Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

The author should follow the following guidelines while writing the article:

Regarding the font size and font type, it should be 16, 14, and 12 Times New Roman.

Margin: It should be 1 inch on all sides.

Paper: A4

Line space: It should be 1.15.

Main Title of Research Article: The title should be in Times New Roman (Bold), 16 font size.

Author(s) Name: The authors should write their first name and then their surname, similar to the 2nd, and 3rd … authors. Additionally, the address (affiliation), email, and ORCID number of each author is a must.

e.g.
XXXX Nepal
Faculty of Management, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: ……………………………...
ORCID: ……………

YYYY Adhikari
Faculty of Education, Kathmandu University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: ……………………………...
ORCID: ……………

Type of Research: The author should define the types of research articles like Original Research, Review articles, Case Studies, Research Notes, and Book reviews.

Abstract:
The abstract should be no more than 200 words, with no citations, or italics, and must include the following points:

(An abstract must be unstructured: no subheadings. But must cover purposes, methods, findings, conclusion & novelty)

Keywords: 3-5 keywords. The author should avoid duplicating words present in the title. Keep keywords in alphabetical order.

Introduction (Headings: 14 Times New Roman (Bold))

  • Body text should be 12 Times New Roman
  • Citations should be in APA format, and they must have hyperlinks within the same document, connecting to the corresponding references, e.g. (Hochwarter, 2012).

Research Objective (Sub-headings: 12 Times New Roman (Bold)

Note: All the body paragraphs must be justified.

Review of Literature
The author should review the related literature to justify the research problem. The literature review should include the latest article; last 5 years old. The author should include only those research articles which have DOI number. There should be at least 80% research articles among the total reviewed articles.

Methods
The author should describe the detailed methodology adopted for this study.

Results
The author should present the result of the study following the research objective. Unrelated data should not be included in the result section. The Table number and Figure number mentioned in the body text (interpretation of table/figure) should be hyperlinked with the respective Table/figure number.

For example:

Table 1: …. (Table should be based on APA version 7.0)

Source
Model 2 in Table 1 (Table 1 mentioned in a sentence should include hyperlinks within the same document, linking to the corresponding Table) was utilized to investigate the direct link between PCP and careersatisfactionwhileconsideringtheinfluenceofdemographicvariables.

Figure 2: Sale
The data presented in Figure 2 (Figures mentioned in a sentence should include hyperlinks within the same document, linking to the corresponding Figure) shows the distribution of sales.

Discussion
The author should write the discussion separately. The author should discuss his/her study findings with the related previous studies.

Conclusion and Recommendation
Conclusion should concisely summarize the findings focusing on the new knowledge and new contribution along with the specific recommendation.

Author Contribution
Each author’s role in the research participation must be mentioned clearly.

Conflict of interest: The author should confirm his/her conflict of interest here.

References (should follow APA style)

Bhattarai, G. (2021b). Perception of organizational politics and employee performance: Antidotal role of impression management. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 19(1), 103-115. https://doi.org/10.21511/ ppm.19(1).2021.09 (References should include hyperlinks through DOI/URL, establishing a direct connection to the source of each reference)

Drory, A., & Romm, T. (1990). The Definition of Organizational Politics: A Review. Human Relations, 43(11), 1133 1154. https://doi.org/10.1177/001872679004301106

Hochwarter, W. A., Kacmar, C., Perrewe, P. L., & Johnson, D. (2003). Perceived organizational support as a mediator of the relationship between political perceptions and work outcomes. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 63(3), 438-456. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0001-8791(02)00048-9 (References should include hyperlinks through DOI/URL, establishing a direct connection to the source of each reference)

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word file format.
  • Where available, DOIs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is 1.15 line-spaced; uses Times New Roman 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.