Ife Journal of Behavioural Research

Journal Submission Guidelines
Please format your paper according to the following guidelines, style checklist and paper template, and submit it through the Online Submission System. Papers that do not follow these
guidelines will be returned for editing.

Article structure
Please use the article structure outlined below.

Title
Ensure that your title accurately reflects the contents of your paper and is free of errors.

Abstract

A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length of 250 words). The abstract should
state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract
is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason,
references should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-
standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at
their first mention in the abstract itself.

Keywords
Immediately after the abstract, provide a minimum of three keywords.

Introduction
Present the purposes of the study and provide background for your work.

Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a Conclusions section, which may include
the main findings, the implications and limitations.

Acknowledgements
Collate any acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references
and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List
here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help,
writing assistance or proofreading the article, etc.).

Footnotes
Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article, using
superscript Arabic numbers.

References
In-text citations
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice
versa).

Reference style
Within the text: citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by the American
Psychological Association (APA). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition, ISBN 978-1-4338-0561-5.

List at end of paper: References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. Please single space, and indent after the first line of each.

Style checklist:
✓ APA Style – http://bit.ly/APAguide
✓ 12-point Times New Roman font.
✓ All paragraphs and body text justified and single spaced.
✓ One line should separate paragraphs or sections. Do not indent paragraphs.
✓ Set page size to A4.
✓ Margins: Microsoft Word ‘Normal’ (2.54 cm).
✓ Manuscripts not to exceed 5,000 words each (excluding tables, figures and references). Manuscripts longer than 5,000 words will be returned for editing.
✓ Main headings, subheadings and sub-subheadings should be formatted as in the example below. No more than three levels of headings should be included.
✓ All figures and images must be inserted in a JPEG image format, within the page
margins. Centre images. Do not insert loose objects such as arrows, lines or text boxes. Number and caption below the figure (Figure 1: Caption), centre aligned.
✓ Tables should be created within the Microsoft Word document, should fit onto one A4 page and should be numbered and captioned below the table, centre aligned.
✓ Bold any section/paragraph headers and left align.
✓ Do not use any page headers, footers or page numbers (footnotes are acceptable).
✓ Use only portrait layout. Do not include any pages in landscape layout.
✓ Corresponding author contact email address may be added to the end of the paper after
references.
✓ An optional Acknowledgments (max. 150 words) may be included as the last section before reference list.
✓ Title page information to include:
o Title of the paper
o Author names and affiliations: Provide authors' affiliation details (where the work
was done) including full institution name and country.
o Abstract: A concise and factual abstract not exceeding 250 words is required.

o Keywords: Immediately following the abstract provide a minimum of three
keywords.