Policy
About
Aim of the Journal
The journal is envisioned as a platform to disseminate worthy research output at free of cost among academics and general public. It is funded by Government of Kerala.
Scope of the Journal
Being a peer reviewed academic journal, Ishal Paithrkam promotes research works on language, literature, humanities, and social science. Academic papers, articles based on research, case studies and interviews are preferred for publication.
Publishing Schedule
Quarterly
Access
As an open access journals the articles are available worldwide free of cost.
Revenue Sources
Functioning under the Ministry of Culture, Government of Kerala, the sole revenue source of the academy is the plan and non-plan fund allotted time to time by the government.
Advertising & Direct Marketing
All advertising through Public Relation Department of Kerala Government or and PRD of Academy. The Product marketed by Academy it self.
Preservation of the Journal Contents
All types of article contents preserved in the official server of C-Dit (an autonomous body under the Department of Electronics and IT, Govt. of Kerala) and a backup file is preserved at the same time for more protection in cloud server of Google.
Governing Body
It is governed by the executive committee duly constituted by the Ministry of Culture, Government of Kerala, by the order of the Hon Governor of Kerala
Current Editorial Board
(Chairman, Mahakavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Mappila Kala Academy, Kondotty, Kerala, 673638)
Mob: +91 999594638
Editor
Prof.(Dr) Shamshad Hussain KT
editor@ishalpaithrkam.info
Mob: +91 940032751
HSST Sociology
Mob: +91 9744222003
Co-ordinating Editor
Dr PP Abdul Razak
Mob: +91 944669103
Publisher
Basheer Chungathara (Ex. officio)
Secretary
publisher@ishalpaithrkam.info
Mob: +91 944717156
Editorial Board
Professor (Rted)
Mob: +91 953983121
saidmuty@gmail.com
International Editorial Board
The Panel of Expertise (Review and Referee)
Copyright terms
Licensing Terms
Open access policy
Revenue Sources
Author fees
Address: Vigilance Directorate Thiruvanathapuram. Kerala, India
phone no: 00 91 8592900900
whatsapp no: 00 91 9447789100
Email: vig.vacb@kerala.gov.in
website: www.vigilance.kerala.gov.in
Statement of Publication Ethics
Duties of the Chief
Editor.
To conduct overall
supervision.
To act as mediator
between ministry and academy.
Appellant authority of
the journal.
Duties of Publication Desk
The publication Desk Consists of Chief Editor, Editor, Associate Editor and Publisher.
To ensure Articles received has completed plagiarism check, First review report of Editor/Associate Editor and final peer review report of the Reviewer(s)/Referee(s)
Duties of the Editor
Prepare editorial notes
based on the themes of the articles included in each issue expressing the
stance of the journal.
Editor/Associate Editor conducts the first review before the manuscripts send for peer review without prejudices of race, sex, gender, religion citizenship and all other predilection of the author(s).
Duties of Associate
Editor
Keep the confidentiality
of articles submitted.
Check plagiarism and copy right infringement.
Associate Editor assists the Editor to conduct the first review before the manuscripts send for peer review without prejudices of race, sex, gender, religion citizenship and all other predilection of the author(s).
TO forward the article(s) recommended by the Reviewers to publication desk.
TO convey the review report to the author(s).
In charge of all kinds of
correspondence between the journal and all others connected with the journal.
To carry out the duties of the Editor in his/her absence/inconvenience.
Duties of Peer Reviewer:
Review the article(s) based on the criteria.
Scrutinize the
relevance of the study
Check the research
methodology
Examine the novelty of
the topic presentation.
Evaluate the overall standard
of the article.
Check grammar and usage
of words and sentences.
Mention all types of errors in the refer
opinion.
Add reviewer's comments
at the end of review report.
Duties of Publisher
The secretary of the
academy acts as the ex-officio publisher.
Allots funds for
various activates related to the journal.
Conduct internal audit.
Guidelines to the author(s)
The authors should submit their manuscripts according to the details given below and through our OJS platform
Format of the Manuscripts: Manuscripts in English must be in Microsoft word format. Along with the manuscripts, authors should upload a blinded manuscript of their manuscripts in pdf and MS word format too. All file's name will be as article text, blind article respectively.
Manuscripts in Malayalam must be in Adobe PageMaker Format. Along with the manuscripts, authors should upload a blinded manuscript of their manuscripts in pdf format too. All file's name will be as article text, blind article respectively.
The length of the Manuscript can be from 3000 words and not beyond 6000 words. If it goes beyond 6000, the editorial board of the journal has the right to decide depending on the manuscripts.
Fonts of the Manuscripts: the font of the manuscripts in English should be in times new roman and manuscripts in Malayalam should be in ML-revathi. we are not encouraging the transliteration or same fonts.
