1. Overview

The Interdisciplinary Research Journal & Archives welcomes scholarly work that contributes to knowledge, encourages interdisciplinary dialogue, and supports academic visibility across regions, institutions, and communities. These Author Guidelines explain how to prepare and submit a manuscript for consideration by IRJAR.

Submission to IRJAR does not guarantee acceptance or publication. Each manuscript may be reviewed for relevance, originality, academic quality, ethical compliance, formatting, citation standards, and suitability for the journal, book, archive, or publication category selected.

2. Scope and disciplines

IRJAR is interdisciplinary by design. We welcome manuscripts that engage with research questions, social issues, professional practice, public policy, education, humanities, social sciences, leadership, development, history, culture, psychology, theology, technology, environmental studies, health-related topics, and other fields of scholarly inquiry.

We especially encourage work that connects academic research to real-world challenges, community knowledge, underrepresented voices, and global conversations.

Examples of suitable fields

• Education, curriculum, leadership, and pedagogy.
• Social sciences, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and political studies.
• History, culture, heritage, languages, literature, and philosophy.
• Public policy, governance, development, peace, justice, and human rights.
• Business, management, organizational studies, and professional practice.
• Religion, ethics, theology, and community life.
• Environmental studies, sustainability, technology, and interdisciplinary research.

3. Accepted manuscript types

IRJAR may consider several categories of scholarly and professional work. Authors should select the category that best matches the nature, purpose, and structure of their submission.

4. Before submission

Before submitting a manuscript, authors should confirm that the work is complete, carefully edited, properly cited, ethically prepared, and not under simultaneous consideration elsewhere unless explicitly permitted.

Authors should verify that:

• The manuscript fits IRJAR’s interdisciplinary and scholarly mission.
• The work is original and has not been plagiarized or improperly reused.
• All authors have reviewed and approved the final version.
• All sources, quotations, data, images, tables, and figures are properly cited.
• Necessary permissions have been obtained for third-party materials.
• Ethics approval or participant consent is disclosed where applicable.
• Any conflicts of interest or funding sources are clearly declared.

5. Manuscript structure

A clear structure helps reviewers, editors, and readers understand the contribution of your work. The exact structure may vary by discipline and article type, but most scholarly submissions should include the following elements.

6. Formatting requirements

Manuscripts should be submitted in a clean, editable format. IRJAR may request formatting changes before review or publication.

Recommended formatting

• File format: Microsoft Word document preferred, unless otherwise requested.
• Font: Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, or another readable academic font.
• Font size: 12-point for body text.
• Line spacing: 1.5 or double-spaced for review manuscripts.
• Margins: approximately 1 inch or 2.54 cm on all sides.
• Headings: use clear heading levels and consistent formatting.
• Tables and figures: number each table and figure and provide descriptive captions.
• Footnotes or endnotes: use only when necessary and keep them concise.
• Language: manuscripts may be submitted in English or French, depending on the publication category.

7. Citations and references

All manuscripts must use accurate and consistent citations. Authors are responsible for ensuring that every in-text citation appears in the reference list and that every reference-list entry is cited in the manuscript.

Accepted citation styles

• APA style for education, psychology, social sciences, leadership, and organizational studies.
• Chicago style for history, humanities, theology, and some interdisciplinary work.
• MLA style for literature, language, and cultural studies where appropriate.
• Other recognized academic styles may be accepted when justified by the discipline.

Authors should provide complete bibliographic information, including author names, publication year, title, journal or book title, volume, issue, page range, publisher, DOI, or URL where applicable.

8. Research ethics and academic integrity

IRJAR expects all authors to follow high standards of academic integrity. Manuscripts may be screened for plagiarism, duplicate publication, citation manipulation, fabricated data, unethical research practices, or other concerns.

Authors must disclose:

• Ethics approval, if the research involved human participants, interviews, surveys, personal data, or sensitive information.
• Participant consent, confidentiality procedures, or anonymization methods where applicable.
• Funding sources, sponsors, institutional support, or grants.
• Conflicts of interest that may influence interpretation or presentation.
• Prior publication, preprint posting, conference presentation, or related versions of the manuscript.

IRJAR reserves the right to reject, correct, retract, or remove work if serious ethical or academic-integrity concerns are identified before or after publication.

9. AI-use disclosure policy

Authors must be transparent about the use of artificial intelligence tools in manuscript preparation. AI tools may assist with language editing, outlining, formatting, translation support, or idea organization, but they must not replace scholarly judgment, original analysis, ethical responsibility, or proper citation.

Authors should disclose AI use when:

• AI tools were used to generate, substantially rewrite, translate, summarize, analyze, or structure manuscript content.
• AI tools contributed to data analysis, coding, image generation, literature mapping, or argument development.
• AI-generated text, tables, figures, images, or summaries are included in the submission.

10. Peer-review and editorial process

IRJAR may use editorial screening, peer review, formatting review, plagiarism assessment, and publication-readiness review depending on the manuscript type and publishing pathway.

11. After acceptance

Once a manuscript is accepted, IRJAR may request final files, author biographies, author photos, ORCID iDs, copyright or licensing confirmation, payment confirmation where applicable, and final approval of formatted proofs.

Authors may be asked to review:

• Final title, subtitle, author names, affiliations, and contact information.
• Abstract, keywords, author biography, and publication metadata.
• Formatted manuscript proofs before publication.
• DOI-related information and citation details.
• Copyright, licensing, permission, or publication-agreement documents.

Authors should respond promptly to editorial requests. Delayed responses may delay publication.

12. Publication fees and author services

IRJAR may charge fees for certain publication, editorial, formatting, DOI-related, book publishing, or author-support services. Fees vary depending on the type of publication, service requested, manuscript condition, and publication pathway.

Any applicable fees should be communicated before final publication. Payment of a fee does not automatically guarantee acceptance, peer-review approval, indexing, or publication unless explicitly stated in writing by IRJAR.

13. Submission checklist

Before submitting, authors should review this checklist carefully. Incomplete or poorly prepared submissions may be returned for revision before editorial review.

14. Contact for author support

Authors who need clarification about submission requirements, formatting, publication categories, peer review, DOI registration, book publishing, or author services may contact IRJAR.

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