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Detailed Guidelines for Authors

(a)

The manuscripts should normally not exceed 15 (A 4 Size) pages, margin 1 inch in all sides including figures and tables, typed in 1.5 space in 10 point (preferably) in Times New Roman font.

(b)

Research paper / article should be submitted in the form of MS Word file through e-mail.

(c)

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.

(d)

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 10-point type & single spacing).
(iii) keywords should be provided which encapsulate the principal topics of the paper.(3-5 key words).

(e)

The manuscripts may contain footnotes /end note. References should be placed at the end of the paper and arranged alphabetically.

(f)

References must be given in alphabetical order and typed on a separate page, single-spaced, at the end of the paper.

(g)

All Figures (charts, diagrams and line drawings) and Plates (photographic images) should be submitted in electronic form. They should be of clear quality, in black and white and numbered consecutively

(h)

Tables should be typed and included as part of the manuscript. They should not be submitted as graphic elements.

(i)

Mathematical expressions, figures and charts should be presented in a way that will be easily printable. Tables and diagrams should be numbered consecutively and included in the text. Source must be mentioned below the table.

(j)

Please check your manuscript for clarity, grammar, spellings, punctuation, and consistency of references to minimize editorial changes.

(k)

The editorial team has the right to modify or edit the work in order to match the standard and style requirement of the journal.

(l)

The following format should be used for referring books, articles in journals, electronic documents etc:

Journal article: Bekaert, G., Harvey, C.R. and Lundblad, C. (2007) (quote) Liquidity and expected returns: lessons from Emerging markets (unquote), Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 20, pp.1783 to 1831.
Book BGeddes, K.O., Czapor, S.R., Labahn, G. (1992): Algorithms for Computer Algebra. Kluwer Publishing, Boston
Online Document Cartwright, J.: Big stars have weather too.IOP Publishing Physics Web. http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/11/6/16/1 (2007). Accessed 26 June 2007