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Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items. Submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines. The Journal strongly recommends that all manuscripts should be checked for plagiarism before submission.

Manuscript not submitted elsewhere nor not previously published:

• The manuscript 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 submission file is in Open Office, Microsoft Word document file format.

Manuscript length:

• The complete text including the references, tables and figures should be 7000 and 10000 words.

Abstract:

• Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
• Keywords should be provided on the abstract page, at the end of the abstract. Please provide 4 to 6 keywords for indexing purposes.

Manuscript’s text formatting:

• The manuscripts submitted should strictly comply with the journal formatting expectations as stated below:

Title page and author(s) information:

• Manuscripts should be single spaced.
• A separate title page should be provided and be different from the manuscript
• The title page should include a concise title of the contribution
• The title page should include the name(s) of the author(s)
• The title page should include the affiliation of the author(s)
• The title page should include the email of the corresponding author
• All information that identifying author(s) should be removed from manuscript
• All pages should be numbered.

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word:

• Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 12-point Times Roman) for text.
• Use italics for emphasis.
• Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
• Do not use field functions.
• Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
• Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
• Save your file in doc format (Word).
• Do not use tabs except in tables.
• Do not indent block quotations.
• Do not hyphenate or otherwise break words across lines.
• Justify the text.
• All figures (include relevant captions) and all tables (including titles, description, footnotes) are placed at the appropriate places in the manuscript
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
• Indicate clearly if colour should be used for any figures in print
• Manuscript has been meticulously 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked
• All references in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
• Referee suggested names and contact details are provided, based on the journal requirements

Headings:

• Please use no more than three levels of displayed headings.

Abbreviations:

• Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.

Footnotes:

• Footnotes can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of a reference included in the reference list. They should not consist solely of a reference citation, and they should never include the bibliographic details of a reference. They should also not contain any figures or tables.
• Footnotes to the text are numbered consecutively; those to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data). Footnotes to the title or the authors of the article are not given reference symbols.
• Always use footnotes instead of endnotes.

Figures:

• Please make sure that your artwork in a finished form is easy is suitable and easy for reproduction.
• Titles of journals should not be abbreviated.

References

• Citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association (See Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7^thEdition, ISBN 978-1-4338-3215-4). Please use the following format when referencing works in your manuscript:

In the text:

• References should be indicated in the typescript by giving the author's name, with the year of publication in parentheses. E.g. (Scullion, 2006) or (Scullion & Collings, 2006); (Scullion, 2006, 2006a and 2006b) if there are several works from the same author; (Scullion, 2006, p. 234) if the page number is needed; (Scullion, in press) if the work cited is in press

At the end of the text:

• The references should be listed in full at the end of the paper in the following standard form:

For articles:

• Meyer, K. (2001). Institutions, transaction costs, and entry mode choice in eastern Europe. Journal of International Business Studies, 32(2), 357-367.
• Kremer, M. (2002). Pharmaceuticals and the developing world. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 16(4): 67-90.

For books:

• Porter, M. E. (1990). The competitive advantage of nations. New York: Free Press.
• Argyris, C. (1993). Knowledge for action: A guide to overcoming barriers to organizational change. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

For articles in books:

• Smith, K.G., & Di Gregorio, D. (2002). Bisocation, discovery and the role of entrepreneurial action. In M. A. Hitt, R. D. Ireland, S. M. Camp, & D. L. Sexton (Eds.), Strategic entrepreneurship(pp. 129-150). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
• Hu, L., & Bentler, P. M. (1995). Evaluating model fit. In R. H. Hoyle (Ed.), Structural equation modeling: Concepts, issues, and applications(pp. 76-99). Sand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Acknowledgments:

• Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section on the title page. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

Language of the manuscript

• Contributions should be submitted in English.

English Language Editing support

• Given the high-quality English expected in the manuscripts published by the ULK Scientific Journal, it’s strongly recommended to use a professional language editing service where to ensure the clarity of the manuscript. The professional English language editor of the ULK Scientific Journal can be contacted at: saibratnur@gmail.com

Plagiarism:

• All manuscript should go through plagiarism checks before submission. The plagiarism check results should be below 10%.

Proofs:

• Proofs will be sent to the authors after their manuscript’s acceptance if there is sufficient time to do so. They should be corrected and returned to the publisher within three days. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted.

Copyright Notice:

• Papers accepted become the copyright of the journal, unless otherwise specifically agreed.

Statements and Declarations:

• The following statements should be included under the heading "Statements and Declarations" for inclusion in the published paper. Please note that submissions that do not include relevant declarations will be returned as incomplete.

Competing Interests:

• Authors are required to disclose financial or non-financial interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Please refer to “Competing Interests and Funding” below for more information on how to complete this section.

Privacy Statement:

• The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Copyright Notice:

• Papers accepted become the copyright of the Journal, unless otherwise specifically agreed.