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Guide to authors

Guide to authors

The editors welcome submissions to the DWU Research Journal and these should be emailed in Microsoft Word .docx format to the Executive Officer, Postgraduate & Research Centre, on the email address given under ‘Contact Us’ (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). As an alternative to Microsoft Word, authors may use LibreOffice or Pages to create work, but it must be saved in Microsoft Word .docx format. Submissions in other formats (Tex, PDF etc) and manuscripts typed on paper will not be accepted.

Images should be submitted separately as .jpg files with a minimum horizontal resolution of 2000 pixels, with care taken that the original aspect ratio of the source is preserved. Images in the form of graphs or diagrams may also be submitted in .png format for clarity.

The journal uses APA referencing style and footnotes should be kept to a minimum. Examples of APA style are as follows:

Allen, B., Bourke, R. M., & Gibson, J. (2005). Poor rural places in Papua New Guinea. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 46(2), 201–217. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8373.2005.00274.x

Benjamin, A. L. (2001). Community screening for diabetes in the National Capital District, Papua New Guinea: is betelnut chewing a risk factor for diabetes? Papua New Guinea Medical Journal, 44(3/4), 101–107.

Christians, C. G. (2008). Ethics and politics in qualitative research. In N. K. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds) (2008). The landscape of qualitative research (3^rd ed.) (pp. 185-220). California: Sage Publications.

DNPM. (2016). Millennium Development Goals 2015. Summary Report for Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby: Department of National Planning and Monitoring.

Howley, P. (2012). The KomKui. Madang: DWU Press.

The National (2012, June 14, p. 7). Villager warns leaders on Baining land issues.

UNDG. (2009). Capacity assessment methodology. New York: United Nations Development Group. Retrieved 27 December 2018 from https://undg.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Capacity-Assessment-UNDG-August-2009.pdf

APA Style guides may be easily found on the internet, for example here https://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/faculties/arts-design/attachments2/pdf/n-and-mrc-conference/APA-Referencing-Guide.pdf (basic) and http://student.ucol.ac.nz/library/onlineresources/Documents/APA_Guide_2017.pdf (comprehensive).

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