Author Guidelines
The Editorial Board will accept contributions from within and outside the university, thereby encouraging best practice in these institutions and facilitating networking among them. The Editorial Board anticipates a range of papers that fall into any one of the following categories:
- Original Research (empirical, interpretive)
- Historical
- Literature reviews
- Book reviews
- Position papers
Authors should submit one copy of each paper. The preferred software for submissions is Microsoft Word. Authors should specify whether their paper should be considered for Research Papers, Theoretical Papers, Position Papers, Literature Reviews or Reviews.
For Research Papers, the main text should not exceed 6,000 words, for Theoretical Papers, Position Papers and Literature Reviews, the main text should not exceed 4,000 words, and for Reviews, the main text should not exceed 1,500 words.
Articles should be submitted in English using Oxford spellings.
Articles would be subject to double blind peer review by two academic referees.
Structure and format of Research Papers
Title Page |
This should include title, author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), a short biography of the author(s) (max. 75 words each) and corresponding details of the main author. |
Subsequent pages |
As papers will be subject to double blind peer review, these should not include the author's name. The main test of the article should begin on the second page and should include the title, an abstract (no more than 200 words) and up to six keywords. The main text should be divided into headed sections as this aids the online reader. |
Word limit for main text |
3,000 - 6,000 words |
Main text |
Single spacing, justified |
Typeface |
Garamond 12 point |
Left margin |
1 inch |
Right margin |
1 inch |
Title |
Bold Upper Case (16 point) |
Names of author(s) |
Bold upper and lower case |
Affilition |
Italic |
Short biography of author(s) |
Maximum 75 words each |
Abstract |
Maximum 200 words |
Keywords |
Maximum of six, upper and lower case, alphabetical sequence |
Main headings |
Bold upper case (14 point) |
Sub-headings |
Bold upper and lower case |
Quotes passages |
In single quotation marks within main text if less than 3 lines or separated from main text in indented block is longer |
Tables and figures |
Should be kept to a minimum and embedded in the text within margins specified |
References and citations |
APA Style (7th Edition) |
Structure and format of Theoretical Papers, Literature Reviews and Position Papers
Word limit for main text |
2,000 - 4,000 words |
Main text |
Single spacing, justified |
Typeface |
Garamond 12 point |
Left margin |
1 inch |
Right margin |
1 inch |
Title |
Bold upper case (16 point) |
Names of author(s) |
Bold upper and lower case |
Affiliation |
Italic |
Short biography of author(s) |
Maximum 75 words each |
Abstract |
Maximum 200 words |
Keywords |
Maximum six upper and lower case, alphabetical sequence |
Main headings |
Bold upper case (14 point) |
Sub-headings |
Bold upper and lower case |
Quoted passages |
In single quotation marks within main text if less than 3 lines or separated from main text in indented block if longer |
Tables and figures |
Should be kept to a minimum and embedded in the text within margins specified |
References and citations |
APA Style (7th Edition) |
Structure and format of Book Reviews
Title |
Reviews should include title, names of author(s) and affiliation(s) followed by the main text of the article in a separate paragraph. Articles should also include the correspondence details of the main author. |
Work limit for main text |
1,500 words |
Main text |
Single spacing, justified |
Typeface |
Garamond 12 point |
Left margin |
1 inch |
Right margin |
1 inch |
Title |
Bold upper case (16 point) |
Names of author(s) |
Bold upper and lower case |
Affiliation(s) |
Italic |
Sub-title (optional) |
Bold upper and lower case (14 point) |
Quoted passages |
In single quotation marks within main text if less than 3 lines or separated from main test in indented block if longer |
Tables and figures |
Should be kept to a minimum and embedded in the text within margins specified above |
Ethical conduct. Submission of work to the Caribbean Teaching Scholar will be taken to imply that authors acknowledge and accept that papers are considered for publication on the basis that:
- The work is original and is not being considered or reviewed for publication elsewhere
- Due regard has been paid to ethical considerations
- The work contains no libellous or unlawful statements
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
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- Typeface - Garamond 12 point
- Main text - single spaced and justified
- Left margin - 1 inch
- Right margin - 1 inch
- Title - bold upper case (16 point)
- Names of author(s) - Bold upper and lower case
- Affiliation - Italic
- References and Citations - APA style (7th Edition)
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
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Submission of a paper to The Caribbean Teaching Scholar will imply that it represents original, unpublished work, not being considered for publication elsewhere. Once selected for publication the copyright rests with The Caribbean Teaching Scholar. Any reprints or reproduction of the paper thereafter will only be done with the permission of the Managing Editor of The Caribbean Teaching Scholar.
Note: In some instances there is a requirement to sign an agreement/license allowing the work to be published by the journal and giving rights to the Editorial Board of the journal for distribution.
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
Copyright Notice
The copyright policy of the Caribbean Teaching Scholar Journal is aligned with the principles of open access and knowledge sharing. The copyright of any article published in our journal remains with the respective author(s). As a condition of publication, authors are required to release their copyright under a shared license, specifically the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) License.
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