Paper submitted should be an original and unpublished work. Any paper submitted which is
identical or substantially similar to research work already published or under review
for another publication will not be considered.
Structure of the manuscript
The manuscript should be accompanied by the following:
An abstract of 300 words with 4-6 key words and the JEL classification.
Use single quotes throughout. Spellings of words in quotations should not be
changed.
Use of italics and diacritical should be minimized, but used consistently.
All files should be submitted as a word document.
Article title page Author Details
Details should be given on the Article Title Page including:
Full name of each author.
Affiliation of each author, including current designation and affiliation, phone
number, and e-mail address at time the study was completed.
Where more than one author has contributed to the paper, details of who should be
contacted for correspondence.
E-mail address of the corresponding author.
Kindly do not mention the author(s) name, affiliation and any other information inside
the manuscript. The affiliated institutions are to be listed directly below the names of
the authors. Multiple affiliations should be marked with superscript Arabic numbers, and
they should each start on a new line.
Headings
The heading should follow the APA style. There are 5 heading levels in APA. Regardless of
the number of levels, always use the headings in order, beginning with level 1.
Font and Format
All manuscripts should be submitted in Word format, with 1.5-line spacing, 12- point
font, font type Times New Roman and 1-inch margins on all sides.
Tables
All tables should be sequentially numbered with Arabic numerals. If the manuscript
includes an appendix with tables, identify them with capital letters and Arabic numerals
(e.g. Table A1, Table B2).
Figures and Graphs
Number all the figures consecutively with Arabic numerals.
Mention all figures in the text.
For figures, include the figure number and a title with a legend and caption. These
elements appear below the visual display. For the figure number, type Figure X. Then
type the title of the figure in sentence case. Follow the title with a legend that
explains the symbols in the figure and a caption that explains the figure. For e.g.,
Figure 1. Sensitive Index. This figure illustrates the sensitivity of the prices of
the select 30 stocks in the BSE.
Captions serve as a brief, but complete, explanation and as a title. For example,
“Figure 4. Population” is insufficient, whereas “Figure 4. Population of Tribal
Races, Indian Subcontinent (1980)” is better.
Graphs should always include a legend that explains the symbols, abbreviations, and
terminology used in the figure.
These terms must be consistent with those used in the text and in other figures.
The lettering in the legend should be of the same type and size as that used in the
figure.
Abbreviations, terminology, probability level values must be consistent across tables and
figures in the same article. Likewise, formats, titles, and headings must be consistent.
Do not repeat the same data in different tables.
References
Authors are requested to follow the APA style.
Peer review policy
The Journal adheres to the double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both
the reviewer and author are concealed from each other. The submitted manuscripts will be
assessed by reviewers with domain knowledge of the submission’s main research area, and
by at least one reviewer who comes from a discipline outside the author’s own field.
All manuscripts are assessed initially by the Editors and only those papers will be sent
for outside review that meet the methodological and editorial standards of the journal
and fit within the aims and scope of the journal.
The reviewers' recommendations determine whether an article will be
Accepted
Accepted subject to minor changes
Accepted subject to resubmission with significant changes
Rejected.
For articles which require changes, the same reviewers will be used to ensure that the
quality of the revised article is acceptable.
Copyright
Articles, papers or cases submitted for publication should be original and should not be
under consideration for any other publication at the same time. Authors submitting
articles/papers/cases for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of
any existing copyright, infringement of proprietary right, invasion of privacy, or libel
and will indemnify, defend, and hold the Journal or sponsor(s) harmless from any
damages, expenses, and costs against any breach of such warranty. For ease of
dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, papers/articles/cases and
contributions become the legal copyright of the journal unless otherwise agreed in
writing.
Accuracy of the Content
Contributions, whether published pseudonymously or not, are accepted on the strict
understanding that the author is responsible for the accuracy of all opinion, technical
comment, factual report, data, figures, illustrations and photographs. Publication does
not necessarily imply that these are the opinions of the Editorial Board, Editors or the
Publisher, nor does the Board, Editors or Publisher accept any liability for the
accuracy of such comment, report and other technical and factual information. The
Publisher will, however, strive to ensure that all opinion, comments, reports, data,
figures, illustrations and photographs are accurate, insofar as it is within its
abilities to do so.
Accuracy of Reproduction
All reasonable efforts are made to ensure accurate reproduction of text, photographs and
illustrations. The Publisher does not accept responsibility for mistakes, be they
editorial or typographical, nor for consequences resulting from them. The Publisher
reserves the right to edit, abridge or omit material submitted for publication.
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