Guidelines for Authors

Manuscripts submitted to IJAARI must be original.

• The manuscript has not been published previously in whole or in substantial part.
• The manuscript is not currently under consideration by another journal.
• The same manuscript has not been submitted simultaneously to another publication.
• All sources used in the preparation of the manuscript have been appropriately acknowledged.
• Any previously published material has been properly cited and permission obtained where required.

Manuscripts should be written in clear, accurate, and understandable English.

• Grammar and spelling are carefully checked.
• Technical terminology is used consistently.
• Abbreviations are defined at first use.
• The manuscript is written in a clear academic style.
• Unnecessary repetition is avoided.

Authors should prepare manuscripts in a clear and consistent format. Unless otherwise specified by the journal, manuscripts should generally include the following sections.

• Title
• Author Information
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Materials and Methods / Methodology
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Limitations
• Recommendations/Future Scope, where applicable
• Acknowledgements
• Funding Statement
• Conflict of Interest Statement
• Author Contributions
• Data Availability Statement
• References
• Appendices/Supplementary Material, where applicable

The title should be:

• Concise and informative.
• Relevant to the research.
• Specific enough to indicate the subject of the study.
• Free from unnecessary abbreviations.
• Written in an appropriate academic style.
• Authors should avoid unnecessarily long or promotional titles.

The manuscript should provide complete information for all authors. The following information should normally be included:

• Full name of each author.
• Department/Division, where applicable.
• Institution/Organization.
• City and country.
• Institutional email address, where available.
• Identification of the corresponding author.

Any request to add, remove, or change the order of authors after submission should be made with the agreement of all authors.

• The journal may request a written explanation and confirmation from all affected authors.
• Authors should finalize the authorship list before submission whenever possible.

The abstract should provide a concise summary of the manuscript and should be written in complete sentences.

• The abstract should not have more than 250 words.
• For research articles, the abstract should generally address Background/Introduction, Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
• The abstract should be understandable without requiring the reader to consult the full manuscript.
• References should generally not be included in the abstract.
• Uncommon abbreviations should be avoided.

Authors should provide approximately 4-6 keywords that accurately represent the major subjects of the manuscript.

• Keywords should be specific and useful for indexing and retrieval.

The Introduction should:

• Provide relevant background information.
• Explain the importance of the research topic.
• Identify the research problem or knowledge gap.
• Briefly discuss relevant previous research.
• Clearly state the purpose or objectives of the study.
• Present research questions or hypotheses where appropriate.

Where appropriate, the Literature Review should critically examine relevant previous studies.

• Use recent and relevant scholarly sources.
• Identify important findings and disagreements in the literature.
• Explain the research gap.
• Establish the theoretical or conceptual foundation of the study.
• Clearly connect previous research with the current study.

The methodology should contain sufficient information to allow qualified researchers to understand and, where appropriate, reproduce the study.

• Research design.
• Study setting.
• Population and sample.
• Sampling method.
• Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
• Data collection procedures.
• Instruments or tools used.
• Variables and measurements.
• Statistical or analytical methods.
• Software used for analysis.
• Ethical approval, where applicable.

The Results section should present the findings of the study clearly and objectively.

• Present results in a logical order.
• Avoid unnecessary repetition.
• Use tables and figures where they improve clarity.
• Report relevant statistical results appropriately.
• Distinguish findings from interpretation.

The Discussion should interpret the findings in relation to the research objectives and existing literature.

• Explain the significance of the findings.
• Compare findings with previous research.
• Discuss possible explanations for important results.
• Identify theoretical or practical implications.
• Address unexpected findings where relevant.
• Avoid conclusions that are not supported by the data.

The Conclusion should provide a concise statement of the principal findings and their significance.

• The conclusion should directly relate to the objectives of the study.
• It should not introduce substantial new information that has not been discussed previously.

Authors should clearly acknowledge important limitations of the research.

• Sample size.
• Study design.
• Data availability.
• Measurement methods.
• Geographic or institutional limitations.
• Potential sources of bias.
• Generalizability of findings.

Tables should be used when they provide a clear and efficient presentation of information.

• Number tables consecutively.
• Provide a descriptive title for each table.
• Refer to each table in the manuscript.
• Use appropriate headings.
• Avoid unnecessary duplication of information.
• Define abbreviations and symbols where necessary.

Figures, graphs, charts, photographs, diagrams, and other illustrations should be clear and relevant.

• Be numbered consecutively.
• Have an appropriate caption.
• Be referred to in the manuscript.
• Be of suitable quality for publication.
• Have permission for reproduction when required.

All sources of financial support should be disclosed.

• Name of the funding organization.
• Grant or project number, if applicable.
• Role of the funder, where relevant.

Individuals or organizations that provided assistance but do not qualify for authorship may be acknowledged.

• Technical assistance.
• Administrative support.
• Language editing.
• Data collection assistance.
• Institutional support.

Authors must ensure that all references are accurate and complete.

• The reference list should include only sources cited in the manuscript.
• Cite original sources whenever possible.
• Verify author names, article titles, journal names, publication years, volume, issue, and page numbers.
• Include DOI information where available.
• Use the reference style required by IJAARI consistently.
• Avoid excessive citation of one’s own work.
• Avoid citing unreliable or irrelevant sources.