SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Manuscripts should be submitted by one of the authors of the manuscript only through the online Article Submission Form. Regardless of the source of the word-processing tool, only Word (.doc, .docx) files can be submitted. Online submissions are accepted to save Environment, facilitaterapid publication, save and minimize administrative costs. Submissions by anyone other than one of the authors will not be accepted. The submitting author takes responsibility for the paper during submission and peer review.
Instructions for Submitting Manuscripts:-
- 1. Title page: The title page (page 1) should include the title of the article and name of the author(s). It should also include the postal address and contact information (phone/fax/email) of the author for correspondence purpose.
- 2. Abstracts are required for all articles and must not exceed 150 words. The abstract should appear on page 2.
- 3. Keywords: A list of keywords (3-10) should be included. Abbreviations should also be provided if necessary.
- 4. Introduction: The first section of the paper can be "1. INTRODUCTION" or it can be without any heading.
- 5. Citations: Citations should be cited according to the APA citation.
- 6. List of references: A list of all references must appear after the text (end of article) in alphabetical order.
- 7. Format: All material, including footnotes and references, must be as the following Specification:
- a) Title of the paper (font Book Antiqua, font size -12)
- b) Author's name(s) (Font type — Bold Book Antiqua, Font size -14)
- c) Abstract: Font type - Book Antiqua, font size -12
- d) Body Text (Font type - Book Antiqua, font size -12)
- i. Text —Headings Book Antiqua, font size -12
- ii. Sub Section/ points-Should be in bullets
- e) Line Spacing — 1.0
- f) Space After and Before Paragraph- 8 pts
- g) Footnotes — Font size - 10, Font- Book Antiqua (Footnote number should be in Bold)
- h) References - Book Antiqua, font size -12
- i) Page Layout- 2.54cms
- j) Page number should appear in the bottom right hand corner of each page
All accepted manuscripts must adhere to APA citations as detailed below:
Examples :-
- 1. Structure:
Last, F. M. (Year Published). Book. City, State: Publisher.
Example :Carley, M. J. (1999). 1939: The alliance that never was and the coming of World War II. Chicago, IL: Ivan R. Dee.
- 2. Chapter/Anthology:
Last, F. M. (Year Published). Section title.In F. M. Last (Ed.), Book/Anthology (Edition, Page(s)). City, State: Publisher.
Example :Melville, H. (1989). Hawthorne and his mosses.In N. Baym (Ed.), The Norton anthology of American literature (3rd ed., pp. 12-34). New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company.
- 3. Magazine Structure:
Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title. Magazine Title, Page(s).
Example :Pressman, A. (2008, September 29). Bottom fishing in rough waters. BusinessWeek, 27.
- 4. Newspaper:
Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title. Newspaper Title, Pages(s).
Example :Campoy, A. (2008, September 23). Gasoline surges in southeast after Ike. The Wall Street Journal, p. A14.
- 5. Journal:
Last, F. M., & Last, F. M. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), Page(s). doi:number
Example :Wallace, R. (1997). Monitor: Molecules and profiles. Drug Discovery Today, 2(10), 445-448. doi: 10.1016/S1359-6446(97)01095-7
- 6. Website:
Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Webpage title. Retrieved from URL
Example :Friedland, L. (2008, September 22). Top 10 natural and wildlife adventure travel trips. Retrieved from http://adventuretravel.about.com
- 7. Online Database:
Last, F. M. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume (Issue), Page(s). Retrieved Month Date, Year, from URL.
Example :Ahn, H., & Kim, K. (2008).Using genetic algorithms to optimize nearest neighbors for data mining. Annals of Operations Research, 263(1), 5-18. Retrieved from the Academic Search Premier database
Peer Review
All manuscripts are subject to peer review by a number of the editorial board members and are expected to meet standards of international academic excellence. Further correspondence and proofs will be sent to the author(s) before publication unless otherwise indicated. It is a condition of submission of a paper that the authors permit editing of the paper for readability.
WITHDRAWAL OF THE MANUSCRIPT
The manuscript can be withdrawn within 3 days of the submission.Once the article is accepted and published cannot be withdrawn/removed from the website.
The paper publication is free of cost.