Submissions

Author Guidelines

General Instructions

All contributions must be submitted to the editor at jolti@lc1.du.ac.in

Authors are requested to adhere to the following guidelines/terms and conditions for the submission
of articles:

• Authors are advised to read the Scope and Objectives of the Journal before submission of
  their Contributions to ensure that their contribution aligns with the Journal's focus and
  purview.
• JOLT-I accepts Articles with a maximum of two authors. For Notes & Comments and Book
  Reviews, co-authorship is discouraged.
• We accept contributions only in MS-Word format. Language of the contributions must be
  English (UK).
• The author’s name should be mentioned neither anywhere in the Contribution nor in
  the file name. MS-WORD File name: ‘Title of the Contribution’
• All submissions should be accompanied by a covering letter [main body of the email]
  mentioning the title of the paper, name, designation and affiliation. Subject of the Email:
  Submission Contribution title.
• The author must fill out and submit the ‘Author Information Form’ and ‘AIS Usage Disclosure Form’ at the time of submission of their contribution. In case of rejection of the contribution at any stage, the Author Information Form, Declaration by the Author and AIS Usage Disclosure Form shall stand null and void.
• Any work submitted for the purpose of publication must be an unpublished work of
  the author(s), and it should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• Any work submitted for the purpose of publication must not infringe upon anyone’s
  copyright nor violate any proprietary rights. Any quotations from other works should
  be fully acknowledged in accordance with the standard referencing practices.  Please note: The views presented in the published contributions belong to the authors alone. Authors are accountable for the accuracy of their statements and for verifying all statements. In case of any complaints pertaining to plagiarism, the authors shall be solely responsible for the same.
• Lengthy Quotations are discouraged. Authors should avoid long quotations and keep them to a minimum wherever necessary, with full and proper acknowledgement with quotation marks.
• Lengthy and multi-paragraph footnotes are discouraged. Authors should pinpoint page
  reference numbers for all sources in the footnotes.