Submissions

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses Times New Roman 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Author Guidelines

Publishing Policies
The Journal of Knowledge and Innovation is a multidisciplinary journal which covers entire research disciplines, such as Social, Biological and Physical Sciences. It is published by the Research Management Cell (RMC), Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar. It publishes its issue once a year (annually). The pdf of the full-text of the articles are available freely, without any cost. The journal does not charge article processing charges (APC), submission fees, or any other kind of fee to authors.

The journal publishes its issues online only, the hard copy of the journal is not available.

Author’s Guidelines
Types of paper
The journal publishes original research papers and review articles. They must contain an Abstract (of up to 250 words) and a Conclusions section, which, translates the results into terms readily accessible to most readers of the respective fields.

Submission checklist
The authors are required to check the following list in prior to carry out the submission procedure to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details. Please ensure that the following items are present in the manuscript:

One author has been designated as the corresponding author with the following contact details:
Email address and full postal address.

For manuscript:

Include keywords
All figures (include relevant captions)
All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print
Provide supplemental files (where applicable)

Further considerations:

Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice-versa
Permission has been obtained for the use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet source)
A competing interest’s statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed thoroughly

Declaration of competing interest:

All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include: employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding.
Authors should create a declaration of competing interest statement using this tool and upload to the submission system at the Attach Files step.
This statement will be published within the article if accepted for publishing.

Submission declaration and verification
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, 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, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form (in English or in any other language) including electronically without the written consent of the copyright holder.

To verify originality, your article may be checked by the originality detection service Crossref and Similarity Check.

Use of inclusive language

Inclusive language acknowledges diversity, conveys respect to all people, is sensitive to differences and promotes equal opportunities. Content should make no assumptions about the beliefs or commitments of any reader; contain nothing which might imply that one individual is superior to another on the grounds of age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability or health condition; and use inclusive language throughout.
Authors should ensure that writing is free from bias, stereotypes, slang, reference to dominant culture and/or cultural assumptions. We advise to seek gender neutrality by using plural nouns ("clinicians, patients/clients") as default/wherever possible to avoid using "he, she," or "he/she."
We recommend avoiding the use of descriptors that refer to personal attributes, such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability or health condition unless they are relevant and valid.
These guidelines are meant as a point of reference to help identify appropriate language but are by no means exhaustive or definitive.

Author contributions
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor.

To request such a change, the Editor must receive the following from the corresponding author: (i) the reason for the change in author list and (ii) written confirmation (e-mail, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed.

Only in exceptional circumstances will the Editor consider the addition, deletion or rearrangement of authors after the manuscript has been accepted. While the Editor considers the request, publication of the manuscript will be suspended. If the manuscript has already been published in an online issue, any requests approved by the Editor will result in a corrigendum.

Author rights
The author/author’s employer/institution have rights to reuse the work for academic purposes only.

Language usage
The text must be written in good English, either American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of both.

Submission
The manuscript prepared for the submission must be in Microsoft Word Document (12 font size). All correspondence, such as notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, is sent by e-mail to the corresponding editor only.

The author(s) must mention three potential reviewers name along with the affiliation and email address while submitting the manuscript.

Format of the manuscript

The manuscripts prepared for this journal must contain the essential elements, such as Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusions and Reference List.
Divide the article into clearly defined sections.
Figures and tables must be embedded in text. Please ensure the figures and the tables are placed next or nearer to the relevant text in the manuscript, rather than at the bottom or the top. of the file. The corresponding caption should be placed directly below the figure or and above the table.

Peer review
The submitted manuscript to this journal will be first accessed by the editorial board. Once it has been passed by the board, it will then go through peer blind review process in order to meet the scientific quality of the paper. The assigned editor is responsible to make the final call regarding acceptance or rejection of articles.

Revision of the manuscript
All the reviewer’s comments must be satisfactorily answered by the authors during the review process. The revised manuscript must be submitted within the provided time frame by the editor.

Structure of the manuscript
Subdivision - numbered sections
The manuscript should be clearly divided numbered sections and sub-sections. Sub-sections should be numbered as 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ..., 1.2, etc. (excluding abstract, it is not included in section numbering). The sub-section may be given a brief heading that should appear on its own separate line.

Introduction
It should address the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, and a brief literature survey and a summary of the results.

Material and Methods
It should include the sufficient details of the methodology employed and materials used so that an independent researcher can reproduce the work. Methods that are already published should be summarized and cited in the text serially. The extension of the previous work, if any, should be clearly described.

