Academic Discourse is indented to serve as a comprehensive forum for theoretical and empirical research in cross-border issues. Being a refereed international journal it provides an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of theoretical perspectives, research findings, case studies, policy analyses and book reviews. We particularly welcome submissions that improve our conceptual understanding or propose policy and developmental tools by analyzing empirical evidence, whether qualitative, quantitative or anecdotal. The scope of journal is not limited to particular issues or particular region but worldwide
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Aims and Scope
Academic Discourse is indented to serve as a comprehensive forum for theoretical and empirical research in cross-border issues. Being a refereed international journal it provides an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of theoretical perspectives, research findings, case studies, policy analyses and book reviews. We particularly welcome submissions that improve our conceptual understanding or propose policy and developmental tools by analyzing empirical evidence, whether qualitative, quantitative or anecdotal. The scope of journal is not limited to particular issues or particular region but worldwide.
Editor:
Dr. Brij Pal,
Associate Prof.
Department of Public Administration,
S.A. Jain College,
(Presently working as Registrar,
Maharishi Valmiki Sanskrit University,
Mundri, Kaithal
(Haryana) India,
Journal's Email: discourseacademic@gmail.com
Executive Editor:
Dr. Pawan Kumar,
Librarian,
S.A. Jain College,
Ambala City
Associate Editors:
Dr. Vineet Jain
Dr. Suresh Dhanda
Dr. Bharti
Dr. Anil Tomar
Dr. Niti Pandeya
Dr. Jaideep Atri
Dr. Vijay Kumar
External Editorial Board
Dr. Bina Gandhi Deori,
Deputy Director (Research)
SAARC Cultural Centre,
Sri Lanka
Dr. Vladimir D. Momcilovic,
President,
Association of the European Independent NGOs,
Budapest, Hungary
Dr. Michael Busler,
Professor of Finance,
Stockton University,
New Jersey, U.S.A.
Dr. C. Michael Hall,
Dept of Mgt, Marketing and Entrepreneurship,
University of Canterbury,
New Zealand
Dr. Chung Chin-Yi,
Department of English Literature,
National University of Singapore,
Singapore
Dr. Farzand Masih,
Professor and Chairman,
Dept of Archaeology,
University of Punjab,
Lahore, Pakistan
Dr. DMWK Dissanayake,
Head, Dept of Humanities,
Rajarata University,
Mihintale, Sri Lanka
Dr. R.S. Yadav,
Former Professor,
Department of Political Science,
Kurukshetra University,
India
Dr. Chintamani Mahapatra,
Professor,
American Studies,
SIS, JNU,
New Delhi, India
Dr. Shatendra Sharma,
Professor,
Univ. Sc. Instrumentation Centre,
JNU,
New Delhi, India
Dr. Satish Arya,
Former Dean Academic,
CBLU,
Bhiwani, India
Dr. (Mrs.) Ashu Shokeen,
Professor,
Department of Library&Inf. Sc.
Kurukshetra University,
India
Dr. J.N. Gautam,
Professor,
School of Studies in Lib. &Inf. Sc.,
Jiwaji University,
Gwalior, India
Dr. Sanjeev Sharma,
Registrar Kurukshetra University,
Kurukshetra
Dr. Devender Kumar,
Prof. Department of English,
Faculty of Arts,
Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi
Dr. Amit Kumar,
Registrar,
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Law University,
Rai, Sonipat
Dr. Anup Beniwal,
Professor, Dean,
School of Humanities and social Sciences,
G.G.S. Indraprashtha University,
New Delhi, India
Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Professor,
Dept. Of Public Administration,
K. U. Kurukshetra
Dr. Vikram Singh,
Professor,
Dept of Computer Science,
C.D.L. University,
Sirsa, India
Dr. S.N. Panda,
Head, Research,
Chitkara University,
Chandigarh, India
Dr. Ranbir Singh,
Associate Professor,
Dept of Mass Communication,
PTU,
Jalandhar, India
Dr. Dalbir Singh,
Associate Professor,
Haryana School of Business,
GJU,
Hisar, India
Dr. Chetan Sharma,
Deputy librarian,
Kurukshetra University,
Kurukshetra
Dr. Vijay Kumar Singh,
Associate Professor & Head,
School of Corporate Law,
Gurgaon, India
Mr. Rajender Kumar,
Joint Director (Economics),
CCI,
NewDelhi, India
Dr. K.V. Joshi,
Associate Professor,
School of Open Learning, DU,
New Delhi, India
Dr. Amit Ludri,
Professor,
Dept of Law,
Kurukshetra University,
India
Dr. Meghali Goswami,
Associate Professor,
Dept. of History of Art,
Kala Bhavan,
Vishva Bharati, Santiniketan
Dr. Parveen Kumar,
Librarian,
I.B. College,
Panipat, India
Dr. Dharambir,
Associate Professor,
Dept. of History,
Kurukshetra University,
Kurukshetra
Dr. Pardeep Kumar,
Assistant Professor,
Dept of Political Science,
MDU,
Rohtak, India
Dr. Yashwant Singh Hartta,
Assistant Professor (Economics),
Department of Lifelong Learning,
Himachal Pradesh University,
Shimla
Ethics
Publication Policy
The papers are invited for submission to discourseacademic@gmail.com or www.indianjournals.com for each issue.
