ILLUMINANT: An International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies

Original manuscripts (full paper) must be submitted electronically as an attachment in MS Word format through email at skcjournal@gmail.com. The email must bear the subject “SKC Journal / IIJMS - Paper Submission”. Manuscripts submitted to this journal should be unpublished works and not currently under review by another journal.

• An article would normally consist of 8-10 pages with about 5000 words (excluding figures, tables, and references).
• Review articles should be concise and no longer than 4-6 printed pages of A4 size paper.
• Articles should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font with 1” margin on all sides. The right margins should be justified. The first line of each paragraph is indented. Manuscripts should be in double spacing.
• Articles in Bengali should be typed in 12-point Avro font.
• Title page should be in a separate page. It should have the Title and short bio of the author. The Title should be concise and informative.
• The abstract should be brief and with a maximum length of 250 words.
• Provide a maximum of 3-5 keywords.
• The manuscript should be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections and sub-sections which must contain the essential elements such as Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Conclusions, Artwork/Figure and Tables. Titles and subtitles of sections should be short.
• Present figures and tables at appropriate positions in the text. Captions should be given at the bottom of the figures or at the top of the tables.
• References, tables, and figures should be on separate pages. Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively in the text in Arabic numerals.
• Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list. Reference should be arranged alphabetically. It should appear in a separate bibliography at the end of the paper. Papers are to follow the APA (American Psychological Association) style 7th Edition for formatting the literature cited/references.
• There is no article processing fees for publication in the Journal.
• The corresponding author should provide an active email address for further communication.
• The authors have to sign the declaration and copy right forms after acceptance of the manuscript.

Criteria for Publication:

All manuscripts submitted will be first reviewed by the Editors (Editorial Review) and then will be sent for Peer Review process by the respective subject experts. The Editorial Board reserves the right to refuse any material for publication and therefore may not be sent for peer-review process. To be accepted for publication in the journal, articles must satisfy all of the following criteria.

• The manuscript has not been published in any journal/book.
• The article exhibits relevance and novelty of topic.
• The paper is based on rigorous academic standards.
• The paper has passed the plagiarism test with a score of at least 80% of originality.
• The manuscript has passed the Grammarly checker software with a score of 100.
• The paper meets all applicable standards for the ethics of experimentation and research integrity.
• Papers will be accepted/ published based on the decision by the Reviewers.