Sahyadri International Journal of Research

Author Guidelines

The guidelines serves as a comprehensive guide for authors who wish to submit their research articles to our journal for publication. Our journal is committed to publishing high-quality, original research that contributes to the advancement of knowledge in various fields. The guidelines outlined are designed to provide authors with the necessary information to ensure that their articles meet our journal's standards and are suitable for publication. We believe that these guidelines will help authors navigate the submission and review process smoothly and effectively.

General Guidelines

  • Manuscripts should be submitted by one of the authors of the manuscript through the online manuscript submission system.
  • Only Word files can be submitted through the manuscript submission system and there is no page limit. Special characters should not be included in the file name of the main manuscript file.
  • The submitting author takes responsibility for the manuscript during submission and peer review. For technical help, please contact the Editor.
  • Manuscripts must be submitted on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere and are only being considered by this journal.
  • The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the article’s publication has been approved by all the other co-authors. It is also the submitting author's responsibility to ensure that the article has all necessary institutional approvals.
  • All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness.
  • In order for an article to be accepted for publication, the assigned editor will first consider if the manuscript meets the minimum editorial standards and fits within the scope of the journal.
  • If an article is considered suitable for the journal, the editor will ideally solicit at least two external peer reviewers to assess the article before confirming a decision to accept. Decisions to reject are at the discretion of the editor.
  • In any study on human or animal subjects, the following ethical guidelines must be observed. For any experiments on humans, all work must be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (1964).

Formatting

Title and authorship information

The following information should be included:

  • Manuscript title
  • Full author names
  • Full institutional mailing addresses
  • Email addresses

Abstract

The manuscript should contain an abstract. The abstract should be self-contained, citation-free, and should not exceed 250 words.

Introduction

This section should be succinct, with no subheadings.

Materials and methods

The methods section should provide enough detail for others to be able to replicate the study. If you have more than one method, use subsections with relevant headings, e.g., different models, in vitro and in vivo studies, statistics, materials and reagents, etc.

Results and discussion

This section may be divided into subsections or may be combined.

Conclusions

This should clearly explain the main conclusions of the article, highlighting its importance and relevance.

Conflicts of interest

Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this.

Acknowledgments

All acknowledgements (if any) should be included at the very end of the manuscript before the references. Anyone who contributed to the research or manuscript, but who is not a listed author, should be acknowledged (with their permission).

References

Authors must submit their references in IEEE style.

Publication Ethics

  • Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public trust in scientific findings, and that people receive credit for their work and ideas.
  • SIJR takes issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software.
  • All manuscripts are subject to peer review and are expected to meet standards of academic excellence. If approved by the editor, submissions will be considered by peer reviewers, whose identities will remain anonymous to the authors.
  • Authors must not use the words, figures, or ideas of others without attribution. All sources must be cited at the point they are used, and reuse of wording must be limited and be attributed or quoted in the text.
  • Manuscripts that are found to have been plagiarized from a manuscript by other authors, whether published or unpublished, will be rejected. Any published articles may need to be corrected or retracted.

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