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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Format of the manuscripts:

The manuscripts consist of the following framework:

  1. MS Word file of the Article with file name full text article.

File number 1 includes:

  1. Title of the Article in English
  2. Name of the author(s) in English
  3. Abstract in 200 words (minimum) in English
  4. Five Keywords in English
  5. The text should consist of an introduction followed by contents and conclusion.
  6. Documentation should be in the form of footnotes (Citations in Chicago Style format).
  7. Name of the first author with designation. It should follow institutional / address for communication, country name, pin code, number to contact with country code, email id, ORCID. All these details should be aligned right.
  8. The same format should be followed in case of second and third authors. Each author's entry is separated with the symbol "&". (right alignment)
  9. In case of manuscript with chart, it should be part of the content. The maximum size of the chart should be 10x17cm.
  10. Multicolours are not allowed except black and white.
  11. Images are not encouraged due to copyright issues.
  12. Font size: title in 14, citations and references in 10, and the rest in 11 font size.
  13. The authors who submit their articles in Malayalam should also add title, author's name, author's address with phone number and email id, ORCID, keywords, abstract and reference in English too.

or

Adobe Pagemaker file of the article with file name full text article in the case of Articles in Malayalam

File number 1 includes:

  1. Title of the Article in English
  2. Name of the author(s) in English
  3. Abstract in 200 words (minimum) in English
  4. Five Keywords in English
  5. Footnotes in Chicago Style in English
  6. Name of the first author with designation. It should follow institutional / address for communication, country name, pin code, number to contact with country code, email id, ORCID. All these details should be aligned right. (in English)
  7. The same format should be followed in case of second and third authors. Each author's entry is separated with the symbol "&". (right alignment) (in English)
  8. Title of the Article in Malayalam
  9. Name of the author(s) in Malayalam
  10. Abstract in 200 words (minimum) in Malayalam
  11. Five Keywords in Malayalam
  12. The text should consist of an introduction followed by contents and conclusion. (in Malayalam)
  13. Documentation should be in the form of footnotes (Citations in Chicago Style format).

 (in Malayalam)

  1. Name of the first author with designation. It should follow institutional / address for communication, country name, pin code, number to contact with country code, email id, ORCID. All these details should be aligned right. (in Malayalam)
  2. The same format should be followed in case of second and third authors. Each author's entry is separated with the symbol "&". (right alignment) (in Malayalam)
  3. In case of manuscript with chart, it should be part of the content. The maximum size of the chart should be 10x17cm.
  4. Multicolours are not allowed except black and white.
  5. Images are not encouraged due to copyright issues.
  6. Font size: title in 14, citations and references in 10, and the rest in 11 font size.
  7. The authors who submit their articles in Malayalam should also add title, author's name, author's address with phone number and email id, ORCID, keywords, abstract and reference in English too.

 

  1. The MS Word file of the Article with file name full text blind article (in the case of articles in English),
  2. The PDF file of the Article with file name full text blind article (in the case of articles in English and Malayalam languages) ,File number 2 and 3 includes

full text blind article should be submitted without entries in the fields b, h and i (authors name and address) (in the articles in English) and/or without entries in the fields  b, f, g, i, o and p (in the articles in Malayalam) for facilitating blind review

  1. Letter of approval/affidavit from the co-author should be attached with the article, if applicable
  2. All entries in the OJS platform should be in English fonts and language.

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