Submissions

Author Guidelines

Language
The manuscript should be written in either British or American English and not the combination of the two in the same work.
Manuscript Typesetting
Manuscript should be typed on A4 sheet using Times New Romans 12 with single spacing and margins of 1 cm at the top, bottom, left and right respectively. All pages should be numbered on the top right side. The manuscript should not be more than 15 pages.
Title
The title must be concise, self-explanatory, informative and must match the contents of the work before acceptance. Avoid the use of abbreviation in the title page. The title should be written in upper cases and justified.
Author(s) Names and Affiliations
The author(s) names and affiliations should be written below the title. If the author(s) wish to write the names in full, the first name should be written, followed by the middle name and surname. If the author(s) wish to use initials of their names, the first and middle names should be abbreviated and the surname in full. The affiliations should be indicated immediately after the names of the authors. The affiliations should contain the (department), name of institution, city, (state) and country. Each word in the affiliations should be capitalized and superscript number should be assigned to the names of author(s) and affiliations for easy identification.
Abstract
The abstract should contain concise information written with between 150 and 300 words. The abstract should a brief summary of the entire work which is expected to state the purpose of the study, number of research questions and hypotheses (if included in the study), the methods, findings and at least one recommendation. Avoid the use of sub-headings and inclusion of citations in the abstract.
Keywords
A minimum of 6 and maximum of 8 keywords should be written after the abstract. Each keyword should be separated using comma and the use of terms like (“and”, “of” and “in”) should be avoided.
Introduction
The introductory part of the article should provide enough background information and motivation for undertaking the study. The keys variables should be explained and supported with citations in the introductory section. It should include statement of the problem (if not captured in the introductory part), purpose of the study, research questions and hypotheses.
Methods
The methods should provide overview of procedures followed in conducting the study. It should be written in prose form containing information such as the research design, study area, population of the study, sampling and sampling technique(s), instrument(s) for data collection, validation of the instrument(s), reliability of the instrument(s), method of data collection and analysis among others.
Result
The result should contain the research questions, hypotheses and tables containing summary of the statistical analysis. The use of visualization tools such as bar chart, pie chart and histogram among others are allowed in this section. Tables and visualization tools should be numbered and placed within the body of the work near the issues being addressed with appropriate captions explaining the contents. Authors should be held responsible for falsification or manipulation of results. Each figure should be numbered, caption below it and placed at the appropriate place in the body of the work.
Discussion
In this section, author(s) should present the findings, give possible explanation for the findings, use previously published works to support or refute the findings and also say what they feel about the findings.

Conclusion
The conclusion should be based on the findings. It should provide a clear understanding and
implications of the major findings.
Recommendations
The recommendations should be novel and also be based on the findings. Each finding should have a recommendation.
References
All authors should adhere to 7th edition of APA style of in-text citations and referencing listing. All works cited in-text should be referenced to avoid being regarded as plagiarism. A manuscript should have a minimum of 10 and maximum of 22 references. It is expected that at least 25% of cited works should not be more than ten years. A manuscript should not contain more than 5% self-citations.

The formatted manuscript should be in Microsoft Word File and forwarded to editor.ijpaer@gmail.com

Responsibilities of Authors
1. Ensure novelty and originality of manuscript submitted to the journal
2. Strictly compliance to the journal’s article submission guideline
3. Ensure that manuscript submitted to the journal is not a previously published work.
4. Desist from sending manuscript submitted for review in another journal
5. Ensure authenticity of cited works, data and results of the study.
6. Include only the names of authors that made inputs in the manuscript
7. Retain and present raw data used for the study when needed.
8. Request for correction of errors and omissions within 24 hours of publication of the article.
9. Make an appeal to correct and resubmit rejected manuscript for further review
10. Pay the expected article processing fee