Guidelines

Checklist for authors in include in submissions

1.       Title Page – To facilitate the blinded peer review process, please submit a title page with author details. This document should contain the following details:

  • Article Title: Concise and informative title.
  • Author details: Full name of each author, with affiliated address including country, email address and ORCIDif available.
  • Corresponding author: In case of two or more authors, clearly indicate who will handle correspondence for your article.

2.       Anonymised Manuscript – The article/manuscript should not contain any information or indication about the author. This is the document which will be sent for blind peer review. Divide your article into clearly defined sections and subsections. The length of the article is defined by the type of submission (INSERT LINK), which is inclusive of abstract (150-200 words), tables and figures, and reference list.

Manuscript Formatting

Total word count (which includes manuscript text, endnotes, and reference list, but not transcriptions) conforms to requirements.

  • Manuscript is saved as a Word document.
  • Text is in 12-point Palatino font.
  • Spacing – 1.25.
  • Text is left-justified.

Please strictly adhere to APA 7th citation for the referencing.

Reference Format

Citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association.

The reference list should be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters 'a', 'b', 'c', etc., placed after the year of publication.

Reference to a journal publication:

Sherab, K., Tshomo, U., & Tshomo, D. (2025). Unpacking TFGBV in Bhutan: A qualitative study of impact and experience. Bhutan Journal of Research and Development, 14(2), 16-40. https://doi.org/10.17102/bjrd.rub.14.2.002

Lempert, M., Davis, B., & Forrest, A. (2026). On being receptive: Listening and compliance on a university campus. American Anthropologist, 18(2), 249–258. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.70060

Reference to a book:

Phuntsho, K., (2016). The history of Bhutan (1st ed.). Vintage Books.

Reference to a chapter in a book:

Das, B., & Abbi, A. (2023). Fifth language family. In J. J. P. Wouters, & T. B. Subba (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Northeast India (pp. 281–304). Routledge.

Reference to a website:

National Statistical Bureau. (2026). First quarter labour force survey report 2026. Retrieved from https://www.nsb.gov.bt/labour-force-survey-report-2025/. Accessed May 5, 2026.

Reference to a conference:

Tashi, S. (2025, March). Tupistra (Nakima) - an Underutilized Plant Species and its Socioeconomic Contributions.Presentation at the National conference. Connecting practitioners and researchers, College of Natural Resources, Punakha, Bhutan.