Author Guidelines: Guidelines for Creating and Formating Your Articles

Welcome to our Author Hub

Using Templates

Author Guidelines: To begin crafting your article, navigate to your WordPress dashboard and create a new post. Open this post and select the ‘Edit with Elementor’ button to launch our visual builder. Once the Elementor editor is active, click on the folder icon located in the central widget area to access your template library.

From here, navigate to the ‘My Templates’ tab where you will find your pre-saved designs. Simply select the appropriate template and click ‘Insert’ to apply the layout, ensuring a consistent and professional foundation for your content.

Article Length and Structure

You should state that submissions should be between 600 and 800 words and recommend breaking the content into four to five distinct sections to ensure uniform readability, with each section containing approximately 200 words.

To maintain a uniform structure and ensure readability across our platform, all articles submitted for publication must adhere to a strict length and structuring guideline. We require each submission to fall within a total word count of 600 to 800 words.

Furthermore, to enhance the user experience and avoid large blocks of plain text, authors are required to divide their compositions into four to five distinct sections. Each of these sections should be kept to a balanced length of approximately 200 words. This standard ensures that your insights are well-organized, engaging, and easy for our readers to consume.

Content Focus, Tone and Style

To maintain a consistent voice, all articles must be written in an engaging, professional, and accessible tone. Your writing should be clear and free of overly complex jargon, ensuring that your insights reach a broad audience of academics, practitioners, and environmentally conscious readers.

Each submission must focus on topics related to the environment and sustainable development, with a specific emphasis on Education for Sustainable Development. This approach ensures our content remains impactful and aligns with global sustainability agendas.

Visual Standards and Media Guidelines

To maintain high visual standards, all images submitted must be in high resolution and directly relevant to topics of sustainable development. Each image must include descriptive alt text for accessibility. Additionally, for video content, authors may include YouTube links for video clips shorter than one minute by placing them within the designated placeholders.

Submission Process and Editorial Review

Once your article is finalized, submit it through our designated portal. Each submission undergoes a thorough editorial review to ensure it aligns with our focus on sustainable development. Our team will provide feedback within one week, allowing for any necessary revisions before the article is approved for publication.

Hyperlinks and Source Connectivity

Hyperlinks and Source Connectivity.” The text should state: “To ensure full transparency and provide a seamless reading experience, authors must hyperlink all sources, data, and references directly to their original locations.

Any citation, organizational mention, or research data included in your article must be connected via a hyperlink, pointing readers to the primary source or official website. This practice enhances the credibility of your content and maintains the connectivity of our sustainable development network.

All published works must align with the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals, with a specific focus on advancing Education for Sustainable Development.” Finally, set the call to action button to “Learn More About the Goals” and link it to https://sdgs.un.org/goals.

Sustainable Development Goals Alignment

Author Rights and Licensing

When you publish on our platform, you retain the copyright to your work. However, by submitting your article, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide license to distribute, display, and promote your content. We encourage the sharing of knowledge for sustainable development and ask all authors to ensure their submissions are original and do not infringe on any third-party intellectual property rights.