The Editorial Board of Aridon considers all submitted manuscripts on the strict condition that they are submitted exclusively to Aridon and have not been published, accepted for publication, or are under consideration elsewhere. Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria will not be considered. All submissions must be clearly written in either English or Urhobo. Every manuscript will undergo a double-blind peer review process to ensure impartial evaluation. Authors may suggest up to four potential reviewers by including their names and email addresses in the submission email. Suggested reviewers must hold a minimum rank of Senior Lecturer at a university. However, the final decision on whether to use these suggested reviewers rests entirely with the editors. All materials submitted for publication MUST meet the following requirements.

Manuscript Guideline

• Document Format: MS Word  
• Margin: 2.54 cm (all sides)  
• Manuscript Length: Maximum of 15 pages  
• Font Type and Size: Times New Roman, 12 pt  
• Line Spacing: 1.5  
• Alignment: Justified  
• Citation and Referencing: APA or MLA (Latest Edition)    

Manuscript Structure and Main Text Structure

The manuscript should include:

• TITLE Centralised, bold type, no abbreviations.
• AUTHOR(S) Full name(s), institutional affiliation(s), email(s), & orcid id (if available)
• ABSTRACT full-justified, italicised, not more than 250 words, .
• KEYWORDS full-justified, italicised, 5 to 7 items separated by a comma.
• MAIN TEXT full-justified, 0.5 cm indent
• REFERENCES APA or MLA, provided there is consistency
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS optional, full-justified.
• FUNDING optional, full-justified.
• APPENDIX optional, 10pt, full-justified.

The main text should be divided into clearly defined sections and paragraphs.

1. INTRODUCTION: stating the relevance of the study, its aim, subject matter, and other research premises.
2. LITERATURE REVIEW: reviewing previous research with the focus on disputable and undeveloped issues.
3. METHODOLOGY stating the methods of data collection and analysis from the angle of their expedience for the particular topic.
4. DATA DISCUSSION AND RESULTS describing research procedure and results with the focus on new findings.
5. CONCLUSION briefly summing up what has been analysed and the conclusions the authors have come to.