Format of the
manuscripts:
The manuscripts
consists of the following framework
1. MS Word file of the Article with file name 'full text article'.
File number 1 includes
a. Title of the Article in English
b. Name of the author(s) in English
c. Abstract in 200 words (minimum) in English
d. Five Keywords in English
e. The text should consist of an introduction followed by contents and conclusion.
f. Documentation should be in the form of endnotes (Citations in APA format).
g. References in APA format in English
h. Name of the first author with designation. It should follow institutional / address for communication, country name, pin/zip code, number to contact with country code, email id, ORCID. All these details should be aligned right.
i. The same format should be followed in case of second and third authors. Each author's entry is separated with the symbol "&". (right alignment)
j.In case of manuscript with chart, it should be part of the content. The maximum size of the chart should be 10x17cm.
k.Multi colours are not allowed except black and white.
l.Images are not encouraged due to copyright issues.
m.Font size: title in 14, citations and references in 10, and the rest in 11 font size.
n.The authors who submit their articles in Malayalam should also add title, author's name, author's address with phone number and email id, ORCID, key words, abstract and Reference in English too.
or
Adob Pagemaker file of the article with file name 'full text article' in the case of Articles in Malayalam
File number 1 includes
a. Title of the Article in English
b. Name of the author(s) in English
c. Abstract in 200 words (minimum) in English
d. Five Keywords in English
e. References in APA format in English
f. Name of the first author with designation. It should follow institutional / address for communication, country name, pin/zip code, number to contact with country code, email id, ORCID. All these details should be aligned right. (in English)
g. The same format should be followed in case of second and third authors. Each author's entry is separated with the symbol "&". (right alignment) (in English)
h. Title of the Article in Malayalam
i. Name of the author(s) in Malayalam
j. Abstract in 200 words (minimum) in Malayalam
k. Five Keywords in Malayalam
l. The text should consist of an introduction followed by contents and conclusion. (in Malayalam)
m. Documentation should be in the form of endnotes, if applicable (Citations in APA format). (in Malayalam)
n. References in APA format in Malayalam
o. Name of the first author with designation. It should follow institutional / address for communication, country name, pin/zip code, number to contact with country code, email id, ORCID. All these details should be aligned right. (in Malayalam)
p. The same format should be followed in case of second and third authors. Each author's entry is separated with the symbol "&". (right alignment) (in Malayalam)
q.In case of manuscript with chart, it should be part of the content. The maximum size of the chart should be 10x17cm.
r.Multi colours are not allowed except black and white.
s.Images are not encouraged due to copyright issues.
t.Font size: title in 14, citations and references in 10, and the rest in 11 font size.
u.The authors who submit their articles in Malayalam should also add title, author's name, author's address with phone number and email id, ORCID, key words, abstract and Reference in English too.
2. The MS word file of the Article with file name 'full text blind article'(in the case of articles in English),
3. The pdf file of the Article with file name 'full text blind article'(in the case of articles in English and Malayalam languages),
File number 2 and 3 includes
'full text blind article' should be submitted without entry b,h,i (authors name and address) (in the articles in English) and or without entry b,f,g,i,o,p (in the articles in Malayalam) for facilitating blind review
4. Letter of approval/affidavit from the co-author should be attached with the article. if applicable
i. All entries in OJS Platform should be in English fonts and language.
ii.submite your article through our OJS platform. https://ojs.ishalpaithrkam.info/
Note:
All types of final decision(s) on the publications based on the approval of Exicutive committee of MAPPILA KALA ACADEMY.
Mahakavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Mappila Kala Academy publishes Ishal Paithrkam, a reputable academic journal. There are no fees payable to submit to or publish in this journal. A panel of expert professors selected by the academy undertakes the review process as a service in a meticulous manner. The editor will perform a preliminary screening of the research articles before checking them for plagiarism. Only those articles that have the approval of the editor and show no plagiarism are recommended for the third stage of rigorous blind referring. It may be informed that the entire process may take 6-9 months, so the contributors are requested not to send the same article to another journal during this time. Those who find it difficult to wait are requested to abstain from sending their research articles to this journal.
Authorship
Authorship gives recognition to an author's insights in the area of his/ her study and carries accountability. Authorship can be claimed by those individuals who have enriched the area of the study with his/her intellectual content. All authors are responsible for the contents and views expressed.
The first author should be that person who contributed most to the work, including writing of the manuscript. The sequence of the lead author depends on his/her contribution to the content of the manuscript. The first author should be responsible for the integrity of the content of the article. All correspondents related to the article should be with the first author. Letter of approval/affidavit of the manuscript from lead author should be furnished along with the article.
The co-author(s) should ensure that they contribute to the intellectual content of the article. Letter of approval/affidavit from the co-author should be attached with the article.
