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Prepare your manuscript for Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology.

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Article types

Review
Perspective
Research Article
Book Review
Editorial
Systematic Review
Letter
Lectio

Readiness requirements

Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.

Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 250 words.
  • The abstract is a concise statement of the scope of the work, the principal findings and the conclusions and should not exceed 250 words.
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  • Abstract: This should include the title of the paper and an abstract.
  • Below the abstract, up to eight additional keywords or phrases (which are not already given in the title) should be listed in alphabetical order.

Keywords

  • Include or confirm the keywords required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in Harvard style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Multiple citations in the text must be separated by semicolons and cited chronologically in the form (Habib, 1998, 2005; Bwanika & Davis, 2000; Ministry of Health, 2011).
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  • If previously published work is quoted directly, the citation must include the author, year of publication, and page number as in (Ajulu, 1999, p. 63).
  • Blackwell Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470755501.ch10 Tables and Figures – Tables and figures should contain only information directly relevant to the content of the paper.
  • It should not contain references.
  • The reference list should be in alphabetical order by first author, and include all the authors of a given reference (do not use ‘et al.’ in the list); likewise, use full journal titles.
  • URLs may be cited only for references that are not available in print (such as a webpage) or ones that link to hard-to-find sources, and these URLs must be up-to-date at the time of submission.
  • Include DOIs for articles where possible.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Group tables at the end of the manuscript.
  • For digital photographs or scanned images the resolution should be at least 300 dpi for colour or greyscale artwork and a minimum of 600 dpi for black line drawings.
  • Tables and figures (graphs, photographs or scanned images) should not be embedded in the text but clustered at the end of the manuscript or prepared as separate files.
  • Each table and figure must include a full, stand-alone caption, and each must be sequentially mentioned in the text.
  • Tables may use thin, horizontal lines but should not include cells with shading.
  • Authors must ensure that their figures conform to the style of the journal.

Funding statement

  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Blinded manuscript

  • Include or confirm the blinded manuscript required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • Include or confirm the cover letter required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Title page and author information

  • Provide the author, affiliation, and correspondence details for the separate title page; Articlo creates the editable companion file.
  • Author names must appear only on the title page.
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  • This page should also include each author’s name, each author’s institutional affiliation, the e-mail address of the designated corresponding author, and any acknowledgements, including funders.
  • Manuscript presentation: Submitted manuscripts should contain the following sections, each prepared as separate files: Title page: The title (max).

Article structure and word limits

  • 20 words should be a concise description of the article content.
  • The text should use 1.5 line spacing, with no extra line spacing, and should not include text columns, creative formatting or additional fonts.
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  • The period (.) must be used as the decimal indicator, and ‘thousands’ should be designated by a space rather than a comma (Example: 1 500 000).
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Short communications also require brief abstracts (max).
  • Format – Manuscripts should be prepared in MSWord.
  • Highly stylised formatting should be avoided.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • Direct speech should be italicised.
  • MS Office files (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) are also acceptable but DO NOT EMBED Excel graphs or Powerpoint slides in a MS Word document, rather send the original Excel or Powerpoint files.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Main text: Given the diverse range of papers that might be published in IPJP, we do not prescribe a standard structure for papers.

Manuscript structure

  • The headings and text should be presented in 12-point Arial or Calibri font.
  • Headings should be sentence case and never numbered.
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  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.

Language and text style

  • There should be no more than three heading levels: (1) bold, (2) bold italics, (3) italics.
  • Double quotation marks and regular font should be used to designate material quoted directly from other texts.
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  • Use single quotation marks to signify a quote embedded within another quotation.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 250 words
References: Harvard
Title page: separate file
Declarations: Acknowledgements, Artificial intelligence

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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