Instructions for Author

1. The submission file MUST be in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document format. Each article should be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 200 words. The manuscript should be between 10 and 15 pages (approximately 5000-6000 words).
2. For the initial submission, authors must ensure that their identities and affiliations are removed from the document and submitted separately. Non-compliance will be rejected. Please adhere to the template provided here, JAS Submission Paper Template
3. Submission MUST include a Turnitin (or any plagiarism checker) report with less than a 20% similarity index.
4. The text MUST follow the latest APA conventions. Refer to this link for notable changes from APA 6 to APA 7th Edition.
5. The final submission for publication should follow this template – JAS Submission Paper Template and Declaration Form
6. Please ensure that all the information in the paper is accurate to avoid any change requests later. 

For further guidance, please refer to JAS workflow chart.