Author Guideline


Types of papers

  1. Original Research Paper
  2. Review Paper
  3. Systematic Review
  4. Mini Review

Submission Checklist

  1. Read the Aims & Scope to gain an overview and assess if your manuscript is suitable for this journal.
  2. Use the Microsoft Word template (paper template) to prepare your manuscript.
  3. Make sure that issues about publication ethics, copyright, authorship, figure formats, data and references format have been appropriately considered.
  4. Ensure that all authors have approved the content of the submitted manuscript and confirm that they read the Instructions for Authors.

Article

These are original research manuscripts. The work should report scientifically sound experiments and provide a substantial amount of new information. The article should include the most recent and relevant references in the field. The structure should include an Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Literature Review, Research Methodology (Methods), Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Recommendations, Conflict of Interest and References.

Review

Reviews offer a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature within a field of study, identifying current gaps or problems. They should be critical and constructive and provide recommendations for future research. The structure can include an Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Relevant Sections (main body) and Conclusions.

Structured reviews and meta-analyses should use the same structure as research articles and should ensure they conform to the PRISMA guidelines.

Submission

All manuscripts should be submitted to submissiontijss@tabesh.edu.af via e-mail attachment as a single Microsoft word file. Manuscripts that are not written according to journal instructions will be returned immediately. For online submission, please follow the hyperlink “Submit a manuscript” and upload all of your files (copyright form, and single manuscript) following the instructions given on the screen.

Track Manuscript Status

For tracking your submitted paper please contact the Managing Editors through the below contact.

vc.research@tabesh.edu.af

Plagiarism

The TIJSS has Advance Software for Checking Article Plagiarism. The Journal of TIJSS accepts (10% - 15%) Plagiarism.

Manuscript Preparation

Title

The title of your manuscript should be concise, specific and relevant. It should identify if the study reports (human or animal) trial data, or is a systematic review, meta-analysis. Please do not include abbreviated or short forms of the title, such as a running title. These will be removed by our Editorial Office.

Author information

1. The name(s) of the author(s)

2. Authors' full first and last names must be provided. The initials of any middle names can be added.

3. The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country (complete address information including city, zip code, state/province, and country)

4. A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author please marked the corresponding author with (*) symbol.

5. If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)

6. Equal Contributions: authors who have contributed equally should be marked with a superscript symbol (^). The symbol must be included after the affiliation symbol, and the following statement added before corresponding author email: “These authors contributed equally to this work”.

Abstract

All manuscripts must include a brief but informative Abstract. It should not exceed 300 words and the abstract should be a self-contained, citation-free and state briefly states the purpose of the research, methodology, key results/findings, and magnificent conclusions. The abstract should be in a single paragraph with running sentences. Do not use any subheadings or point lists within the abstract. Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential, they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations.

Keywords

Three to five pertinent keywords need to be added after the abstract. We recommend that the keywords are specific to the article, yet reasonably common within the subject discipline.

Introduction (Should start from the 2nd page)

The Introduction section contains a brief idea of the research, the requirement for this research, the problem statement, the Author’s contribution to their research, etc. Adequate, latest reference citations should be included to show the prevailing challenges and the importance of recent work. This section should be concise, maybe with subheadings. State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background related to your work, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. This section can have multiple sub-sections, and it is recommended to follow the numbering sequence as 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 …

1.1. Subheading/Subtitle

1.2. Subheading/Subtitle

1.3. Subheading/Subtitle

1.3.1. Sub-Subheading/ Sub-Subtitle

1.3.2. Sub-Subheading/ Sub-Subtitle

1.3.3. Sub-Subheading/ Sub-Subtitle

1.4. Subheading/Subtitle

2. Literature Review (if applicable)

Most of the social science research articles include a literature review. It usually contains the significant contribution of past papers to justify the adopted theory and variables. Further, to develop hypotheses, it can be divided into subsections. Literature should be written concisely in detail by maintaining the continuity of the texts and cited the original work following APA 7th edition in-text citation format, e.g., Single authored document (Author’s Surname, 2025); Double authored document (1st Author’s Surname & 2nd Author’s Surname, 2025); Multiple authored document (1st Author’s Surname, et al., 2025).

