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Author Guidelines

Responsibilities for Authors

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship and co-authors must be properly mentioned. Authors must distinctly mention those who mentored or guided or assisted them in conceptualizing/conducting the research. The names of those who mentored. guided or assisted must be given as ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in the paragraph preceding the references. Please keep the acknowledgement to the minimum. Article word count includes acknowledgements.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Authors should cite publications that have been consulted, referred to or otherwise relied upon to develop their arguments/analysis, supplement their views and arrive at their findings and conclusions. Standardized referencing format should be followed. This journal recommends and accepts only APA 6th Edition citation format.

Corresponding Author

Wherever there are more than one author for a paper, name of the Corresponding Author must be specifically mentioned in the title page of the paper. This journal shall communicate with only the corresponding author on all matters pertaining to the paper during the submission, publication and subsequent processes. No communication from any other author or other person claiming to be associated with the paper shall be entertained by this journal. The Corresponding Author is solely responsible to deal with any conflict of interest that may arise between him/her and any other person claiming to be associated with the paper.

Conflict of Interest

Any financial or any other substantive conflict of interest in the course research culminating in the paper must be specifically mentioned by the author. He/she shall be responsible for all its consequences. Acceptance of the paper by this journal in no way shall implicate the journal into the conflict of interest or its course of events.

Errors in Published Works

Should an author discover significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, the author is obliged to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. The journal owns no responsibility in this regard.

Funding Sources

The author must specifically acknowledge in the paper an organization, institution or individual, if the research has been funded by them.

Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that they have appropriate permissions to cite the works of published material, wherever such permissions are needed. The publisher and Editor-in-Chief or any official associated with this journal do not share any responsibility towards this aspect. If and when such a question of copyright or any other violation of copyright pertaining to any paper published in this journal arises, the author and author alone, is responsible to deal with all matters concerning such disputes. The journal accepts no responsibilities pertaining to copy rights violation by the authors in any form.

Retention and access to Data

Authors are expected to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should provide public access to such data when needed. It is advisable to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication, in order to avoid conflict of interest with other researchers who have published works on similar areas.

Simultaneous or Repeat Publication

Authors must ensure that their paper submitted to this journal is not simultaneously or parallel or otherwise submitted for publication or published in other journals or books. This journal retains the publication right over material published in its website. However, authors are free to use, re-use and build upon the contents of their publications in this journal elsewhere, subject to the condition that their work in this journal is appropriately credited. In other words, EJSSS strives to make all the contents freely available to academic community everywhere for furtherance of knowledge for non-commercial purposes. Copy Rights over the contents of the paper remain with the author for use subject only to his/her obligation to give credit to EJSSS.

Standard of Writing 

Authors should attempt to present an accurate account of their research work in an objective manner, bringing out significant outcomes. Appropriate statistical/scientific data must be presented bringing out their analysis correctly. External sources relied upon must be cited correctly, giving due credit. Scientific approach is the norm even in papers that deal with subjective aspects like philosophy.

Article Processing Charge

We have introduced Article Processing Charge (APC) from our December 2021-January 2022 Issue onwards. The purpose is to offset basic administrative expenses in processing submissions for publication. The APC in respect of different categories of authors are as below:

For salaried academicians/working professionals/independent researchers - INR 3000 (Three Thousand Indian Rupees) per paper or work accepted for publication.

For Students/Scholars receiving scholarships or financial assistance for studies - INR 2000 (Two Thousand Indian Rupees) per paper or work accepted for publication.

For Book Review/PhD Synopsis submissions - INR 1500 (One Thousand Five Hundred Indian Rupees) per accepted submission.

Note: Authors are requested to specifically mention the category they belong to in the cover letter while submitting their Abstracts. Necessary details for remitting the APC will be communicated to the Author after review and acceptance of the submitted work. Remittances are to be made in Indian Rupees only.

