Submission Checklist for Author(s)

 

Submission Checklist for Author(s)

1. I have studied the aims and the scope of the journal. (It will help you to submit your research paper to the journal suitable for your work).
i)My paper is relevant to the journal’s audience.
ii)My paper type is appropriate for the journal. (i.e., If I am submitting a book review to a journal, whether the journal accepts the book reviews?)
iii)My paper is not very similar to the already published papers in that journal. (The journal may not accept your paper if it has too many similarities with already published papers in that journal. So, your paper must have some original content that offers value for the audience.)
2. I have attached a cover letter with my research. The cover letter contains the following points:
i)Editor’s name (it can be found in “Editorial Team” on the journal webpage.
ii)Your manuscript’s title.
iii)Name of the journal I/we are submitting my/our paper to.
iv)Statement that my paper has not been previously published and is not currently under consideration by another journal.
v)Brief description of the research I/we am/are reporting in my/our paper, why it is important, and why I/we think the readers of the journal would be interested in it.
vi)Contact information for me and the co-authors.
vii)Confirmation that I/we have no competing interests (personal, professional, intellectual or financial interests) to disclose.
3. In the title page, along with the paper title, I have clearly mentioned about the.
i)Corresponding author for the paper, his/her email, ORCiD and the institutional affiliation
ii)Co-Authors in an appropriate order as per their contribution if the paper is written by a group of authors.
iii)The email address, ORCiD and the institutional affiliation of all the co-authors is mentioned.
iv)A short biographical note for each author is provided (no more than 200 words).
4. Full-length research paper is submitted through the OJS of the journal. (The submissions through email and abstract of the report are not acceptable.)
5. The research paper is in MS Word format.
6. Abstract of the paper is one paragraph containing 200-250 words including brief and clear information about the purpose, methodology and results of the study.
7. The research paper contains atleast 4-7 keywords for making my paper discoverable online.
8. The research paper contains 4000-8000 words.
9. Similarity index of the paper is 18% or below.
10. The paper is in Times New Roman font style. The font size for the text is 11 and for the headings, it is 14.
11. The research paper follows the guidelines for formatting of the paper as mentioned in the MS Word template.
12. APA referencing style (7th Edition) is used for in-text and detailed referencing of paper.
13. The reference list and in-text citation match with each other for the resources used for writing the paper.
14. Acknowledgements
15.

Statement about the source of Funding: [Please supply all details required by your funding and grant-awarding bodies as follows:
For single agency grants
“This work was supported by the [Funding Agency] under Grant [number xxxx].”

For multiple agency grants
This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].
16. The paper has been proofread for language and grammar, and inclusivity of language.
17. Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
18. Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process’:
I have added a statement about it at the end of my main file of research article.
19. Statement about Research Ethics:
I have added a statement in my main article file that “My submission conforms to the COPE 'Responsible research publication: International standards for authors' (https://publicationethics.org/files/International%20standards_authors_for%20website_11_Nov_2011.pdf).”
20. A Statement on Authorship. I have added a statement in the main file that the manuscript has been read and approved by all the authors, that the requirements for authorship as stated earlier in this document have been met, and that each author believes that the manuscript represents honest work if that information is not provided in another form
21. Abbreviations and SymbolsI used only standard abbreviations; use of nonstandard abbreviations can be confusing to readers. I avoided abbreviations in the title of the manuscript. The spelled-out abbreviation followed by the abbreviation in parentheses were used on first mention unless the abbreviation is a standard unit of measurement.
22. Declaration of Interest Statement:
I have added a statement about it at the end of my main file of research article. (check ethical guidelines for authors)
23. My main article file include the following sections:
i)Title Page
ii)Abstract
iii)Keywords
iv)Introduction
v) Literature Review
vi)Theoretical Framework
vii)Research Objectives/Questions
viii)Research Methodology
ix)Results
x)Discussion
xi)Conclusion
xii)Contribution to the Field
xiii)References
xiv)Table(s) with caption(s)
xv)Figures with caption(s)
xvi)Appendices (as appropriate)