3. Research Methodology (Methods)

This part should contain a detailed description to reproduce the reported data. It can be divided into subsections to demonstrate data type and collection, and also if several methods are described. Methods already published should be indicated by in-text reference; only relevant modifications should be described. The methodology should be written concisely and in detail while maintaining the continuity of the text. 

4. Results and Discussion

This section may be divided by subheadings or may be combined.  A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. This should explore the significance of the findings of the work; do not repeat them. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature only; instead, discuss recent literature to compare your work to highlight the novelty of the work, given recent developments and challenges in the field.

4.1. Preparation of Tables and Figures

Please present tables and figures within the article, not at the end of the article. Tables should be numbered consecutively using numbering (Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc.) and must have corresponding references in the main text. Tables should also have appropriate and concise headings. The heading of the table should be mentioned at the top of the table, and the source of the data can be mentioned at the bottom of the table in italic format (Source: Field data). All figures and illustrations, as in the case of tables, should be numbered consecutively as ‘Figure’ (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.) with corresponding references in the main text. Figures should also have appropriate and concise captions. The caption should be placed at the bottom of the figure with the figure number.

Authors are supposed to embed all figures and tables in the appropriate place within the manuscript. Figures and tables should not be submitted in separate files or at the end of the manuscript. Figures and Tables should be numbered properly with a descriptive title. Each Figure/Table must be explained within the text by referring to the corresponding figure/table number. Any unexplained or unnumbered Figure/Table may cause rejection of the paper without being reviewed. The table must have raw data and should not be an image.

4.2. Formatting Tables and Figures

The table should be prepared using the table tool within Microsoft Word and cited consecutively in the text. Every table must have a descriptive title, and if numerical measurements are given, the units should be included in the column heading. The formatting requirement has been summarized in Table 1.

         Table 1. Summary of formatting requirements for manuscripts in this journal.

Heading1 

Heading2

Heading 3

Heading 4

Heading 5

Subheading 1

Subheading 2

Data 1

Data 2

Data 3

Data 4

Data 4.1

Data 4.2

Data 5

Data 6

Data 7

Data 8

Data 9

Data 10


4.3. Formatting Figures

All figures should be placed in the paper in a consecutive order; the author may be asked to provide separate files of the figures. Figures should be used in bitmap formats (JPG, GIF, JPEG, etc.) with a 300 irresolution of at least, unless the resolution is intentionally set to a lower level for scientific reasons. If a bitmap image has labels, the image and labels should be embedded in a separate layer.

5. Conclusions

Each manuscript should include a conclusion section that contains the major outcome of the study, highlighting its importance, limitations, relevance, application, and recommendations. Do not use any subheading, citation references to another part of the manuscript, or point list within the conclusion.


6. Recommendations

Write suggestions and recommendations here. You can use two separate sub-headings to them.


    Conflict of Interest:

All authors express no conflict of interest in any part of the research.

REFERENCES (American Psychological Association (APA) citation and referencing style, 7th edition.)

Diquito, T. J., Franco, A. S., & Caballes, M. E. (2024). Problem-based Learning (PBL) Using Resource Mining as a Teaching Approach: An Action Research. Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, 1(2), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.69739/jahss.v1i2.74 (Journal article)

Maxneef, M., Elizalde, A. & Hopenhayn, M. (1987). Human Scale Development (S. H. O. Nordberg & Advisory (eds.)). Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, Sweden. (Book)

Modigliani, F., & Brumberg, R. (1954). Utility Analysis and the Consumption Function: An Interpretation of Cross-Section Data, In Post Keynesian Economics. (K. K. Kurihara (ed.)). Ruthers University Press. (Book chapter)

United Nations. (2019). World Population Prospects 2019: Methodology of the United Nations Population Estimates and Projections. Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Dynamics. (Report)