 

General Guidelines for Submission of Manuscript

 

  • The first page of the article should contain full name of authors with designation and correspondence address  (Both Institution and residential)
  • The research must be original in nature and is neither published nor under consideration for publication anywhere else.
  • The review process may take 08-10 weeks and the status would be known after 10 weeks of submission of the article. We do not respond to follow-up queries in this regard from any author.
  • It is mandatory to mention a valid email and mobile number along with full communication address and institutional affiliation in the cover page. 
  • The main paper (Manuscripts) should not normally exceed more than 8000 words (including graphs & charts). For more details, please see Submission Guidelines given below.
  • All the tables, charts, graphs, diagrams should be in black & white and not in colours, to the extent possible or appropriate.
  • Article should be typed in Times New Roman, Font 12, in English (US, UK or Indian), with a one and half space and single column with 1” Margin on an A4 size Paper. The Page numbers are NOT to be given since the journal pages are serially numbered. Please avoid header/footer. All headings & sub headings must be in bold but running letters.
  • Footnotes, italics, and quotation marks should be kept to the minimum. Footnotes are not to be used for providing references and citations.
  • References/Citations must be in APA 6th edition style carrying an in-text reference and full bibliographic citation in the Reference Section at the end of the manuscript.
  • Each manuscript must be accompanied by (1) a statement that it has been neither published nor submitted for publication, either in whole or in part, in a professional journal or as a part in a book which is formally published or for internal purposes in any institution, and made available to the public, (2) a statement regarding Conflict of Interest, (3) Acknowledgement to the sources of funding (if any), and (4) a statement conveying the consent of the author(s) to publish the content and retain the copyright for such publication. These may be endorsed in the cover letter or at the end of the manuscript.
  • We may introduce Copyright Form to be submitted by the author(s) before publication of the work, for the purpose of Clause (4) stated above. Till such time this is introduced, authors are advised to specifically include a statement as suggested above.

Book Reviews

Electronic Journal of Social and Strategic Studies (EJSSS) encourages and invites book reviews. Limited to not more than 2000 words in Times New Roman, Font 12 and Single Space. It should carry the name and email of the reviewer with his/her institutional affiliation.

A JIF image of the front cover of the book is also to be submitted. Synoptic view of evaluation of the content of the book should be presented with objectivity. While constructive criticism is expected, reviews which carry evidently personalized, improper or unethical views of the reviewer shall not be considered for publication.

A book published by the author himself may also be presented for review. Please avoid any attempt to market the book in the form of a review. Please remember that this journal believes in promoting objective and unbiased scholarly writing.

Own publications can be posted to EJSSS Blog by writing a request to submission.ejss@gmail.com, addressed to Managing Editor for consideration.


Specific Submission Guidelines

We accept manuscripts only through our online submission process. Please make optimum use of our online submission facility.

Please read the following guidelines prior to submission of your paper/work. Please be advised that papers not complying with the following guidelines are liable to be rejected.

We accept articles only in MS WORD (2003/2007) format and its newer versions. 

  • Length of full manuscript (Research papers): Full-length Research Papers ranging between 3,000 - 8,000 words
  • Commentaries/perspective pieces between 2,000 – 3,000 words (Only by invitation from Editorial Board)
  • Book Reviews ranging between 1500 - 2000 words

Note: 1. Shorter Commentaries/Perspectives could be considered, if found suitable, after it is specifically invited by and accepted by the editorial board. 2. Research papers exceeding 8000 words would also be considered based on the subject content. 

