Authors’ Guidelines

Instructions for Authors

Please submit your manuscript in two files on the PVELL website as per the following: 

  • Manuscript: With Title Only (Without author's detailed profile)
  • Author Profile (Available at PVELL Homepage)
  • Send your submissions to: pvl@uskt.edu.pk
  • Authors’ Guidelines
  • Formatting Guidelines
  • Submission Guidelines (Also a tab where they will be able to submit their paper)

 

Manuscript preparation

The authors are required to follow the instructions for the preparation of the manuscripts:

  • Follow APA manual 7th Edition—Research Paper Guidelines for the write-up of research papers for PVELL.
  • The research paper must include the following sections:

 

  1. Abstract (600 words with a maximum of five keywords stating the aim, methodology, major findings, recommendations and implications of the study)
  1. Introduction
    1. Background
    2. Scope and Significance
    3. Statement of Problem/Issue
    4. Aim and Objectives
    5. Research Questions
  1. Literature Review
    1. Background
    2. Recent Studies
    3. Research Gaps
    4. Theoretical Framework
    5. Conceptual Framework
  2. Research Methodology
    1. Research Design
    2. Research Tools
    3. Sampling Technique
  1. Data Analysis and Results
    1. Analytical Framework
    2. Data Analysis
    3. Discussion
    4. Findings
  2. Recommendations/Implications & Conclusion 
  1. References / Appendices (These must start on separate pages. The authors must ensure that all the references cited in the text also exist in the reference list and vice-versa)
  2. Biographical Note/s of 50 words for each author

Manuscript Checklist

 

  1. The tables, figures, charts, etc., must be on one page instead of continuing to the next page.
  2. Follow APA or MLA guidelines consistently without switching from one style to another in a research paper.
  3. Follow British or American English consistently throughout the manuscript without switching from one to another. 
  4. The recommended approximate length of the manuscript should range between 4000 and 8000 words (excluding references, tables, figures, and appendices).
  5. Submit a Copyright Form (Available on the Home Page) declaring that all contributing authors agree with the authorship order and the manuscript's content.
  6. Provide information regarding any previous presentation of the data (e.g. conference presentation, thesis).
  7. The manuscript should contain original, primary work which has not been previously published or is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  8. The manuscript must not contain any interpretation that may hurt any community section based on race, religion or socio-cultural aspects.
  9. PVELL has a very firm policy against plagiarism or self-plagiarism as per HEC criteria (19% Similarity Index)
  10. The PVELL team does not take any liability for the authors' opinions. The perceptions, views, and beliefs presented in published paper(s) are solely the responsibility of the author(s).