First and second author(s) should certify that the manuscript submitted is the result of original research work done by the author/authors, and the content of the article is not published either in full or partial anywhere other than this journal.
Any alteration either in sequence of author(s) or name of author(s) will not be permitted after submission of the article.
Retractions
Retraction will be issued if major errors like plagiarism, manipulated images or data, research without required ethical approvals, duplicate publication, evidence of a breach of editorial policies etc are found in the article(s). The decision will be taken in collaboration with editorial team of the journal ISHAL PAITHRKAM and Peer-reviewer(s). In rare and extreme cases involving legal infringement, the ISHAL PAITHRKAM may remove an article.
Corrections
We publish corrections when necessary. Incase of corrections we try to contact the author of the original article and publish all corrections as soon as we can.
Erratum
An erratum will be used if the author intimates the journal about the error within 45 days of its publication.
Addenda
ISHAL PAITHRKAM notifies addenda for the reader's understanding of a Signiant part of the published contributions if the author omitted significant information available at the time in his/her article.
Special issue
The policy of the special issue is as same as in the case of regular issue. The topic of the special issue will be published on the website at the time of the call for article. In all other matters such as open access policy, Revenue Sources, author fees, statement of peer review policies, statement of publication ethics, duties of all team of ishal paithkam journal, duties of authors and authorship, the policy of the journal towards special and regular issue will remain the same. The editorial board of the regular and special issues will be the same.
Call for Article.
No deadline set for sending article to regular issue. Authors are free to submit their article any time. The review of the article received will be done on first come first basis. The date of submission and topic of the special issue will be given on the website. The submission only through our OJS platform. The submission button is active only in the first 5 calendar days of all months.
Statement of Peer Review Policies
Type of Peer Review(s)
The journal conducts both external and internal blind peer review by a select team of experts. The name of Reviewers will not be disclosed so as not to compromise on the ethics, quality and standard of the journal.
Peer review guidelines
The journal strictly abides double blinded
peer review model. Two academic experts involve in reviewing the manuscripts received
from the authors. It ensures the standard and the quality of the article
published in the journal. The reviewers review the articles according to the
peer reviewed guidelines set by the academy.
Review Process:
Manuscripts are subjected to
plagiarism checking and then send to the reviewers. The Editor/Associate Editor of the journal conducts preliminary
review of the manuscripts received. The review of the secondary level which is
of rigorous nature will be done by the reviewers. Based on the Review report of the referees, Editorial board forwards the article for publication, and or ensures that the author has carried out the necessary changes or
modifications suggested.
Special cases
Editors
are excluded from publication decisions when they are authors or have
contributed to a manuscript. In such cases the review process and publication
decision will be overseen by an alternate Editor.
The
review process for ishal paithrkam Insights articles adheres to the same rigour
as for externally submitted papers, but it is adjusted to reflect the nature of
ishal paithrkam Insights (see Editorial Statement). The review is overseen by
the Editors. Articles are typically assessed in the first instance by a member
of the editorial team and then peer reviewed by experts with requisite subject
and technical expertise drawn from ishal paithrkam, other international
organizations and academia.
Communications with authors
At
each stage of the review process, authors will be provided reasoned and
constructive feedback about the decisions on their manuscript.
Conflicts of interest
Assigned
Associate Editors and reviewers should inform the Editors of any potential
conflicts with the assigned manuscript, for instance, resulting from
competitive, collaborative or other relationships or connections with any of
the authors, companies or institutions. In such instances they should inform
the editors and recuse themselves from the review process.
Confidentiality
Manuscripts
received for review must be treated as confidential documents. The confidentiality
of participants in the review process is protected.
Appeals
Appeals
against editorial decisions require a formal appeal letter with point-by-point
evidence supporting the appeal. In line with generally accepted standards,
appeals are considered only on the basis of (i) reviewers’ potential technical
errors in their assessment of the manuscript, (ii) new information or data that
has come to light since submission of manuscript and (iii) evidence as to
potential conflicts ,of interest of reviewers. Appeals against an editorial
decision must be submitted within 14 days of the decision notice.
One
appeal per manuscript is allowed. The Editor-in-Chief will consult the
editorial team and where appropriate seek further advice from members of the
Editorial Advisory Board. The decision of the Editor-in-Chief is final.
Appeal
letters should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief and should be submitted to
the editorial office (editor@mappilakalaacademy.org).
Contact details of Academy/publisher
the SecretaryMahakavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Mappila Kala Academy
Ministry of Cultural affairs, Government of Kerala, India
Kondotty Post
Malappuram District
Kerala
Pin: 673638
Ph: 0483-2711432
Contact details of Editor
the EditorMahakavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Mappila Kala Academy
Ministry of Cultural affairs, Government of Kerala, India
Kondotty Post
Malappuram District
Kerala
Pin: 673638
Ph: 0483-2711432