Online Submission
1. E-mail Submission
The journal currently accepts all submissions via email [email protected] and [email protected]
2. Online Submission
Horizon would be launching a Submission Portal soon for the submission of papers. For now all submissions are via email.
Start Submission: Submit to Journal Editor now: Click here.
Manuscript Format
Horizon journals accept manuscript submissions which uses any consistent textâ Format-free Submission! This saves you time and ensures you can focus on your priority: the research.
However, citations must be formatted by you as per APA format.
Format-free Submission - You do the research. We format the text.
The authors may submit the article format free. This new policy means that you can submit article to your chosen Horizon journal without needing to worry about formatting your manuscript to meet that titleâs requirements. Instead, all that we ask is that you take note of the following:
Use consistent citations. Your references must be in APA scholarly citation format, and you must use the same approach throughout the article. It is essential that you include author name(s), journal or book title, article or chapter title, year of publication, volume and issue (where appropriate) and page numbers. We recommend that you include DOI (Digital Object Identifier) numbers but they are not mandatory.
Check the Instructions for authors for more details.
Once your article is accepted for publication, weâll do all the work of reformatting it to the journalâs particular style. At that point we may need you to send us any extra items required for publication. These could include high-resolution figures or photographs, etc.
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The submission represents an original work that has not been published elsewhere nor submitted to another journal in any language for publication;
- The submission cites current theoretical and empirically-based literature, including relevant articles published in the Horizon Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research;
- The submission is written in language that is engaging, lively, and direct, using active voice whenever possible;
- The submission includes a maximum of four tables and figures uploaded as separate files, if applicable;
- The submission adheres to word count and APA 7 stylistic and bibliographic requirements; and
- All identifying information has been removed from all documents and file names.
Checklist for Manuscript Submission
- Cover letter
- Declaration form
- Referral form
- Manuscript structure
(Title, Author details and affiliation, Abstract, Keywords, etc. using the IMRAD style).
Each submission must fulfil the following criteria and documents listed below must be submitted along with the manuscript for intended publication.
1) Cover letter
Your cover letter should be complete and make a strong pitch. The cover letter should include all these details:
- Author(s): Full contact details (email, institutional address, telephone number, etc.) of all authors listed including who the corresponding author will be [full name(s) written as First Name then Last Name]. Understand the differences between lead author and co-author(s). Lead-author: who has done most of the research and writing; Co-author: Has collaborated with the lead author and contributed some parts.
- A brief explanation of your articleâs relevance and impact.
- Disclosure of whether you have published this study previously elsewhere or if it is in consideration by another journal.
- Disclosure of any commercial or financial relationship that may be viewed as any potential conflict of interest.
- A brief statement explaining why the journal should publish your study.
(Refer to sample available here).
2) Declaration form
Do not forget to complete the declaration form and submit it along with your manuscript. Sign the declaration that your manuscript is
original, you have
NOT published this study previously elsewhere in
any language and is not under concurrent consideration elsewhere at the time of submitting it to Horizon.
3) Referral form
The authors are strongly recommended to complete the âReviewers Suggestionâ form along with the manuscript during submission. Authors should suggest up to 3 names of potential reviewers experts in the subject area of the manuscript, and are not the co-authors listed in the manuscript submitted. The suggested reviewers may be from any part of the world. The journal is not, however, bound by these suggestions.
4) Manuscript formatting
A well-formatted manuscript follows all journal instruction. All elements of the manuscript are printed in English with 1-inch margins at top, bottom, and sides. Right margins are unjustified.
- File type: MS WORD; Font-type: Times New Roman, Size 12 pts and 1.5 line-spaced.
- Word count: Adhere to the stipulated word-count. Regular articles: not more than 6,000 words, and Review articles: 3,000 words max. Headings: Ensure that they are clearly formatted throughout.
- Manuscript structure: The journal uses IMRAD style.
- Title: Should be attractive and indicative. No more than 30 words.
- Running-head: No more than 40 character spaces.
- Abstract: Should describe your entire study at a glance. No more than 150 words (maximum).
- Keywords: Must provide as many as 8.
- Introduction: It should provide sufficient background about the work carried out.
- Methodology: This should include details of any experiments conducted or data collected.
- Results and Discussion: This section should answer the question you raised in the introduction.
- Conclusion: Here you should include your findings.
- Competing Interests Statement: e.g. The authors have declared that no competing interest exists.
- Acknowledgements: This usually follows the Discussion and Conclusions sections. Its purpose is to thank all of the people who helped with the research but did not qualify for authorship. This could be someone from a sponsoring institution, a funding body, other researchers, or even family, friends or colleagues who have helped in the preparation.
- References: Lists every source (no limitation) but list those that may be of interest to readers and are current. Are they in order? Ensure that all the in-text citations are included in the reference list (correspondence between in-text citations and your reference list). In-text citations and references are complete and consistently styled and formatted as per the journalâs in-house style (APA).
- Biographical Statement of Authors: Authors should submit a biographical statement to be included in the manuscript to be published by JHSSR. The biographical statement should include the author(s) full name, affiliation, email. In addition, it is also appropriate to discuss your personal history, academic program and/or field placement, and interest in the articleâs subject. The biographical statement may not exceed 75 words.
- Appendix: Includes additional data.
- References: Lists every source (no limitation) but list those that may be of interest to readers and are current. Are they in order? Ensure that all the in-text citations are included in the reference list (correspondence between in-text citations and your reference list). In-text citations and references are complete and consistently styled and formatted as per the journalâs in-house style (APA).
- Footnotes: Include necessary additional information.
- Tables, figures, graphs: Are complete, clear and of high-resolution and attractive. Avoid too long tables. Do not forget Table titles, figure and graph legends, and image captions.
5) Language and flow
A well-written manuscript has greater chances of acceptance.
Some tips:
- Avoid long, complicated sentences; keep it simple. Your sentences should be understandable.
- Your ideas should flow smoothly.
- Use correct terminology, avoid excessive jargon and grandiose language.
- Make sure there are no grammatical mistakes.
- It is highly recommended to approach an editing service for help with polishing your manuscript. The journal has a long-term proven affiliation with a good professional editor at Beyond Proofreading Services PLC.
- You may contact Dr, Brown at [email protected] at your own discretion.
6) Attribution and acknowledgement
Failure to acknowledge relevant sources of information and show proof of consent may be viewed as an ethical violation.
Some tips:
- You must acknowledge all help received and each source of information used.
- Use quotation marks for material copied or reproduced as is.
- Get written permission for reproducing graphics or copyrighted material and submit it along with your manuscript.
- Explanation of any conflicts of interest must be stated.
- Acknowledge all sources of support received including any financial support received, including grant number or reference.
7) Copyright and permissions form
To publish an article and make it available, we need publishing rights from you for that work. We therefore ask authors publishing in Horizon journals to sign an author contract which grants us the necessary publishing rights. This will be after your manuscript has been through the peer-review process, been accepted and moves into production. Our editorial office will then send you an email with all the details. Horizon publishes under the open access publishingâ Attribution (CC BY) under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
In case of any queries, contact the Journalâs Editorial office via email to [email protected]
Incomplete submissions will not be put into the peer-review process until requirements are met.
