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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 has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission does not include verbatim copying or near-verbatim copying of another author's paper (plagiarism) nor the verbatim copying or near-verbatim reuse of significant portions of one’s own research without citing the original source (self-plagiarism). The IJBS adheres to a strict code of conduct and ethical practice.
  • If AI writing tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Quillbot) have been used by the author(s), they have only been used for improving language choices, grammar, or for editing. They have not been used to produce any of the ideas or content in the manuscript.
  • Authors should be able to submit, upon request, a statement from their university's research ethics committee or
    institutional review board indicating approval of the research. If the study was not submitted to a
    research ethics committee or institutional review board, authors may need to provide
    documentation to prove that not seeking review for the study was in accordance with the policy of
    their institution. A statement regarding the ethical approval status of the research must be included in the acknowledgements section of the paper.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
  • If submitting a manuscript based on research conducted for a dissertation (whether Ph.d. or Masters) please consult the section of this document Converting one's dissertation into a journal article
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. Do not submit a PDF.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal (immediately above)
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • Manuscripts should not include an excessive number of references: a maximum of 40 for original articles of 15 or more pages.
  • When available, the URLs or DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) are to be provided for all references. The URLs and DOIs should be ready to click (e.g., http://pkp.sfu.ca). Use the CrossRef Guest Query page to locate DOIs.
  • Manuscripts that do not adhere to these guidelines will be returned to the author or will not be evaluated for consideration. In cases of suspected plagiarism or publication fraud the IJBS will respond by following the appropriate COPE (1999) guideline.
  • Submissions should only use AI writing tools for language-level errors. Submissions written substantially by AI writing tools are not accepted.

Author Guidelines

Original articles should be between 1,500 and 6,000 words in length (6-25 pages including tables and figures but excluding references) and must follow the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed, 2019 (APA Style). Please do not exceed 40 references. Original articles will be reviewed by experts in the field. Short communications (brief reports of research, on-going research projects and the like) may range from 2-5 pages in length. Short communications will be reviewed by an expert in the subject area. Original articles and short communications should include an Abstract. The word limit of the Abstract is between 150 and 250 words. Do not include in-text citations in the Abstract. AI writing tools may only be used by authors only for language and grammar issues, not for producing the content of articles. All submissions to IJBS must show evidence that the study has received Institutional Review Board approval from the institution of the authors. Authors are encouraged to attach supplementary files such as data-sets, research instruments, illustrations, or sound recordings. NOTE: Manuscripts not formatted using the APA 7th edition style and including DOIs will be returned to the author for correction.

Short Communications

Short communications are limited to 2-6 pages in length. They will be reviewed by an expert in the subject matter.

Original Articles

Original articles are peer-reviewed, should be novel contributions to the subject area, should be between 10-25 pages and not include more than 40 references.

Literature Reviews

This section includes comprehensive reviews of the literature of a discipline. Literature reviews will be peer reviewed by an expert in the subject area.

Foreword

To be used for the Caribbean Art Music Bibliography

Conference Proceedings

Papers presented at the 2013 Bahamas International Symposium

Book and Media Reviews

Book and media reviews should be short articles but should explore the subject area in some depth. Reviews will be peer reviewed.

COB/UB History

Articles about the history of the College of The Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian: Impacts and Future Preparations in The Bahamas

Articles relating to Hurricane Dorian, September 2019.

Copyright Notice

The IJBS is an open access journal that does not charge article processing fees. As such, copyright is retained by the author. Authors may freely distribute their article as long as reference to the publication of the article in International Journal of Bahamian Studies is retained. A Creative Commons License is applicable to the IJBS.

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