Guide to Authors

Online Submissions

Our selection of articles depends on the quality, breadth, and originality of the themes covered and their relevance to the scope of the journal. We do not accept manuscripts that have been previously published elsewhere.

Submit the manuscript without the authors' names, affiliations, and biographies. Along with it, submit a cover page that includes the manuscript title, authors' names and affiliations, and the corresponding author's name and contact information (full postal and e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers).

The maximum number of pages, including footnotes, should not exceed 20. Please note that only one submission per author will be considered at a time. Before submitting your manuscript, please familiarize yourself with the peer review and publication process and learn how to submit your work. If you have not registered yet, please click on: Register. After successfully registering, you should have a username and password. If you already have a username and password, please  Log in.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your submission to our journal. By following these guidelines, you may be confident that we have everything we need to publish your paper after peer review, production, and publication. To make sure that your paper meets the journal's requirements, please take the time to read them and follow them as closely as you can.

All authors are asked to follow the template strictly before submitting their manuscripts to the journal.

Preparing Your Paper's Format

The given sequence should be followed when composing your paper: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials, and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (if applicable); tables with captions (on separate pages); figures; figure captions. (as a list).

Word Limits

Please include the total number of words in your paper.

Including references, figure captions, annotations, and endnotes, a typical article for this journal should not exceed 8,000 words.

Format-Free Submitted Text

Authors may submit their papers in any format or layout deemed scholarly. Manuscripts can be submitted as a single file or as multiple files. These files can be in Word, RTF, ODT, or PDF format. Figures and tables may be integrated into the text or submitted as separate files. Figures should have sufficient resolution to facilitate review by a referee.

• Before delivering their papers to the Journal office, contributors must read this page carefully and follow the directions below.
• The entry must have a title page and a cover letter.
• Each author's affiliation with a specific institution and their email and phone numbers must be included.
• Include a 50-word biography for each author.
• Name(s) of the author(s), journal or book title, article or chapter title, publication year, volume and issue (if applicable), and page numbers are required. Each entry in a bibliography must include a corresponding in-text citation. Including DOI (Digital Object Identifier) numbers is advised but not required.
• Spelling can be American or British English, so the usage is consistent.
• All submitted manuscripts must include the elements necessary for evaluation: abstract, author affiliation, figures, tables, funder information, and references. Additional information may be required upon acceptance.

The title page should contain the following information:

• If there are many authors, the title, complete author name, and each author's name should be on a separate line.
• The submission should also include the Main MS.
• The main MS should have the following sections: Abstract should be between 150 and 250 words, followed by three to five keywords, separated by commas. The abstract should include information on the purpose of the research and/or research question, the methods and materials used, analysis procedures, and the major findings.
• The body of the paper comes next. The font type should be Times New Roman, and the size should be 12. The whole manuscript should be double-spaced, and the new paragraphs should be indented. The manuscript should be divided into clear sections such as Introduction, Review of literature (which may include subsections), Method (including participants, materials, and procedure), Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements (if necessary), and References (and Appendices, if needed). The reference list should be on a new page, double-spaced, and use the hanging indent method (all lines after the first one are indented). The length of the paper can be between 6000 and 8000 words. The APA style (7th edition) should be used for all manuscripts submitted to TALE.

 

References

The Journal uses the style of the APA to conform to international styles. The references section should be located following the acknowledgments at the end of the text. Complete information should be given for each reference. The accuracy and completeness of the references are the responsibility of the author(s). References to personal letters (e-mail communications), papers presented at meetings, and other unpublished works (papers in preparation) may be cited. If such work may be of help in the evaluation of the manuscript, copies should be made available to the editor(s). The author(s) must submit a letter of permission from the cited persons to cite e-mail communications. The corresponding authors and references should be set out in the style of the APA, and only the first word of a cited title should be written in an initial capital letter. Journal names should not be abbreviated and should be given in italics.

Required files to upload: Authors must submit the following five essential files through the manuscript submission system: 1. Main Manuscript File (without the author details and prepared based on the provided template. 2. Title Page, 3. Authorship Form (must include the article title, full names of all authors, and be signed by all authors), 4. Conflicts of Interest Form (must be signed by the Corresponding Author and uploaded with the Main Manuscript File), and 5. Cover Letter (Please include any necessary information in the cover letter).