  • Title/Subtitle: This should be concise, relevant to the work and informative.
  • Author names and affiliations: We require the full postal address of each author with institutional affiliation, including the country name, phone number, and the e-mail address (institutional and personal, as applicable). These are to be given in the cover page or first page of the manuscript.
  • Corresponding author(s): In case of multiple authors, one of the contributors is to be designated as Contributing Author. This journal will correspond only with the corresponding author for all decisions concerning submission, acceptance and publication.
  • Abstract: A concise abstract (between 150–250 words) and it should adequately describe the work and highlight its significance. Avoid the use of abbreviations and references in the abstract. The abstract should be followed by relevant keywords (at least six to eight key words). 
  • Sub-heads/Level-heads: Divide your article into clearly defined (or numbered) sections/subsections.
  • Acknowledgements: Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the Bibliography/Reference section.
  • References: EJSSS accepts citations only in APA 6th Edition format. Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic citations is entirely with the authors. All references/citations should be clearly mentioned as per the format listed below. Each reference should be clearly inserted with the corresponding in-text cue. Please avoid inserting additional references if they are not actually used in the work. For uniformity, please use the heading References for bibliography.
  • Web References: International standards of scholarly writing does not give credence to web sources in general and Wiki sources or blogs in particular. Blogs owned and maintained by internationally/nationally reputed organizations like UN, World Bank, ADB, IMF, EU, SAARC, AU, OAS, ICRC, Carnegie Endowment for Democracy, etc, may however be relied upon to develop arguments in the paper. In such instances, the reference is to be given as a web source as per format for web references given below. In case of Web references, as a minimum, the full URL should be given as well as the date on which the URL was last accessed.
  • Tables: Graphs, Charts or Tables must be limited in number (as appropriate to the object of the paper). The title of the table should be placed above the table. They must be serially numbered (For example, TABLE 1: List of Regional Languages in India) with their Source mentioned at the Left Bottom of the Graph, Chart or Table. Papers without citing the source of these are liable to be rejected. They must also be referred (in-text cue) to in the text preceding the graph, chart or table.
  • Graphs: Graphs are to be serially numbered. Other instructions for the Tables applies to Graphs also.
  • Diagram: All diagrams are to be serially numbered. Other instructions for the Tables applies to diagrams also.
  • Pictures and Photos: The journal does not accept pictures and photos due to technical limitations.

 

Citation Styles: Examples

This journal requires the use of citation style APA 6th Edition which is freely available in MS WORD 2013. Sample citations are given below:

Authored Books: Single Author

Clay, H. (1916). Economics: An Introduction for the General Reader (Second ed.). London: Macmillan and Co Ltd. Pp 12-13

Authored Books: Multiple Authors

Chandra, B., Mukherjee, M., Mukherjee, A., Panikkar, K., & Mahajan, S. (2013). India's Struggle for Independence 1857-1947. New Delhi: Penguin Books. Pp 123

Edited Volume: Single Editor

Author, A. A. (1996). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. first page-last page). City: Publisher.

Edited Volume: Multiple Editors

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (1996). Title of chapter: Subtitle of chapter. In E. E. Editor, F. F. Editor, & G. G. Editor (Eds.), Title of book: Subtitle of book(edition, pp. first page-last page). City, Country: Publisher.

Chapter in Edited Volume: Single Author

Norton, A. (1991). Western European Local Government in Comparative Perspective. In R. Batley, & G. Stoker, Local Government in Europe: Trends and Developments. London: Macmillan.p. 155.

Chapter in Edited Volume: Multiple Authors

Kooiman, J. (2000). Societal governance: Levels, models, and orders of socialpolitical Interaction. In J. Pierre, Debating governance: Authority, Steering and Democracy. Pp. 138-164. Oxford: OUP.

Journal Article: Single Author

Saldanha, I. M. (1996). Colonialism and Professionalism: A German Forester in India. Environment and History, 2(2), 195-216.

Journal Article: Multiple Authors

Senaratne, A., Abeygunawardena, P., &Jayatilake, M. (2003). Changing Role of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP) in Household Economy of Peripheral Villages: The Case of Sinharaja World Heritage in Sri Lanka. Environmental Management, 32(5), 559-571.

Web Reference

Oosthoek, J. (2001). An Environmental History of State Forestry in Scotland, 1919-1970 (Ph.D. diss., University of Stirling, 2001), 21-22. Retrieved February 23, 2014, from http://www.eh-resources.org/colonial_forestry.html

ADB. (2015). Asian Development Bank. Retrieved March 21, 2015, from www.adb.org: http://www.adb.org/search?keywords=local+governance