For authors

Submit a manuscript

There is no fee to submit. You will have an acknowledgement within 24 hours and a decision in 1 to 2 days.

Before you send

Check the manuscript against the author guidelines. A paper already in the journal template is processed fastest, and one that breaches the length or format rules comes back to you before it reaches a reviewer.

Written in English.
Prepared in the IJCRM template. Word (.doc or .docx) is easiest for us, because minor corrections are made at our end and nobody can edit a PDF. A PDF or any other format is still accepted.
No more than 18 pages and 4 authors.
Proofread, with author names spelled as they should appear in the published record.

Download the template (DOCX)

Your submission

marks a required field.

The paper

Title of the paper

In title case, as it should appear in the published record. Not in capitals.

Abstract

Between 100 and 3000 characters. What the study asked, how it was done and what it found.

Keywords

Separated by commas. These are what an index search matches on.

Subject area

The closest fit. Work that sits between areas is welcome; pick the one it would be shelved under.

Manuscript file

Any format, up to 15 MB. .doc or .docx or .pdf is easiest for us, because minor corrections are made at our end.

Message to the editor

Optional. Anything the editor should know before the paper goes out for review.

Authors

Up to 4 authors, in the order they should be credited. The first is the corresponding author and receives every decision on the paper.

Author 1, corresponding author

First name

Last name

Institution

Department and university or organisation.

Email address

ORCID

Optional, e.g. 0000-0002-1825-0097.

Author 2 (optional)

First name

Last name

Institution

Department and university or organisation.

Email address

ORCID

Optional, e.g. 0000-0002-1825-0097.

Author 3 (optional)

First name

Last name

Institution

Department and university or organisation.

Email address

ORCID

Optional, e.g. 0000-0002-1825-0097.

Author 4 (optional)

First name

Last name

Institution

Department and university or organisation.

Email address

ORCID

Optional, e.g. 0000-0002-1825-0097.

How to reach the corresponding author

Phone number

With the country code, so we can reach you from India.

Country

Postal address

Including the city and the postal code. A printed certificate is posted here on publication.

Before you send

Optional, charged only if the paper is accepted. A DOI is a permanent identifier that keeps working if a URL ever changes.

This work is original, every named author has agreed to it being submitted, and it is not under consideration at another journal.

Submissions are checked against the plagiarism policy and the publication ethics before review.

Nothing is charged to submit. The publication charge applies only if the paper is accepted.

What happens next

Acknowledgement within 24 hours. If you have not heard within that time, assume it did not arrive and send it again.
Double-blind review. See the peer review process.
Decision in 1 to 2 days.
Payment and publication. Accepted papers attract the publication charge and appear within 72 hours of payment being confirmed.

Confidentiality

A manuscript under review is an unpublished, confidential document. It is seen only by the editors and the assigned reviewers, it is never published at a public address before acceptance, and it is not shared outside the review process.

Copyright

The signed copyright form is needed on acceptance, not at submission.

Prefer email?

Attach the manuscript to an email addressed to editor@ijcrm.com with the title in the subject line, and give every author's name, the corresponding author's institution and phone number, and the subject area in the body. The form above asks for the same things; it exists so nothing is missed, not to close the mailbox.