Journal of Information Technology and Society

Original research papers, reviews, and short research communications can be submitted to the Journal on the understanding that the work has not been published previously in whole or part and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts in basic Technologies and society related are both considered. Currently there is no restriction on the length of research papers and reviews; however, authors are urged to be concise. Short Research Communication presents a concise study, or sometimes preliminary but innovative and important research findings that might be less substantial than a full research paper. Short research communication is limited to be under 2500 words including references.

Outlined below are the mandatory criteria for any article to be considered for publication in the Journal of Information Technology and Society. Failure to adhere to these criteria will result in rejection of the article by the editorial team.

Article adheres to the manuscript preparation guidelines explained below.

Article should be in Microsoft Word format only.

Each article should be accompanied with a cover letter.

Articles should be written in single column format, using Times New Roman font, 12 point font size. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible.

Equations and formula should be readable, preferably written using equation editing software’s (E.g. MathType). Alternately, authors have to provide the fonts used for creating the equations/formulae.

All figures provided are of high resolution, preferably 300dpi

Articles submitted to Journal of Information Technology and Society should conform to the guidelines indicated below. Before you submit, please study the author checklist provided at the end of this document. Following is the chronological order of topics to be included in the article:

1. Title
2. Abstract
3. Keywords
4. Introduction
5. Concept headings (include statistical methodology, if any)
6. Discussion
7. Conclusion
8. Acknowledgements (If any)
9. References

The covering letter should be written by the corresponding author indicating how the manuscript is suitable for publication in Journal of Information Technology and Society. All authors names are to be included in the letter (preferably along with their signatures) stating the article has not been published elsewhere or communicated to any other publication apart from DBC Journal of Information Technology and Society. If the article is authored by a student, it is requested that he/she obtain the approval of the institution department prior to submitting the article.

Authors are requested to send their articles in MS Word (.doc) format. In case of any difficulty with the manuscript submission process or concern regarding the suitability of your files, please contact us at editor-jits@dbcyelagiri.edu.in

The title should be concise and specific to the topic of the article, avoid using abbreviations in the title. Titles should be presented in title case, meaning that all words except for prepositions, articles, and conjunctions should be capitalized. All botanical names should be in italics.

Provide first names or initials (if used), middle names or initials (if used), and surnames for all authors. Affiliation details should include department, university or organization, city, state, country and email for all authors.

The abstract introduces the article and should not exceed 300 words. It should briefly mention the techniques/samples used; mention if modifications made in the proven methods without detailing the published methods; summarize the most important results. Please do not include any citations in the abstract and avoid using abbreviations if possible. The abstract must include the following sub-headings:

Objectives:
Methods:
Findings:
Novelty:
Keywords:

Authors should provide 4-6 keywords for indexing purposes. Keywords should be written in title case and separated by comma. Avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example,'and','of').

For a better understanding of the content in the article, we encourage authors to number the article headings in Arabic style format. Headings should follow title case, meaning that all words except for prepositions, articles, and conjunctions should be capitalized. All botanical names should be in italics.

All abbreviations should be defined on first use in the text along with the abbreviation in parenthesis. E.g. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Symbols should be used while referring to alpha, beta, mu, etc (Ex: α, β, µ, etc).

Figures Format & Resolution: Authors are requested to supply high-resolution versions of the figures in TIFF, JPEG or EPS format. We require that figures be created at a minimum resolution of 300 ppi.

File size: The file sizes should not exceed 20 MB.

File naming: Naming of figure files should be simple indicating the serial number and last name of author. E.g. if author’s name is Bob Marley, Figure 1 should be named as “Fig 1_Marley”.

Figure submission: Figures should be submitted after uploading the article (in step 4 of the submission process in supplementary files). In case of multiple files, upload the figures in order. E.g. Figure 1 should be uploaded first followed by Figure 2, 3 and so on.

Citation: All figures must be cited in the text and authors should indicate where they are to be inserted in the text.

Figure captions: These have to be included in the text and provided sequentially at the end of the article. The captions should be short having 10-15 words in sentence case style. E.g. Figure 1. Percentage of detection rate vs. number of nodes.

Permissions: Authors should obtain permission from authors for copyright figures and tables before submitting to Indian Journal of Science and Technology

All figures will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows them to be freely used, distributed, and built upon as long as proper attribution is given. Please do not submit any figures that have been previously copyrighted unless you have express written permission from the copyright holder to publish under the CCAL license.

Tables should be included in the text file at the end of the article.

All tables should have a concise title and written as Table 1 with a period (.). E.g. Table 1. Stimulation settings

Footnotes can be used to explain abbreviations. Tables extending beyond 1 page should be avoided.

People who contributed to the work but do not fit the criteria for authors should be listed in the Acknowledgments, along with their contributions. Authors are requested to ensure that anyone named in the Acknowledgments agrees to being so named.

Only published or accepted manuscripts should be included in the reference list. Meetings, abstracts, conference talks, or papers that have been submitted but not yet accepted should not be cited.

In text citations: citation should be of increasing numerical order [1], [2], [3] etc . References cited in text should conform to the Vancouver style.

Reference List: This should only contain references to those works which you have cited in your text. It should appear at the end of your text. It should be arranged numerically increasing citation order [1], [2], [3] etc under 'References'. Each article listed under 'Reference' should carry DOI number or publication hyperlink (url).