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Author Guidelines

Types and Length of Submissions

Articles (6000-7000 words, including footnotes/tables/graphs, etc.)
Review articles, book-reviews, opinion pieces and interviews (not exceeding 3000 words)

Manuscript Preparation

Language: English

Format: The text should be simple; typed in MS Word, and double-spaced. The font should be Times New Roman with standard 12 point.

Abstract: The text should be accompanied by a 250-word abstract below the title.

Keywords: Three to five keywords should be included on the Author Information & Submission Declaration Form (See 5.4. below and Annexure I).

Acknowledgments: Any acknowledgements should appear at the end of your article prior to any notes and references.

Copyright: Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.

Conditions: The SLJH does not accept previously published articles, papers published concurrently in other journals, or those that have appeared on internet sites.

Citation Style

The SLJH adopts the MLA citation/referencing style. Authors are requested to use this style throughout the paper, to maintain consistency.

Manuscript Submission

- Potential authors should submit their manuscripts online (see 'Submitting an Article Online' above).
- When submitting, please maintain anonymity. All author-related information should be on a separate cover page using the template in Annexure I below along with the author’s       declaration.
- Submissions will be acknowledged by SLJH. It will attempt to review manuscripts as rapidly as possible. All attempts are made to reach a decision within 2 months of submission.

Proofs
The SLJH will email the proofs to the author. Only typographical and/or factual errors may be changed at this stage.

Complimentary Copies and E-Prints
The SLJH will send a pdf-version of the published paper to the corresponding author. The author may also receive a complimentary copy of the print issue in which the article appears.

PEER REVIEW POLICY
The SLJH adopts a double-blind peer review process.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY
Submissions that have been accepted for publication in the SLJH shall not be withdrawn by the author. Any request for withdrawal shall be made by the author prior to acceptance.

RETRACTION OR REMOVAL POLICY
The SLJH follows the principles outlined in the joint statement issued by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and the International Publishers’ Association (IPA) on retraction or removal of journal articles from the web, available at: https://www.ifla.org/publications/iflaipa-joint-statement-on-retraction-or-removal-of-journal-articles-from-the-web.

EFFECTIVE DATE
The guidelines set out in this document are effective from 01.02.2021.

Author Information & Submission Declaration Form [To be submitted by Author / Corresponding Author]

Name of Author / Corresponding Author:

Designation: 

Institution / Affiliation: 

Country:

Email:

Contact No.: 

Title of the Manuscript: 

Keywords (3-5): 

Co-author/s, if any, with designation, institution / affiliation and email: 

Submission Declaration:

1. I confirm that,
       -   I have read, understood and I agree to the submission guidelines and policies of the SLJH;
       -   all authors of the manuscript have no conflict of interests to declare;
       -   the submitted manuscript is the author’s / authors’ original work, and has not been copied or plagiarized in part or full;
       -   the submitted manuscript has not received prior publication and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere;
       -    the submitted manuscript shall not be given for consideration to any other publication until a decision is made by the SLJH.

2. On behalf of all co-authors, if any, I shall bear full responsibility for the submission

Date: Signature of Author / Corresponding Author

     (Signed on behalf of all authors, if any) 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

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