Simple and Important Notes On Research Writing

Please note that submitted manuscript must be purely first hand as it must neither be published already nor it must be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Research Layout

Authors are requested to follow following layout for their manuscript;

• Cover letter

Author(s) must submit cover letter in MS word format comprising of;

1. Paper title,
2. Author(s) list including names (main author followed by co-author(s) if any), designations, affiliations, concerned departments, universities and country names, along with email address,
3. Corresponding author’s contact information,
4. Keywords.

• Figures/tables/charts

Author(s) must send JPG and PDF format of well adjusted charts, figures or tables.

Paper Sequence

Manuscript must contain the following;

• Abstract

Abstract in paragraph form comprising of 200 to 250 words must clearly state purpose of research, design/methodology, findings, practical implications, contribution/originality of work, keyword and paper type.

Note: Do not give headings within the abstract.

• Keywords

About 4 to 6 keywords are recommended in the manuscript.

• Introduction

This portion must clearly state background of study, significance and uniqueness of work, scope of study, the broader problem area or research question under study and conclusion.

• Literature Review

This portion must include references of various previous studies that must meet quality standard and that must not be quoted similarly to avoid copying of eminent material. Avoid copy-pasting already published material as society follows strict plagiarism policy.

• Methodology

This portion must include the type of research that has been conducted whether qualitative or quantitative.

• Findings / Discussion

This portion must include the original findings of the work with clearly stating results and comprehensively discussing these results in light of previous researches.

• Recommendations and Suggestions

This portion includes and suggestions or recommendations that author(s) can provide to support their work generality and application. As this is not mandatory portion author(s) can exclude this part if not consider it as necessary.

• Conclusion

This portion includes stating the utility of study and its consistency with previous studies.

• References

Author(s) must follow the APA style of referencing.

Paper Format

Paper format is as follows;

1. Font style should be Times New Roman.
2. Font Size for main heading is 16-Bold
3. Font size for Authors’ Name is 12-Bold
4. Just mention author names below title and mention affiliations as foot note at the end of first page.
5. Font size for text should be 10-Normal
6. Page margins must adjusted to Normal; Top 1, Bottom 1, Left 1.5 and Right 1.5.
7. Line spacing must be single, 0 before and after.
8. Leave a line after every paragraph.
9. Make the text in abstract and keywords in Italic
10. All the figures, tables must be in JPG (picture format) adjusted within page indents as mentioned, otherwise the paper will be resend to author for correction and this will cause unnecessary delay in publication.

Plagiarism

As per the policy of our Journal only 15 to 18 percent plagiarism is acceptable, more similarity content will lead your paper to rejection.