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Author Guidelines

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Manuscript Submission: GLOBAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (GJMS) has a web-based system for the submission of manuscripts. Please read the Manuscript Submission guidelines below, and then simply visit the journal's site www.journal.edwin.co.in to log in and submit your article online. All papers should be submitted via the online system.

GJMS considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to GJMS, that they have not been published already (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. To expedite the review process, all manuscripts submitted to GJMS must be prepared according to the following format.

Submission Details

  • Language: Papers are accepted in English, Hindi & Marathi languages.
  • Word Length: Articles should be between 3,000 and 8,000 words.
  • Cover Page: This contains the title of the manuscript (50 words maximum), all author names and their corresponding affiliations, complete mailing address, telephone and fax number, and E-mail. The designated corresponding author must be identified by an asterisk.
  • Title Page: The second page consists of the manuscript title, abstract (maximum of 250 words that reflects an abbreviated representation of the content of the manuscript including purpose, method, main results, conclusions, and/or recommendations), and up to seven key words for indexing purposes. To facilitate the double-blind review process, no material that identifies the author(s) should be placed on this page.
  • Text: For full-length papers, the text should consist of an Introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, Conclusions, acknowledgments, and references. Text citations should adhere to the following examples: (Bram, 1994) or (Aronsson, 2001, 2002; Labonte & Laverack, 2005; Kwan, et al., 2003) or (Limbert, 2004, p.7) (for quoted material). Abbreviations should be fully spelled out in parentheses the first time they are used in the text.
  • References: Only works actually cited in the text should be included in the references as per the following examples. References list should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each research paper.

Reference Examples

Book:

Mitchelle, T. R., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Journal article, one author:

Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 910-924.

Journal article, two authors, journal paginated by issue:

Klimoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 10-36.

Journal article, three to six authors:

Saywitz, K. J., Mannarino, A. P., Berliner, L., & Cohen, J. A. (2000). Treatment for sexually abused children and adolescents. American Psychologist, 55, 1040-1049.

Online periodical:

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 17-123. Retrieved October 13, 2001, from http://journals.apa.org/prvention/volume3/pre0030001a.html

Encyclopedia or dictionary:

Sadie, S. (Ed.). (1980). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians (6th ed., Vols. 1-20). London: Macmillan.

Unpublished doctoral dissertation:

Wilfley, D.E. (1990). Interpersonal analyses of bulimia: Normal weight and obese. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Columbia.

Copyright Notice

Copyright Notice

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher. The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication.

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