Submissions

Author Guidelines

Themes:

• Management
• Economics
• Public Policy and administration
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Demography, Development studies
• Political science, Philosophy
• Psychology, Population Studies
• Social welfare, Sociology
• Gender studies
• Natural resource management
• Conflict Management
• Environment Science

ISER Publishing Policy & Ethics:
All authors must adhere with below guidelines before submitting paper for review.

1. Originality: ISER adhere Zero percent plagiarism policy. Submitted paper must be 100% original. If you are referring any other paper, you should have proper permission to use their research and proper reference/citation should be given in paper.
2. Open Access: ISER is open access platform. All accepted work will publish bi-annually and freely available to all readers. Author should agree to provide their research work in open access after publication.
3. General Guidelines & Formatting: If there is more than one author in paper, all the authors must be in mutual understanding before submitting paper to ISER. Your paper must be properly formatted and adhere ISER standard of paper formatting. Submitted paper should be in single or double column standard paper format.

ISER Publication Ethics & Publication Malpractice Statement
ISER is strongly committed to promote the highest ethical publication practices and expects all submitting authors/reviewers/board members to uphold the high standards of publication ethics as set out by the Commission on Publication Ethics (COPE). Any cases of ethical misconduct are treated very seriously and will be dealt with in accordance with the COPE guidelines.

These guidelines are fully consistent with the COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice Guidelines and the COPE Code of Conduct.

Duties and responsibilities of authors
Guidelines to Author

1. Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described is not copyrighted, published or submitted elsewhere, except in abstract form. The corresponding author should ensure that all authors approve the manuscript before its submission.
2. Manuscripts are accepted on condition of transfer of copyright. Once the manuscript is accepted, it may not be published elsewhere without the consent of the copyright holders.
3. Papers should make a substantial contribution to the area of research, be technically well-crafted and be of interest to academia and professionals at large and most importantly, be empirical in nature. Empirical papers on risk management, insurance and social security relevant to developing nations, based upon original ideas are acceptable.
4. Drawings and graphs should be original and should not be cropped or copied from others. Sufficient data should be attached with the graphs and figures. The photographs should be with high resolution and in electronic form.
5. All submissions should be in English, typed in Times New Roman font, font size 12, with 1 inch margin on all four sides and with 1.5 line spacing. Authors must keep their manuscripts as concise as possible and finished papers should be between 4000 to 6000 words in length, including illustrations and tables. But, for deserving paper length is not constraints.
6. The title of the paper should be as short as possible and should reflect the theme of the paper clearly.
7. The language of the paper should be in English and that should be simple and easily understood.
8. The paper should follow the structure of scientific writings as follows:
• Title pages including title of the paper, sure name and first name of the author(s), prefix of author, affiliation of author(s), corresponding email address of first author, maximum latest five publications if
• Abstract (250-300 words) followed by Key words (three to five terms), and JEL classification of the key words. Abstract should be concise. It starts with objectives, includes short methodology, major conclusions and suggestions (if required). The entire paper should be divided into five chapters as follows:
• Introduction: This chapter focuses on overview of the subject of research, contemporary issue and mention objectives. Sub heading to be arrange like: 1.1, 1.2.1., 1.3 ……
• Literature Review: This chapter discusses sufficient number of relevant literature. Sub heading to be arrange as: 2.1, 2.2 ……
• Methodology: This chapter should be concise and more technical. It clearly specify about the research design, population, sample size, sampling techniques, types of data, duration of data, data collection instruments, data analysis tools that has been applied in study.
• Result and Discussion: The section should present the data, discuss the data, explore the findings, derive on conclusions and offer the suggestions.
• Conclusion: The chapter entirely concludes based on the findings
• References: Should follow APA 7th edition format (Author- date format) on citation, tables, figure, referencing. (See: https://www.mendeley.com/guides/apa-citation-guide)
• Annex: Supporting information which is not suitable to include in main text need to separately present in annex. If more than one annex is attached, need to write Annex-1, Annex-2, etc.
• Consortia and group authorship – If a manuscript is submitted on behalf of a consortium or group, include the consortium or group name in the author list, and include the full list of members in the Acknowledgments or in a Supporting Information file.
• The corresponding author is responsible for making sure all authors approve the final manuscript before submission. Open Science Journal will contact all authors by email at submission to ensure that they are aware of the submission
• One corresponding author should be designated in the submission system as well as on the title page.
9. The methodologies, results and findings should be highlighted to demonstrate inattentiveness.
10. Short CV and passport size photographs of the first author are required after acceptance of the articles for publication. The CV and photographs of other authors is optional.

