Submission Guidelines

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Submissions can be made at any time. Articles should constitute original scholarship, not been published before and not be under consideration for publication elsewhere in printed or electronic format.

Language

Submissions must be written in English. Non-native English speakers are encouraged to have their contributions language edited before submitting for review.

Word count

The word count for articles should not exceed 9.000 words, excluding literature. The word count for discussion papers should not exceed 2.000 words.

Format

Submissions must be formatted in Times New Roman, 12-point font size with a line spacing of 1.5.

Title Page

The title page must include the following: Full article title, Acknowledgment and credits, each author’s complete name and institutional affiliations, corresponding authors (including name, address, phone, e-mail).

Abstract

All submissions, except discussion papers, must include an abstract written in English language. The abstract should not exceed 100 words.

The aim of the abstract is to inform the reader precisely but shortly about the research question, the content, the methodological approach and the results of the article.

Authorship

All listed authors of an article should have made a significant contribution to the work. Others who have assisted in preparing the paper should be acknowledged in the article.

References

For the bibliography and the citation in the text, we recommend using the ASA style.

Citation

For citation within the text, we suggest to use direct quotations and paraphrasing in ASA Style. Include the page number for direct quotes or specific passages.

Example: (Gottschall/Schröder 2013), (Mustermann 2013: 27-35)

If there is more than two authors: (Müller et al. 2016: 15)

The citation style is a recommendation of the journal. Deviations are possible if scientific standards and uniformity of citation are ensured.

Reference list

All References made in the Paper must be listed in the reference section, and vice versa. The publication information for each reference listed must be correct and complete. List the references in alphabetical order by the authors last names.

For references with more than one author, only the name of the first author is inverted.

Using „et al“ in the reference list is not permitted.