GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission procedure, contributors must ensure that their work satisfies the following criteria. Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines will be returned to their authors.
- The contribution has not been published before, nor is it under consideration for publication by another journal.
- The length of the contribution, including footnotes and references, should not exceed 60,000 characters (without spacing).
- The work conforms to the bibliographic and stylistic standards established in the Author Guidelines.
- Before submission, every work authored by a non-native English speaker must be reviewed by a native English speaker for grammatical errors.
- An abstract of no more than 300 words and a minimum of three keywords should be supplied.
- The manuscript must be made anonymous.
How to submit your paper
To submit to Gnosi: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Theory and Praxis, please email your Microsoft Word-formatted manuscript to samuelbassey15@yahoo.com. The author of a pre-selected paper will receive an email with instructions to submit the manuscript to the Journal Submission Page.
Submission Requirements
General Language
All contributions must be in English. Authors ensure that their papers are written in formal academic English. Before submission, non-native English must have their papers checked by professional editing services.
Length
The length of the contribution, including footnotes and references, should not exceed 55,000 characters (without spacing), (A4 pages with single space in a 12-point font).
Font
Unicode typefaces such as Times New Roman or Georgia are suitable for formatting the manuscript. Please inform us beforehand if you want to utilize special characters or typefaces.
Formatting
Minimal formatting should be used. Use italics in your files just to prepare content that must be printed in italics. Indent paragraphs with a single tab. On a separate page, authors should provide their home or institutional address, fax number, phone number, and email address.
Abstract and Keywords
Authors are required to provide a 250-word abstract and four or five keywords at the beginning of their articles. The abstract summarizes the research's purpose, findings, and conclusion. Do not provide an abstract while reviewing a book.
Preparation of Manuscripts
The format of full-length articles (a maximum of 60,000 characters) must adhere to the following guidelines:
Titles and Running Titles
The length of the full title is unrestricted. However, the running title should not exceed 120 characters, including spaces.
List of Authors and Affiliations
Apart from the text, all contributors' full names and affiliations (indicated by a superscript number) should be included on the title page. The corresponding author (marked with a superscript asterisk*) should also give their address, telephone number, and email address on the title page.
Abstract
The abstract must summarize the article's main points. It should include 200 and 300 words in a single paragraph, summarizing the research question(s) and results.
Keywords
Keywords or brief phrases appropriate for indexing must be provided (3-6 keywords).
Tables and Figures
Additionally, figures and tables must be typed on separate pages and supported by a short explanation, as little as possible. Figures should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
References
References should be listed in alphabetical order of author(s). For journals, list all names of the authors. Alkebulan: A Journal of West and East African Studies uses the APA style of citing and referencing:
Citation in text: Refer to the author’s name (without initials) and year of publication, e.g., Bassey, 2001 (for one author), Akpan and Theo, 2009 (for two authors), or Ogar et al., 1994 (for more than two authors).
Book
Andi, J. W. (2012). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Chapter in a book
Cornell, S. (1990). Helene Cixous and Les Etudes Feminines. In The Body and the Texts Helene Cixous, Reading and Teaching, edited by H. Wilxox and others, pp. 31–40. London: Harvester Wheatsheaf.
Article in a journal
Akpabio, E. M. (2007). Nigeria's water law: how is it translated in the Cross River Basin?. International journal of regulation and governance, 7(2), 157-184.
Conference Article/Proceedings
Laviosa, F. (1991). An Investigation of the Listening Strategies of Advanced Learners of Italian as a Second Language. Paper presented at the Conference on Bridging Theory and Practice in the Foreign Language Classroom. Baltimore, MD. October 18-20.
Game, A. (2001). Creative ways of being, In J. R. Morss, N. Stephenson and J. F.H.V. Rappards (Eds.), Theoretical issues in psychology: Proceedings of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology 1999 Conference, pp. 3-12. Sydney: Springer.
Online Journal article
Aubrey, A. (2019, December 12). How to reduce food waste. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2019/12/10/786867315/how-to-reduce-food-waste
Patent
Yoshikawa, T. and Kawai, M. (2006). Security robot. U.S. Patent No. 2006079998.
Interviews
Cloyd, A. (2014, July 29). Personal communication [Personal interview].
Accepted contributors will be required to modify and format their papers according to the journal stylesheet and the editor's suggestions. Subsequently, a PDF of the article proofs will be sent to the author for thorough factual and typographical review. The authors are responsible for reviewing these proofs and are strongly encouraged to use the Comment & Markup toolbar to modify the proofs directly. At this point in production, only minor adjustments are permitted. Changes to the original text at this point may cause a significant delay in publishing. Proofs must be sent back to the editor.