Formatting Guidelines

1. Manuscript files can be in the following formats: DOC, DOCX or RTF. Microsoft Word documents should not be locked or protected.
2. The headings of sections and sub-sections should be expanding up to three heading levels. Make sure heading levels are clearly indicated in the manuscript text.
3. Do not format text in multiple columns.
4. If your manuscript contains footnotes, move the information into the main text or the reference list, depending on the content.
5. Define abbreviations upon first appearance in the text. Do not use non-standard abbreviations unless they appear at least three times in the text. Keep abbreviations to a minimum.
6. Observance of fundamental rules of grammar and style will make the paper more comprehensive and interesting to read.
7. All but very short mathematical expressions should be displayed on a separate line and make centre.
8. Equations must be numbered consecutively on the right margin, using Arabic numerals in parentheses.
9. Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively in the text in Arabic numerals (Table 1, 2 or Figure 1, 2).
10. Each table or figure must have a title followed by a descriptive legend. Authors must check tables to be sure that the title, column headings, captions, etc. are clear to the point.
11. The standard APA style of referencing (7th edition) should be followed which entails citations within the text in (name, date) format, and a full alphabetical references at the end of the text.
12. Submissions can include a supplementary appendix which might include extra tables, extra figures, data description, etc.
13. Papers that do not follow these guidelines will be returned to the authors by the Editorial Assistant.

Publication and Submission fee
No fees or charges are required from authors for manuscript processing/submission. Full information about fees must be clearly stated on the journal´s website before authors begin preparing then manuscript for submission.

Open Access Policy
The journal is freely available online. Authors are required to agree with this open access policy which enables unrestricted access and reuse of all published articles. Users are allowed to copy and redistribute the material in printed or electronic format and build upon the material, without further permission or fees being required, provided that appropriate credit is given.

Reporting standards
Authors of papers should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial, opinion works should be clearly identified as such.

Data access and retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, from "passing off‟ another’s paper as the author’s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper. The copyright remains with the authors (CC-BY), thus they can decide about eventual republication of their text. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication.

Acknowledgement of sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.

Authorship of the paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honorarium, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest stage possible. Readers should be informed about who has funded research and on the role of the funder in the research.

Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the Author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.

Duties and responsibilities of editors
In addition to many general duties, such as constantly improving the quality and integrity of the journal, striving to needs of authors and readers, encouraging academic debate, and others, the editors accept obligation to apply best will and practice to cope with the following responsibilities:

Editorial Board
Editorial board will be generated from recognized experts in the field. The editor will provide full names and affiliations of the members as well as updated contact information for the editorial office on the journal web page.

Publication decisions
The editor should be responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Peer review process
All of a journal’s content should be subjected to peer-review. Articles submitted for possible publication are subjected to a double-blind, peer review process. Articles are first reviewed by editors. The editor may reject it out of hand either because it is not dealing with the subject matter for that journal or because it is manifestly of a low quality so that it cannot be considered at all. Articles that are found suitable for review are then sent to two experts in the field of the paper. Referees of a paper are unknown to each other. Referees are asked to classify the paper as publishable immediately, publishable with amendments and improvements, or not publishable. Referees’ evaluations usually include an explicit recommendation of what to do with the manuscript. Referees’ comments are then seen by the author.

Editors should be ready to justify any important deviation from the described process. Editors should not reverse decisions on publication unless serious problems are identified.

Editors should publish guidance to either authors or reviewers on everything that is expected of them. This guidance should be regularly updated and will refer or link this code.

Fair play
Editors should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors. Editors’ decision to accept or reject a paper for publication should be based only on the paper’s importance, originality and clarity, and the study’s relevance to the aim of journal.

Digital Archiving
The editor will ensure digital preservation of access to the journal.

Confidentiality
Editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher. Editors will ensure that material submitted remains confidential while under review.