Instruction to the Author

Submission of An Article

All research papers should be electronically submitted following the guidelines given as below:

• Submitted articles should have a summary/abstract, separate from the main text, of up to 300 words providing a brief account of the background and principle of the work; a statement of the main conclusions; crux of the main findings of the study and 3-4 keywords.
• Authors are expected to submit the paper electronically completely mentioning the type of typescript (e. g. Research article, Review Article, Brief Report, Case Study, Book Review, etc.)
• Please make sure that the article submitted for publication is not under consideration elsewhere simultaneously.
• Clearly mention financial support or benefits if any from commercial sources for the work reported in the manuscript, or any other financial interests that any of the authors may have, which could create a potential conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with regard to the work.
• A clear title of the article along with complete details of the author/s (professional/institutional affiliation, educational qualifications and contact information) must be provided in the title page.
• Corresponding authors should include address, telephone number, and e-mail address in the first page of the manuscript and authors must address any conflict of interest with others once the article is published.
• Number all sheets in succession, including references, tables, and figure legends.
• Title page is page 1. On the first page, type the running head (short title for top of each page), title (which cannot include any acronyms), names of the authors and their academic degrees, grants or other financial supporters of the study, address for correspondence and reprint requests, and corresponding author's telephone and fax numbers and email address.

Manuscript Formatting

• 4500 word limit (excludes the abstract and references)
• Microsoft Word file
• Times New Roman 12pt font; double spaced

Title Page (1st Page)

• Title (without abbreviations no more than 150 characters with spaces)
• 10 author limit unless a justification is provided; please include the academic degrees and affiliations, including institution, department and division, for each author
• Conflict of interest statement and source of funding
• Corresponding author’s complete contact information
• Clinical trial registry number (if applicable)
• Article word count (text only)

Structured Abstract (2nd Page)

• 400 word limit
• Background: describes what is known and what is the question
• Objective(s): describe the hypothesis / hypotheses, research question/s or the purpose of the study
• Methods: specify the study design and statistical methods, if any
• Results: present the outcomes and any statistical findings
• Conclusions: convey the relevance and importance of the results
• Abstract word count
• Keywords: no more than 6-7 keywords
• Include a section break for next page

Glossary of Abbreviations (3rd Page)

• Provide a list of abbreviations arranged in alphabetical order.
• Include a section break for next page

Text (4th Page)

Text should be arranged as following sections.

• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgement (optional)
• Conflict of Interest statement
• Funding statement

References

• Starting on a page following funding statement
• Include a section break

Tables and Figures

• Each table must be on a separate page
• Each table must be built using the “Add a table” function in Microsoft Word
• Include footnotes for each table where applicable.
• Provide figure legend within manuscript file after tables.
• All figures must be submitted separately as .TIF or .JPG file types
• Figures must be in 200 DPI

Review Articles

• Submissions should be a critical, systematic review of literature concerning issues that are relevant to the current research. Reviews should be focused on one topic

Letters to the Editor/Concise Communications

• Letters to the editor should be limited to commentaries on previous articles published with specific reference to issues and causes related to it. It should be concise, comprehensive and brief reports of cases or research findings. It does not follow a format such as abstract, subheads, or acknowledgments. It is more a response or the opinion of the reader on a particular article published and should reach the editor within 1 months of article publication.

Acknowledgement

This section includes acknowledgement of people, grant details, funds, etc.

References

Published or accepted manuscripts should be included in the reference list. Conference talks or papers that have been submitted but not yet accepted should be avoided. All personal communications should be supported by a letter from the relevant authors. JES prefers the APA citation style. For clarification, please check the following website: http://www.apastyle.org/orhttp://www.mtroyal.ca/library/files/citation/apa.pdf

Examples

Published Papers

1. Sunil M and Sridhar V, 2015. Diffusion of broadband internet in India: trends, determinants and challenges, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 10, No. 51, pp. 54–62.
2. Bangwei Z, 2012. On typical materials acting as the dividing standard of the development stages of human substance civilization, Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 114–126.
3. Dutton WH and Eynon R, 2009. Networked individuals and institutions: a cross-sector comparative perspective on patterns and strategies in government research, The Information Society, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 1–11.
4. Matin A, 2015. Relevance of social exclusion in castellian theory of informationalism for South Asia, Journal of Exclusion Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 103–112.
5. Porter AL and Jan Y, 2009. Where does nanotechnology belong in the map of science?, Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 534–539.

Note: Please list the first two authors and then add “et al.” if there are additional authors.

Books

1. Castells M, 2009. The Communication Power. New York: Oxford University Press.
2. Ling R, 2008. New Tech, New Ties: How Mobile Communication is Reshaping Social Cohesion. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
3. Lyon D, 2001. Surveillance Society: Monitoring Everyday Life. Buckingham: Open University Press.
4. Rushkoff D, 1999. Playing the Future: What We Can Learn from Digital Kids. New York: Riverhead.
5. Tapscott D, 1996. The Digital Economy: Promise and Peril in the Age of Networked Intelligence. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Conferences / Invited Lectures / Projects

1. 1. Matin, Abdul (2003) ‘Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Contemporary Rural India: Potentials and Paradoxes’, Invited Paper, presented at the panel discussion on History of ICT in India, 64th Session of the Indian History Congress, held at the University of Mysore, 28-30 December.
2. Matin, Abdul (2004) ‘Information and Communication Technology in India: Paradoxes, Problems and Potentials’, Invited Lecture at the DECU, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Ahmedabad on 21 June.
3. Parks, Malcom (2010) ‘Who are Facebook Friends? Exploring the Composition of Facebook Friend Networks’, Paper presented at the 60th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Singapore, June.
4. Pew Internet and American Life Project (2009) by Amanda Lenhart, ‘Adults and Social Networking Websites’. Project Data Memo, www.pewinternet.org
5. Pew Internet and American Life Project (2010) by Amanda Lenhart, Kristen Purcell (et al.) ‘Social Media and Mobile Internet Use among Teens and Young Adults’, 3 February, www.http://pewinternet.org/reports/2010/social-media-and-young-adults.aspx

Tables

Tables should be single-spaced throughout, including headings and footnotes. Each table should be on a separate page, numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and supplied with a heading and a legend.

Figures

The preferred file formats for photographic images are .doc and JPEG. All images must be at or above intended display size, with the following image resolutions: Line Art 800 dpi, Combination (Line Art + Halftone) 600 dpi, Halftone 300 dpi. Use Arabic numerals to designate figures and upper case letters for their parts (Figure 1). Begin each legend with a title and include sufficient description so that the figure is understandable without reading the text of the manuscript.

Figure Legends: These should be typed in numerical order on a separate sheet.

Proofs, Reprints and Manuscript Charges

Electronic proofs will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author as a Word file. Page proofs are considered to be the final version of the manuscript. With the exception of typographical or minor errors, no changes will be made in the manuscript at the proof stage. Thus only minor changes will be allowed and major changes will not be allowed.

Copyright

People are allowed to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt all works published by Journal of Exclusion Studies provided the original work and source is appropriately cited.