Research Guidelines for Authors

THE EDITORIAL PROCESS:

• Management Stream is an annual peer-reviewed journal dedicated to offering an open access platform for author’s original work to emphasize the importance and multidisciplinary approach to management studies. The journal expects that authors would authorize one of them to correspond with the Journal for all matters related to the manuscript.
• All manuscripts received are duly acknowledged.
• On submission, editors review all submitted manuscripts initially for suitability for formal review. Manuscripts with insufficient originality, serious or technical flaws, or lack of a significant importance are rejected before proceeding for formal peer-review.
   Manuscripts that are unlikely to be of interest to the Management Stream readers are also liable to be rejected at this stage itself.
• Manuscripts accepted for publication are copy edited for grammar, punctuation, print style, and format. Page proofs are sent to the corresponding author. The corresponding author is expected to return the corrected proofs within three days. It may not be possible to incorporate corrections received after that period. The whole process of submission of the manuscript to final decision and sending and receiving proofs is completed online.
• The process of appeal for the authors who have a genuine cause to believe that the editorial board has wrongly rejected the paper. If the authors wish to appeal the decision, they should email the editorial office explaining in detail the reason for the appeal. The appeals will be acknowledged by the editorial office and will be investigated in an unbiased manner. The processing of appeals will be done within 6 – 8 weeks. While under appeal, the said manuscript should not be submitted to other journals. The final decision rests with the Editor in Chief of the journal. Second appeal will not be considered.
• Anti-Plagiarism Policy: Plagiarism includes duplicate publication of the author’s own work, in whole or in part without proper citation or mispresenting other’s ideas, words, and other creative expression as one’s own. The Journal follows strict anti-plagiarism policy. All manuscripts submitted to Management Stream  undergoes plagiarism check with commercially available software. Based on the extent of plagiarism, authors may be asked to address any minor duplication, or similarity with the previous published work. If plagiarism is detected after publication, the Journal will investigate. If plagiarism is established, the journal will notify the authors’ institution and funding bodies and will retract the plagiarized article.

Manuscript Submission: Authors are asked to write their manuscripts in easily readable style in English. Spellings and management terminologies should confirm to Standard English usage and should be consistent throughout the paper.

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ACCEPTANCE

Confirmation of acceptance will be given once the author satisfies the comments and comply with the changes suggested. Confirmation about the acceptance of the manuscript will be sent to the Email address of the corresponding author.

PUBLICATION

After final corrections, approved articles are uploaded on the website constantly in the current issue.

AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

General Instructions: The Management Stream follows the APA 7th edition style of the citation.

Language and Grammar: Whole article must be in English language in sentence case and free from grammatical mistakes. All management terms are to be made italics and the relevant English meaning of the terms should be given in the bracket in whole manuscript.

Preparation of Manuscript

Format of papers Original Articles should include:

1. Title and Author(s)
2. Abstract
3. Keywords
4. Introduction
5. Literature Review
6. Objectives
7. Research Methodology
8. Data collection
9. Findings and discussion
10. Conclusion
11. Bibliography
12. Acknowledgement (if any)
13. Decleration (if any)

Title and Author(s): All manuscripts should start with a title page. The title should be as short as possible on the first page, which provides precise information about the contents, followed by names of authors/ author (including affiliation) with a numerical superscript. After that all authors must provide a brief institutional address. In addition, the corresponding author must indicate his or her complete mailing and postal address after that.

Abstract: Submission must include a brief abstract of not more than 250 words providing a summary of the paper.

Keywords: A maximum of 5 Keywords must be provided as a part of the abstract.

Introduction: Introduction should include background of the subject, earlier works carried out, signify the relationship with the proposed work and aims and objectives of this study.

Literature Review: A literature review examines previous research found in books, academic articles, and other relevant sources related to a specific issue, research area, or theory. It offers a summary, description, and critical assessment of these works in connection with the research problem being explored. The purpose of a literature review is to provide an overview of the sources you have consulted while researching a topic and to show how your study contributes to the existing body of knowledge on the subject. The researcher must go through the existing materials (both primary and secondary) and provide a review or assessment of the existing literature.

