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What should be included when I submit the hard copy and electronic file of my manuscript?

• Submit your manuscript and support documents electronically only to ojelaeditor@gmail.com
• All manuscripts should be submitted as three attachments in Microsoft Word. 
  • The first attachment should be a cover sheet that lists the title of the manuscript, author’s name, address, school affiliation, telephone, fax, and email address. 
  • The second attachment should contain the title of the manuscript and the manuscript text, which should be free of any internal references to the author’s identity. 
  • The third attachment should be a letter that guarantees that the article is your original work and has not been published or submitted elsewhere.

How should my manuscript be prepared?

• Use 1-in. margins on all sides
• Type and double-space manuscript throughout (including quotations, endnotes, and references)
• Use a 12-point font
• Number all pages (Manuscripts are usually 10 to 20 pages in length)
• Use Microsoft Word
• Do not embed graphic files if possible
• Include graphic files as separate files in an editable format (e.g., Excel charts, JPEG, TIF, PDF)
• Make sure any bitmap files are a minimum of 300 dpi resolution

Where should I email my article in electronic format?

jmbuchanan@ysu.edu

  • For more information contact: Jeff Buchanan or Meg Silver
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