Author Guidelines

Manuscript Preparation

• Manuscripts must be written in English or French on A4 paper (21 cm x 29.7 cm), margins 2 cm all round. Microsoft Word format only.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt for body/subheadings, 16 pt for the main title, line spacing 1.5.
• The first page should bear the complete title, full name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s), email, contact/WhatsApp number of the corresponding author, abstract (≤ 250 words) and keywords (≤ 6).
• All titles and subtitles numbered sequentially (1, 1.1, 2, 2.1…) and left-aligned; body justified.
• Citations and references following the APA referencing style.
• Research articles should follow the order: Introduction/Background, Methodology, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, Author contributions, Conflict(s) of Interest, and References.
• Articles should be 12,000 words or less including references.

How to Submit

Papers should be submitted via: instructorhttcjcsa@gmail.com, or online through the journal platform by creating an author account and using the New Article option on your dashboard.

Only manuscripts within the scope of the journal are given full review. Manuscripts are written for a broad, diverse, international audience of either researchers and/or practitioners.

Fees

All submissions are liable to a non-refundable fee of 20,000 FCFA (35 USD), paid via mobile money to MTN MoMo: (237) 678391473 · Orange Money: (237) 699462394. See the Publication Fees page for details.

Important Dates

• 25 October 2025: Submission of Abstracts
• 27 October 2025: Reviews and Reverts
• 25 December 2025: Full paper submission
• 20 February 2026: Notification to authors
• 28 February 2026: Publication of Instructor JCSA, Vol. 1; No 2