Before submitting the manuscript, every author needs to ensure all these mentioned below. This will also minimize chances of rejection..
➡The work should be an original and unpublished work.
➡Duly signed Certificate of Originality in prescribed format
➡CV(s) of all Authors
➡The manuscript of research paper should be in the following order:
- Title
- Abstract and Keywords
- Introduction
- Literature Review
- Methods and Results
- Discussion
- Summary or Conclusion
- Acknowledgements and References
Manuscript in MS-Word format in the following Manuscript length and formatting:
| 1. |
Language/ Medium of the paper |
English |
| 2. |
Maximum word limit
(including research questions, methodology, conclusion and foot notes) |
Research Paper : 8000 words
Article : 6000 words
Book Review : 2500 words |
| 3. |
Document format |
Word |
| 4. |
Name of submitted file |
Title of the paper |
| 5. |
Size of the paper |
A4 |
| 6. |
Margin |
2.54 cm (1 inch) on all sides |
| 7. |
Font Style |
Book Antiqua |
| 8. |
Font Size |
11-point font |
| 9. |
Line Spacing |
Double-spacing (2.0) |
| 10. |
Paragraph Spacing |
0-point and left-aligned |
| 11. |
Formatting for the title of the paper |
20-point, bold, centre-aligned, and title case (capitalise each word) |
| 12. |
Author Details |
Details of Authors should be mentioned only on the first/ title page of the paper in the following manner:
→ 11-point, Italic, Centre aligned
→ Just below the title
• Full name
• Designation
• Organisation
→ In the footnotes
• Email Id (optional)
• Contact number (optional) |
| 13. |
Headings |
11-point, bold, centre-aligned, title case |
| 14. |
Subheadings |
→Level 1 subheading: 11-point, bold, left-aligned, title case
→Level 2 subheading: 11-point, bold italic, left-aligned, title case
→Level 3 subheading: 11-point, bold, indented, title case
→Level 4 subheading: 11-point, bold italic, indented, title case |
| 15. |
Page Number |
Top right corner |
| 16. |
Table Number |
The table number (e.g., Table 1) appears above the table title and body in bold font. |
| 17. |
Name/title and number of table |
The table title appears one doublespaced line below the table number, in title case. |
| 18. |
Figures/ Graphs/ Images |
The figure number (e.g., Figure 1) appears above the figure title and image in bold font. |
| 19. |
Name and number of figures/ graphs/ images |
The figure title appears one doublespaced line below the figure number, in title case. |
| 20. |
Source/Other Notes of table/ figures/graphs/images |
Three types of notes (general, specific, and probability) can appear below the figure to describe contents of the figure that cannot be understood from the figure title, image, and/or legend alone (e.g., definitions of abbreviations, copyright attribution, explanations of asterisks use to indicate p values). Include figure notes only as needed. |
| 21. |
Symbols |
Must be defined |
| 22. |
Abbreviations |
Must be defined |
| 23. |
Referencing style |
APA 7th edition (see https://apastyle. apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/ references/examples ) |
| 24. |
Permissions |
Acknowledge the source for any copy right matter that has been reused. |
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