Author Guidelines

Manuscript template

Manuscript template* (Authors are instructed to submit the formatted manuscript excluding the authors’ identifying details such as affiliations, funding information, acknowledgement, author’s declaration, etc.)

• Manuscript template
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• Cover letter template* (Please provide all the necessary details mentioned in the template accordingly and DO NOT INCLUDE THE SAME IN THE MANUSCRIPT)
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Manuscript Submission Process

Details required during online submission

• Full name of the corresponding author
• Complete postal address of the corresponding author
• E-mail address and phone or fax number(s) of corresponding author
• ORCID ID of all the authors
• Full title of your article
• Authors: Full list of author and co-authors (No change will be possible in the sequence of the author(s) names and/or add/delete the name(s) after the decision of review report, in any case)
• Article type: Original research articles, case studies, short communications, reviews & mini-reviews, and invited editorials
• Abstract (maximum 300 words)
• Status of the article: Original, revised, resubmitted, or accepted
• Classification scheme: Name of the research area
• Keywords (maximum 5)
• Permission to reproduce published material
• Article file format: Microsoft Word files only
• Number of figures/tables
• Length of the manuscript to be submitted: There is no limit to the length of regular articles.
• The article should include all possible technical details including tables, figures, notes, and references.

Abstract

Manuscripts should include an abstract (maximum 300 words). It should be informative and should emphasize more on new findings of the study, the results & conclusion/s. It should be divided into 5 components:

• Background: The phenomenon, survey, reviews the origin of the problem. The abstract should give readers concise and correct information about the material of the article in given headings.
• Purpose: Explain the purpose to carry out this study/analysis
• Methods: The framework of the calculations/observations
• Results: Prediction/analysis or comparisons, short idea with the existing theories or experimental results
• Conclusions: In the context of new results, its significance.

Keywords

Please provide 3-5 keywords relevant to the submitted manuscript

Abbreviations

Abbreviations should be defined at first mention during the text itself and to be used consistently thereafter.

Text

Manuscripts should be submitted preferably in a Microsoft Word/PDF format. Use a normal, plain text for font setting (e.g., 10-point, Times New Roman) and provide italics style for emphasis during the text. Use automatic page numbering function to number the pages and do not use field functions. Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar. Use the table function, not spreadsheets to make tables. Use the equation editor or Math Type for writing/inserting equations. The text of the manuscript should be divided into sections (Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion), with the use of section headings, sub-headings and further. Please make sure that equations, tabular material, figures and references are following a sequential numerical scheme in the paper.

References

Citation
Cite references in the text by Roman numbers like [1], [2-4] and/or [6-7, 9-11]. Example: as mentioned in earlier sentence [1] you have to include the reference. If for a particular point or information you need to quote two three references, then you can use in this way [2-4]. Further, to quote the references that are not in sequence then you can use the way [2-4, 6-8].

Reference List
The list of references should include works that are cited in the text that have been published, accepted for publication, communicated or to be submitted. Personal communications and unpublished works, and thesis can also be included in the reference list. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list.

Article from Journal

• Harris, M., Karper, E., Stacks, G., Hoffman, D., DeNiro, R., Cruz, P., et al. (2001).
• Writing labs and the Hollywood connection. Journal of Film Writing,44(3), 213–245.

Article by DOI

• Slifka, M. K., & Whitton, J. L. (2000) Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. Journal of Molecular Medicine, doi:10.1007/ s001090000086

Book

• Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Online Document

• Abou-Allaban, Y., Dell, M. L., Greenberg, W., Lomax, J., Peteet, J., Torres, M., & Cowell, V. (2006). Religious/spiritual commitments and psychiatric practice. Resource document. American Psychiatric Association. http://www.psych.org/edu/ot her_res/lib_archives/archives/200604.pdf. Accessed 25 June 2007.

Tables

All tables must be numbered using roman numerals. Tables should always be cited in text in a consecutive numerical order. For each table, please supply a table caption (title) explaining the components of the table. Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption.

Artwork and illustration(s) guidelines

For the illustration(s), it is highly recommended that you submit all of your artwork – photographs, line drawings, etc. in an electronic format. Your art will then be produced to the highest standards with the greatest accuracy to detail. The published work will directly reflect the quality of the artwork provided. Supply all figures electronically. Name your figure files with “Fig” and the figure number, e.g., Fig-1, Fig-2 etc.

Figure lettering

To add lettering, it is best to use Arial (sans serif fonts). Keep lettering consistently sized throughout your final-sized artwork, usually about 2–3 mm (8–12 pt). Variance of type size within an illustration should be minimal, e.g., do not use 8-pt type on an axis and 20-pt type for the axis label. Avoid effects such as shading, outline letters, etc.

Appendix Numbering

All appendices are to be numbered using Roman numerals. Appendix parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.). If an appendix appears in your article and it contains one or more appendices, continue the consecutive numbering of the main text.

Figure Captions

Each figure should have a concise caption describing accurately what the figure depicts. Include the captions in the text file of the manuscript, not in the figure file. Figure captions begin with the term Fig. in bold type, followed by the figure number, also in bold type. No punctuation is to be included after the number, nor is any punctuation to be placed at the end of the caption. Identify all elements found in the figure in the figure caption; and use boxes, circles, etc., as coordinate points in graphs. Identify previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference citation at the end of the figure caption.

Permissions

If you include figures that have already been published elsewhere you must obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online formats. Please be aware that some publishers do not grant electronic rights for free and that Chitkara University Publication will not be able to refund any costs that may have occurred to receive these permissions. In such cases, material from other open & free sources should be used.

After acceptance

Upon acceptance of article, author/s will receive Copyright Transfer Form. Once the Author/s application has been completed, then article will be processed and author/s will receive the proofs. Authors will be asked to grant copyright of the article to the Chitkara University Publications for exclusive publication and dissemination rights. This will ensure the widest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws, and the accepted article would be published under the Creative Commons Attribution License-4.0.

Colour illustrations

Publication of color illustrations is free of charge.

Galley Proof

The purpose of Galley Proof for the author is to check for typesetting, conversion errors, completeness, and accuracy of the text, tables, and figures. Substantial changes in content, e.g., new results, corrected values, title, and authorship, are not allowed without the prior approval of the journal editor. After online publication, further changes can only be made in the form of an erratum, which will be hyperlinked to the article excluding to additional name of the author(s).

Article in Press

The accepted manuscript will be published online after receipt of the corrected proofs. This is the official first publication citable with the DOI.

Language of the Research Paper

The manuscript and all related communications, must be in English language only.

Instructions for the Special Issue
Contact the editor, before you would like to submit your proposal for a special issue. While submitting your thematic issue, please include the following information:

• Name and details of special issue editors with their CVs
• Theme of the special issue
• Name(s) of the author(s) of a particular article(s)
• Abstracts of the proposed articles (100-200 words)

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