Submissions

Language and file preparation

Manuscripts may be submitted in English or Hindi.
Submit an editable Microsoft Word (.docx) file.
English manuscript: Unicode text; a standard readable serif font such as Times New Roman, 12 pt; 1.5 line spacing.
Hindi manuscript: Unicode Devanagari; recommended Noto Serif Devanagari or Mangal, 12 pt; 1.5 line spacing.
Use A4 page size and approximately 2.54 cm margins.
Use consistent heading levels; avoid excessive manual formatting.
Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively and cited in the text.
Images must be of publication quality and accompanied by source/permission information where applicable.

Anonymous manuscript for double-blind review

Do not include author names, affiliations, email addresses, acknowledgements or biographical notes in the blinded manuscript.
Remove identifying information from Word file properties and from self-references where identification is obvious.
Author details must be entered separately in the submission system/title-page file.
Where self-citation is necessary, write normally in the final version; during review, avoid wording that reveals identity.

Title-page metadata

Article title and subtitle.
Full name of each author in publication order.
Department, institution, city, state/province and country.
Official email and corresponding-author identification.
ORCID iD where available.
Short author biography (50–80 words) if requested.
Funding statement.
Conflict-of-interest declaration.
Ethics approval / informed consent statement where applicable.
Data availability statement where applicable.
AI-use disclosure where applicable.

Abstract and keywords

Abstract: approximately 150–250 words, stating purpose, approach/method, principal findings/argument and significance.
Keywords: 4–7 specific terms
For maximum bilingual discoverability, the journal should request English title, abstract and keywords for Hindi articles; a Hindi title/abstract may also be supplied for English articles where feasible.
Do not include citations in the abstract unless essential.

Structure

A research article should normally contain: Title; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Review of Literature/Context; Objectives or Research Questions; Methodology/Approach (where relevant); Analysis/Discussion; Findings; Conclusion; Acknowledgements (after acceptance); Funding; Conflict of Interest; Data Availability/Ethics statements where applicable; References.

Humanities articles may use discipline-appropriate structures rather than an imposed IMRaD format, provided the argument, sources and method are clear.

Citation style

Recommended house policy: APA 7th edition for Social Sciences and interdisciplinary empirical work. MLA 9th edition may be accepted for Literature/Language/Humanities where disciplinary convention strongly favours MLA. A manuscript must use one recognised style consistently. The final journal website should state the accepted styles clearly and the production team should standardise each article before publication.

● Every in-text citation must correspond to a reference-list entry and vice versa.

● Include DOI in URL form where available.

● Use reliable editions and complete bibliographic information.

● Do not cite fabricated, unverifiable or AI-invented references.

● Primary sources should be cited from identifiable editions/archives.