Guidelines for Authors

Authors are asked to use the provided Microsoft® Word® template to ensure that the guidelines below are adhered to.

General: Submit manuscripts or other materials by email (JHRE@troy.edu) as an attachment in Microsoft® Word® document format for text development. Enter “JHRE” as the subject. Text should be double spaced and left and right justified. Embed tables and figures in the text in the desired location. Follow the APA Style Manual to the extent applicable to the subject material. Other format guidelines are provided below.

Base Font: Use Times New Roman 12 pt.

Margins: Use 1 inch margins throughout the entire manuscript.

Length: Article manuscripts should be less than 20 double-spaced pages in length, including title page, abstract, tables, figures, and references. If warranted by the topic, a longer manuscript may be accepted. Commentaries, cases, resource reviews, and similar materials should be considerably shorter, typically 600 – 1,500 words.

Title Page: Center title, names and affiliations of authors, including addresses. Do not provide author titles (e.g., Dr., Associate Professor).

Abstract: Begin the manuscript text with an abstract of 120 or fewer words. Center the word, Abstract, using all capital letters. Type the body of the Abstract in italics. Text should begin on page 3.

Headings: Center first-level headings using all capital letters (e.g., METHODOLOGY); center second-level heading using title case (e.g., Sample Size).

Footnotes: Footnotes should not be used.

References: List references at the end of the paper on a separate page in alphabetical order following the APA (American Psychological Association) style of referencing.

About the Author: All submissions should include a brief paragraph (approximately 50 words) about the author(s). Submit author information on a separate sheet, providing name, affiliation, 2-3 sentences that identify current position responsibilities, education, principal interests, and an email address.

Supplemental Guidelines for Book Reviews, Cases, and Experiential Exercises: Supplemental guidelines for contributors of these submissions are posted separately on the JHRE website. The guidelines presented above are also to be followed.