Research Methodology: Research methodology is the structured approach used by researchers to gather, analyse, and interpret data to answer questions or test hypotheses, ensuring consistency, reliability, and validity throughout the process.

 

Data Collection: This section should briefly explain how the data was gathered Clearly mention the sources, the tools or techniques used, and the sampling method. Ensure the approach aligns with the Research Methodology and supports the Findings and Discussion. Include the time frame and any ethical considerations.

Findings and discussion: The observations of the study must illustrate with figures or tables wherever necessary. The research with appropriate statistical analysis described in the methods section should be self- explanatory.

Conclusion: Will mostly incorporate your opinion or judgment on the topic as a researcher following the research.

References and Citations:  References must be formatted consistently as per the APA 7th edition style of the citation. Ensure that each reference is complete, including details such as the author, title, publication year, and page numbers (where applicable).

Bibliography: The sources used for research should be mentioned in the bibliography. 

Acknowledgement (if any): We/I would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude towards our (Professor) for her/his outstanding direction, monitoring, and consistent encouragement throughout the completion of this project topic. His/her blessings, assistance, and direction from time to time will take me a long way in the life journey we are about to begin on. Also, the advice he/she gave about sticking to the deadline was encouraging.

Declaration (if any): Author needs to sign a declaration that the manuscript he/she is submitting is his original writing and is authentic.

 

Covering Letter:-

 

All submissions must be accompanied by a Covering Letter stating the title, author’s full name, designation, institute they belong and postal address and the author’s contact details. Only the covering letter should contain the above mentioned details and not the manuscript:

Copyright:-

The contributions presented to and accepted for publication and the copyrights therein shall be the intellectual property of the Ishan Institute of Management and Technology. Every article/comments/note etc. received for publication will be edited for general suitability of publication by the Editorial Board.

Ethics Policy of Journal:-

1. All the contributors are required to follow the Ethics Policy of Journal.
2. All editorial correspondence will be done through email only.
3. Author will receive a complimentary copy of the Journal in which his/her articles is published.
4. Rules for citing the books on the reference list:
5. Use the author’s surname and initial(s). Do not use first name, degrees and the like.
6. Follow the author’s name with the year of publication. Year of publication will be in parenthesis.
7. Both should be in bold.
8. The title of the book should be next and only the first word in the title or any proper name should be in upper case.
9. The publisher of the book is listed last followed by a period.
10. Paper finding place in Journal will be duly communicated to their authors.

 

THE JOURNAL DOES NOT LEVY ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES OR ARTICLE SUBMISSION CHARGES

Plagiarism Policy: Plagiarism is the copying of ideas, text, data and other creative work, and presenting it as original research of author without proper citation and acknowledgement. Manuscripts containing plagiarized content are against the standards of quality, research and innovation. Hence, all authors submitting their work to Management Stream  are expected to abide by ethical standards and abstain from plagiarism, in any form.

By submitting their work to the Journal, the author(s) declare and certify that:

• The manuscript is their original work and has not been previously published or submitted elsewhere for publication. (already there)
• Any ideas, text, data, or material taken from other sources have been appropriately cited in footnotes and references. (already there)
• The combined plagiarism content score must not exceed 10%, and the AI-generated summary report should not indicate more than 10% assistance.
• Authors must attach a plagiarism report from a recognized and credible platform (e.g., Turnitin, DrillBit, or other UGC-approved tools) at the time of submission.

Management Stream  uses registered plagiarism check software to ensure the originality of the submission and it reserves the right to reject any submission which contains plagiarized content.

If any claim of plagiarism arises before the Journal, after publication of the paper, the author will be offered a chance to defend his/her paper. If the arguments are found to be unsatisfactory, the manuscript will be retracted and removed from the publication.

Note: In case of any dispute regarding the plagiarized content, the Journal shall not be liable for the same.