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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Information
Interested authors are required to submit their papers with a length of 5000 to 6,000 words. The papers submitted to KJOUR should not have been published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. The editorial board reserves the complete right about accepting or rejecting the received articles. The opinion expressed in the articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of editors or publishers. The copyright of the accepted articles is reserved by the Khwopa Journal. No part of the article published in this journal should be reproduced except as provided by the law currently in force without the written consent of the College.

Manuscript Preparation Instructions

General Guidelines 

  1. Manuscripts are invited from students, academicians, researchers, and practitioners for publication consideration in all areas related to the theme of management and social sciences.
  2. All manuscripts should be submitted electronically in the English language to the publication section of Khwopa Research Management Cell (Khwopa-RMC) at Khwopa Journal Submission.
  3. The soft copy must be in a Word file (refer to the Kjour manuscript template for manuscript preparation).
  4. The manuscript must follow Khwopa Journal authors’ guidelines.
  5. As all articles are subject to a double-blind peer review process. Authors are requested to re-check the entire name and identifiable document and remove it before sending it to the journal.
  6. Copyright of the articles is transferred to the Khwopa Journal.
  7. A separate page should provide the author’s information and their respective institutional affiliation with full detail, email, and phone number of all authors. Authors can include acknowledgment and information on the grant received should be given.
  8. Each manuscript must include a 200 to 250 words abstract.
  9. Each manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords
  10. Use font type 12 point Times New Roman throughout the manuscript.
  11. Follow APA 6th Edition rules for headings, subheadings, tables, figures, and food notes.
  12. Important formulae, figures, and tables should be numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript. All the figures and tables should be placed in the manuscript where it is necessary.
  13. Authors will be responsible for plagiarism. Plagiarized writing from any author might result in canceling that particular author from submitting writing in this journal later on. To be specific, plagiarism should be below 20%.
  14. Khwopa Journal is to be published on a half-yearly basis (January-June and July-December).
  15.  Creative Commons Licence
    The articles in Khwopa journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. 

Referencing
References should be complete and follow the latest APA 6th Edition Style. For Example:

Journal Articles
No Author
A student guide to APA 6th Edition format. (1997).PsychologyWeekly,8,13-27.

Single Author
Gwachha, K. P. (2016). Macroeconomic Determinants of Banking Sector Development. Khwopa College, 5-9.

Two Authors
Phaju, R., & Khadka, R. (2016). The Effect of the Stock Market on Economic Growth in Nepal. Khwopa Journal, 45-49.

Three to Seven Authors
Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton R. A. (2000). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Scientific Communications, 163, 51-59.

More Than Seven Authors
Miller, F.H., Choi, M.J., Angeli, L.L., Harland, A.A., Stamos, J.A., Thomas, S.T.,… Rubin, L.H. (2009). Website usability for the blind and low-vision user. Technical Communication 57,323-335.

Book
No Author
The ultimate APA format guidebook. (2006). Hartford, CT: Student Press.

Single Author
Bandura, A. (1977). Social learning theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Two Authors
Buss, A.H., & Pomin, R. (1975). A temperament theory of personality development. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Three to Seven Authors
Alper, S., Schloss, P.J., Etscheidt, S.K., & Macfarlane,C.A. (1995). Inclusion: Are we abandoning or helping students? Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

More Than Seven Authors
Black, C.P., Arlo, S.T., Rechit, R., Machlen, J.P., Sempson, K., Bee, A.L., ... Clark, S.P. (2001). APA 6th Edition format for psychology students. Newark, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Organization as Author
American Psychological Association. (2009). Blog guidelines. APA 6th Edition Style Blog. Retrieved from https://blog. APA 6theditionstyle.org/ APA 6th Edition style/blog-guidelines.html

Two or More Works by the Same Author in the Same Year
Berndt, T. J. (1981a). Age changes and changes over time in prosocial intentions and behavior between friends. Developmental Psychology, 17, 408-416.

Berndt, T. J. (1981b). Effects of friendship on pro social intentions and behavior. Child Development, 52,636-643.

Newspaper article in print
Rosenberg, G. (1997, March 31). Electronic discovery proves an effective legal weapon. The New York Times, p.D5.

