Guidelines for Authors

BVIMR “Management Edge” invites original, research-based papers, articles, cases & book reviews on topics of current concern in all areas of management & technology concerning business environment. Papers, based on theoretical or empirical research or experience, should illustrate the practical applicability and/or policy implications of work described. While sending contributions the following guidelines must be strictly followed. Contributions that do not adhere to the guidelines will not be considered.

1. Papers should be reader friendly & written in clear, straightforward language, avoiding too many jargons & technical terms. There should however be no compromise on rigor or analysis.
   
   
2. The journal tries to maintain a balance between purely research oriented papers and those derived mainly from the experiences of practitioners involved in different areas of management & technology. The selection of papers for publication will be based on their relevance, clarity, topicality and originality: the extent to which they advance knowledge, understanding and application; and their likely contribution towards inspiring further development & research.
   
   
3. The author should send two copies of the manuscript. Manuscript should not exceed 5000 words. The text should be double-spaced on A4 size paper with one-inch margins on all sides giving page number and should be submitted in duplicate with the cover page bearing only the title of the paper, author’s names, designations, official addresses, phone/fax numbers and e-mail Ids. The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the body of the manuscript to facilitate the ‘blind review’ process. The manuscript should accompany the following on separate sheets: (1) An abstract of 80-100 words; (2) A brief biographical sketch (60-80 words) of the author(s) describing current designation and affiliation, specialization, number of books and articles in refereed journals and membership on editorial boards and companies, etc.
   
   
4. The articles should be in clear, coherent and concise English. Author(s) should also send a copy of the contributions in MS Word. Times New Roman font, by e-mail to pwadhwa77@gmail.com , bvimr_mgtedge@hotmail.com no floppy disk will be acceptable. The hard copy and electronic files must match exactly. Author(s) should also certify that the paper/case has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
   
   
5. The contributions received will be acknowledged immediately by e-mail. All correspondence with contributors will only be through e-mail. All papers/cases submitted for publication will be refereed on the ‘blind review’ system. Only those contributions which comply with the ‘Guidelines for Contributors’ will be processed for publication.
   
   
6. Manuscripts not considered or not accepted for publication will not be sent back. Contributors whose contributions are accepted or rejected will be informed by e-mail only.
   
   
7. All tables, charts and graphs should be given on separate sheets with titles. They should be numbered continuously in Roman numerals as referred in the text. Wherever necessary, the source should be indicated at the bottom of the charts/tables number and complexity of such exhibits should be as low as possible. Endnotes, italics and quotation marks should be kept to the minimum. The location of tables, figures and graphs in the text should be indicated.
   
   
8. References should be complete in all respects and arranged in alphabetical order. 
   1. In the text, the references should appear as follows: Dayal (2002) has shown…or recent studies (Ramayan, 2002; Murthy, 2001) indicate…
   2. Journal references should be listed as follow: Aneet (2008),”Jack: Straight from the Gut” Gyan Management, 2(1)2-8.
   3. Books should be referred to as follows: Sugandhi, RK (2002), Business to Business Marketing, New Delhi: New Age International.

   In case of more than one publication by the same author, list them in chronological order, with the older item appearing first. For more than one publication in one year by the same author, use small (lower case) letters to distinguish them (e.g. 1980a, 1980b), do not number the references.

9. The book review should normally not exceed 800 words. The citation of book particulars are like this :
   Kurt Verweire & Lutgart Van Den Berghe, Integrated performance Management: A Guide to Strategy Implementation, London: Sage, 2004. Xvii+334pp. 26.99 soft cover.
   
   
10. Copyright: Wherever copyrighted material is used, the authors should be accurate in reproduction and obtain permission from copyright holders, if necessary. Papers published in Gyan Management should not be reproduced or reprinted in any form, either in full or in part, without prior permission from the Editors.
    
    
11. Review Process: Two or more referees review all contributions by following the ‘double-blind’ system. The review process usually takes about 60-90 days. BVIMR Management Edge reserves the right of making editorial amendments in the final draft of the manuscript suit the Journal’s requirements.
    
    
12. All material and editorial correspondence should be addressed to:

Rupali Kumar / Preety Wadhwa
Editors -“BVIMR Management Edge”
Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management & Research
A-4, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi- 10063
Phone: 011-25284396, 011-25286442
Mobile: 0-9868550447
Tele fax: 91-25286442
Email : pwadhwa77@gmail.com , bvimr_mgtedge@hotmail.com