AUTHORS'/SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The editors are seeking original, scholarly articles and research papers across various multidisciplinary academic fields for inclusion in HCCA: A Multidisciplinary Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal. Authors must ensure that their submissions are previously unpublished, not currently under consideration elsewhere, and not under review for publication in any format, whether print or electronic. All submissions should be directed exclusively to the editor.
HCCA, all submissions of research articles should preferably be sent through the official email: [email protected] along with a Word or Docx attachment. The author should provide a copyright clearance certificate for the sources or materials used in the article.
Review Process: All contributions submitted will be subjected to peer review and published as per the policy of plagiarism of UGC/MHRD, Government of India. Author(s) identification and affiliation are needed on a separate page.
Format:
Papers (4000-7000 words normally,), short communications (2000-4000 words) on new ideas/new areas of work/innovations/action research/ongoing investigations/conference and seminar and workshop outcomes, and book reviews.
The main title of the paper should be full and should follow the font name “Times New Roman”, font size “14 points”, and font style “Bold”.
The main body of the paper should follow: the Font name “Times New Roman, font size “12 points”, font style “Regular”, Align “Justify”, and line spacing “1.15 lines”.
The submitted paper is to be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 200 words along with 4 to 5 keywords.
The article should mention the name of the author(s), designation, and institutional affiliation along with postal address, pin code, mobile number, and email.
Book reviews are to contain the full name of the author/ editor, book title, place of publication, year, number of pages, and price.
The author should submit a signed declaration that the “submitted article is an original research work and has not been published anywhere else/ or sent for publication anywhere”.
General Structure:
The general structure of research papers should be as follows: The nature and scope of the study should be stated first, then the details of methods, materials, tools, and procedures followed by findings, discussion, and conclusion. All Articles should be divided into the following sections:
i) Abstract: Scholarly papers should have an abstract of not more than 300 words along with 3-5 Keywords.
ii) Introduction: Brief background, the rationale for the study, and research objectives.
iii)Methodology: Detailed methodology, including sampling method, study design, data collec brtion,and analysis methods.
iv) Results and Discussion: All the data provided in the tables or illustrations and graphs as an alternative to tables with many entries or duplicate data in graphs and tables. This section must focus on scientifically appropriate analyses of the salient data. Discussion must emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that follow from them.
v) Conclusion: Important findings and their correlation with the study must be contained. The conclusion must also contain the significance of the findings for future studies/future scope/applications of the study.
vi) Acknowledgments (If applicable): The acknowledgment should be written in complete sentences.
vii) References
Reference should be strictly in APA 7 style. Examples are given below No need to give numbering and bullets. Literature references should be arranged alphabetically, numbered according to the author’s name, and placed at the article's end. Authors should follow the APA 7 style of referencing. The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text. The last names of the first author of each work should be alphabetized in the reference list entries. Specimen referencing styles are given below:
Book:
Brown, A. (2018). Environmental Policies in Developing Countries. New York, NY: Publisher.
Chapter in a book
Nambiar, S. (2017). India’s Connectivity with ASEAN: What Role for North East India. In Atul Sarma and S. Choudhury (Ed.) Mainstreaming the Northeast in India’s Look and Act East Policy (pp.154-175). Palgrave Macmillan.
Journal Article:
Smith, J. D., & Johnson, R. A. (2019). The effects of climate change on biodiversity. HCCA: A Multidisciplinary Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal, 5(2), 112-125. https://doi.org/xxxxx
Ravi, Shamika & Engler, Monika (2015). Workfare as an Effective Way to Fight Poverty: The Case of India’s NREGS. World Development, 67(C), 57-71. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.09.029
Website:
World Health Organization. (2019). Climate Change and Health. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/globalchange/en
Government Reports
Ministry of Finance. Economic Survey 2020-21. Government of India.
vii) Tables and Figures: Include these in the manuscript after the references section. Each table/figure should have a descriptive title and legend where applicable.
