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Announcement for Journal Article of APF Command and Staff College Vol. 8 (I), 2025

Journal of APF Command and Staff College

Call for Papers

Dear Scholars,

The APF Command and Staff College is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Journal of APF Command and Staff College (JAPFCSC) Volume 8 (I), 2025. The journal is a multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed publication that welcomes research articles on a wide range of topics. The journal is committed to publishing high-quality research that is relevant to national security and national interest. All papers will be peer-reviewed (double-blind) by a panel of experts.

The deadline for submission of the manuscript is at the end of January, 2025. All papers must be submitted in MS Word format and should have 6000-9000 words (Research Articles); 3000 words (Book Review and Research Notes).  The papers should be written in APA style (7th Edition) and should follow the guidelines adopted by the journal.

We encourage and invite you to contribute your expertise and insights to our forthcoming issue. Your work will be an invaluable addition to our effort in production of knowledge. Your valuable contributions will help to shape the intellectual landscape in these critical domains which includes but not limited to, national and international security, national integration, national and international law, peace, development, planning, foreign policy, ecology, environment and climate change, disaster management, defense, and strategic studies.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and thank you for considering the Journal of APF Command and Staff College as a platform for your research.

Submission Guidelines:

Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure that it adheres to the following guidelines:

1.      Originality: Submissions should represent original research that has not been published elsewhere.

2.      Paper Content

         a)      Title

         b)      Abstract (Not exceeding 250 Words)

         c)      Keywords: Five (5)

         d)      Introduction

         e)      Review of the Literature

         f)        Methodology

         g)       Findings and Discussion

         h)       Conclusion

3.      Paper Formatting: 

Font Type- Times New Roman

Font Size- 12

Line Spacing- 1.5

Indentation- Flush Left

Text Justification- Yes

Levels of Heading- APA 7th Edition

Figure Heading- APA 7th Edition

Table Heading- APA 7th Edition                                                                   

4.       Referencing Style and Citation- APA 7th Edition

5.      Ethical Considerations: Authors are expected to abide by the ethical standards in writing research. Plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct will not be accepted. Journal adheres to the policy of welcoming non-funded articles. Additionally, please include if there are any conflict of interest you have as an author.

6.      Submission: Manuscripts should be submitted through our online submission system (japfcsc@gmail.com).

7.      Other Requirement: ORCID of Author.

Should you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact our editorial team at japfcsc@gmail.com.  Thank you for your interest.

 Note: Journal of APF Command and Staff College Volume- 1 to 7 can be viewed in https://csc.apf.gov.np/downloads.php?view= Journal and https://www.nepjol.info/

Journal of APF Command and Staff College

Call for Papers

APF Command and Staff College is pleased to announce that the college is going to publish the inter-multidisciplinary peer reviewed online and hard copy Journal of APF Command and Staff College Volume 5, 2022. The journal welcomes research articles (6000-7000 words) with research note (approx. 3000 words), seminar report (approx. 3000 words) and book review (approx. 2000 words). Interested author(s) are requested to submit their manuscript (MS Word Copy)via email (dscord.staffcollege@gmail.com). The last date of submission of article is 2nd July 2022. Kindly send your article with correct grammatical order.

Guidelines for the Article

The authors are requested to incorporate the following (not limited to) ingredients in the article:

(a)                Paper Title

(b)               Name of the Author(s)with email and associated office

(c)                Abstract (250 words)

(d)               Keywords: Five

(e)                Introduction

(f)                Maximum 3 to 4 research questions

(g)               Review of Literature

(h)               Methodology

(i)                 Findings and Discussion (According to the author(s) convenience)

(j)                 Conclusion

(k)               References ( APA 7 model)

Disciplinary areas of the Articles

The article should cover one or more of the following broad disciplines:

(a)                Security and Peace

(b)               Economic Development: Agriculture, Industrial, Water, Tourism, Infrastructure, Information Technology and others

(c)                COVID-19 pandemic/ Climate Change

(d)               Disaster Management/ Disaster Risk Reduction

(e)                Industrial Security

(f)                Human Resource Management

(g)               Conflict Management and Resolution

(h)               International Relations/ Foreign Affairs

(i)                 International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, Security related Laws

(j)                 Governance and Statecraft

(k)               Border Management and Security

(l)                 Social and Cultural Dimension