Submission Checklist / Instructions

 

  1. Submissions (in any of the types) can be made throughout the year through the journal webpage after registering in the portal: https://journals.christuniversity.in/index.php/artha/about/submissions.
  2. Submission should be in two separate word files. File 1 - Title, abstract (if applicable), and text (with figures and tables in-line) without author names and affiliation details; File 2 - Only title, abstract (if applicable), author name(s), affiliation details, and acknowledgements.
  3. It is mandatory for all the authors to provide the name of their affiliated institution, place and correspondence details including email.
  4. The manuscript should be typed in MS Word, with 1.15 line space, 12 Font size, Book Antiqua font.
  5. Style: The journal follows APA 7th Edition stylesheet for text (headings, sub-headings, captions for tables/figures), in-text citations, and references. No numbered headings/sub-headings are allowed in the manuscript. Authors should take care to format the manuscript appropriately before the submission.
  6. British English spelling and grammar is to be used throughout the manuscript.
  7. The tables and figures in the text should be centred with proper titles and figures and they are to be in JPEG (300 dpi) or Tiff format. Only black and white figures will be accepted for the printed version of the journal. Scattered images and tables are not accepted. If required, the authors may submit high-quality images in separate files to the journal.
  8. Authors should take obligatory written permission from the concerned publishers for reproducing the Images/Figures/ Tables. Authors are expected to produce this written permission on the request of the Editor.
  9. Ethical Statement: The institutional review board statement, funding, any competing interests (wherever applicable) should be provided as a separate section at the end of the article text (before the Endnotes section).
  10. Endnotes: All notes should be indicated by serial numbers in the text and the detailed reference should be given as endnotes at the end of the document, following the corresponding numbers before the references. No footnote system is to be followed. Endnotes are optional.
  11. References: The list of references should be placed after the endnotes. Only the works cited or referred to in the main text should be cited under the references. References should be complete and should mention the DOI numbers, wherever applicable.
  12. Whenever a copyrighted material is used, contributors should accurately reproduce, and obtain permission from the copyright holders, and the same should be acknowledged in the article.
  13. Every contribution should be accompanied by a declaration that the article is original and has not been published nor submitted elsewhere for publication.