The main focus of the GS Spark: Journal of Applied Academic Discourse is to publish high-quality research articles, reviews, and perspectives, provide authors with detailed and constructive feedback, expand Online readership, keep a tally of interdisciplinary knowledge and theory building works, ensure the implementation of copyright and intellectual property laws, and explore tools and resources for visibility of the journal and maintenance of its academic standards for dissemination of research. The scope of the journal is Multidisciplinary (Social Science, Business, Arts, Language, Management and Technology).
From 2025, the journal will publish two issues a year.
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
GS Spark: Journal of Applied Academic Discourse publishes articles under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (CC BY-NC). This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
The review process for GS Spark: Journal of Applied Academic Discourse consists of six levels of review, including editorial and blind peer review. Research and review articles received from open call and individual invitation are peer-reviewed, double-blind, before publication. The production team sends original research and review articles to Section Editors for initial review of the work’s relevance to the journal. They submit draft decisions to the Editor-in-Chief for the final decision about further review or rejection. Based on decision of the chief editor, the managing editor or chief editor himself will send the article for further double blind peer review. With a view to identify subject expert cooperation with review board will be done. The identity of peer reviewer would be accessed to managing editor or editor in chief and the paper of managing editor and chief editor would not be considered for publication to avoid conflict of interest though advisors, reviewers and even section editor would have no issue for submission in the journal for publication after double blind peer review. The initial review process will be short and not last longer than six weeks. Perspectives, including case studies and interviews, are reviewed by Section Editors and cleared with the Editor-in-Chief. These are not subject to double-blind peer review.
The six levels of review are as follows:
Please direct all editorial inquiries to the journal editorial team at journal@gsmultiplecampus.edu.np.
GS Spark frequently publishes calls for papers on various topics. Please visit the journal's website.
GS Spark: Journal of Applied Academic Discourse is published by Gaurishankar Multiple Campus, Bhimeshwor-3, Dolakha, Nepal
Established in 2007 and hosted by Ubiquity.
Managed by Tribhuvan University Central Library.
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