Instructions for Author

Submission Guidelines

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the form available at our website Submissions | Minhaj International Journal of Economics and Organization Sciences

  • Articles shall be in MS Word (2013 or higher) duly formatted according to the guidelines and publication policy of the MJEOS.
  • Only Electronic submission (Soft Form) of manuscripts is accepted, and the corresponding text, tables, and figures shall be drafted in a single Microsoft Word file
  • Manuscripts shall be submitted through our online forum at Submissions | Minhaj International Journal of Economics and Organization Sciences
  • The contributor has to register him/herself before submitting the manuscript.
  • If a journal's editors are made aware of any allegations of research misconduct relating to a published article in their journal, the publisher or editor shall follow COPE's guidelines (or equivalent) in dealing with such allegations.

Fee

No publishing fee.

Formatting Guidelines

  1. Title: The title of the article should be bold, centered, and typed in capital letters (in 14 points) Times New Roman font.
  2. Author(s) Details: These author(s)' details should be in 12 points. Times New Roman font and should be centered below the title.
  • Full Name
  • Designation
  • Name of the Organization
  • City
  • State
  • Country &
  • E-mail ID.
  1. Abstract: All manuscripts must be accompanied by a brief abstract. The abstract should not exceed 350 words. It should be properly formatted as justified in italicized text in Times New Roman font (10 points). It should highlight the research background, methodology, major findings, and conclusion in brief.
  2. Key Words: Authors must mention 4-10 keywords. Keywords should be listed alphabetically, separated by commas, and end with a full stop.
  3. Page Setup: The size of the page should be Letter/A4 with a 1-inch margin on all four sides. The header and footer layout should be 0.5 inches from the edge.
  4. Manuscript: Manuscripts must be between 4000 – 6000 words (all inclusive). It should be 1.0 line-spaced, Times New Roman font, 12 points. Utmost care should be taken to avoid any spelling or grammatical errors (it is advised to get your draft reviewed by an English language expert before submission)
  5. Tables and Figures/Images: All important tables and figures/images should be incorporated into the body of the paper. The heading of the table should be in Times New Roman, bold, 10 points, and 0.25 inches indented (left). The heading of the figure/image should also follow the same specifications as the tables, but it should be placed below the image/figure and centered.
  6. References: All references should be listed alphabetically at the end of the article using APA reference style only.
  7. Author(s) Biography: Every author must submit a brief biography and a photograph along with the Copyright Agreement form.

 

Manuscript Preparation

Ø Language

Manuscripts should be typed in MS Word, in the English language, and should be furnished online only via e-mail (as an attachment).

Ø Length of Paper

The length of the paper should not exceed the maximum limit of words, i.e., 6000 words (minimum 4000 words). Paper containing more than 6000 words will be returned to the author(s) for abridgment. Articles should be typed in double-space (including footnotes and references) on one side of the paper only (preferably A4) with wide margins. Authors are urged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of clarity.

Ø Instructions about Title Page

The title page is generally separate and comes before the text of the manuscript. It should include the following details in the given sequence:

Ø Title

The title of your work should be very concise and meaningful, explicitly covering the contents of the paper, as titles are often used by users to search for the required contents. Therefore, avoid using formulas, abbreviations, and jargon where possible.

Ø Author(s) Name and Affiliation

The author(s)' name should be written clearly along with the family name. Right below the author's name, mention the author’s affiliation & address, i.e., where the actual work was done. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Also, the full postal addresses of each author's affiliation should be included in this part, which include city and country name, and, if available, the e-mail address and telephone number of each author.

Ø Corresponding Author

Indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication, and post-publication. Ensure that telephone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.

Ø Sponsoring Information

If an organization or NGO sponsors or supports the submitted research work in any way, please mention it clearly.

Ø Abstract

Your research work should be accompanied by an abstract, which should not exceed 350 words. This abstract should include the purpose of the study, the methodology employed, and the findings of the study. Abstracts are often presented separately from the article/manuscript, so they must be written in a way that they can stand alone.

Ø Keywords

Right after the abstract, write down a maximum of 4-10 keywords. Try to avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for instance, 'and' and ‘of’). Be cautious while using abbreviations in keywords; use only those abbreviations that are universally recognized in the field of study.

Ø Subdivision of the Manuscript

Authors are hereby advised to divide their articles/manuscripts into defined and numbered sections. Sub-sections should also be numbered like 1., 2., (then 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2), 1.2, etc. (except the abstract, which is not included in section numbering).

Ø Figure Legends, Figures, and Schemes

Authors should include these in this sequence at the end of their articles/manuscripts. The files with high-resolution graphics must be provided separately from the main body of the article/manuscript.

Ø Tables

Tables should also be presented at the end of the article. Kindly note that tables should be numbered one after the other according to their appearance in the text. A description of the tables should be presented immediately above the body of the table. Do not convert tables into images before incorporating them. Where possible, avoid vertical rules. Kindly ensure that the data presented in the table does not duplicate the results presented in the manuscript elsewhere.

Ø Formula

The text size of the formula, if any, should be similar to the normal text size of the manuscript.

Ø References

It is the sole responsibility of the authors to be sure of the accuracy of bibliographic citations following the latest edition of APA.

Ø Citations in the Text

Kindly ensure that every reference cited in the text is also included in the reference list and vice versa. Authors should avoid using citations in the abstract of the manuscript. Personal communications and unpublished results should not be included in the reference list at the end of the manuscript but may be presented in the text. An 'in press' article's citation of a reference means that the work has been accepted for publication.

Ø Citing and Listing of Web References

Wherever an author faces a problem with the citation of a web reference, please include the full URL as a minimum. The author should also present any other information, if known. This information may be about the author's name, dates reference to a source publication, etc. For the convenience of the authors and readers, web references can also be listed separately (for instance, after the reference list) under a separate head if so desired by the author(s), or they can be included in the reference list.

Ø Text in References

Authors are advised to follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th edition. They can refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Sixth Edition, at http://www.apastyle.org/manual/index.aspx.

Ø References list

References at the end of the manuscript should be arranged in an alphabetical sequence first and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. If there is more than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year, it must be identified with the letters "a," "b," "c," etc., written right after the year of publication.

Note:

The editor reserves the right to amend, abridge, or otherwise alter the contents of the paper to make it suitable for publication. However, every endeavor will be made to preserve the spirit and effectiveness of the paper.