Guidelines For Authors

Shodh Journal of Multidisciplinary Innovative Thoughts which is online Peer Reviewed and Refereed National Journal. It covers Multidisciplinary areas of Research. Its objective is to disseminate knowledge, which ensures good practice of professional management and its focal point is on research and reflections relevant to academicians and practicing managers.

Manuscript Submission

1. The Manuscripts should be in MS-Word format. The contribution should be 8 to 10 pages in A4 size paper and the text shall be in font size 12 in Times New Roman/Mangal/ Krutidev/ Urdu with one and half space on single side with 2-inch margin.

 

2. It is mandatory to mention a valid email address with content submitted online.

 

3. In the first page of the paper (cover page), include the author details in the cover page as :
   Name
   DesignationName and Full address of Institute (with pincode/zipcode)Email id……..                                     Contact Details…………….

 

4. The author's name or affiliations should not appear anywhere else in the body of the manuscript, because our peer-review process is blinded.

 

5. The actual paper should commence from the second page containing the title followed by the Abstract, Keywords, JEL Classification, and the main paper. The author's name should not be mentioned anywhere except in the first page (cover page).

 

6. Word Limit: The Manuscripts should not be more than 5500 words.

 

7. Abstract: The abstract should be clear and provide an excellent summary of each article's content. It should briefly describe the objectives, explain how the study was done, and summarize the key results. The Abstract should be written in past tense and should not be more than 300 words. Avoid the use of abbreviations and references in the abstract. The Abstract should be followed by relevant keywords.

 

8. Research Paper Should be in Standardize format which may consist of Abstract, Key Words, Introduction, Literature review, Objective of The Study, Research Methodology, Hypothesis, Identification of Research Gap, Findings, Conclusion, Reference, Bibliography etc.

 

9. Tables should be numbered consecutively as Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, and so on (as not as Table 1.1, Table 1.2, Table 1.3, and so on). The title of the table should be placed above the table. The source should be indicated at the bottom. Please provide table(s) as real table(s) with rows, columns, and cells. Each piece of information should reside in its own cell.

 

10. Figures should be numbered consecutively (as Figure 1, Figure 2, and so on and not as Figure 1.1, Figure 1.2, and so on). Wherever necessary, the source should be indicated at the bottom. The figures should also be given relevant titles.

 

11. All tables, charts, graphs, and diagrams should be high resolution black and white images only. Number and complexity of such exhibits should be as low as possible. All charts and graphs should be drawn legibly and figures should be indicated in millions and billions.

 

12. The manuscript must clearly specify the Methodology used in the paper. In case of survey-based studies, it is mandatory for the author(s) to mention the sampling methodology, number of respondents, nature of sampling, and time period of the study.

 

13. References should be included at the end of the paper. All the references should be cited in the body of the text. References and citations should be complete in all respects and arranged in alphabetical order. Please refer to the APA 7th Edition for framing the References.

 

14. Display formulae and mathematical equations should be numbered serially. Equations should be typewritten and use the form (1).

 

15. Footnotes, italics, and quotation marks should be kept to the minimum.

 

16. The primary heading should be in capitalized form (Uppercase) and boldface. The sub-headings should be in title - case capitalization (first letter of each word in capital), in bold, and should be italicized.

 

17. Manuscripts not accepted for publication will not be sent back to contributors. Contributors whose papers are accepted or rejected will be informed by email only.

 

REFERENCING

References and citations should be complete in all respects in order to enable readers to look up the source materials and most importantly, to demonstrate that your paper is well - researched and gives credit to the author(s) of the source materials.

References should be included at the end of the paper. All the references should be referred to in the text and arranged in alphabetical order. Authors are requested to include only a list of cited References and not a Bibliography. Reference to a citation in the text should be made by means of the author's name followed by the year of publication in parenthesis. The references must follow the style guide of the American Psychological Association (APA) (7th edition).

For all references, it is mandatory to include the DOIs for all references in the following format : https://doi.org/10.17010/ijom/2020/v50/i5-7/153073

APA has now come out with the 7th Edition. For References Examples, please look up this link :https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples