Author Guidelines

Please prepare your manuscript using these guidelines and the journal's paper template. Papers that do not follow the format may be returned before review.

General Requirements

• The paper must be original and must not be published or under review elsewhere.
• Language: English, with correct grammar and spelling.
• File format: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), single-column layout.
• Length: 3,000–8,000 words for research papers, including references.
• Overall similarity (plagiarism) must not exceed 20%, excluding references.

Manuscript Structure

1. Title: concise and informative, in Title Case.
2. Author details: full name, designation, department, institution, city, country and email of each author. Mark the corresponding author.
3. Abstract: 150–300 words summarising the purpose, method, results and conclusion.
4. Keywords: 4 to 6 keywords.
5. Introduction
6. Review of Literature
7. Research Methodology
8. Results and Discussion
9. Conclusion, including limitations and future scope
10. Acknowledgement (optional) and Conflict of Interest statement
11. References

Formatting

• Font: Times New Roman; title 16 pt bold, headings 12 pt bold, body text 11 pt.
• Line spacing 1.15; margins 1 inch (2.54 cm) on all sides.
• Number headings (1, 1.1, 1.2 …) and keep them short.
• Tables and figures must be numbered, captioned and cited in the text. Use clear images of at least 300 dpi.

References

Use the APA 7th edition style. Every in-text citation must appear in the reference list and vice versa. Examples:

• Journal: Sharma, R., & Gupta, A. (2024). Title of the article. Journal Name, 12(3), 45–60. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx
• Book: Kumar, S. (2022). Title of the book (2nd ed.). Publisher.
• Website: Ministry of Education. (2023). Title of page. https://www.example.gov.in

Ethics

All listed authors must have contributed to the work and approved the final version. Research involving people or animals must have the required ethical approval and consent. See our Publication Ethics policy.