Submissions

Author Guidelines

Guidelines for Article Submission 

• Ph.D. scholars are invited to submit original manuscripts to the International Journal of Indology. The research manuscript should be related to advancing the field of Indology and examining issues from an Indic lens.  Areas of consideration fall under the Social Sciences and Humanities, including political science, economics, law, international relations, psychology, anthropology, sociology, history, religion, literature, philosophy, spirituality, art and architecture, linguistics, etc. For example, Indo-Sri Lankan trade could fall under economics, political science, or international relations. Similarly, work on feminism could fall under any of the above classical disciplines.
• The manuscript should be original and not submitted to any other journal or be previously published. 
• The document must be in Word format with Times New Roman, 12-point font, and 1-inch margins. Electronic submissions should be sent in Microsoft Word format to – editor@indologyacademy.org
• The main body of the manuscript should be formatted as Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion as applicable. 
• Papers should be written in English and will be checked for plagiarism. All non-English terms should be indicated in Italics the first time of mention. Diacritical marks are unnecessary but should be kept consistent throughout the manuscript if utilized. 
• The cover page should contain the following: Title of the manuscript, 250-word Abstract, five keywords, names of author(s), institutional affiliation and position (if any), email ID, and phone number. The manuscript should refrain from containing identifying information to ensure a proper peer review. 

The title page should contain the following: 

1. A brief informative title containing the significant keywords. The title should not contain abbreviations;
2. A short-running title of fewer than 40 characters;
3. The full name(s) of the author(s);
4. The author's institutional affiliations, including the author’s present details;
5. Acknowledgments.

• Word Limit: The prescribed word limit is 7000 words, including references. 
• The manuscript is to follow APA guidelines for in-text citations and references.  A quick resource: General APA Format.
• All acronyms should be explained at least once.  Era designations should be presented in the Common Era (CE) and Before Common Era (BCE) format. For example, from 400 BCE to 200 CE.
• Tables, Graphs, and Illustrations may be in color in PNG format with a caption including the citation.  Written permissions are required for photographs and other externally sourced graphics. Tables and charts should contain both the title and footnote caption. 
• If a funding agency or entity has made the research possible, this should be indicated at the end of the manuscript.  Same with any conflict(s) of interest.  You are responsible for the accuracy of the funder designation.
• If the manuscript relates to a research study that requires an Internal Review Board’s approval, this should be indicated.

In short, please provide the following if/when applicable. 

• Conflict of interest disclosure
• Ethics approval statement
• Permission to reproduce material from other sources

 The Review Process

• The journal operates a double-anonymized peer-review policy; therefore, the manuscript must be anonymized. 
• The manuscript submitted will be sent to at least two reviewers for their comments. The reviewers will look for originality, significance, conciseness, precision, and completeness, as well as the contribution made to the field of Indology. 
• The manuscript will either be ‘Accepted as is,’ ‘Accepted with minor revisions,’ returned to the author(s) as ‘Revise & resubmit,’ or ‘Rejected’ if it does not meet the scope of the Journal. 
• The decision outcome will accompany the reviewer reports and commentary from the editor(s) explaining the decision. If the decision involves revisions, the author will have the opportunity to respond to each point of the decision.