Academic Discourse aspires to select research papers through highest quality peer review. There should be original work that has not been previously published or currently not under review at another journal. We take 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. The manuscripts are immediately referred to the reviewers after primary investigation by the editor. The decisions on manuscripts are communicated to the authors within a month of submission. The deadline of submission of manuscripts is 31st March and 30th September every year. The publication dates are 30th June and 31st December of every year.
Peer Review Policy
This journal follows a double blind review process. All contributions are initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the quality. The comments of reviewers are communicated to the authors. The modifications by authors are again referred to the concerned reviewers for final comments. The papers are published only after the approval of the referees. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. The confidentiality and secrecy of both reviewers and authors are strictly observed.
Policy and Publication Ethics
Academic Discourse respects and follows the standards set by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).
Publication of journal is not a profit making endeavour for us. There are no submission and processing charges.
Corrections and clarifications, if any, are published in the next issue with a humble apology from the editorial team.
The journal respects the privacy of the authors and reviewers both. We protect the copyrights. We encourage the reviewers to comment on ethical issues and possible research and publication misconduct by submissions.
We encourage the reviewers to comment on the originality of research and to be alert to redundant publications and plagiarism. We require the copyright warranty and authorization form to be filled by the authors before publishing the paper. Overall suggestions and recommendations by the external members of editorial board, reviewers and any other concerned organisation or individual to make the journal better are always welcome.
About The Journal
ACADEMIC DISCOURSE is a peer reviewed multi-disciplinary with SJIF value, bi-annual, international research journal published by S.A. Jain College and owned by Shri Atmanand Jain College Trust and Management Society. It publishes original, new and innovative ideas of wider interest. The journal is available in both print (Print ISSN: 2278-3296) and online (Online ISSN: 2349-4441) form. MOU has been signed with
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Author Guidelines
Academic Discourse invites contributions from all the disciplines.
Articles may be sent by e-mail: discourseacademic@gmail.com along with MS Word attachment for faster processing. All correspondence should be addressed to: The Editor, Academic Discourse, S. A. Jain College, Ambala City.
All contributions submitted will be subject to peer review. To allow anonymous refereeing, please submit author(s) identification, affiliation, etc. on a separate page (not in the main text of the article).
Articles should be prepared on MS Word in Times New Roman font style and 12 point font size with 1.5 line spacing on A4 size paper with 1" margins from each side.
Article should be within the range of 3500-5000 words.
Article should be followed by an abstract around 200 words along with keywords.
Tables and figures should be properly numbered and inserted at proper place with in the text.
Book reviews must contain name of author/editor, title of the book reviewed, place of publication, name of publisher, year of publication, number of pages and price of the book.
References should be indicated in the text by superscript numbers continuously and listed at the end. Some examples of various types of documents are given below:
For Books
Surname, Initials (Year), Title of Book, Publisher, Place of Publication, Pages.
e.g. Kissinger, Henry A. (1994), Diplomacy, Simon and Schuster, New York, pp. 23-24.
For Journals
Surname, Initials (year), "Title of Article", Journal Name, Volume, Number, Pages.
e.g. Capizzi, M.T. and Ferguson, R. (2005), "Loyalty trends for the twenty-first century", Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 22, No.2, pp. 72-80.
For Internet Sources
If available online, the full URL should be supplied at the end of the reference, as well as a date that the resource was accessed.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/ws-wsrp/ (accessed 12 November 2007).
