Terms and Conditions of Submission of Manuscript

• Are original
• Are not under consideration by any other publisher
• Have not been previously published in whole or in part
• Have not been previously accepted for publication
• Will not be submitted elsewhere until a decision is reached

Manuscript Format and Style Guide

When the Editor sends manuscripts for external review, they are double-blind reviewed. Thus, please ensure that no authors’ names are given on the first page of the manuscript and that author names have been taken out of the “File-Properties” screen in Word.

All manuscripts should be double-spaced. Margins should be one inch (2.5cm) at the top, bottom, and sides of the page. Font size should be 12 point. Submissions must be limited to 8000–10000 words of text, including abstract and references, unless an exception is granted by the Editors. Articles with heavy use of figures or tables should be correspondingly shorter to compensate.

Title of the Article

The title should be short and catchy—not in statement form. Also include the author’s names, affiliations, and contact details (including email address) for the corresponding author.

Abstract

Submit an unstructured abstract of no more than 250 words. The abstract should summarize the article clearly and concisely. Do not include any information identifying the author(s). Choose a direct and reader-friendly title and abstract.

Keywords

Include no more than five keywords that describe your paper for indexing and web searches.

References in the Text

Citations should follow the Harvard system, listing the author and year in parentheses. Each citation must have a corresponding reference at the end of the article.

Example: There is variation of rainfall with respect to place and time (Islam, 2005).

Personal communications should be cited in-text only.

Example: Results have been reported (Don Graham, 1989, personal communication).

For unpublished work, use ‘forthcoming’ and ‘in press’ where applicable.

Example: Sharp Parker, A.M. (forthcoming) Cyber terrorism: An examination of the preparedness of the North Carolina local law enforcement. Security Journal, in press.

References

List references alphabetically by author, regardless of source type.

Book:
Slovic, P. (2000). The Perception of Risk. London: Earthscan Publications.

Edited Volume:
Nye Jr, J.S., Zelikow, P.D., and King, D.C. (eds.) (1997). Why People Don’t Trust Government. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Chapter in Book:
Flora, P. and Abler, J. (1981). Modernization, democratization, and the development of the welfare state. In: P. Flora and A.J. Heidenheimer (eds.). The Development of Welfare States in Europe and America. New Brunswick and London: Transaction Books, pp. 17–34.

Journal Article:
Thompson, K., Griffith, E., and Leaf, P. (1990). A historical review of the Madison model of community care. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 41(6): 21–35.

Article in Newspaper:
Webster, B. (2008). Record bonus for Network Rail chief, despite Christmas chaos. The Times, 6 June: p1.

Newspaper or Magazine (No Author):
Economist (2005). The mountain man and the surgeon. 24 December, pp. 24–26.

Article Online:
Gardener, T. and Moffat, J. (2007). Changing behaviors in defense acquisition: a game theory approach. Journal of the Operational Research Society, advance online publication 28 November, doi: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602476.

Conference Proceedings:
Spain, A. (ed.) (1985). Health and the Environment. Proceedings of the Conference on Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals; 30–31 March 1984, Chicago, IL. Chicago: American Topological Association.

Conference Paper:
Harley, N.H. (1981). Radon risk models. In: A.R. Knight and B. Hared (eds.), Indoor Air and Human Health. Proceedings of the Seventh Life Sciences Symposium; 29–31 October, Knoxville, TN. Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 69–78.

Unpublished Conference Paper:
Martin, S. (2003). An exploration of factors which have an impact on the vocal performance and vocal effectiveness of newly qualified teachers and lecturers. Paper presented at the Pan European Voice Conference; 31 August, Graz, Austria.

Dissertation/Thesis:
Young, W.R. (1981). Effects of different tree During Democratic Transition: The Malawi Social Action Fund 1996–2001. Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies. IDS Research Report no. 5.

Figures and Tables

Each table or figure must be referenced in the text and will be placed after its first mention. Legends should be short, descriptive, and define acronyms, abbreviations, or symbols.

Submit tables and figures in Word format. Number them using Arabic numerals in order of appearance. Avoid vertical lines; use horizontal lines only above and below column headings and at the bottom.

Distribution Policy of Journal

One copy of the journal will be distributed to the contributing author(s).

Contact Information

Md. Shaidul Islam
Assistant Manager
Royal University of Dhaka
Email: shaidul@royal.edu.bd