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Submission Guidelines

Review Time Line
The journal’s goal is to have all blind reviews completed within 10 weeks after submission.  This time frame begins after the  author(s) have submitted the full manuscript within the guidelines indicated in this document under the section entitled “STEP #1: Full Manuscript Submission Process”.   
 
Accessibility
GCE is an open-access journal published by WCCES and licensed under: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
 
Languages

• Arabic

• Chinese (Mandarin)

• English

• French

• Russian

• Spanish

 
 
STEP #1: Full Manuscript Submission Process
Please register yourself and then, submit your full paper through the below button after fulfilling the following requirements:
 

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In case of any difficulty in submitting your paper through the Journal Submissions System, please send an email to: gce@theworldcouncil.net

Author(s) Identification
Due to the blind-review process, submitted manuscripts cannot have any text or wording that indicates authorship.  Manuscripts that indicate author(s) will not be considered for publication.
 
Abstract
Provide an abstract on 1st page of manuscript (maximum 300 words)
 
Keywords
Provide 5-8 keywords on manuscript’s 1st page
 
Word Count

• Not to exceed the word counts listed below (excluding references).  Preapproval from editors will need to be received to exceed this maximum word length

  • Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish: 12,000 words

  • Chinese (Mandarin): 20,000 characters

  • English: 10,000 words

• Abstract: Not to exceed the word counts listed below

  • Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish: 360 words

  • Chinese (Mandarin): 600 characters

  • English: 300 words

 
Originality and Ownership
Manuscripts will not be considered if published elsewhere. Material submitted for publication must be accurate and in conformity with ethical guidelines.
 
Topics Considered for Publication
Please refer to the journal’s description for relevance of topics.
 
Formatting (submission for review)
File Format
MS Word or Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
 
Images

• Not to exceed 20% of total article text length (in APA formatting)

  • pre-approval from editors will need to be received to exceed this maximum

• All copyright issues must be completed by author(s)

• Image Format

  • Place within manuscript

  • See Manuscripts Requirements (Post-Acceptance) section for image formatting requirements for publication

 
Formatting
APA (American Psychological Association), 6th edition (http://www.apastyle.org)
 
Revised Manuscripts Requirements (Post-Review)
Submit response cover letter with revised manuscript
 
 
STEP #2: Manuscripts Requirements (Post-Acceptance of Full Manuscript)
Details of each author:

• primary institution,

• title(s),

• primary email address,

• online profile from primary institution,

• affiliation(s) of WCCES society(ies), and

• bio that does not exceed 200 words for each author.

 
Final Manuscript Format

• MS Word

 
Final Images Format

• Sent images as separate files from manuscript

  • File formats: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, EPS

  • Minimum Resolution 300 dpi

• Provide copyright information on request