Guidelines of Authors

SUṢAMĀ : Multidisciplinary Research Journal
A Multidisciplinary International Peer-Reviewed & Refereed Journal
Open Access, Quarterly Journal
ISSN:3107-4529 (Print)

Guidelines of Authors

1. Only open soft copies of articles formatted in Word-compliant format (.doc, .docs, .docx) shall be accepted for publication. Papers typed in non-unicode fonts will not be accepted.

2. Articles should be written between 2000 to 5000 words.

3. The submitted article should contain a one-page summary (not exceeding 150 words), keywords (at least 5). The manuscript should be numbered sequentially in a proper way.

4. Language of the article may be any one of Sanskrit, English, Bengali & Hindi. Grammatical mistakes and factual errors may cancel the acceptance of the article.

5. Any article found plagiarised, paraphrased, ill-cited, inaccurately referred will not be accepted. Once an author is found plagiarising will be blacklisted for rest of his life.

6. We use a double-blind review process. Citations, references and any other sign that can reveal the identity of the author(s) must be avoided.

7. MLA style should be followed for citation, reference and bibliography.

8. Papers should be sent to susamajournal@gmail.com.
Special Guidelines for Authors

Use of Quotations and Formatting:
-No quotation should be bolded under any circumstances. Quotations must be indicated exclusively by using either single or double inverted commas.
Underlining is strictly prohibited; no words, phrases, or sentences should be underlined anywhere in the article.

Endnote and Formatting Rules:
-Only endnotes must be used throughout the article; footnotes are strictly unacceptable. All endnote numbers within the text and at the end must be in English digits and done entirely manually. No automated or systematic endnote tools/software should be used.
-The endnote reference numbers within the main body of the text must be formatted as manual superscripts.
-No section breaks of any kind should be inserted within the MS Word document.

Mandatory English Sections: The article title, abstract, keywords, and bibliography must be written in English.

Abstract Regulations: The English abstract must not contain any quotations or citations.

Punctuation and Spacing: Exactly one space must be provided immediately after the punctuation mark (Full Stop/Dari) at the end of a sentence. No space should be left before any punctuation mark.

Font Specifications: (Font size: 12)
For English: ‘Times New Roman’
For Sanskrit and Hindi: ‘Sanskrit 2003’ (Unicode)
For Bengali: ‘Kalpurush’ (Unicode)

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