ARTICLE TITLE
First author’s name goes here.
First author’s institution name.
Second author’s name (if any).
First author’s institution name.
This is where you will need to type in your abstract. This should not be more than
150 words. It is a summary of the work that others can read as an overview. It will
also help people searching for a particular work to find it and to decide if it suits
their purpose. You can use this style guide to guide you along in the formatting of
your header and text. The styles (prefixed as eLFA Paper) are located within the top
bar menu under “Home”->> Styles.
Keywords: This is where you type in the keywords of your article. Careful selection of keywords will
mean that researchers are more likely to retrieve, read and cite your article. Please think through this
carefully.
FIRST LEVEL HEADER
This is the first paragraph after the first header. Sometimes, you may need to cite other authors.
If you have quotations more than four lines, you will need to place them in a a free-standing
block of text. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented from the left and
right margins. See below.
The indented quote starts on a new line.
This is the second paragraph of your text. As you plan your draft, you need to decide if you will
be using a number list, roman number list or bulleted points. Once you’ve decided which one
to use, please stick with it for consistency. Please refer to the APA style guide on puntuations
of number list, Roman numbered list or bulleted list. Indent the number list in a new line as
shown below
1. This is the first point.
2. This is the second point.
Likewise for Roman numbered list, you will also need to indent the list in a new line. See an
example of a Roman numbered list below.
i) This is the first point.
Second Level Header
Continue to use Times New Roman 12 point for the body text under this second level header.
Page numbers are Times New Roman 12 points. Centralise.
Third Level Header
Continue to use the Times New Roman 12 point for the body text under this third level header.
Sometimes, you would need to illustrate your text with data from a table. Remember to number
your table number. The style and format for the table is below.
Table Number
Table Title
Latent Factor
1
2
3
1
1.000
.612
.651
2
.612
1.000
.580
3
.651
.580
1.000
Note: Please type your notes here for your table, if any.
The paragraph after table with notes should have a spacing of 24 points. Subsequent paragraphs
will revert back to Times New Roman 12 point, single spacing. If you need to insert figures,
please see below. Please remember to provide the caption for the figure. The caption is located
below the figure.
Experimental
RO1
X
O2
-------------------------------
Control
RO3
O4
Figure 5. Symbolic Representation of a Quasi-experiment
(Adapted from Campbell and Stanley, 1963).
REFERENCES
The reference should be indented from the second line as shown here. Please refer to latest APA
referencing style for how books, chapters, online resources should be represented in the
references. Check and delete any references that are not cited within the main text of
the article. Examples of references are given below.
Author, A., Academic, B., & Researcher, R. (2014). Getting published in an academic journal.
Paradise Island, Heaven: Cloud Nine Book Publishing. [For authors of book]
Page numbers are Times New Roman 12 points. Centralise.
Writer, X., & Author Z. (2014). Creating your own referencing style guide. In B. Book (Ed),
Good referencing guide (pp. 81-84). Paradise Island, Heaven: Cloud Nine Book
Publishing. [For authors of chapter in edited book]
Writer, X., & Author, Z. (2014). Creating your own referencing style guide. Journal of Good
Referencing Styles, 14(1), 81-84. [For author of article in journal or periodical]
Authors
Dr Abc Author profile. Justify. Times New Roman 11 point. Justify. 12 point before, 12 point after
paragraph. [Use AdvSoTL Author Profile style]
Dr Efg Author profile goes here, if there is a second author. Times New Roman 11 point. Justify. 12
point before, 12 point after paragraph. [Use AdvSoTL Author Profile style]
Page numbers are Times New Roman 12 points. Centralise.