Author’s Guidelines for Publication

Authors are invited to submit original research papers, case studies, reviews, and reports. The following guidelines must be adhered to when submitting the papers:

No manuscript will be accepted without the Required Format. All manuscripts should be professionally proofread before the submission
Manuscript should be written in English and should be submitted as e-mail attachment to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Manuscripts are to be submitted as MS Word documents. Other formats will not be accepted.
The acceptable lengths for different types of articles published are as indicated below:
Research Paper (Empirical or Conceptual): 8000 to 10000 words.
Case Study or Research Note: 6000 to 8000 words.
Book Review: 1200 to 1500 words.

General Manuscript Guidelines

Margin: Set the paper size to A4 with One (1) inch on all sides (Top, bottom, left, right)
Font size and type: The fonts to be used are Book Antiqua in 12 point pitch.
Main headings-14 and subheadings-12. Please use BOLD for paper title.
Major and secondary headings must be BOLD, left-justified and in lower case.
Spacing and punctuation: Space once after commas, colons and semicolons within sentences. The body of the papers should be single spaced.
Line spacing: Single spaced throughout the paper, including the title page, abstract, body of the document, tables, figures, diagrams, pictures, references and appendices.
Length of the Paper: The paper length should not exceed 7000 words including figures, tables, references and appendices.
Paragraphing: A blank line between paragraphs should be left without indent.

Structure of the Manuscript

Cover page
The front page of the manuscript must be organized as follows:
Title of the Article – Paper title to be centered on the page, uppercase and lowercase letters, Font size 14, bold
Author (s) name (s): Uppercase and lowercase letters, centered on the line following the title, font size 12, bold
Institutional affiliation: name of the institute and country, Uppercase and lowercase letters, centered on the line following the author(s) name, font size 12
Authors note: Provide information about the author`s departmental affiliation, acknowledgment for any financial and non-financial assistance, mailing address for correspondence, email addresses for all co-authors
Key words: Maximum 6 key words, font size 11