Guidelines for Submission of Manuscript

1. Introduction: Manuscript must be in British English prepared on a standard A4 size paper setting. It must be prepared on a single space and single column with 1’ margin set for top, bottom, left and right. It should be typed in 8 point Calibri Font (Times New Roman) with page numbers at the bottom and centre of the every page.
2. Manuscript Title: The title of the paper should be in a 12 point Calibri Font. It should be bold typed, centered and fully capitalised.
3. Author Name(S) & Affiliations: The author (s) full name, designation, affiliation (s), address, mobile/landline numbers, and email/alternate email address should be in italic & 11-point Calibri Font. It must be centered underneath the title.
4. Abstract: Abstract should be in fully italicized text, not exceeding 250 words. The abstract must be informative and explain the background, aims, methods, results & conclusion in a single para.
5. Keywords: Abstract must be followed by list of keywords, subject to the maximum of five. These should be arranged in alphabetic order separated by commas and full stops at the end.
6. Headings: All the headings should be in a 10 point Calibri Font. These must be boldfaced, aligned left and fully capitalised. Leave a blank line before each heading.
7. Sub-Headings: All the sub-headings should be in a 8 point Calibri Font. These must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalised.
8. Main Text: The main text should be in a 8 point Calibri Font, single spaced and justified.
9. Figures & Tables: These should be simple, centered, separately numbered & self explained, and titles must be above the tables/figures. Sources of data should be mentioned below the table/figure. It should be ensured that the tables/figures are referred to from the main text.
10. Equations: These should be consecutively numbered in parentheses, horizontally centered with equation number placed at the right.
11. References: The list of all references should be alphabetically arranged. It must be single spaced, and at the end of the manuscript. The author (s) should mention only the actually utilised references in the preparation of manuscript and they are supposed to follow Harv Style of Referencing as given below:

• All works cited in the text (including sources for tables and figures) should be listed alphabetically.
• Use (ed.) for one editor, and (ed.s) for multiple editors.
• When listing two or more works by one author, use --- (20xx), such as after Kohl (1997), use --- (2001), etc, in chronologically ascending order.
• Indicate (opening and closing) page numbers for articles in journals and for chapters in books.
• The title of books and journals should be in italics. Double quotation marks are used for titles of journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, reports, working papers, unpublished material, etc.
• For titles in a language other than English, provide an English translation in parentheses.
• The location of endnotes within the text should be indicated by superscript numbers.

Please Use The Following For Style and Punctuation In references:

Books

Bowersox, Donald J., Closs, David J., (1996), “Logistical Management.” Tata McGraw, Hill, New Delhi.

Hunker, H.L. and A.J. Wright (1963), “Factors of Industrial Location in Ohio,” Ohio State University.

Contribution To Books

Sharma T., Kwatra, G. (2008) Effectiveness of Social Advertising: A Study of Selected Campaigns, Corporate Social Responsibility, Edited by David Crowther & Nicholas Capaldi, Ashgate Research Companion to Corporate Social Responsibility, Chapter 15, pp 287-303.

Journal and Other Articles

Schemenner, R.W., Huber, J.C. and Cook, R.L. (1987), “Geographic Differences and the Location of New Manufacturing Facilities,” Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 83-104.

Conference Papers

Garg Sambhav (2011): “Business Ethics” Paper presented at the Annual International Conference for the All India Management Association, New Delhi, India, 19–22 June.

Unpublished Dissertations and Theses

Kumar S. (2011): “Customer Value: A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Customers,” Thesis, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.

Online Resources

Always indicate the date that the source was accessed, as online resources are frequently updated or removed.

Websites

Garg, Bhavet (2011): Towards a New Natural Gas Policy, Economic and Political Weekly, Viewed on July 05, 2011 http://epw.in/user/viewabstract.jsp

For Information of Authors / Academicians:

The category of the peer reviewed referred journals has been included along with the category of UGC Care listed journals for the purpose of assessment of research publication work.

Vide UGC Notifications:

1) No. F1.2/2017, EC/P5, 18.07.2018 Minimum qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in the Universities and Colleges.

2) No.216 dt.05th May 2017. Minimum standards and procedures for award of M. Phil / Ph.D. degree.

For reference, please see Govt. of India Gazette No.271 Part III, July 18, 2018–Page No.50