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Author Guidelines

Authors can electronically submit articles throughout the year using the Article Submission System. Authors can format their article either in (i) a single-column format or (ii) as per the journal template. The submitted articles should not have been previously published or are currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The journal does not accept brief or short notes for publication. The editors retain the right to reject any articles that lack quality or originality without sending them for review.

All articles must fall within the journal’s scope and will undergo a double-anonymized peer-review process. Authors must confirm that they have read and understood the content of their submitted article and ensure that it meets acceptable English grammar and usage standards. To help with the proofreading process, authors can use tools like Grammarly or similar applications. As an open-access journal, authors must pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) to publish their articles and retain copyright. Additionally, authors should familiarise themselves with the editorial and publishing policies of the journal.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Copyright Notice

Before publishing an article, the Authors must obtain written permission from the publisher if significant changes have been made. The content must be authentic, except quotes from copyrighted materials approved by the copyright holder and author. It must not contain slanderous remarks and should not infringe on any patent, copyright, trademark, legal or proprietary rights of any individuals or entities. The Corresponding Author is responsible for signing and accepting responsibility for releasing the material on behalf of all co-authors.

  1. Use of Rights: The article provides ownership rights, in addition to copyrights, for various things such as employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding rights. When using tables and figures in future works, it’s vital to give proper credit to the publisher as the copyright owner of the article. Making copies of the article for personal use is allowed, but selling them is prohibited.
  2. Misconduct/ Plagiarism and Unethical Publication: When submitting articles to the journal, authors must ensure that their work is free of plagiarism. All submissions undergo a plagiarism check. In case plagiarism is detected in a published article, it is the responsibility of the authors to apologise to the original authors. Plagiarised articles will be rejected automatically, and authors will be embargoed from publishing in the journal for 03 years. Notification will be given to authors in such cases.
  3. Competing Interest: Authors must disclose any affiliations that could affect their work, such as employment, grants, or stock ownership. They should state any concerns about competing interests when submitting articles. In this case, the authors have no financial or personal ties that could have impacted their research.

  4. Submission Declaration: Authors ensure that submitting articles must be ethically original and not be submitted anywhere in any form for any purpose. Additionally, authors must provide appropriate consent and authority details where data/ material is located. After acceptance of the article for publication, without the copyright holder’s permission, it should not be published anywhere in any form of language or version.

  5. Authorship: The corresponding author must verify the order of authors in the article. Any changes to the authorship list, such as adding, deleting, or rearranging, must be made before the article is accepted and with the approval of the journal editor. The corresponding author should provide a valid reason and consent for any changes. When it comes to adding or removing authors, getting confirmation from the author concerned who is either being added or removed is necessary. After accepting the article in exceptional circumstances, the editor will only consider changes to the authorship list. While the article is being reviewed, it will not be published. Any approved changes will be noted in a corrigendum if the article has been published online.
  6. Correction, Retraction, and Republication: A correction notice will be issued to ensure its integrity if an error is found in the article. The Crossmark button will show any updates made to the content, including corrections or retractions. Retraction notices may be issued for unresolved serious issues.
  7. Article Processing Charge (APC): Authors must pay a fixed APC to publish their articles in the journal to retain copyright. The journal is open-access and can be accessed online for free without subscription fees. The APC cannot be refunded under the following circumstances if (a) if the article has a copyright signed by the author (digital or scanned), (b) if the article is terminated according to the removal policy of the journal, and (c) if the article is withdrawn. 
  8. Indexing and Abstracting: Adding an article citation in the particular database will be performed by the database team only (e.g., an article citation in the Scopus database is processed by the Scopus team only). Neither the journal nor the publisher is involved in accepting or rejecting an article in/from the database. The journal/ publisher also does not influence the article’s processing time for citation in that database.
  9. Dispute: In case of any dispute or violence, it will only be considered and discussed by the Judiciary of Bhopal, located in Madhya Pradesh, India.