abstract.

 

REFERENCES

SIJDEB uses APA System of Referencing (6th Edition). All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of author's names and the dates of publication are exactly the same in the text as in the reference list. If reference is made in the text to a publication written by more than two authors the name of the first author should be used followed by "et al.,”. For more information on how to use APA Refencing System, authors may refer to this site.

If you use non-english references, please translate the title into English.

Books

  • Lumby, J. (2001). Who cares? The changing health care system. Sydney, Australia: Allen & Unwin.

Chapter in a book

  • McKenzie, H., Boughton, M., Hayes, L., & Forsyth, S. (2008). Explaining the complexities and value of nursing practice and knowledge. In I. Morley & M. Crouch (Eds.), Knowledge as value: Illumination through critical prisms (pp. 209-224). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rodopi.

Journal Article

  • Boughton, M., & Halliday, L. (2008). A challenge to the menopause stereotype: Young Australian women's reflections of 'being diagnosed' as menopausal. Health & Social Care in the Community, 16(6), 565-572. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00777.x

ARTICLE TEMPELATE

The authors must refer to SIJDEB for writing format and style (Template can be downloaded here). This will ensure fast processing and publication. Any papers not fulfilling the requirements based on the guideline to authors will not be processed.