Newspaper articles available online
Rosenberg,G. (1997, March 31). Electronic discovery proves an effective legal weapon. The New York Times, Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

Chapter in Print
Hemingway, E. (1999). The killers. In J. Updike & K. Kenison (Eds.), The best American short stories of the century (pp.78-80). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Chapter Available Online
Bellow, S. (1999). A silver dish. In J. Updike & K. Kenison (Eds.), The best american short stories of the century. Retrieved from http://books.google.com

Introduction, Preface, Foreword, or Afterword
Sanders, S.R. (2007). [Introduction]. In L. Williford & M. Martone (Eds.), Touchstone anthology of contemporary creative nonfiction: Work from 1970 to present (pp.148-151). NewYork, NY: Simon & Schuster.

Dictionary Online in APA 6th Edition Format
Hemorrhage [Def.1]. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster Online. In Merriam-Webster. Retrieved January 2, 2013, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citation.

Journal Article from a Data base Online
Ahn, H., Kim,K. (2008). Using genetical gorithms to optimize nearest neighbors for datamining. Annal of Operations Research, 263(1), 5-18. doi:10.1007/s10479-008-0325-2

Encyclopediain Print
McGhee, K., & McKay, G. (2007). Insects. In Encyclopedia of Animals. (pp.170-171). Washington, DC: National Geographic Society.

Encyclopedia available Online
Bunson, M.R. (2012). Historical Overview. In Encyclopediaon Ancient Egypt. (3rd ed., pp.XII-XV). Retrieved from http://www.infobasepublishing.com/.

Encyclopedia on a Database
Bunson, M.R. (2012). Historical Overview. In Encyclopedia on Ancient Egypt. (3rd ed., pp.XII-XV). New York, NY: Infobase Publishing. Retrieved January 3, 2013, from http://www.infobasepublishing.com

Magazine in Print
Rothbart, D. (2008, October). How I caught up with dad. Men's Health, 108-113.

Magazine Online
Rothbart, D. (2008, October). How I caught up with dad. Men's Health, 108-113. Retrieved from http://books.google.com

Magazine on a Database
China's export prospects: Fear of the dragon. (2010, January). The Economist. Retrieved from http://academic.lexisnexis.com

Magazine Published Directly Online
Bradley, K. (2012, December). The trick to tomatoes. Green Lifestyle Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.gmagazinecom.au/features/3530/trick-tomatoes

Website
Cain, K. (2012, June 29). The Negative effects of Facebook on communication. Social Media Today RSS. Retrieved from  http://socialmediatoday.com

BlogPost
Schonfeld, E. (2010, May 3). Google throws $38.8 million to the wind [Weblog post]. Retrieved May 4, 2010, from http://techcrunch.com

Khwopa Journal - Format

Abstract
(Overall 250~300 words; with five Keywords and JEL classification) [Subtitles not written out]

  • Background:
  • Objectives:
  • Methods:
  • Results:
  • Conclusion:
  • Keywords:
  • JEL Classification:

Background (750~1000 words) [Sub-titles not written out]

  • Concept (Introduction, Statement of the problem)
  • Research question
  • Research objective
  • Contribution of the study (Scope)
  • Organization of the study

Literature Review (750~1000 words) [Sub-titles are written out]

  1. Theoretical
  2. Empirical
  3. Research Gap
  4. Conceptual Framework

Research Methodology (250~500 words) [Sub-titles are written out]

  1. Study Area
  2. Data Collection Techniques
  3. Duration of the Study

Results and Discussion (1000~1500 words) Sub-titles are written out]

  1. Demographic Status
  2. Descriptive Analysis
  3. Inferential Analysis
  4. Result of Hypothesis Testing (if possible)

Conclusion and Recommendations (250~350 words) [Sub-titles not written out]

  • Aim of the study
  • Major findings
  • Recommendation
  • Research gap and further research avenues

References (APA Guidelines)

Note: The final size of the paper must remain approximately 5000 to 6000 words (excluding references).

Copyright Notice

Copyright is held by the authors and Khwopa College.

(Updated: 16 March 2023)

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format (refer to the Kjour manuscript template for manuscript preparation).
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

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