Authors Guidelines

Guideline to the Contributors

SRJIS invites high-quality research papers, Critical Analysis of Philosophies, Policies, Reports and issues from all parts of the globe providing meaningful insights to research scholars.

General Instruction for Submission

SRJIS strongly recommends following the format of manuscripts. The first page of the submission should include the title of the article, the name of the author(s), institutional affiliation, and email address (es) Title: Times New Roman, bold, 14 pt., space 6 above and 6 below, centered. Name of the Author(s): Times New Roman, 12 pt., bold, centered, below the title

Authors affiliation, email address: Abstract:

Times New Roman, 10 pt., italic. Abstracts of no more than 10 lines summarizing the primary argument(s) and finding(s) in the article should be included at the beginning of the article. Times New Roman, 10 pt., italic, not exceed than150-200 words.

Inner Structure of Paper

Keywords: Times New Roman 12 pt., maximum 5 keywords. Articles should be between 2,000 and 4,000 words in length. The pages of the typescript should be numbered in consecutive sequence, with Justify alignment. Page numbering: position right, Times New Roman, 12 pt. All articles must be typed in a Microsoft Word file. Subtitles (sub-headings) use Times New Roman, 12 pt., bold, left justified. Main text font use Times New Roman, 12 pt., justified. Articles should be single-spaced and have 2.54 cm (1 inch) margins. Please separate paragraphs by one empty line (touching the „enter” key once). All abbreviations and acronyms should be defined at first mention. To facilitate reader comprehension, abbreviations should be used sparingly/carefully.  The article should be free from spelling and grammatical mistakes. APA style of referencing should be used for article referencing. Tables & Figures: Number tables/figures are consecutively as they appear in the text. Center tables/figures close in the text where they are first mentioned. Do not split tables/figures across two pages. If there is not enough space at the bottom of a page, continue your text and place the table at the top of the next page. Each table/figure must have a label (title) beginning with the table number and describing the contents. The label needs to inform the reader what the table/figure presents (coefficients, means, percentages, rates, etc.), the time frame, and the geographical coverage. Each row and column of a table must have a heading. If the contents of a table/figure are drawn or adapted from a published source, note that as a footnote to the table. Major Elements of Paper: Title: It should be short, precise, and accurate, The Researcher can provide an appropriate title including two or three words but not exceeding thirteen words. Authors: Name, Address, qualification, institutional affiliations, etc. should be provided beneath the title. Abstract: The Abstract should be informative and completely self-explanatory, which should briefly present the topic, state the scope of the experiments, indicate significant data, and point out major findings and conclusions. The abstract should not exceed 100 to 200 words in length. Complete sentences, active verbs, and the third person should be used, and the abstract should be written in the past tense. Introduction: It should be not a long review of the subject area and details of history. It should pertain to a specific area. Research Method: It should cover Population, Sample, Tools for data collection, and Statistical techniques. The methodology should be provided separately after the research method. Results: It should be relevant facts only, data, may be given preferably in the form of tables or occasionally in figure/text but do not repeat the same data in more than one form.

Discussion & Acknowledgement

This is an important aspect of the paper and should be drafted carefully. Stating what answers we got, then in individual paragraphs discussing these in light of relevant past work, and finally, try to answer: what does it mean in the conducting part. In some situations section of Results may be combined with the Discussion so as to avoid repetition.

Acknowledgement: It should be short not exceeding 150 words, which should include essential facts given at the end of the paper but not necessary.

References, Book with Two Authors & More than Two Authors

References: References must be arranged according to APA style of referencing.

Book

Best, J.W., & Kahn, J.V. (2006). Research in Education. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.

Book with Two Authors

Garrett, H. E. and Woodworth, R. S. (1981). Statistics in Psychology and Education. Bombay: Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd.

Book with More than Two Authors

Robert, H. et. al., (1982). Instruction Media & New Technologies of Instructions Computer. New York. NY: Mac Millan Publishing Company.

Edited Book & Article

Gupta, M. (1989). Two Strategies of Computer-Assisted Instruction in Chemistry. In Mukhopadhaya, M. & Khanna, K., Parhar (Eds.), Educational Technology. Year Book, New Delhi: All India Association for Educational Technology.

Article

Netragaonkar, Y. (2009). Pedagogical Aspects of Computer Assisted Instruction. Techno learn International Journal of Educational Technology. Page 137 to 145. 2011, June.

Proceedings from Conference & A Commission Report

Netragaonkar, Y. (2011). Tablet PC: Superb Innovation of 21st Century. A Paper presented at Prabuddhan International Conference on Elevating Learning. 3– 4 Dec, 2011.

A Commission Report

National Knowledge Commission, Report to the Nation, 2006. (2007). New Delhi: Govt. Of India

Web References

Ebenezer, S. O. Collier. (2007). The Enhancement of Teaching and Learning of the Science Secondary Schools Using Computer Assisted Instruction. Retrieved from http:// members.aol.com/escollier/computerassistedinstruction.html on12/09/2009