Results and Discussion
Results should be clear and concise and the discussion should explore the importance of the results obtained.

Conclusion
It should be short including the important outcomes of the research work. It should reflect the theme of the work.

Appendices
It the supplementary dataset, figures, tables, programming languages, equations can be presented in this section. All the supplementary files should be cited in the text sequentially as they appear in this section. They must also contain captions.

Essential title page information

Title: Should be concise and informative and the use of abbreviations and formulae should be avoided where possible.
Author names and affiliations: Please clearly indicate the given name(s) in abbreviated form and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lowercase superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name.
Corresponding author: Please clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication as well also post-publication. This responsibility includes answering any future queries about Methodology and Materials. The permanent address, email address, phone number along with the postal code of the corresponding author should be provided.
Abstract: A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Keywords: Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 6 keywords must be provided. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

Acknowledgements
The list of the individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.) and the funding agency, if any should be provided in this section. It should appear at the end of the manuscript before the reference list.

References
In-text citation
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list and viceversa. The in-text citation must appear sequentially and the number corresponding to the citation must be placed in a square bracket as [1] for single; [1-5] for sequential and [1, 5-7] for random.

Reference list

Use of the DOI is highly encouraged.
Please note the format of such citations should be in the same style as all other references in the paper.

For example: (Reference to a published journal article)
[1] S.K. Yadav, L.N. Jha and D. Adhikari, Thermodynamic and structural properties of Bi-based liquid alloys, Physica B, 475 (2015) 40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2015.06.015

For example: (Reference to a journal article with article number)
[2] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads and R.A. Lupton, The art of writing a scientific article, Heliyon,19 (2018) e00205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00205

For example: (Reference to online published journal article)
[3] R.K. Gohivar, S.K. Yadav, R.P. Koirala and D. Adhikari, Assessment of thermo-structural properties of Al-Fe and Fe-Si alloys at high temperatures, Physics and Chemistry of Liquids,
(2020) (online). https://doi.org/10.1080/00319104.2020.1793985

For example: (Reference to Ph. D. dissertation)
[4] S. K. Yadav, Ordering and Segregation in Liquid Alloys, Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (Ph. D. dissertation) (2018).

For example: (Reference to a book)
[5] W. Strunk and E.B. White, The Elements of Style (fourth ed.) Longman, New York (2000).

For example: (Reference to a chapter in an edited book)
[6] G.R. Mettam and L.B. Adams, How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, (2009) pp. 281–304.

For example (Reference to a newspaper article)
[7] S. LaFraniere and W. Noah, “For Biden, a New Virus Dilemma: How to Handle a Looming Glut of Vaccine.” The New York Times, 26 March 2021.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/us/biden-coronavirus-vaccine.html

For example (Reference to a report)
[8] Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017 national healthcare quality and disparities report (Report No. 18-0033-EF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, (2018).
https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr17/index.html

For example (Reference to a report authored by a non-member of agency/organization)
[9] C. Edwards, Lighting levels for isolated intersections: Leading to safety improvements (Report No. MnDOT 2015-05), Center for Transportation Studies, (2015).
http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchReports/reportdetail.html?id=2402

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As part of submitting an article for publication, you will need to provide personally identifying information which will be used for the peer review process, and will be published. This can include ‘Affiliation’, ‘Competing interests’, ‘Acknowledgements’.

2.2 why we collect the data

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3.1 what data we collect

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When registering an account we ask you to log in and provide certain personal information (such as your name and email address), and there is the option to register using an ORCiD which will pre-fill the registration form.
Reviewers can also be registered by editors who invite them to review a specific article. This requires the editor to provide the reviewer’s First Name, Last Name, and Email address. Normally this will be done as part of the process of inviting you to review the article or book.
On submitting a review, the reviewer includes a competing interest statement, they may answer questions about the quality of the article, and they will submit their recommendation.

3.2 why we collect the data

The data entered is used to invite the reviewer to peer review the article or book, and to contact the reviewer during and the review process.
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Data that is retained post final decision is kept to conform to publication ethics and best practice, to provide evidence of peer review, and to resolve any disputes relating to the peer review of the article or book.
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4.2 why we collect the data

Assuming that it is accepted for publication, this data forms part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.
Author names, affiliations and emails are required for publication and will become part of the permanent cited record.

4.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

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Any co-author data collected is added to the author database and is only used in association with the article the user is co-author on.

4.5 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

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5.2 why we collect and store the data, and for how long

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(Updated: 6 March 2023)