Guidelines
Peer Review and Publication Policy
All received manuscripts are initially scrutinized for suitability within the journal. If found suitable, article is further sent to a reviewer for double blind review process. Identity of author/s is not disclosed to the reviewer and vice-versa. On receipt of feedback from reviewer, editor analysis the feedback and further decides to accept, reject or revise the paper. Normally double blind peer review process takes around 3-4 months to provide feedback to authors. If paper is accepted, we will send pre-print version to authors for corrections(if any). The Journal reserves the right to make necessary editorial amendments in the final manuscript to suit journal’s format. Single complimentary copy will be provided and posted to Indian Authors. Please be noted, that Publishing India Group do not charge authors for submission/acceptance/any other purpose. Papers are accepted, purely on the basis of merit. Journal reserves the right to make necessary editorial amendments in the final manuscript to suit Journal’s format.
Editorial Policy
- Indian Journal of Sustainable Development maintains zero tolerance for plagiarism.
- Authors have to make appropriate citation for the copy righted materials and the materials without proper references shall be summarily rejected.
- In case of copyright violations, contributors alone shall be accountable and responsible.
- The papers submitted to the journal undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review to ensure the quality of the work.
- The peer review process ideally takes 6-8 weeks.
- The papers submitted to the journal has not been published earlier elsewhere or should not be under consideration of any journal/book/magazine.
- Decision of the Editorial Board regarding selection/rejection/revision of the papers will be final and binding.
- By acceptance of the paper author/s needs to submit a copy right form stating the originality of the work and transfer of copy right to the publisher.
- Authors are entitled to single complimentary copy per published article from the publisher. For foreign authors, postage is chargeable
Manuscript submission Note for Authors
- The author needs to attach a covering page indicating the name of the paper, author/s, affiliation, contact address, email id and contact number.
- Authors must provide a structured abstract around 250-300 words along with 3-5 key words.
- The article/research papers must be systematically and logically structured with the essential contents.
- The original works containing 3000 to 5000 words should be typed in Times New Roman with a font size of 12 and spacing of 1.5.
- All the contributions must be submitted electronically through email/online system.
- Authors are expected to follow APA (6th Edition) format by giving the end note in the last of the text.
Book Review Policy: Authors of the book/publishers have to send a copy of the book for review to the Chief Editor of the journal. The editorial committee will assign the portfolio to a scholar and publish the same.
Submission Requirements: Manuscripts should be written as understandably and concisely as possible with clarity and meaningfulness. Submissions are accepted only through online submission process at www.publishingindia.com. While submitting online, author must confirm that the manuscript has not been previously published and is not under review for another journal or book. Submission of a manuscript to “Indian Journal of Sustainable Development” represents a certification on the part of the author(s) that it is an original work and has not been copyrighted elsewhere; manuscripts that are eventually published may not be reproduced in any other publication (print or electronic), as their copyright has been transferred to Indian Journal of Sustainable Development. The concise Oxford English Dictionary is used as a reference for all spellings and hyphenations.
Title page: The title page should include: the article title; the author’s names and affiliations; address.
Abstract: An abstract should be submitted that does not exceed 150-250 words along-with key words. It should be on the separate page. Abstracts should contain an abbreviated Representation of the content of the manuscript. Major results, conclusions, and/or Recommendations should be given, followed by supporting details of method, scope, or purpose as appropriate.
Length of main research paper: Main articles\Research Papers should be not longer than 7000 words and not shorter than 4000. Research Notes should be not longer than 3000 words and not shorter than 2000. Case Studies should be not longer than 3500 words and not shorter than 3000. Book Reviews should be not longer than 2000 words and not shorter than 1000. Conference Reports should be not longer than 2000 words and not shorter than 1000. Industry Viewpoints should be not longer than 2000 words and not shorter than 1000. Forthcoming Events should be not longer than 500 words. The main body of the text should be written in Times New Roman letters, font size 12.Section headings should be written in bold, font size 12. The preferred software / file format for submission is Microsoft Word. Authors submitting papers for publication should specify which section of the journal they wish their paper to be considered for: research papers, research notes, case studies, book reviews, industry viewpoints, and forthcoming events. Manuscripts that do not fully conform to the above word limits (according to the type of the article) will be automatically rejected and should not be entered into the reviewing process. Further, Author(s) are responsible for preparing manuscripts which are clearly written in acceptable, scholarly English, and which contain no errors of spelling, grammar, or punctuation. Neither the Editorial Board nor the Publisher is responsible for correcting errors of spelling or grammar.
References style: In the main text, references are cited within parentheses like (Dhiman 2005). For multiple citations (Dhiman, 1999; and Kumar, 2006). The Reference list, placed at the end of the manuscript, must be typed in alphabetical order of authors. Tables, figures and illustrations are to be included in the text and to be numbered.
For journal: Ma, C. K., Rao, R. P., & Sears, R. S. (1992). Limit moves and price resolution: A reply. The Journal of Futures Markets, 12(1), 361–363.
For book: Powers, M. J., & Castelino, M. G. (1991). Inside the financial markets (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.
For chapters/article in edited books: Baker, F. M., & Lightfoot, O. B. (1993). Psychiatric care of ethnic elders. In A. C. Gaw (Ed.), Culture, Ethnicity, and Mental Illness (pp. 517–552). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
For published proceedings of meetings and symposia: McNeil, C. B., Eyberg, S., Eisenstadt, T. H., & Newcomb, K. (1997). Marital status and living arrangements. In W. W. Hartrup& Z. Rubin (Eds.), American Psychological Association Proceedings No. 512 (pp.1–25). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
For Unpublished paper presented at a meeting: Black, L., & Loveday, G. (1998, February). The Development of Sign Language in Hearing Children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Professional Linguistics Society, Munich, Germany.
For Unpublished doctoral dissertation: Smith, A. (2001). Analyses of Nonunion American Companies in the Late 1990s (Unpublished doctoral dissertation), Georgetown University, Washington.
For Internet sources (if you know the author): Dhiman, M. (2003) HRD in tourism. Retrieved from http://www.tourismabstracts.org/hrd/papers-authors/id2354
For Internet sources (if you do not know the author): Tourism supply and demand. Retrieved from http://www.tourism abstracts.org/ food/papers-authors/4509
Page proofs and Reprints: Page proofs of the paper will be sent to the corresponding author for minimal corrections but rewriting the text is not permitted. The corrected proof must be returned within one week of receipt. The author will receive one copy of the journal.
Copyright Form
Once accepted for publication, authors need to sign & confirm the form of originality and Copyright.
Review Process
All received manuscripts are initially scrutinized for suitability within the journal. If found suitable, article will further be sent to a reviewer for blind review process. Identity of author/s is not disclosed to the reviewer. Based on their feedback, editor decides to accept, reject or revise the paper. Normally review process takes around 3 months to provide feedback to authors.
Copyright Policy
Submitted manuscripts must be original work of the author that is not under submission at another journal or under consideration for publication in any other form. If author’s piece of work infringes any existing copyright, publisher will have to be indemnified for any such breach by author.