Guidelines for Authors
Author guidelines comprise the following bibliographic and formatting standards together with instances of common citation formats preferred to use in submissions.
1. Review of Law and Social Sciences (RLSS) considers articles submitted via an open journal system that could be accessed through the journal’s website www.reviewlawsocialsciences.com
2. Authors are required to get registered through Open Journal System prior to submission of the manuscript to the RLSS.
3. Once registered, authors are advised to follow the submission guidelines and ensure to have formatted manuscript according to format that the Journal follows.
4. Once the manuscript is received online via OJS, desk editors will filter the manuscript in the light of Author Guidelines. Based on desk review, the manuscript is either sent back to the author(s) for further modifications or sent for review.
5. It is author(s)’ responsibility to ensure that the manuscript has neither been published nor been submitted for publication either in parts or as a whole.
6. Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise, grammatically correct language, and formatted according to APA Editorial Style (approved by HEC).
Paper Format
1. Page Setup: Font=Times New Roman; Font Size=12; Line Spacing=1.0; Margins=1 Inch from All Sides.
2. Length: The length of the manuscript must not exceed the maximum limit of 7000 words. Manuscripts containing more than 7000 words will be returned to the author(s) for abridgment. Authors are urged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of clarity.
3. Title Page: The title page should include an informative title (14 Font Size, bold, centered, and typed in capital letters), the author’s name, and complete address including postal and email information (the author who has submitted the article will be considered the corresponding author). The details of the authors should be properly formatted as italicized, except the author’s name.
4. Abstract: The abstract includes a brief summary of the problem, research design, major findings, and conclusions (150 to 200 Words). It should be properly formatted as justified and italicized text.
5. Key Words: Authors must mention 3-6 keywords. Keywords should be listed alphabetically, separated by commas, and full stop at the end.
6. Main Body: The text in the manuscript body should be divided into sections with the following headings:
7. Introduction: This section provides sufficient background information to set the context of the issue clearly mentioning the objectives behind the research.
8. Literature Review: This section provides background information about the research variables and their inter-relationships based on the existing research/literature.
9. Research Design: The concise but with sufficient detail to allow replication of the methodology used to conduct the study and reaching the conclusion.
10. Results: Present them in logical sequence through paragraphs, tables & figures but avoiding repetition. Tables, figures, must be placed where used and not as annexures.
11. Discussions: Interpret results and relate them with existing knowledge relating to the methods and results of the respective area of research.
12. Conclusions: A short but pointed evaluation of the research activity and findings that what the researcher has achieved at the end.
13. References: As per HEC instructions, RLSS follows the APA Editorial Style therefore; the referencing will be done as:
14. The “Embedded” reference (within text): (2nd name of the Author, year) in case of Book, page no will follow the year–Year: 324), Single-Author: (Author, 2010), Two-Authors (Author-1 & Author-2, 2011), More than Two Authors: (Author et al., 2012).
15. References will be placed at the end of the manuscript in alphabetical order and formatted as follows:
a. Journal Article: Mahesar, H. A., Chaudhry, N. I., & Rasool, Z. (2021). Impact of work family conflict and job stress on university teachers’ job satisfaction and turnover intentions: mediating role of job burnout. Journal of Social Research Development, 1(1):1-17.
b. Book: Yin, R. (1994). Case study research: Design and methods (2nd ed.). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publishing. Kothari, CR (1986). Quantitative techniques. VIKAS Publishing House, New Delhi.
c. Thesis/Dissertation: Sattar, A. (2011). Job satisfaction of District Executive Officers in KPK. (PhD Thesis). Department of Public Administration, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan.
d. Chapter: Lyon, R. A., & Titeler, M. (1989). Pharmacology and biochemistry of the 5-HT2 receptor. In: Sanders-Bush, E. (ed). The Serotonin Receptors. Clifton, NJ: Humana Press: pp. 59-88.
e. Website Material: Healthy People 2011, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved on Dec 5, 2014 from: http://health.gov/healthypeople.
16. Tables and Figures: Tables and Figures should be placed within text wherever they are used, mentioned, or discussed.
Note: The editor reserves the right to amend, abridge, or otherwise alter the contents of the manuscript to make it suitable for publication. However, every effort will be made not to affect the spirit or effectiveness of the paper.
