Guideline for Authors

Coverage

The journal is organized into various sections to include following types of contributions: Research papers, Short notes/correspondence, Applications and case studies, Book reviews. Book summaries, lnterviev/s and round tables, and seminars, Educational and learning experiments, and any other relevant information related with the theme of the Journal.

Manuscript Submission

Manuscript should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief electronically through web to avoid delays. Please submit the “Word” file attached to email on the following address: giftjournal@giftsociety.org. At the rime of final submission, an autobiographical note and a passport size photograph of all the authors will be required.

Copyright

The submission of paper to giftjourn@l implies that the paper is original and not submitted elsewhere for publication. Copyright for published papers will be vested in the publisher i.e. GIFT, and authors should complete a standard publishing agreement, which wiil be supplied with final proofs. It is the author's responsibility to obtain written permission to reproduce copyright material.

Language

All papers will be published in English and manuscripts must be submitted in rhat language.

Reviewing Process

Each paper is reviewed by the editor and if it is judged relevant for publication, it is than sent to referees for double blind peer review. The papers are reviewed for relevance, focus on flexibility, innovation, practical considerations, quality of evidence, contribution, methodology, readability, then decides whether the paper should be accepted as it is, to be revised or rejected. The reviewing time will normally be 10–12 weeks.

Manuscript Requirements

Length: No maximum length for a paper is prescribed, however, authors should write concisely.

Title: The title should be brief and typed on a separate sheet.

Format: The paper should have a cover page giving tide, author's name, complete address, telephone number, fax number, and email of the author. In case of co-authors, these details should also be provided for each coauthor. Correspondence will be sent to the first named author unless The second page should contain the title and an abstract of 100–150 words. It should also include upto eight keywords about the paper. The authors may attach the category sheet to define the relevant categories to which the paper belongs (available on the website-www.giftsociety.org). The second page should not include the authors name. The paper should begin from the third page.

Headings: should be short clearly defined, and numbered.

Footnotes: should be used only when absolutely necessary and must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers placed as superscript.

Text: The main text should be more readable and mathematical models, if any, should be provided in Appendix. The ideas proposed should preferably be supported by real life case examples from

Tables and Figures: All tables and figures should be kept to a minimum and numerals. Each table should have a brief title written on the top of the table, and each figure should have a brief caption written on the bottom of the figure.

Photos and Illustrations: must be supplied as good quality black and white original with captions. Their position should be shown in the text by typing on a separate line the words "take in Plate n"

References: to other publications must be in standard style. That is shown within the text as the author's name followed by a comma and year of publication, all in round brackets, e.g. (Volberda, 1997). At the end of the paper a reference list in alphabetical order must be given as follows;

For books: Surname, initials, (year) title, publisher, place of publication. e.g. Mckenzie J. (1996) Paradox: The New Strategic Dimension, McGraw-Hill, Berkshire.

For journals: surname, initials, (year) title, journal, volume (number), pages. e.g. Volberda H.W. (1997) Building Flexible Organization for Fast Moving Markets, Long Range Planning, 30 (2), 169–183.

Proofs

Page proofs for correction of printer's errors only will be sent to the author specified on the typescript. Proofs should be returned to the printer within the specified time period.

Offprints

Twenty offprints of each paper will be provided free of charge to the principal author. Additional copies may be purchased through an offprint order sent along with proofs.

Checklist

• The paper is original, not submitted anywhere else.
• The length of the paper is commensurate with content.
• The title and headings are brief and catchy.
• The author(s) name and affiliation are given only on cover page.
• Abstract and keywords are provided.
• Focus on flexibility in management is kept.
• The paper incorporates innovative ideas/models in a practical framework.
• Mathematical models, if any, are given in Appendix.
• Tables/Figures are properly placed and numbered with brief titles/ captions.
• References are in standard style.
• Few highlights (8–10) of two-three lines are provided to put in boxes.
• Few key variables (3–5) are identified for flexibility mapping on a continuum.
• Some key questions (2–3) are provided to reflect the applicability in reai life.
• Authobiographical notes and passport size photographs of ail authors are provided.