The editors are seeking original, scholarly articles and research papers across various multidisciplinary academic fields for inclusion in HCCA: A Multidisciplinary Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal. Authors must ensure that their submissions are previously unpublished, not currently under consideration elsewhere, and not under review for publication in any format, whether print or electronic. All submissions should be directed exclusively to the editor.
HCCA, all submissions of research articles should preferably be sent through the official email: [email protected] along with a Word or Docx attachment. The author should provide a copyright clearance certificate for the sources or materials used in the article.
Review Process: All contributions submitted will be subjected to peer review and published as per the policy of plagiarism of UGC/MHRD, Government of India. Author(s) identification and affiliation are needed on a separate page.
Format:
Papers (4000-7000 words normally,), short communications (2000-4000 words) on new ideas/new areas of work/innovations/action research/ongoing investigations/conference and seminar and workshop outcomes, and book reviews.
The main title of the paper should be full and should follow the font name “Times New Roman”, font size “14 points”, and font style “Bold”.
The main body of the paper should follow: the Font name “Times New Roman, font size “12 points”, font style “Regular”, Align “Justify”, and line spacing “1.15 lines”.
The submitted paper is to be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 200 words along with 4 to 5 keywords.
The article should mention the name of the author(s), designation, and institutional affiliation along with postal address, pin code, mobile number, and email.
Book reviews are to contain the full name of the author/ editor, book title, place of publication, year, number of pages, and price.
The author should submit a signed declaration that the “submitted article is an original research work and has not been published anywhere else/ or sent for publication anywhere”.
General Structure:
The general structure of research papers should be as follows: The nature and scope of the study should be stated first, then the details of methods, materials, tools, and procedures followed by findings, discussion, and conclusion. All Articles should be divided into the following sections:
i) Abstract: Scholarly papers should have an abstract of not more than 300 words along with 3-5 Keywords.
ii) Introduction: Brief background, the rationale for the study, and research objectives.
iii)Methodology: Detailed methodology, including sampling method, study design, data collec brtion,and analysis methods.
iv) Results and Discussion: All the data provided in the tables or illustrations and graphs as an alternative to tables with many entries or duplicate data in graphs and tables. This section must focus on scientifically appropriate analyses of the salient data. Discussion must emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that follow from them.
v) Conclusion: Important findings and their correlation with the study must be contained. The conclusion must also contain the significance of the findings for future studies/future scope/applications of the study.
vi) Acknowledgments (If applicable): The acknowledgment should be written in complete sentences.
vii) References
Reference should be strictly in APA 7 style. Examples are given below No need to give numbering and bullets. Literature references should be arranged alphabetically, numbered according to the author’s name, and placed at the article's end. Authors should follow the APA 7 style of referencing. The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text. The last names of the first author of each work should be alphabetized in the reference list entries. Specimen referencing styles are given below:
Book:
Brown, A. (2018). Environmental Policies in Developing Countries. New York, NY: Publisher.
Chapter in a book
Nambiar, S. (2017). India’s Connectivity with ASEAN: What Role for North East India. In Atul Sarma and S. Choudhury (Ed.) Mainstreaming the Northeast in India’s Look and Act East Policy (pp.154-175). Palgrave Macmillan.
Journal Article:
Smith, J. D., & Johnson, R. A. (2019). The effects of climate change on biodiversity. HCCA: A Multidisciplinary Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal, 5(2), 112-125. https://doi.org/xxxxx
Ravi, Shamika & Engler, Monika (2015). Workfare as an Effective Way to Fight Poverty: The Case of India’s NREGS. World Development, 67(C), 57-71. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.09.029
Website:
World Health Organization. (2019). Climate Change and Health. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/globalchange/en
Government Reports
Ministry of Finance. Economic Survey 2020-21. Government of India.
vii) Tables and Figures: Include these in the manuscript after the references section. Each table/figure should have a descriptive title and legend where applicable.