Submission Guidelines

1. Editorial Policy

1.1 Peer Review

  • Primarily the submitted articles will be reviewed by the RIOC Review Committee for the confirmation of the standard and the scope of the Conference. If any submitted paper fails to fulfil the primary standard, the same will be rejected and the author will be communicated the decision promptly.
  • If the Committee is satisfied, the article will be sent to expert reviewers.
  • After formal review, the author/s will be selected for the conference presentation.
  • After the Conference, the author/s will have to submit final versions for publication of papers as Conference Proceedings. At the time of preparation of final versions, authors will have to follow the Submission Guidelines of the journal. Except for the APC, all other criteria of the journal will apply. All decisions will be taken by the RIOC Editorial Committee.

1.2 Review

Authors will be contacted for modification or inclusion if necessary after the submission of the final draft. Since we intend to publish it within September, we would like to finish the process within the first week of September.

1.3 Declarations by Author/s:

Author/s will have to sign “Declaration by Authors” and send us scanned copies of the same after acceptance of the article concerning:

  • Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions
  • Authenticity of the research work
  • Claim of authorship
  • Plagiarism
  • Conflicts of Interests.

2. Publication Policy

2.1 Publication Ethics

We are committed to upholding publication ethics in every possible manner. We try to adhere to the norms and guidelines formulated by various scholarly societies to achieve international standards by maintaining quality in publication and by updating our publication system. We expect and encourage all the concerned parties associated with the journal to follow the norms mentioned on our website.

2.2 Authorship

All published materials—articles, book reviews, poems or art pieces, must contain appropriate attribution of authorship. Since we follow the online medium, it is the sole responsibility of the corresponding author—who initiates the submission process online, to ensure the integrity of publication ethics by complying with the following:

2.2.1 Appropriate attribution and acknowledgement

The corresponding author should ensure

  • That the submitted manuscript is genuine research work produced by the author/s,
  • That all the other authors are made aware of the submission,
  • That permission is taken from other authors for publication,
  • That the contribution of the authors is appropriately acknowledged,
  • That the contribution of other persons or parties, who/which add value to the work in any way is sufficiently acknowledged,
  • That the Conflicts of Interests document is signed properly and sent to us in time.

2.2.2 Changes in authorship

Authors can send a request for changes to authorship to the Chief Editor. The Editorial Board of the journal reserves the right to take a final decision on the request. Changes will be made only if there is a valid reason and full agreement among the authors. Public notification may be made in the case of any post-publication change.

2.2.3 Ghost,’ ‘guest,’ or ‘gift’ authorship

We condemn the unethical practice of ‘Ghost,’ ‘guest,’ or ‘gift’ authorship (or anything that does not have any proper contribution to an article) and take appropriate steps against such practices.

2.3 Publication Process

We insist that all concerned with the publication of the journal—editors, reviewers and website managers, must strictly follow international norms. We are constantly trying to raise the standards of our publications. We expect the same kind of commitment from authors to conform to the international ethical norms as formulated by various scholarly organizations.

2.3.1 Submission

While submitting to our journals and magazines authors should strictly follow our guidelines. We reserve the right to take action against any of the practices mentioned below:

  • Simultaneous Submission to Other Publication Agency:

We accept manuscripts on the belief that the same has not been submitted or will be submitted to other journals while the review process is going on. Concrete action is taken against the authors who make simultaneous submissions during the period of peer review.

  • Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a curse upon the scholarly world. Authors submitting with us are expected to have a proper understanding of the plagiarism issues. Nothing should be copied in any form without proper acknowledgement or legal permission in any way that may violate the other person/party’s rights. While they should include an acknowledgement to others’ works, they should also take permission for using any material from the concerned parties themselves. The journal will not initiate any process nor will remain responsible for any kind of copyright violation.

  • Defamation or Promotion

We do not expect authors to include anything that may turn out to be defamatory or promotional.

  • Gender, Racial and Language Bias

2.3.2 Steps against Misconduct

We may take any one or all of the following steps against unethical practices:

  • The published content is retracted via notification.
  • Modified content is published with justification for modification.
  • The author is blacklisted and barred from future submissions.
  • Notification along with the evidence of misconduct is communicated to an author’s institution, superior, and/or any concerned authority.

2.4 Conflict of Interest

In order to maintain transparency in publication, we encourage all—authors, editors, reviewers and other persons/parties involved in the publication process, to avoid any form of conflicts of interest. Our publication policies and guidelines are regularly revised to address the issues.

2.4.1 Authors

Authors with our journals and magazines need to be careful of any kind of conflict of interest—be it financial, promotional or honorary. The corresponding author is responsible for sending us the Conflict of Interest document agreed to and signed by other authors.

2.4.2 Editors and reviewers

Editors and reviewers of our journals are encouraged to avoid any form of potential conflict of interest while performing their duties in concerned capacities in order to maintain the integrity of our publication ethics and raise the standard of the journal. They are requested to follow the guidelines sent to them in the form of email communication. All forms of internal conflicts of interest are handled by the Chief Editor, who maintains privacy and takes appropriate measures.

The professional independence of the editorial board members is strictly maintained by the publisher. The board enjoys full autonomy in performing its scholarly duties. The publisher does not interfere with anything regarding this.

3. Submission Process

The deadline for submitting a full paper proposal to the conference and for consideration in the special issue is September 30, 2022.

It is recommended that articles (no more than 6,000 words, single-spaced) include a title, names of the authors and their affiliations, as well as a detailed description of the proposed paper and how it would fit into the special issue. Detailed Submission Guidelines can be found here>>

Select the Section 3rd-RIOC-22 for making a submission for the Conference in the Submission Portal.

3.1 Formatting of Papers

File Types: We process the following doc (text) files: Ms Word 97—2007, Open Office Documents. Normally we do not accept images or any graphic contents separately. Graphic materials need to be incorporated by the authors in the text document.

Reference Style: Authors must follow the APA style (http://www.apastyle.org) (Quick guidelines can be found here).

Visual Images: We encourage authors to incorporate visual images like diagrams, maps and pictures in their writings in innovative ways so that the reader gets some sort of multimedia experience. All kinds of visual images should be treated as ‘Figures’, and if possible, authors are requested to present the figures in the hyperlinked state. Authors should note that they should get permission from the concerned person or authority for reproducing the visual images before submission. We will not remain responsible for any kind of copyright violation on the part of the authors.

Language: The journal is published in the English language and we accept both UK and US spellings. Authors should refrain from using racist and sexist terms.

3.2 Final Submission of the Files

Authors need to submit and upload two doc files

Best Practices for Authors:

  • Sign up with www.orcid.org and send your ORCID Id to us.
  • Use institutional email id if possible.
  • Include a link to your profile on your institutional website if available.
  • In the Reference section, avoid including long URLs. Use DOI whenever available. Do not keep the links in blue underlined state. Remove underlined state and the color.
  • Declare funding if any.

3.3 Word Limit

A complete paper should be ideally 3000-5000 words including references. However, the word limit will also depend on the content and structure of the paper. 

7. Post-acceptance Process

  • Author/s will have to complete the journal contributor’s publishing agreement after the acceptance of the paper.

8. Fees

The conference fee is 120 US dollars and includes all expenses related to publication costs, conference hosting and organizational logistics.

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