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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • mLAC Journal for Arts, Commerce and Sciences (m-JACS) is the official refereed journal of the Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College for Women Autonomous. It accepts articles representing original work, analytical papers and papers grounded in theory in the field of Arts, Commerce and Sciences. Articles should relate to emerging issues, cite appropriate literature, and draw out implications as required.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • Please be informed that only papers that are uploaded using the online submission system of mLAC Journal for Arts, Commerce and Sciences (m-JACS) will be considered. Sending papers as email attachments to the journal will not be considered.
  • To submit a paper, you need to log in to m-JACS site, which requires you to be registered. If you are not registered, please complete the form on our registration page (which will log you in after it is submitted). If you are registered, please go to the paper submission page (which will ask you to log in if you are not already logged in).
  • Before uploading a paper for consideration for publication in m-JACS, please check that the content is relevant by reading other articles in m-JACS.
  • The submission must follow the most recent version of the APA style guide (For detailed information, please see the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, http://www.apastyle.org/ and http://blog.apastyle.org/ .).
    • For example,
    o Rogers, E. M., & Shoemaker, F. (1971). Communication of innovations – A cross-cultural approach. New York: Free Press.
    o Suvedi, M, Campo, S., & Lapinski, M. K. (1999). Trends in Michigan farmers’ information-seeking behaviors and perspectives on the delivery of information. Journal of Applied Communications, 83(3), 33-50.
  • An abstract is required for an article submission. Please be sure to complete the text box for an abstract in the submission's metadata section. All articles should include an abstract of not more than 120 words.
  • The text has had the authors' names removed. If an author is cited, "Author" and year are used in the bibliography and footnotes, instead of author's name, paper title, etc. The author's name has also been removed from the document's Properties, which in Microsoft Word is found in the File menu.
  • Also ensure there is no author information in the metadata of any of the files submitted (e.g., in Word see:http://bit.ly/201IdX7;). Remove acknowledgments, grant funding, or other author-related information from the manuscript. Check the figures for appearance of any author names.
  • Authors must include their profile, including affiliation and rank, when submitting a manuscript.
  • Authors should fill-in the metadata related to the manuscript such as
    authors (each author should be entered separately, using ADD AUTHOR option), keywords, references etc.,
  • All spellings must be rendered in American English. To change British or Commonwealth spellings to their American equivalents, please see the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
  • Only one submission by an author will be considered at a time
  • Please ensure that your article does not contain work taken from other sources without the appropriate acknowledgements.
  • Submissions that fail to meet these guidelines will not be considered for publication in m-JACS
  • Clarifications, if any in this regard can be obtained from the Chief Editor - Email: drsushilmiddha@mlacw.edu.in

Author Guidelines

Instructions for Authors (Author Guidelines)

The mLAC Journal for Arts, Commerce and Sciences (m-JACS) invites original research articles, review papers, theoretical contributions, and case studies in the domains of Arts, Commerce, Sciences, Communication, Information Technology, Management, Mathematics, and interdisciplinary subjects.

1. Scope and Focus

Submissions must:

  • Present original and unpublished work

  • Address contemporary issues or advancements in the relevant domain

  • Conform to the journal’s thematic focus

  • Demonstrate clarity, coherence, and scholarly rigor

2. General Submission Guidelines

  • Manuscripts must be submitted through the online submission system. Email submissions will not be accepted.

  • Only one submission per author is allowed at a time.

  • The submission must not be under consideration with another journal.

  • Authors are encouraged to review past published articles in m-JACS for format and scope alignment.

3. Manuscript Format

  • File Format: .doc, .docx, or .rtf

  • Font: Times New Roman, Size 12

  • Spacing: Single-spaced

  • Paragraph: Left-aligned

  • Margins: Standard (1 inch all sides)

  • All tables, figures, and illustrations should be embedded within the text at appropriate positions.

4. Referencing Style

  • Use the APA Style (6th edition) for in-text citations and bibliography.

  • Examples:

    • Book:
      Rogers, E. M., & Shoemaker, F. (1971). *Communication of innovations – A cross-cultural approach*. New York: Free Press.

    • Journal Article:
      Suvedi, M., Campo, S., & Lapinski, M. K. (1999). Trends in Michigan farmers’ information-seeking behaviors. *Journal of Applied Communications*, 83(3), 33–50.

5. Abstract and Keywords

  • A structured abstract (maximum 120 words) must be included in the metadata during submission.

  • Provide 3–5 keywords representing the core topics of the article.

6. Author Identification and Blinding

To ensure anonymous peer review:

  • Remove all author-identifying information from the main manuscript file.

  • Use "Author (Year)" in place of self-citations.

  • Clear metadata in file properties (e.g., Word document: File → Info → Inspect Document).

  • Avoid acknowledgements, funding details, or identifiable content in the initial submission.

7. Ethical Compliance

  • All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism and properly acknowledge all sources.

  • Authors must confirm ethical compliance for studies involving human participants or data.

  • By submitting, authors declare the originality and ethical integrity of their work.

8. Peer Review Process

  • The journal follows a single-blind peer review system.

  • Reviewers remain anonymous to the authors.

  • Every manuscript is reviewed by at least two independent experts in the relevant field.

  • Authors may be required to revise submissions based on reviewers’ and editorial board feedback.

9. Open Access and Licensing

10. Contact and Queries

For any questions, please contact the Editorial Office:

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Authors who publish with m-JACS agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant m-JACS the right of first publication.

  • The work is simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

  • Authors may enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.

  • Authors are encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) before and during the submission process to foster greater citation impact.

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