Author Guidelines

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check the following items:

  1. The full-length article to be submitted for possible publication in JIMS has neither been published nor submitted for possible publication elsewhere.
  2. The first page of the manuscript should contain: 
    • The title of the research paper.
    • Name(s) of the author(s) together with the academic affiliation(s), e-mail address(es) and ORCID id(s).
    • An abstract not exceeding 250 words. By nature, Abstracts shall not contain numbered mathematical equations nor numbered references. Numbered reference citations are not allowed.
    • Keywords and phrases.
    • 2020 AMS Subject Classifications.
    • Article type: Research article or Survey article or Book Review or Case Study or Thesis Abstract or Bibliographic work
  3. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate places, rather than at the end.
  4. Format of references in text and in the list of References
    • References should be given at the end of the manuscript. These references should be listed in alphabetical order; the surname(s) of the author(s) appearing at the end and cited in the whole text as e.g. [1], [2], etc.
    • If the Reference entry includes a DOI for the article, use the DOI number at the end. If there is no DOI, include the URL of the published article.
    • All references listed in "References" must have complete publication details and must be cited in the text portion of the article. 
  5. For a better way to format your submission, you may download the template file in MS-Word or in LaTeX format. Template files & Cover Letter:   MS-Word     LaTeX 
  6. Mandatory files to be submitted/uploaded: 
    • File 1: Full article in PDF format (Note: Indian authors must ensure that their work complies with the UGC regulations on plagiarism, while authors from other countries must adhere to the plagiarism regulations of their respective universities or governing bodies.)
    • File 2: Cover letter in PDF format (as supplementary file) 
  7. Note: The submitted article is subject to a plagiarism scan before the refereeing process.
  8. The manuscript must be submitted electronically in PDF format along with a Cover Letter to the Editor-in-Chief: Prof. (Dr.) Prem Nath, E-mail:prof.premnath.jims@gmail.com
  9. Alternatively, author(s) may submit their article(s) via
  10. Upon Acceptance: Once an article is accepted, the Publisher will require a digital file of the article either in MS-Word or in LaTeX format, along with associated figure files.
  11. Manuscript Processing Charges will be billed to the submitting author upon acceptance of the article for publication as follows:
    • Foreign Authors: US$30 per article (inclusive of all taxes).
    • Indian Authors: INR 2000 per article (inclusive of all taxes). 

Note: 

  • If the author's institution subscribes to this journal, the author will not be required to pay any manuscript processing charges.
  • All articles invited by the Editor-in-Chief via email (Call for Papers: 01 March 2025 – 31 December 2025) will be published in JIMS, subject to peer review, without any Article Processing Charges (APC), and will appear in the forthcoming issue.

 

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