Guidelines for Authors: Authors are welcome to submit their scientific research work in the form of an article typeset in double spacing in 10 size font with a generous margin. They must choose and specify the journal published by the Pushpa Publishing House (PPH) in which they wish to get their article considered for possible publication. Authors can directly submit their papers to an editor in the field of their interest. Every article is subject to crosscheck against plagiarism using iThenticate: Plagiarism Detection Software (The Pushpa Publishing House follows strict discipline for accepting manuscripts below 30% overlap excluding references) and peer-review.
The article must contain a title reflecting the subject material of the paper, an abstract in approximately 250 words describing in brief the content in paper, an introduction proving the motivation of the work undertook along with historical background, and relevant references arranged in alphabetical order. The article should contain 3 to 6 keywords to felicitate quick identification of the paper for indexing purposes. Authors may provide at need the conclusion, the future plan and possible avenues that may arise. Affiliations of authors along with their complete addresses and contact IDs be provided.
Guidelines for Referees: Referees to review a paper are assigned by the handling editor. They are requested to thoroughly examine the intellectual content in the paper and ensure the originality and correctness. They may recommend a paper in its present form for publication if they feel satisfied with the contribution made in it together with its presentation. They may consider the paper undergo a minor or else a major revision; in both the cases, they need to apprise the authors with their suggestions and advice. Needless to mention, a review report containing constructive comments related to the presentation and improvement of intellectual content in the paper can substantially enrich the manuscript. The revised manuscript is reviewed again by the same reviewer(s). Authors will have freedom to forward rebuttal on comment(s) of the referee. In case, the revised version of the paper is found to be in order, the referee may recommend the paper for publication. However, a referee should be in correspondence with only the concerned editor of the journal or Editorial office in Prayagraj and should in no case correspond with the author(s) in respect of the paper under review. Reviewers are supposed to maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript papers under review. No reviewer is expected to disclose the article or any of its part to anyone except when necessary to the editor concerned of the journal or Editorial office in Prayagraj. Reviewers should refrain from considering manuscripts wherein they have conflict of interest of any nature. If a referee finds himself/herself not well familiar with subject matter of the paper, or if finds unable to provide report in a stipulated time frame, he/she can express his/her inability to review the article. Also, if the same paper is under review for some other journal, the paper should be returned to the editor with the recommendation to reject the same on account of double submission.
Guidelines for Editors: The editor handling an article should give cursory look and if finds the article suitable to undergo review process, assigns referees seeking their consent to evaluate the article. The editor himself can perform the job of a referee. The handling editor decides the suitability or otherwise of the article for publication on the basis of reports of the referees. The editor has right to differ with the opinion of a referee and in that situation can assign another referee for the paper. The editor may consult with other members in the editorial board of the journal concerned at need to arrive at the decision fast.
Editors must maintain the confidentiality of the manuscripts until their publication and should avoid considering manuscripts wherein they have conflict of interest of any nature. Editors are supposed to be considerate towards the authors in arriving at the final decision. Care to keep the author(s) active for quality work should be an object. The decision of the editor should be fair and with no bias. However, no compromise with the quality and the standard of the journal is to be made.
Publication policy: Articles received are immediately processed. Once the paper gets through the screening by local team and Crossref Similarity Check against plagiarism using iThenticate: Plagiarism Detection Software (The Pushpa Publishing House follows strict discipline for accepting manuscripts below 30% overlap excluding references and quotations), it is passed on to the handling Editor who assigns referees with expertise in the field of work in the paper. Referees are requested to provide their reports within a period of three weeks. The reports of the referees help the handling Editor to arrive at a decision. In case of recommendation for revision, the Editor may advise the authors to re-submit their paper after due revision as per suggestions/comments of the referees. The revised paper is again evaluated by the same referees. On receiving the final decision from the Editor, the Editorial office at Prayagraj makes necessary correspondence with the author(s). In case of clear recommendation for publication, the galley proofs of the paper are sent to the corresponding author. After the receipt of the corrected galley proofs, an effort is made to accommodate the paper in an issue to appear next. We understand that the policy of quick decision is in the interest of both the authors as well as the publishers. To ensure speedy publication articles which are sufficiently well presented as are judged by the Editors often get priority. Accepted papers get duly edited and typeset in the style of our journal by the publisher and the galley proofs are sent to the submitting authors. Once the corrections are received, the paper is finalized for press. The final draft of the paper is again sent to the corresponding author who is asked to pass on further correction(s), if any, within a stipulated time. Then the paper is treated ready for press.
