Research and Engagement

Editorial Board

Guidelines for Authors


Manuscripts Submission

Manuscripts must include the following sections: title page, abstract, key words, manuscript text, references, tables, figures,annexure. The manuscript should include a title page with manuscript title, author’s name, academic degree, present position, complete address as well as a brief biography (at the bottom of page) indicating academic field, degree, title and affiliation, and research interests. Manuscript of the paper should be in 12 fonts New Times Roman. Article should not be more than 7000 words. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published elsewhere. However, if a longer/ shorter version or translation of a previously published article is being submitted, a photo copy of the original publication must be included.

Abstract, Keywords and Summaries

Authors should include an abstract of 150-200 words and up to 6 key words. Abstracts should contain an abbreviated representation of the content of the manuscript. Major results should be given,followed by supporting detail of method, scope, or purpose of the study.

References within Text

"Citations in the text should include the author's last name, and year of publication enclosed in parentheses without punctuation. For example, ( Sonmez, 1994 ) or Crompton 1979,1982 ) or (Yucelt and Marcella, 1996 ) or (Fesenmaier et al. 1994) or ( Dener 1995 : 14-21 ) ( for quoted material)".Footnotes and endnotes shoud be included.

References

References should be in APA style.All cited references must be given in full, including the volume, issues, and page numbers. The list of all references should be placed at the end of the paper, arranged in alphabetical order by authors' last names, as shown in examples below.

◉ Periodicals/Journals/Chapters in Edited Book/Internet

Palmer, A., & Bejou, D. (1995). Tourism Destination marketing alliances. Annals of Tourism Research,22(3), 616-629. Books Porter, M. (1980). Competitive strategy: Techniques for analysing industries and Competitors. New York: Free Press.

Tables, Illustrations/Diagrams/Photographs

All supplements to the manuscript text should be professionally done, should be enclosed on separate pages, and the place where they are to be printed must be clearly marked in the text (i.e., “figure 1here”). Tables should be intelligible without reference to the text and should include title caption and headings for columns. Very wide or very long table should be avoided.

Manuscripts Reviews

Submissions will be reviewed by a double-blind review process and will be published based on the recommendations of reviewers and discretion of the editors. Submissions to WSSHUDA can be processed efficiently only if they are prepared according to given guidelines