General Guidelines
- Manuscripts should not be written in first person (“I”).
- If English or French is not your first language, we recommend contacting professional editing services.
- Spell out numbers under ten.
- Footnotes should NOT BE USED. Endnotes should be provided on a separate page, after the main text under the heading Notes.
- We encourage authors to submit one of the following types of journal articles: Review Article (literature reviews) / Case Study (empirical studies) / Original Research (theoretical articles, methodological articles) / Perspective, opinion and commentary (comments, viewpoint, replies on previously published articles, book reviews etc.).
- File format. Prepare your manuscript using Microsoft Word. All files should be submitted as a Word document .docx. The manuscript should contain the title page, abstract, text, references, tables, and figures. Do not submit tables and figures in separate files. Appendices are the only exception to this requirement.
- Journal style. SEA OPEN RESEARCH style conforms to the APA Style (American Psychological Association Style) according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition), with the exception of the SEA OPEN RESEARCH specific style notes.
- Manuscripts are subjected to a double-blind review in which the identity of the reviewers and the authors are hidden from each other. Please avoid indications of authorship in the body of the manuscript whenever possible.
