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Formatting Guidelines

This document provides details layout requirements pertaining to manuscript submission to International Journal of Traditional Knowledge.

Contents

General

  • File format: Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx)
  • Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, double-spaced
  • Margins: 2.5 cm (1 inch) on all sides.
  • Page numbers must be included.

Title Page

  • Title (concise, max 20 words)
  • Full names of all authors
  • Affiliations (Department, Institution, City, Country)
  • Corresponding author details (email, phone number, ORCID if available)

Abstract

  • Max 200 words, unstructured for short communications, structured (Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion) for research articles.
  • 4–6 keywords listed below abstract.

Main Text Structure

  • Introduction
  • Materials and Methods (for research articles)
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Funding
  • References

References

  • Use APA 7th Edition style.
  • In-text citation: (Author, Year).
  • Reference list: alphabetical order.
  • Journal article:
    Sharma, R., & Gupta, M. (2022). Traditional crop rotation practices and soil fertility. Journal of Ethnobiology, 42(3), 215–230.
  • Book:
    Sen, A. (2019). Indigenous Food Systems. Routledge.

Figures and Tables

  • Submit figures as separate files (TIFF/JPEG/PNG, 300 dpi minimum).
  • Submit tables in Word or Excel (editable format, not as images)
  • Each figure/table should have a descriptive caption.

Supplementary Information

  • Data files, videos, extended tables, or additional methods may be submitted.

Acknowledgements

  • All contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged separately.
  • Disclosure of any conflicts of interest or funding sources is mandatory.