Author Guidelines

Ajeenkya DY Patil University, Pune, India invites original, unpublished empirical and theoretical papers, case studies, major research project reports and scholarly articles for its multidisciplinary international conference.

The following are guidelines for authors:

  1. Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the paper in Times New Roman font size 12, para spacing 1.5, single para writing (columns not allowed )
  2. Maximum length of article/research paper should not exceed word limit, with abstract of 250 words. Abstract should have atleast 4 keywords.
    • Scopus: 4000 to 5000 words (including abstract)
    • UGC Care: 3000 to 3500 words (including abstract)
  3. Name of the author and affiliation (if applicable) must be included on the first page along with the paper title
    • Maximum 2 author for offline presentation per manuscript
    • Maximum 3 author for online presentation per manuscript
  4. Abstract should contain brief background/introduction, method, major findings/issues discussed in article/paper and keywords
  5. Tables, charts, graphs should be numbered, cited and referenced properly
  6. The author/authors should obtain copyright clearance for the information and data used in the manuscript (attach plagiarism report with less than 15% similarity index)
  7. The final decision of acceptance or of the paper rests with the editor/editorial board of the journal and it depends entirely on the standard and the relevance of the paper
  8. Once acceptance of paper is given by an organizer, paper will be published in appropriate journal (such as UGC Care, Scopus, high impact factor and double peer reviewed journal)
  9. The registration will be treated as complete only after the required registration charges are remitted in the designated account and proof thereof is submitted
  10. The soft copy of abstract and paper should be submitted along with registration
  11. Proper references must be given alphabetically in APA style at the end of the text. The following format may be used:

For Example

Book (Single Author)

Sharma, C. D. (1987) A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy. Motilal Banarsidas Publishers Pvt Ltd, Delhi

Book (Two or Three authors)

Murty, S. & Pandey P. (2000) Education: today and tomorrow. Larence Publishing House, New Delhi.

Article/Research Paper (Single author)

Bingimlas, K.H. (2009). Barrier to the successful integration of ICT in teaching and learning environment: A review of the literature. Eurasia journal of mathematics, science & technology education, 5(3), 235-245.

Article/Research Paper (Two authors)

Dash, D, & Satapathy M. K. (2007). Education for Sustainable Development: Role of College and Teacher Training Institutions, University News, 45(49), 03-09.

Article/Research Paper (More than Three authors)

Ghavifekr, S. et al. (2012). ICT integration in education: Incorporation for teaching & learning improvement. The Malaysian online journal of education technology, 2(2), 24-45