Author Guidelines
- MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
Thank you for your interest in Indigenous Knowledge Journal (IK journal). Please read the complete Author Guidelines carefully prior to submission, including the section on copyright. To ensure fast peer review and publication, manuscripts that do not adhere to the following instructions will be returned to the corresponding author for technical revision before undergoing peer review.
Note that submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium.
Once the prepared manuscript is in accordance with the Guidelines, it should be submitted online.
We look forward to your submission.
- MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES AND LENGTH
Articles types published by Indigenous Knowledge Journal (IK journal) include:
Original research of all designs and methods, indigenous knowledge in all aspects and disciplines. Word numbers: Due to space restrictions, the length of a manuscript must not exceed the totals stated below. Over-length manuscripts will be returned to authors for revision prior to being considered for peer review. The title page and reference pages are not counted in the word total.
Research article, Education or Practice articles: 3,000 - 4,000 words
Review article: 3,000 - 6,000 words
- PREPARATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT
Pre-submission English-language editing: Authors for whom English is a second language may choose to have their manuscript professionally edited before submission to improve the English. American or British English is accepted, but not a mixture of these.
All measurements must be given in SI units.
Abbreviations should be used sparingly and only where they reduce the repetition of long, technical terms. Initially use the word in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter, use the abbreviation.
Drugs should be referred to by their generic names, rather than brand names.
Parts of the Manuscript
Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: (i) title page ( On a separate page) (ii) abstract and key words, (iii) text, (iv) acknowledgements, (v) contributions (vi) references, (vii) appendices, (viii) figures( each complete with title and footnotes and (ix) tables (each complete with title and footnotes).
Title page
The title page should contain:
A short title of 12 to 20 words. The title should be informative and contain the major keywords, including the country or countries where the project took place and the study design. The title should not contain abbreviations
The full names of the authors
The addresses of the author’s affiliated institutions at which the work was carried
An authorship declaration. For ALL types of manuscripts, all those listed as authors must certify their contribution, which will form part of the publication. Please insert the each author's initials in capitals against at least one of the following: Study Design; Data Collection and Analysis; Manuscript Writing.
The full postal and email address, plus telephone numbers, of the author to whom correspondence about the manuscript should be sent
A short running title (less than 50 characters, including spaces)
Acknowledgements. The source of financial grants and other funding should be acknowledged, including a frank declaration of the authors’ industrial links and affiliations. The contribution of colleagues or institutions should also be acknowledged.
The present address of any author, if different from that where the work was carried out, should be supplied in a footnote.
Main text file
The length of papers should adhere to the guidelines outlined for each manuscript type. As papers are double-blind peer-reviewed the main text file should not include any information that might identify the authors.
The main text file should be presented in the following order: (i) abstract and keywords, (ii) text, (iii) references, (iv) tables (each table complete with title and footnotes), (v) figure legends and (vi) appendices. Figures and supporting information should be supplied as separate files. Footnotes to the text are not allowed and any such material should be incorporated into the text as parenthetical matter.
(i) Abstract and Keywords
All articles must have an abstract that states in 250 words or less the purpose, basic procedures, main findings, principal conclusions of the study, and implications for practice. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references, and should not be written in various sections under headings.
No more than six key words (for the purposes of indexing) should be supplied below the abstract in alphabetical order.
(ii) Text
Authors should use subheadings to divide the sections according to the type of article:
Original (research) article: Introduction, Study Aim or Purpose, Methods, (design, participants, setting, ethical considerations (including name of research ethics committee(s), protection of participants, how they maintained ethical integrity, any important ethical issues), data collection, data analysis), Results, Discussion (including any limitations of research), Conclusion (including implications for practice), Acknowledgements, and References.
Systematic Review article: Introduction, Aim or Purpose, Methods (including the type of review, inclusion or exclusion criteria used for literature, data bases surveyed, number of articles reviewed), Results, Discussion, Conclusion (including implications of findings for practice), Acknowledgements, References, Figure legends, Figures and Tables.
(iii) References
References should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition). This means in-text citations should follow the author-date method whereby the author's last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, for example, (Jones, 1998). The complete reference list should appear alphabetically by name at the end of the paper (http://www.apastyle.org/). Please note that a DOI should be provided for all references where available. For more information about APA referencing style, please refer to the APA FAQ.
(iv) Tables
Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Number tables consecutively in the text in Arabic numerals. Type tables on a separate page with the legend above. Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the table, legend and footnotes must be understandable without reference to the text. Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in parentheses; all abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: †, ‡, §, ¶, should be used (in that order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for P-values. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in the headings.
(v) Figure Legends
Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all abbreviations and units of measurement.
Figures
All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classified as figures. Figures should be numbered using Arabic numerals, and cited in consecutive order in the text. Preparation of Electronic Figures for Publication: Although low-quality images are adequate for review purposes, publication requires high-quality images to prevent the final product being blurred or fuzzy. Submit EPS (line art) or TIFF (halftone/photographs) files only. MS PowerPoint and Word Graphics are unsuitable for printed pictures. Do not use pixel-oriented programs. Scans (TIFF only) should have a resolution of 300 dpi (halftone) or 600 to 1200 dpi (line drawings) in relation to the reproduction size (see below). EPS files should be saved with fonts embedded (and with a TIFF preview if possible).
For scanned images, the scanning resolution (at final image size) should be as follows to ensure good reproduction: line art: >600 dpi; half-tones (including gel photographs): >300 dpi; figures containing both halftone and line images: >600 dpi.
- SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Two Word-files need to be included upon submission: A title page file and a main text file that includes all parts of the text in the sequence indicated in the section 'Parts of the manuscript', including tables and figure legends but excluding figures which should be supplied separately.
Title page should contain three sections in addition to authors and institutions:
Disclosure: Authors must declare any financial support or relationships that may pose conflict of interest by disclosing any financial arrangements they have with a company whose product figures prominently in the submitted manuscript or with a company making a competing product, or any conflict relating to technology or methodology.
Acknowledgements: should contain all sources of funding or products.
Permissions: should list details of permissions for instruments used in the study.
