Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

At IJELLH, we welcome scholarly manuscripts from authors worldwide. IJELLH limits its scope to English Language, Literature, and Linguistics. Papers outside these fields will not be considered.

Authors are free to choose between APA, MLA, or any other recognized citation styles for manuscript writing and citations, based on institutional guidelines, university requirements, or personal preference. While it is not mandatory to adhere strictly to either APA or MLA, we strongly recommend following the fundamentals of research paper writingwithin your manuscript.

When preparing your manuscript, please adhere to the following guidelines:

• The research paper or article must be plagiarism-free and present original research with distinctive content.
• The research paper must not be published elsewhere or be under review for publication in another journal.
• Both the Abstract and Conclusion should emphasize your original research. The conclusion should be self-contained and easily understood without needing to reference other sources.

  Research Paper Formatting Rules

  Over time, we have updated the style of our published research articles. The following guidelines reflect the latest revisions. You may encounter earlier papers in different styles.

  1. Font Style and Size:

     • Use Times New Roman font throughout the paper.
     • The body of the research paper should range between 1500 – 6000 words.
     • Font size should be 12 points.
     • Ensure the paper is double-spaced, including the title page, quotations, notes, and references page.

  2. Title:

     • The title must be Center Aligned with a font size of 16 points.
     • Do not underline, italicize, or enclose the title in quotation marks.
     • Use Title Case for the title, except for subtitles where necessary.

  3. Author's Name:

     • The author’s name should be Left Aligned.

  4. Abstract and Keywords:

     • The abstract should be Center Aligned with an ideal word limit of 200-250 words.
     • Keywords should follow the abstract in the next paragraph.
     • The abstract should not be indented, but the first line of all subsequent paragraphs should be indented by 0.5 inches.

  5. Margins:

     • Set the margins to 1 inch on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right).

  6. Works Cited/References:

     • Works Cited or References should be on a separate page at the end of the manuscript.
     • The title Works Cited/References should be Center Aligned.
     • If a reference entry spans more than one line, the second line should have a 0.5-inch indentation.
     • Ensure in-text citations and the Works Cited/References are properly correlated to avoid plagiarism.
     • All citations must be appropriately referenced within the body of the manuscript.

  7. Figures, Images, and Tables:

     • All figures, images, and tables must be embedded in the original text. Separate files or documents for these elements will not be accepted.

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 Note: If you are not able to format your manuscript, send it as an M.S. Word file, and we will format it according to our protocol.

Use of Images

As part of our commitment to ethically and legally supporting plagiarism-free material, we also emphasize the importance of the quality and originality of images used in research articles. We encourage authors to include only original images for which they hold full copyright. If you wish to avoid purchasing images, you may use royalty-free images.

Images should be original, free from alterations or software manipulation, and must adhere to copyright laws. All materials in your article, including content, images, data, and tables, must be plagiarism-free and free from any copyright violations. We strictly advise our authors to refrain from using any infringing material, which could lead to legal complications in the future.

Copyright issues typically arise from the use of copyrighted images or content that is not properly cited. As a publishing house, we have a strict policy against using copyrighted material without the owner’s explicit permission. To help you find suitable images, we recommend exploring the following platforms, which offer millions of copyright-free images:

• Pixabay
• Creative Commons Search

How to Write in-text Citations: 

• The first and foremost rule is that all in-text citations must have a mention in the Works Cited/References also.  Please do remember to cite all the in-text Citations on the Works Cited/References page at the end of the paper.  Likewise, all Works Cited/References must be mentioned appropriately in in-text Citations too, both must complement or correlate with each other. Hence it is essential to add Work Citations for each in-text citation added in the body of the text else the manuscript will be deemed incomplete and will be rejected.
• Please write page number in-text citations. It means if you are writing your manuscript in APA style include the author’s last name, publication year and page number ( Shakespeare. 2018,p. 07), on the other hand, if you are employing MLA style in writing your manuscript, do include the author’s last name and the page number ( Shakespeare 07)  that is mandatory; though you can include publication year also.
• If the author’s name is missing in the source or article then add a few words from the heading followed by the page number in parenthesis. For example, “Dolly and I greeted each other with a slight nod” (Two States 62).
• If the author is already named in the sentence, you only need to include the page number in parentheses:Example: According to Shakespeare, ......................... (p 07).
• For the quotations culled from Internet-Based Sources don’t write the complete URL in; in-text citation. Write only the writer's name and page number (if available). If the writer’s name is missing, write only the title and section/page numbers (if applicable).

 How to Write Works Cited/References:

 Please follow the basic general format and core elements for any citation:

Author, Title of Source, Title of container (do not list container for stand-alone books, e.g. novels), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs URL or DOI). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location and Date of Access (if applicable).

Basic Book Format

 Please find the example given below if you citing a book: 

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Year. pp.

Citing from Online Sources

 IJELLH requires a URL when citing online sources, if a DOI is available, cite the DOI number instead of the URL. List Works Cited of the online electronic journal the title of the source in quotation marks and the title of the container in italics, followed by a comma and the date of publication. We recommend you to provide the date you accessed the online source at the end of the citation but it is not mandatory.

Author. "Title." Title of container (self-contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs and/or URL, DOI or permalink). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location and Date of Access (if applicable).

 

Order of Content	Font Style	Font Size	Align	Line Space
Title of the Paper	Times New Roman	16	Center	2.0
Author Name, Designation, Affiliation, College or University Name, City / State/ Country	Times New Roman	12	Left	2.0
Author’s  Email Id	Times New Roman	12	Left	2.0
Abstract (Heading)	Times New Roman	12	Center	2.0
Abstract Content	Times New Roman	12	Left	2.0
Keyword	Times New Roman	12	Left	2.0
Headings	Times New Roman	12	Left	2.0
Heading Content	Times New Roman	12	Left	2.0
Works Cited	Times New Roman	12	Center	2.0
Works Cited Content	Times New Roman	12	Left	2.0

Please download the manuscript template. Kindly prepare your manuscript as per the IJELLH guidelines.

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