Instructions for Contributors:
  • Language :- Papers must be submitted in English language where in a careful words selection, wise sentence framing and zero grammatical errors will be appreciated. If the text ofarticle fails to reflect the views and outcomes, it will be blindly rejected. It is therefore advised togo through the manuscript before and after its typing to avoid the typographical and other type of errors.
  • Manuscripts :- should be typewritten or prepared on a word processor, with all material double-spaced, on one side of A4-sized paper, with suitably wide margins. All pages should be numbered consecutively, beginning with page 1, the title page. Tables and figures should be numbered serially. Tables and figures will be placed near their first mention in the text; all tables and figures must be referred to in the manuscript (see annexure-1).
  • Title Page :- The following elements must be included:
    • Title of the article;
    • Name(s) and initial(s) of author(s), preferably with first names spelled out;
    • Affiliation(s) of author(s);
    • Name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the corresponding author.
  • Abstract :- Each article is to be preceded by a succinct abstract, of up to 250 words, that highlights the objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of the paper.
  • Key Words- To identify the subjects under which the article may be indexed, 6-10 key words should be provided.
  • References- In the text, references to the literature should be in APA style.
    Book referencing examples: Mitchell, J.A., Thomson, M., & Coyne, R.P. (2017).A guide to citation. London, England: My Publisher
    Jones, A.F & Wang, L. (2011). Spectacular creatures: The Amazon rainforest (2nd ed.). San Jose, Costa Rica: My Publisher

    Edited book example: Williams, S.T. (Ed.). (2015). Referencing: A guide to citation rules (3rd ed.). New York, NY: My Publisher

    Edited book chapter example: In the following example, B.N. Troy is the author of the chapter and S.T. Williams is the editor.
    Troy, B.N. (2015). APA citation rules.In S.T, Williams (Ed.). A guide to citation rules (2nd ed., pp. 50-95). New York, NY: Publishers.

    E-Book example: Mitchell, J.A., Thomson, M., & Coyne, R.P. (2017).A guide to citation. Retrieved from https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/reference-manager

    E-Book chapter example: Troy, B.N. (2015). APA citation rules.In S.T, Williams (Ed.). A guide to citation rules (2nd ed., pp. 50-95). Retrieved from https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/reference-manager

    Journal Article Examples: Mitchell, J.A. (2017). Citation: Why is it so important.Mendeley Journal, 67(2), 81-95 https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/reference-manager

    Newspaper Articles Example: Mitchell, J.A. (2017). Changes to citation formats shake the research world. The Mendeley Telegraph, Research News, pp.9. Retrieved from https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/reference-manager

    Magazine Article Example:
    Mitchell, J.A. (2017). How citation changed the research world. The Mendeley, pp. 26-28

    Image Example:
    Millais, J.E. (1851-1852). Ophelia [painting]. Retrieved from www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/millais-ophelia-n01506

    Film Example:
    Hitchcock, A. (Producer), & Hitchcock, A. (1954) Rear window. United States of America: Paramount Pictures.

    TV Programme Example:
    Catlin, M., and Walley-Beckett, Moire (Writers), & Johnson, R (Director). (2010). Fly [Television series episode]. In Schnauz, T. (Executive Producer).Breaking bad. Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures Television

    Song Example:
    Beyonce, Diplo, MNEK, Koenig, E., Haynie, E., Tillman, J., and Rhoden, S.M. (2016) Hold up [Recorded by Beyonce]. On Lemonade [visual album]. New York, NY: Parkwood Records (August 16)

    Website Example:
    Mitchell, J.A. (2017, May 21). How and when to reference. Retrieved from https://www.howandwhentoreference.com.

  • Footnotes- Those in the text should be numbered consecutively. Footnotes to the title or authors of the article are marked by asterisks and placed on the title page.
  • Sequences- Sequences that are used merely as data points in statistical calculations or graphs should, if possible, be referred to by their accession numbers only. Authors should be quoted by name when their sequences are discussed individually or presented in alignments.
  • Illustrations- These should be suitable for reproduction, and should clarify or shorten the text. Information provided in figure legends should not be repeated in the text. Figures and graphs should always be mentioned in the text and numbered with Arabic numerals. File formats should be jpg.
  • Mathematical Equations- These should be clearly prepared, and annotated if necessary. Primes and dots must be called to the attention of the typesetter. Differentiate legibly between number 1, capital letter I, and lower case letter l. Use fractional exponents instead of root signs and the solidus (/) for fractions wherever their use will save vertical space. Use exp () notation when the exponent is sizable. All equations must be numbered sequentially, on the right-hand side of the column, in parenthetic Arabic numerals.
  • The plagiarism of article/ paper will be checked and you may ask to remove the objections.
  • Email for manuscript submission: researchjournal@uprtou.ac.in
  • Paper should not exceed the word limit of 2000. This limit excludes abstract.
  • Copyright :- The paper/ article must be accompanied by a disclaimer as under :-

    I / We (Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms) ...............................................................(Affiliation University/ College/Institution) ................................................................................ hereby declare that paper/article submitted is my/our original work and do not violate Copyright Act 2012 in any respect. Wherever, references have been taken from copyrighted works for “fair use” purposes under section 107 of the Copyright Act, required credit is given to the original creator.

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