SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The Journal invites year-round submission for publication. Academicians, Scholars and experts from diverse fields with scientific approach to research may submit their manuscript for publication. The journal publishes Research Articles, Perspectives, Analysis, Reviews and Commentaries.

General Information for Authors:

  1. Manuscript will be accepted only in English language.
  2. The length of Research articles should be ideally between 3000 – 7000 words.
  3. Perspectives, Analysis, Reviews and Commentaries should be ideally between 1000-3000 words.
  4. Manuscript must be original and is not sent anywhere else for publication.
  5. Due acknowledgement is given wherever necessary.
  6. Authors must submit original and unpublished research work. Any form of plagiarism or duplication is strictly prohibited.
  7. Proper citation and acknowledgment of other scholarly works and references are mandatory.
  8. Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest, including financial, ideological, or personal relationships that could influence the research process or its outcomes.
  9. In the event of any ethical misconduct, the responsibility lies solely with the author(s).
  10. Misrepresentation or manipulation of research findings must be avoided.
  11. Authors are not allowed to withdraw a manuscript once it is on the review process, unless the editor formally communicates the same or is rejected in the review process.
  12. To upkeep the journal and ensure it is Open Access, Journal of Social Studies charge a nominal  publication fee of Rs. 1000 per article.

While preparing the manuscript, authors must ensure that:

  1. The manuscript is submitted in MS Word format; using Times News Roman ’12’ in doubly spaced.
  2. The work is accompanied by an abstract of 150–200 words and five to six keywords.
  3. The work contains a title, abstract, keywords, introduction, methodology, findings/observations, conclusions, acknowledgements, bibliography/ references wherever necessary.
  4. The journal follows APA Style of Referencing. If any author choose any other style or edition, it must be followed consistently throughout the manuscript.
  5. A double quotation mark is used, except where “a quotation is ‘within’ a quotation”. Long quotations of 50 words or more should be indented without quotation marks.
  6. Contributors provide their affiliations and complete postal address and E-mail address with their manuscript. If there are two or more authors, the corresponding author’s name and address details must be specified clearly.
  7. Addition or removal of author(s) after acceptance of the paper will not be considered.

Process of Publication:

  1. Once a manuscript is submitted, an editorial member(s) will determine if the manuscript met the criteria and standards for consideration to publication. This could take 2-5 days.
  2. If the editorial member(s) find it interesting enough for publication, it will be sent for a double-blind review process.
  3. Once the anonymous reviewers give their comments, the matter will be decided by the editor/editors and their decision shall be final and binding.
  4. Once accepted for publication, the author(s) shall be intimate as to when the Article will feature in the journal publication.
  5. Journal of Social Studies will make articles Openly Accessible. It may appear ONLINE FIRST so as to lessen the time gap between submission and actual publication.

Copyright and Publishing Rights:
  1. Authors retain full copyright and publishing rights without restrictions after publication in this journal. No additional permission is required from the journal or publisher for further use of the published content. However, due acknowledgement should be given wherever possible.
  2. Journal of Social Studies also reserve the right to reproduced published manuscripts without any modification in the content. Such reproduction, if any, must be according to the listed authors as was published in the journal.