- AUTORS GUIDELINES
- The JPI, a quarterly journal published by N.K Publishing, provides an avenue for publishing Articles on topics related to Punjabi language. JPI expects from authors to contribute original research in form of survey/review articles/research articles etc. Authors should follow the journal article template before submission to ensure the fast processing. Paper template has been tagged in the home page. All the authors will be communicated for acceptance or rejection.
- Authors are advised to read the following Submission Guidelines/terms and conditions before submitting the manuscript/ original paper
- Articles/Research Paper/Manuscript submitted for the Journal should be original contributions and should not be under consideration for any other publication at the same time. A declaration is to be made by the author in the covering letter that the paper is original and has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
- Authors are responsible for any copyright clearance, factual inaccuracies and opinion expressed in their paper.
- Research paper with the abstract containing tables, figures and reference should be around 3000-6000 words or up to 10 pages. More than 10 pages there will be an extra payment for each page made by the author. You can check the Payment options for further details.
- Papers should bear the abstract, Keywords, introduction, rationale, review, research design, analysis and interpretation, findings and conclusion, and references as in JPI paper template.
- The Paper submitted to JPI is subject to peer and editorial review. Authors may also be requested to revise their manuscript before they can be accepted for publication. Correspondence in this regard will be done with the first named author unless otherwise indicated. The decision of the Editor-in-Chief whether to accept or reject any paper is full and final.
- Maximum time taken for processing the paper is 7-10 days.
- The author must swiftly inform the Editor-in-chief if it is submitted for publication elsewhere before its disposition by the journal.
- Please make sure that the email addresses are current and correctly input for each co-author.
- An author should make no material changes to a paper after it has been accepted. If there is a compelling reason to make changes (other than to correct typographical errors), the author is obligated to inform the Editor-in-chief directly of the nature of the desired change. Only the Editor-in-chief has the final authority to approve any such requested changes.
- Image Copyright: In general images that are under copyright should be avoided, and in some cases would also contravene the commercialism rule. However, in extreme cases, authors can use non-commercial images that are under copyright providing that the authors have permission to do so by the original copyright holder and clearly state after the image caption that the authors have permission from the original copyright holder to use the image.
- JPI reserves all of its rights to refuse or decline any Paper submitted for consideration for publication, to refuse or decline to publish any Paper, or remove or delete any published Paper where it is considered, at JPI’s sole discretion, that there has been a breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by the Author.
- Manuscript Preparation
- Organize the paper following these major headings: Title, Author(s) and address (es), Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods for experimental study or Methodology for non-experimental study, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgment, and Literature Cited. The Literature Cited should substantially consist of articles published in current content-covered or peer-reviewed journals.
- The complete manuscript / camera ready paper should follow the given format as shown in table below. Authors must go through complete paper format of JPI before submitting their original and final work.
Style | Apply to | Font | Size | Alignment | Spacing / Other |
Title | Paper title | Raavi Unicode | 22 bold | Centred | |
Authors | Author block | Raavi Unicode | 11 | Centred | 12 points before; use soft returns (SHIFT-ENTER) at ends of lines |
Abstract Header | Abstract heading | Raavi Unicode | 12 bold | Justified | 12 points before |
Keywords (3-6 key words of search) | Keywords heading | Raavi Unicode | 12 bold | Left, flowing straight into keywords | 6 points before |
Keywords | Raavi Unicode | 10 | Left, | ||
Heading 1 | Level 1 headings, incl. acknowledgements and references | Raavi Unicode | 12 bold | Left | 12 points before |
Heading 2 | Level 2 headings | Raavi Unicode | 11 bold | Left | 12 points before |
Heading 3 | Level 3 headings | Raavi Unicode | 10 bold | Left aligned | 12 points before |
Body | Abstract text; | Raavi Unicode | 10 | Justified | 6 points before |
Caption | Table and figure captions | Raavi Unicode | 12 | Centred | 6 points before and after; table captions above table, figure captions below figure |
Table Text | Text within tables | Raavi Unicode | 10 | Left | |
Equation | Equations | Raavi Unicode | 10 | Left, with number on right in parentheses | 6 points before; includes a right tab to place number at right margin |
Reference | References APA7 Style | Times New Roman/ Raavi Unicode | 10 | Justified; 0.7 cm hanging indent | continous no. for each refernces |
- Conclusions
- Conclusions should briefly answer the objectives of the study. They are not repetitions of the discussions but are judgments of the results obtained.
- Literature Cited
- Every manuscript must include a “Literature Cited” section that contains only those works cited within the text. Each entry should contain all information necessary or unambiguous identification of the published work.
- Manuscripts should be submitted at email: http//punjabiinsights@gmail.co