Guide for Authors 

Manuscripts submitted to JnUJP should neither be published previously nor be under consideration for publication in another journal. The main article types are as follows:

·   Full theoretical and experimental manuscripts that will provide a substantial amount of new information.

·       Short Communications that present significant findings will also be considered.

Manuscript Preparation

Prior to submission, please carefully read and follow the “Guide for Authors” that is given below. Manuscripts that do not conform to the submission guidelines may be returned without review.

The manuscript must be written in English typed in MS Word with double space, 12-pt Times New Roman, in A4, sheets (not exciding 16 pages all together) leaving appropriate margin (left and top 3-cm, right and bottom 2-cm) and should be numbered beginning with the Title page. The Short Communication must include text, figures and tables that must be within double-space 4 pages. The list of references should be as small as possible in this case.

Two hard copies of manuscript along with a CD, and/or soft copy (through e-mail) (MS word versionas attached file) should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief (Prof. Dr. Muhammad AkramUzzaman, Chairman, Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh. E-mail: akrambro@gmail.com).

General Considerations

Front Page Sections

The following sections should appear in all manuscript:

·       Title: The title of your manuscript should be concise, specific and relevant.

·     Author List and Affiliations: Authors' full first and last names must be provided. The initials of any middle names can be added. The standard format is used for affiliations: complete address information including city, zip code, and country. At least one author should be designated as corresponding author, and his or her email address and other details should be included at the end of the affiliation section.

·       Abstract: The abstract should be a total of about 200 words maximum. The abstract should be a single paragraph and should follow the style of a structured abstract, but without headings: 1) Background: Place the question addressed in a broad context and highlight the purpose of the study; 2) Methods: Describe briefly the main methods or treatments applied. 3) Results: Summarize the article's main findings; and 4) Conclusion: Indicate the main conclusions or interpretations.

·       Keywords: Three to six pertinent keywords need to be added after the abstract. We recommend that the keywords are specific to the article.

Research Manuscript Sections

·       Introduction: The introduction should briefly place the study in a broad context and highlight why it is important. It should define the purpose of the work and its significance, including specific hypotheses being tested. The current state of the researchfield should be reviewed carefully and key publications cited. Finally, briefly mention the main aim of the work. Keep the introductions comprehensible and reader friendly.

·       Methods: It should be described with sufficient detail.

·       Results: Provide a concise and precise description of the results, and their interpretation.

·       Discussion: Authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted in perspective of previous studies and of the working hypotheses. The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible and limitations of the work highlighted. Future research directions may also be mentioned. This section may be combined with Results.

·       Conclusions: This section is not mandatory, but can be added to the manuscript if the discussion is unusually long or complex.

Back page Sections

• Supplementary Materials: Describe any supplementary material alongside the manuscript (figure, tables etc.). Please indicate the name and title of each element as follows Figure A1: title, Table A1: title, etc.
• References: All the references must be cited in the text. The Citation and the Reference list should be prepared as recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA) Manual (7^th edition).

Citation in text

Citing two authors: Wegener & Petty, 1994

Citing three or more authors: Kernis et al., 1993

References should be described as follows depending on the type of work:

Back page Sections

·       Supplementary Materials: Describe any supplementary material alongside the manuscript (figure, tables etc.). Please indicate the name and title of each element as follows Figure A1: title, Table A1: title, etc.

·       References: All the references must be cited in the text. The Citation and the Reference list should be prepared as recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA) Manual (7th edition).

Citation in text

Citing two authors: Wegener & Petty, 1994

Citing three or more authors: Kernis et al., 1993

References should be described as follows depending on the type of work:

Journal articles:

Soto, C. J., & John, O. P. (2017). The next big five inventory (BFI-2): Developing and assessing a hierarchical model with 15 facets to enhance bandwidth, fidelity, and predictive power. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113(1), 117-143. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1037/pspp0000096

Book/Chapter:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication).Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)

Preparing Tables and Figures

Tables can be placed next to the relevant text in the article. Use Word's Insert Table function when you create tables. Number tables and figures consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table/figure notes below the table/figure body.