Authors Guidelines

The manuscripts should normally not exceed 5000 words including References and Footnotes.

Submission of manuscript:

• Authors are advised to submit manuscript in word file (Microsoft word doc) along with signed Copyright Form to the editor via e-mail dipaksociology@gmail.com
• Accepted papers will be acknowledged and processed further.
• Acceptance or rejection of the manuscript would be decided after the decision of editorial team.
• Font for English: Times New Roman, Size 11, Double Line space/ Font for Hindi: KrutiDev10, Size 14, Double Line space
• The cover page of the article should contain: (i) Title of the article (in bold) (ii) Name(s) of authors (iii) Professional affiliation (iv) Address of correspondence and Email. Kindly note the authors name should not be mentioned in any other page.
• The second page should contain (i) title of the article (Time New Romans 16, in bold) (ii) an abstract of the paper in about 200-250 words (Times Roman 12-point type, single spacing, in italics) that clearly includes the purpose and significance, design/methodology/approach, findings, research limitations/implications, practical implications.(iii) keywords of the paper(3-5 key words).
• Please check your manuscript for clarity, grammar, spellings, punctuation, and consistency of references to minimize editorial changes.
• Authors must follow the Harvard Style of referencing, with author, date, page to be cited in main body of text in parentheses and list of references to be cited at end of main text .References must be given in alphabetical order (surname first)and typed on a separate page, single-spaced, at the end of the paper.
• Footnotes: Used as sparingly as possible, should be numbered consecutively and will be listed at the bottom of the page.