Thanks for the interest in publishing with Indus International Research Foundation (IIRF).
Types of Publications: IIRF accepts research work in all Themes of it’s work. Articles can be of the following types:
- Commentary: These are between 700-1500 words and cover any topical issue.
- Issue Briefs: These are between 2500 – 4000 words, and aim to be opinionated, advancing a distinct and clear idea.
- Research Paper: These are between 4000-700 words, and are peer reviewed papers on specific topics
- Monograph: IIRF considers unsolicited proposals or manuscripts of up to 20,000 words for its longer research monographs.
- Journal Articles: IIRF encourages submission through it’s partner journal Electronic Journal of Social and Strategic Studies (ejsss.net.in).
Submission: Since manuscripts will be sent out anonymously for peer review, the authors should omit their identity from the manuscript. The author’s name, rank, unit/institutional affiliation, e-mail ID, postal address, and telephone number should be submitted on a separate cover page. Each article must be accompanied by an abstract of about 250 to 300 words. A four to five line (or 200 words) biographical note describing the author should accompany the manuscript. To publish with IIRF, please write to us at submissions@indusresearch.in.
Editing and Revision: Intimation regarding the suitability of the article for publication will be given within 30 days of its receipt in normal cases. Articles not accepted for publication will not be returned. The Editorial team reserves the right to edit articles for better clarity and to ensure that the style conforms to IIRF guidelines. However, views expressed by an author will not be altered. Authors should be prepared to revise their manuscript based on the suggestions made by the reviewers and the editorial team.
Acceptance: The article will be selected for publication based on a peer-review process and is subject to scrutiny by the Editorial Board. Before being published every author would need to submit a high resolution passport colour photo in formal civilian dress on a plain background. This could be either suit and shirt with tie, or Modi/Nehru Jacket, or National Suit. Ladies can wear similar formal dress.
IIRF STYLE GUIDE FOR AUTHORS
Clarity: Articles should be written in a clear and lucid style. Sentences should be kept short. The use of too many adjectives should be avoided. The most complex ideas can be expressed in simple language. Paragraphs should also be short.
Submissions: Submissions should be original i.e., not published previously and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors are required to sign a contract which grants IIRF the necessary publishing rights. Authors are required to submit copyright form after the manuscript has been accepted for publication. Any acknowledgements should be included on the cover sheet as should a note of the exact length of the article.
Manuscript: The article should begin with an abstract of around 100 words, which should describe the main arguments and conclusions of the article. 5-8 keywords, Introduction, Methodology, Findings and Conclusion. Title of note more than 30 words should be self explanatory. The manuscript could be of any of the specified formats.
Format: All articles should be in MS Word, 1-inch margins at top, bottom, and sides. Right margins are justified. Font should be Times New Roman, Size 12 pts and line space 1.5
Spellings: All manuscript should be in British English. Proper nouns can use other spellings (e.g. Department of Defense). English (United Kingdom) can be selected in MS Word
Referencing: IIRF accepts APA style for referencing only. This can be inserted as part of a Word Document
Quotations: Quotations must be placed in double quotation marks, reserving single quotation marks for a quote with in a quote. Long quotes (i.e., four lines or more) should be indented, without quote marks, to set them apart from the text.
Abbreviations:
- All abbreviations must be given in full at their first use in the text; for example, Civil Military Relations (CMR). Abbreviations should include a final stop in words shortened by omitting the end (such as p., ed., vol.) but not in contractions (words such as Mr, Dr, edn, eds) or between capitals, e.g., UK, NATO, AUKUS
- Do not use military abbreviations such as “ops”, “int” and “adm” as the IIRF will have a civilian as well as an international readership. However, those such as Counter Terrorism (CT), Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Tactical Nuclear Weapons (TNW), may be used after being given in full at their first use.
- Abbreviated military ranks may be used; e.g, Lt. Gen, V Adm, Air Cmdre.
Headings and Parts: The only centre heading should be the title of the article. Refrain from dividing an article into several parts. Avoid too many headings, as is the norm in Service writing. While group headings are the norm (bold but not underlined), paragraph headings are best avoided.
Sub-paragraphs and sub-sub-paragraphs:
- Avoid writing in sub-paragraphs unless it is inescapable – e.g. a list needs to be provided.
- Even then, write in complete sentences and not in point form under sub-paragraphs.
- Do not write in sub-sub-paragraphs under any circumstances.
Highlighting Words: Use capitals, bold and italics sparingly but consistently. Italics should be used for titles of books, newspapers, journals, and magazines as well as for foreign words, including in South Asian languages, not in common usage. E.g. Jamat-i-Islam
Numbers: Numbers from one to nine should be spelt out, 10 and above will remain in figures; hence, “seven” not “7” and “14” not “fourteen”. However, figures should be used for exact measurements (such as 5 percent 5 km and 5-year-old child”). Use “thousand” and “million,” not “crore” and “lakh” as the Journal will have international readers.
Illustrations: Tables, figures, graphs, maps should be complete, clear and of high-resolution JPEG or PNG. Mention Table titles, figure and graph legends, and image captions. These should be labelled as Fig 1, Table 1, Map 1 etc. Any diagrams or maps (Copyright free) should be mailed along with the article. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that where copyright materials are included within an article, the permission of the copyright holder has been obtained. Confirmation about copyright, if acquired, should also be included in the mail during article submission.