GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

      Crossian Resonance is a multidisciplinary national research journal. It will be published biannually (June and December). The journal publishes original, unpublished full length research papers, short communications, book reviews and interview covering all disciplines with renowned authors contributions.

       An abstract of 200 words must be submitted along with the full paper. The tables and figures must be referred to in the text and all references should be documented at the end of the paper. Articles must be submitted on A4 size papers typed in Times Roman (Tamil – Bamini) – 12 font – MS word with 1. 5 spacing and one inch margin on all sides. Authors must follow the latest research guidelines.

      All articles will be scrutinized by referees. Author(s) may provide the names and addresses of 2 persons from outside their institution(s) who can act as referee(s) for the manuscript. The editors reserve the right to edit articles. The individual author(s) is responsible for the facts, figures and views presented in their articles. The management does not accept responsibility for any type of damage or loss of manuscript. If their research papers are recommended for publication, the corrected soft copy should be sent to the Editors.

ARTICLE FORMAT

Authors are requested to strictly follow the article format of this Journal, “Crossian Resonance”.

Common Format

1. TITLE PAGE: The title should include:

• Concise and informative title ,Times New Roman 14 (Capitalize the first letter of the sentence and proper nouns alone), bold, 1.15 space.
• The name(s) of the author(s), Times New Roman 12 (Capitalize the first letter of the proper nouns alone), not bold, 1.15 space.
• The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country.
• A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author.
• If more than one department or institution is involved, authors name should be linked to appropriate institutions/departments by inserting consecutive numbers in superscript

• Times New Roman 12, 1.5 spaces.
• The abstract should not exceed 250 words, explaining concisely the reasons and object of the manuscript, the methodology used and the main results and conclusions.
• The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

• Below the abstract, provide 3 to 5 keywords in alphabetical orders separated by comma for indexing purposes

• State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the result.
• Give only pertinent references.

• The paper must clearly define the methodologies used.
• Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced.
• Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.

• Results should be clear and concise.
• Explore the significant results of the research work.
• Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
• Emphasize and summarize only important observations.
• Tables and figures should be included in the text.
• Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively using Indo-Arabic numerals.
• Each table and figure should have an explanatory caption which should be concise.

• A very brief summary note of the work with a concluding remark should be given.
• Include the novelty and implication of the work and its contribution to the upliftment of the present scientific knowledge.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
• Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references.
• Information concerning research grant support, assistance of colleagues or any other notes of appreciation should appear in this section

• The references should be cited in the text in square brackets e.g. [1] not in superscript or subscript.
• Ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list and vice versa.
• Only appropriate references should be cited.

Reference Format:

I. Reference to a journal publication:
• 1. Kumar A., Choudhary P., Verma P. A comparative study on the treatment methods of textile dye effluents. Global J. Environ. Res. 2011; 5: 46 - 52.

II. Reference to a book:
• 1. Strunk W., White E.B. The elements of style. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan; 2005.

❖ Format for language (Tamil, English, French): Title, Abstract, Full-length Paper with Side headings (Introduction, Side headings according to the paper, Conclusion), Work Cited

❖ Format for Social Science (History, Economics, Commerce, Social Works): Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methodology, Result Analysis, References

Publication & Article Processing Charge: Rs. 1000/- per article.