Submissions

Author Guidelines

1. Open Access

Rupkatha signed on to the Budapest Open Access Initiative. In conformity with this, the content of publications is primarily guided by the open nature of knowledge, and the journal is free to access from any corner of the world. The journal allows readers to freely read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of its articles and to use them for any other lawful purpose. The articles and book reviews and other published items are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 

2. Article processing charge (APC)

• Article Processing Charge: 250 USD. 
• This fee covers all publication costs: web hosting and administration, editorial and review activities, formatting, indexing, marketing and publicity, permanent archiving and preservation of contents, DOI registration, post-publication care etc. It will be charged only after an article is recommended for publication.
• The APC will be effective from January 2024 onwards.
• Authors from countries designated “Lower-middle income economies” including India may apply for a 50% waiver in fees. Check the list>>
• Authors from countries designated “Low-Income Economies” can apply for a 100% waiver. Check the list>>
• Application for a waiver needs to be submitted at the time of submission.
• The authors keep the copyrights of their articles. They can distribute and reprint their articles on any platform or with a publisher in any medium.
• The published articles are immediately and permanently made free to access under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 License.

3. Publication Policies

3.1: Aims and scope

Authors are requested to read the Aims and Objectives carefully.

3.1.1. Aims and scope:

“The fundamental idea for interdisciplinarity derives” as our Chief Editor Explains, “from an evolutionary necessity; namely the need to confront and interpret complex systems…An entity that is studied can no longer be analyzed in terms of an object of just single discipline, but as a contending hierarchy of components which could be studied under the rubric of multiple or variable branches of knowledge.” Following this, we encourage authors to engage themselves in an interdisciplinary discussion of topics from the broad areas listed below and apply interdisciplinary perspectives from other areas of the humanities and/or the sciences wherever applicable.

• We publish peer-reviewed original research papers and reviews in the interdisciplinary fields of humanities. A list, which is not exclusive, is given below for convenience.

3.1.2. Areas of discussion

• Interdisciplinary approaches to language, literature and arts
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in human culture, language, literature, and arts.
• Health & medical humanities
• Gender Studies
• Fine arts, film & communication & media Studies
• Performing arts, performance studies
• History of arts
• Historiography, memory, history of emotions
• Music: ethnomusicology, systematic musicology
• Archaeology: material culture, human behaviour, cultural resources management
• Tourism and heritage
• Cultural Studies: cultural anthropology, ethnography, area studies
• Scientific philosophy: artificial intelligence, biology, economics, neuroscience, and psychology
• Animal Studies: ethics, law and rights
• Law: human rights, intellectual property rights, digital rights management
• Library and information studies: knowledge production, information literacy, open access
• Psychology: educational psychology, applied psychology
• Ecological humanities
• Transhumanities
• The humanities debate: critical university studies and higher education

• The humanities debate: critical university studies and higher education

3.2: Types of content we publish

We publish original research papers and book reviews. Sometimes we publish innovative creative works and interviews.

4. Editorial Policies

4.1 Peer Review

• The journal follows a Double-Blind Peer Review system.
• Primarily the submitted articles are considered by the editors for the confirmation of the standard and the scope of the journal. If any submitted article fails to fulfill the primary standard, the same will be rejected and the author will be communicated the decision promptly.
• If the editors are satisfied, two reviewers are selected for detailed consideration of the articles.
• The rule also applies to the members of the Editorial board.
• Receipt of submission is acknowledged instantly and automatically via the system. If you do not get any reply, resend the mail.

4.1.2 Review period

We do NOT have any system for fast or rapid review nor do we encourage it. A decision on a submitted article along with reviewers’ comments is communicated to the author within 3 months. Authors should not send any queries before the period is over. However, after three months of submission, if no decision is taken, authors can naturally withdraw and submit elsewhere.

4.2 Declarations by Author/s:

Author/s will have to sign “Declaration by Authors” and send us scanned copies of the same after acceptance of the article concerning:

• Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions
• Authenticity of the research work
• Claim of authorship
• Plagiarism
• Conflicts of Interests.

5. Publication Policy

5.1 Publication Ethics

We are committed to upholding publication ethics in every possible manner. We try to adhere to the norms and guidelines formulated by various scholarly societies to achieve international standards by maintaining quality in publication and updating our publication system. We expect and encourage all the concerned parties associated with the journal to follow the norms mentioned on our website.

5.2 Authorship

All published materials—articles, book reviews, poems or art pieces, must contain appropriate attribution of authorship. Since we follow the online medium, it is the sole responsibility of the corresponding author—who initiates the submission process online, to ensure the integrity of publication ethics by complying with the following:

5.2.1 Appropriate attribution and acknowledgement

The corresponding author should ensure

• That the submitted manuscript is genuine research work produced by the author/s,
• That all the other authors are made aware of the submission,
• That permission is taken from other authors for publication,
• That the contribution of the authors is appropriately acknowledged,
• That the contribution of other persons or parties, who/which add value to the work in any way is sufficiently acknowledged,
• That the Conflicts of Interest document is signed properly and sent to us in time.

