Focus and Scope

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AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

Submission

Manuscripts should be submitted by one of the authors of the manuscript in PDF (.pdf) or Word (.doc, .docx, .rtf) format through the online. There is no page limit. Only online submissions are accepted to facilitate rapid publication and minimize administrative costs. Submissions by anyone other than one of the authors will not be accepted. The submitting author takes responsibility for the paper during submission and peer review.

Terms of Submission

Papers submitted for publication should not have already been published elsewhere or are not currently under consideration by any other publisher. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the article's publication has been approved by all the other coauthors. Only an acknowledgment mail from the editorial office officially establishes the date of receipt of the manuscript. All queries concerning the publication of papers should be addressed to britto@shctpt.edu

Article Processing Charges

The journal is an open access journal. There is no processing and publication charge.

Peer Review

All manuscripts submitted for publication are subject to plagiarism screening and peer review and are expected to meet standards of academic excellence.If the plagiarism screening result indicates 30% or more degree of copying, the manuscript will summarily be rejected.

Title and Authorship Information

The following information should be included
Paper title
Full author names
Full institutional mailing addresses
Email addresses

Abstract

The manuscript should contain an abstract. The abstract should be self-explanatory and citation-free and should not exceed 300 words.

Introduction

This section should be precise, with no subheadings giving an overall picture of the paper.

Materials and Methods

This part should be elaborate and should contain sufficient detail so that all procedures can be repeated. It may contain subsections if several methods are described.

Results and Discussion

This section may contain the important findings and discussions each of which may be divided by subheadings or may be combined.

Conclusions

This should clearly explain the main conclusions of the work highlighting its importance and relevance.

Acknowledgments

All acknowledgments (if any) should be included at the very end of the paper before the references and may include supporting grants, presentations, and so forth.

Results and Discussion

This section may contain the important findings and discussions each of which may be divided by subheadings or may be combined.

Conclusions

This should clearly explain the main conclusions of the work highlighting its importance and relevance.

Acknowledgments

All acknowledgments (if any) should be included at the very end of the paper before the references and may include supporting grants, presentations, and so forth.

References

Reference format should be strictly adhered to. The authors are responsible for ensuring that the information in each reference is complete and accurate. All references must be numbered consecutively and citations of references in text should be identified using numbers in square brackets. All references should be cited within the text; otherwise, these references will be automatically removed.

Preparation of Figures

While submitting an article, authors are supposed to include all figures and tables in the PDF/word file of the manuscript. Figures and tables should also be submitted in separate files at the stage.

Preparation of Tables

Tables should be cited consecutively in the text. Every table must have a descriptive title and if numerical measurements are given, the units should be included in the column heading. If more than one table is used they should be numbered.

Proofs

Corrections or revisions suggested by the editor(s) shall be carried out and returned to the publisher within 7 days of receipt. During the submission of the final version of the manuscript the source files (LATEX) should also be submitted after which the authors will be sent the galley proof. This will help the publisher to ensure prompt publication. It will be appreciated if the manuscripts and figures conform from the outset to the style of the journal.

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Copyright

The publisher reserves the copyright. During the final submission of the manuscript, the authors are required to submit the copyright form duly signed by all the authors of the manuscript transferring the copyright to the publisher.

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Open Access Policy

The Open Access source is a recent development in academic publishing. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.