Manuscript Preparation

Title page Information - Title page should be separate from the main manuscript. It should contain the following:

Title of the manuscript: Concise and informative. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.

Author names and affiliations: Please indicate the given name and family name clearly. Present the authors’ affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript immediately after the author’s name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, e-mail address, and contact number of each author.

Corresponding author: Indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that telephone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.

Sponsoring information: If the research is sponsored or supported by an organization, please indicate it.

Abstracts - All the manuscripts should include an abstract of about 150 to 200 words with five keywords. It shall cover the purpose of the study, methodology used, results, uniqueness, and implications.

Footnotes - All footnotes should be indicated by serial numbers in the text and the literature cited should be detailed at the end of the paper.

Tables and Figures - Tables/ Figures should be placed as close to the reference as possible. Tables should contain a source and units of measurement. Table caption should be above the table. Figure caption should be below the figure. Their location in the text should be indicated as follows Table 1.1

References - For all sources APA format to be used. Place the references at the end of the manuscript. For more than one publication by the same author, list them in chronological order, with the older item first. For more than one publication in one year by the same author, use small (lower case) letters to distinguish them (e.g., 1980a, 1980b). Following are some hypothetical examples:

Books - Robert, S (1988), Managerial Effectiveness and Quality of Worklife: India Insights. New Delhi Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.

Journal - Manikutty, S (1997), “Telecom Services in Urban and Corporate Segments: A Consumer Perspective” Vikalpa, Vol. 22, No.3, pp. 15-28

The format of references should be in APA format. For more details on APA format, Kindly visit http://www.apastyle.org/ No stops after abbreviations (UK, USA, MBA, etc.)

• Use double quotes throughout. The use of single quotes to be restricted for use within double quotes, e.g., “In the words of Churchill, ‘Anyone can suggest you when you are right; friends are there to support you when you are wrong’” Quotations above 50 words should be separated from the text with a line space above and below and indented on the left. Quotes should be cited accurately from the source, should not be edited, and should give the page numbers of the original publication.
• The use of italics and diacritical should be minimized, should be kept to the minimum, and should be consistent.
• An author will receive a complimentary copy of the issue in which his/ her paper is published.

Apply following standards for writing manuscript

• Font: Times New Roman; Font Size: 12 (English)
• Paragraph Spacing: Above paragraph – 0 pt; Below paragraph – 6 pt
• Line Spacing: fixed – 12 pt (or double-spaced)
• Page Margins & Size: One-inch margins on single-sided A4 or 8.5 x 11-inch paper
• Heading 1: Times New Roman; Size-12; Non-Italic & Bold; for example

Introduction

• Heading 2: Times New Roman; Size-12; Italic; for example, 1.1 Research Methods
• Heading 3: Times New Roman; Size-12; Non-Italic; for example, 1.1.1 Analysis Result
• Subdivision of the article: Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1., 2., (then 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to ‘the text.’ Any subsection, ideally, should not be more than 600 words. Authors are urged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of clarity.