5.2.2 Changes in authorship

Authors can send a request for changes to authorship to the Chief Editor. The Editorial Board of the journal reserves the right to take the final decision on the request. Changes will be made only if there is a valid reason and full agreement among the authors. Public notification may be made in the case of any post-publication change.

5.2.3 Ghost,’ ‘guest,’ or ‘gift’ authorship

We condemn the unethical practice of ‘Ghost,’ ‘guest,’ or ‘gift’ authorship (or anything that does not have any proper contribution to an article) and take appropriate steps against such practices.

5.3 Publication Process

We insist that all concerned with the publication of the journal—editors, reviewers and website managers, must strictly follow international norms. We are constantly trying to raise the standards of our publications. We expect the same kind of commitment from authors to conform to the international ethical norms as formulated by various scholarly organizations.

5.3.1 Submission

While submitting to our journals and magazines authors should strictly follow our guidelines. We reserve the right to take action against any of the practices mentioned below:

• Simultaneous Submission to Other Publication Agency:

We accept manuscripts on the belief that the same has not been submitted or will be submitted to other journals while the review process is going on. Concrete action is taken against the authors who make simultaneous submissions during the period of peer review.

• Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a curse upon the scholarly world. Authors submitting with us are expected to have a proper understanding of plagiarism issues. Nothing should be copied in any form without proper acknowledgement or legal permission in any way that may violate the other person/party’s rights. While they should include an acknowledgement of others’ works, they should also get permission to use any material from the parties concerned themselves. The journal will not initiate any process nor will it remain responsible for any kind of copyright violation.

• Defamation or Promotion

We do not expect authors to include anything that may turn out to be defamatory or promotional.

• Gender, Racial and Language Bias

5.3.2 Steps against Misconduct

We may take any one or all of the following steps against unethical practices:

• The published content is retracted via notification.
• Modified content is published with justification for modification.
• The author is blacklisted and barred from future submissions.
• Notification along with the evidence of misconduct is communicated to an author’s institution, superior, and/or any concerned authority.

5.4 Conflict of Interest

In order to maintain transparency in publication, we encourage all—authors, editors, reviewers and other persons/parties involved in the publication process, to avoid any form of conflicts of interest. Our publication policies and guidelines are regularly revised to address the issues.

5.4.1 Authors

Authors with our journals and magazines need to be careful of any kind of conflict of interest—be it financial, promotional or honorary. The corresponding author is responsible for sending us the Conflict of Interests document agreed to and signed by other authors.

5.4.2 Editors and reviewers

Editors and reviewers of our journals and magazines are encouraged to avoid any form of potential conflict of interest while performing their duties in concerned capacities in order to maintain the integrity of our publication ethics and raise the standard of the journal. They are requested to follow the guidelines sent to them in the form of email communication. All forms of internal conflict of interest are handled by the Chief Editor, who maintains privacy and takes appropriate measures.

The professional independence of the editorial board members is strictly maintained by the publisher. The board enjoys full autonomy in performing its scholarly duties. The publisher does not interfere with anything regarding this.

6. Submission Process

Authors should read the “Terms and Conditions” and submit through the New Submission Portal. Submission through email is discontinued from March 2022.

Book Review: For reviewing books, please get the complete guidelines here>>

6.1 Formatting

File Types: We process the Ms Word files. Normally we do not accept images or any graphic content separately. Graphic materials need to be incorporated by the authors in the text document.

Reference Style: Authors must follow the APA style (http://www.apastyle.org) (Quick guidelines can be found here).

Visual Images: We encourage authors to incorporate visual images like diagrams, maps and pictures in their writings in innovative ways so that the reader gets some sort of multimedia experience. All kinds of visual images should be treated as ‘Figures’, and if possible, authors are requested to present the figures in the hyperlinked state. Authors should note that they should get permission from the concerned person or authority for reproducing the visual images before submission. We will not remain responsible for any kind of copyright violation on the part of the authors.

Language: The journal is published in the English language and we accept both UK and US spellings. Authors should refrain from using racist and sexist terms.

6.2 Submission of the Files

Authors need to submit and upload two doc files

• Cover letter (Download the Template)
• Blinded manuscript. (Download the Template)

Best Practices for Authors:

• Sign up with www.orcid.org and send your ORCID Id to us.
• Use institutional email id if possible.
• Include a link to your profile on your institutional website if available.
• In the Reference section, avoid including long URLs. Use DOI whenever available. Do not keep the links in the blue underlined state. Remove underlined state and the color.
• Declare funding if any.

6.3 Word Limits

Research articles: 5000-7000 words including the Reference section. Articles beyond 7000 words will also be considered.

Book Reviews: Word limit: 1500-3000 words

6.4 Final Submission after Acceptance

• Authors need to download the Final Submission Template and format the final submission accordingly and upload in the portal.
• Author/s will have to sign “Declaration by Authors” and upload scanned copies of the same after acceptance of the article

7. Post-acceptance Process

• Author/s will have to complete the journal contributor’s publishing agreement after the acceptance of the paper.