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Guidelines for Authors

HOW TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE TO THE AARVF VALUERS BULLETIN JOURNAL

  1. Originality: Authors must ensure that the submitted articles have not been used, published, demonstrated, or broadcasted in any form on any website. The articles should be free from plagiarism, as each selected article undergoes a rigorous plagiarism check in accordance with ISSN's Plagiarism Policy.

  2. Relevance/Topicality: The topic of the article should be relevant to valuation, market analysis, or related to the advancement of valuation, preferably focusing on new innovations or practices in this profession.

  3. Interest: The selected topic should have the potential to enhance the readers' knowledge and be thought-provoking, introducing new ideas and motivating positive contributions to our field.

  4. Clarity/Readability: The language used in the article should be clear and easily readable, employing concise sentences that can be readily understood by the readers, and free from grammatical errors.

  5. Text Formatting and images: Font size: 9 points, Font: Arial. Any images should be submitted separately as JPEG attachments in the email to ensure clarity and resolution.

  6. Word Limit: The article should not exceed 3 to 4 pages of a Word file, followed by a 100-word summary in a Word File.

  7. Headlines and Sub-headings: The article's headline should be concise and attention-grabbing, designed to captivate the readers' interest.

  8. References: The author must provide proper references at the bottom of the article. Authors should provide a complete list of references at the end of their articles to ensure credibility and academic integrity.

  9. Enclosures: Submissions should include a brief author profile, contact details (email, phone number, and postal address), and a clear and recent photograph. A declaration affirming the originality of the article, as mentioned above, should also be enclosed.

  10. Subject of the Email: Articles should be submitted via email with the subject line: "Article Submission – Valuers' Bulletin."

 

REVIEW PROCESS:

All submissions undergo a thorough peer-review process by experts on the Editorial Board and Education Advisory Committee of AaRVF. Authors may be requested to revise their manuscripts based on reviewer feedback before final acceptance.

 

COPYRIGHT/HONORARIUM:

The copyright for published articles will belong to AARVF. The authors will retain the copyright until the article is published in the journal. No honorarium will be provided for contributing articles to the journal. However, Registered Valuers will be eligible to earn 4 Credit points upon the publication of their article.

 

ADDRESS:

Please send articles via email to editor@aarvf.org by the 10th of each month.

 

REJECTIONS:

If an article is deemed unsuitable for publication, the author will be informed, preferably via email, with or without specifying the reasons for rejection.

 

DISCLAIMER:

No part of the journal may be reproduced or copied in any form without the written permission of the Institution.

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