Guidelines for Authors

The authors are required to send original articles that have not been previously published. This may be conveyed in the covering letter/ email.

The articles must provide an abstract of 150 -200 words along with six to eight key words. The total word limit should not exceed 6500 words.

The structure of the paper should be in the following order: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Main Text, Tables with captions, Figures with captions,  Acknowldgement, References, Appendices (if any).

The Style to be followed should be: (a) British -ise style consistently and  throughout the manuscript; (b) single quotation marks except where a quotation is “within” a quotation: (c) long quotations should be indented without  quotation marks. 

The contributors of articles need to  provide their full name, their current designation as well as their current affiliation to any organization. The email address and contact number for correspondence must also be provided.

Authors are also cautioned against plagiarism. All figures, tables, graphs, maps need to be provided in MS office (Word/Excel) format. Referencing and citations ought to be done as per the standard practice. 

Authors may also refer to ‘The MHRA Style Guide Online: A Handbook for Authors and Editors’ (https://www.mhra.org.uk/style).