Author’s Guidelines 

Guidelines for Authors

General Instructions

1. Editorial procedure: This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials.

2. Manuscript Submission: Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.

3. Online Submission: Please follow the hyperlink “Submit manuscript” and upload all of your manuscript files following the instructions given on the screen. The manuscript should only be submitted in document format (.docx).

Instructions for Manuscript Preparation

1. Length of Paper: The general length of the paper should be maximum 5000 words (including references, footnotes, tables and figures). For book reviews, papers can be around 1000 words (including references, footnotes, tables and figures), but it can be flexible in some cases.

2. Text Formatting: Manuscripts should be submitted in Word (.docx).

   1. Language of the manuscript can be- English, Hindi, Prakrit or Sanskrit.

• For English text: Font size: 12, font type: Times New Roman, line spacing: 1.5

• For Hindi, Prakrit or Sanskrit text: Font size: 12, font type: Unicode, line spacing: 1.5

2. Ensure your manuscript is entirely written in proper grammar and vocabulary. 

3. Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.

4. Use MLA guidelines for referencing style.

5. To avoid plagiarism content should be properly cited. No more than 10% plagiarised data allowed.

6. Journal will accept papers such as Original Research Articles (presenting new research findings), Review Articles (critical analysis of existing literature), Case Studies (detailed analysis of individual cases), Methodological Articles (describing new research methods) and Hypothesis Articles (introducing a new hypothesis or theory).

7. Processing Charges (Indian Author(s): Rs 900/- per author for hard copy of journal & certificate & Rs 300/- per author for hard copy of certificate.

3. Format of Manuscript

   1. A separate Title Page should be submitted, containing title, author names, affiliations, and the contact information of the corresponding author. Any acknowledgements, disclosures, or funding information should also be included on this page;

   2. Title Page: Please make sure your title page contains only the following information.

      1. Title of the manuscript 

      2. Author information:

• The name(s) of the author(s)

• The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country, active email address.

• A clear indication of the corresponding author

• If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s).

• Abstract: Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

• Keywords: Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.

• Statements and Declarations: Relevant declarations, such as Competing Interests, Author Contributions, Acknowledgment of funding sources, if applicable, should be provided here.