Submission Guidelines

  1. Papers submitted for consideration for publication in the Journal, should be original and not published elsewhere earlier.
  2. Contributors to IJDE are advised to be careful so as not to violate any provisions of the Copyright Act and the Rules made there under as regards the material/ maps used in articles or their sources and/or of the computer software used by them. The Journal is not responsible for any violations or lapses, in this regard, on the part of the contributors.
  3. Papers should not be more than 7,000 words. The word limit is inclusive of all notes, references tables, and appendices.
  4. All articles must be accompanied by an abstract of 150-200 words.
  5. IJDE is a peer reviewed and refereed journal, and all manuscripts will be subjected to a double blind peer review system.
  6. All contributions should be on A4format, with 1.5 line spacing. Matter should be left-aligned, with a one-and-a-half-inch margin on the right and typed in10-point font size in Times New Roman.
  7. Use of italics and diacriticals should be minimized, but consistent.
  8. The manuscript should have 'end notes' in place of 'footnotes', if any.
  9. Graphs, tables and charts should be prepared in MS Office (Word/Excel Format) or equivalent format. The manuscripts should have end notes in place of footnotes if any.
  10. Plagiarism/similarity score of Manuscript should not exceed 20%.
  11. Manuscripts and all editorial correspondence, including comments on the contents of the journal, should be addressed to the Editor, Indian Journal of Distance Education (IJDE). Name & E-mail address of the Editor: Professor Sheena Pall, Centre for Distance and Online Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
  12. Contributions should be submitted through email only at   .  
  13. Contributors must provide their institutional affiliations and complete postal and e-mail address with their papers.

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