Instructions for Authors

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Submission of Papers

Journal of Bhartiya Paramparika Gyan operates an online submission and peer review system that allows authors to submit articles online and track their progress via a web interface. Please visit https://jbpg.bpgvs.org/ and navigate to the Bharatiya Paramparik Gyan Vigyan Samaj online submission site.

By using the online form to submit your manuscript, you can minimize the delay until your work will be considered by the Editorial Office and reviewed by the referees. Acceptance for publication is subject to the manuscript being an unpublished work presenting a significant original contribution on the topics listed on the Bharatiya Paramparik Gyan Vigyan Samaj website.

Submission of a manuscript is taken to imply that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere. The author is responsible for obtaining any necessary permission to publish from contracting agencies involved in the work or from holders of copyrights on material used in the paper.

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Manuscript Preparation

Journal of Bhartiya Paramparika Gyan conducts blinded peer review. When uploading your manuscript, upload a manuscript file with no identifying author information, designated as Main Document, and a separate Title Page with author details.

Title Page

The title page should contain the title, authors, affiliations, acknowledgement, and footnotes supplying the corresponding author's information, including full name, complete mailing address, telephone and fax number, and email address; job titles of all authors; and the names of research sponsors, along with grant numbers, if any.

General Format

The manuscript should be provided in single-spaced typing, Times New Roman, 10.5 pt., on A4-size pages in electronic format using Microsoft Word. It must be written in English, Hindi, or Sanskrit and should not exceed 13,000 word-equivalents. A journal page contains approximately 1,300 words. Technical notes should not exceed 4,000 word-equivalents.

If additional information, such as appendices, is necessary, submit it electronically for inclusion on the journal website.

Abstracts

Each paper should include an abstract of 150–300 words, following the general format above. Report concisely on the purpose of the work, the scope of the effort, the procedures used to execute the work if of special interest, and the major findings. Include three to eight keywords.

The abstract must be self-contained and must not require reference to the paper to be understood.

Text

Follow this order when preparing manuscripts: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Appendix, References, Vintage, Figures including captions, and then Tables.

Footnotes should be avoided except for table footnotes. Submit the complete text without the title page, acknowledgement, or running headers containing author names, to allow blinded review.

Units

Use the SI system throughout. If other units are necessary, add them in parentheses.

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References

References should appear within the text as the author names followed by the year of publication in parentheses. Give a list of all references at the end of the text in alphabetical order by the last name of the first author.

Ensure that reference information is complete and accurate, including, as necessary and in the following order: last names and initials of all authors; year of publication; title of the paper, report, or book chapter in quotation marks; title of the book or periodical in italics; volume and issue numbers; name and location of the publisher for books; name and location of the publisher or sponsor for proceedings; or city of publication for non-U.S. journals; and inclusive page numbers.

The references should be listed in the following style:

• Pandey Manas and Meena Jayant (2018), “Lessons Learned from Ancient Indian Technology,” Proceedings of the 5th National Conference on Ancient Indian Science and Technology, Vol. V, Kanpur, pp. 53–60.
• Mishra Ravi Kant. “The Indian Approach to Literature.” National Council of Teachers Training 9.7 (2018): 370–375.
• Tolosana, Carmelo Lisón. “Indian culture and Tradion Voices.” Journal on Indian Cultures 6.2 (2017): 47–65. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12898

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Illustrations

All illustrations must be suitable for reproduction, which may include reduction, without further modifications. Photographs, charts, and diagrams should all be referred to as “Figure(s)” and numbered consecutively in the order in which they are referred to.

They can be integrated into the text at their final size, if possible. Alternatively, group them together at the end of the manuscript.

Line Drawings

All lettering, graph lines, and points on graphs should be sufficiently large and bold to permit reproduction when the diagram has been reduced to a size suitable for inclusion in the journal. A sans-serif font at 12 pt. is recommended to ensure clarity when reproduced.

Tables

Tables must be numbered consecutively and given a suitable caption. They can also be integrated into the text at a suitable size, if possible. Type footnotes below the table and refer to them using superscript lowercase letters. Do not use vertical rules.

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Further Information

Proofs will be sent to the author or corresponding author and should be corrected and returned without delay. The preferred method for returning corrections is email. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors; other corrections may be charged to the author.

JOURNAL POLICIES

Publication Ethics, Plagiarism and Malpractice

The Journal of Bhartiya Paramparika Gyan is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. This policy outlines the duties and expectations for authors, editors, and reviewers.

1. Editorial Responsibilities

• Fair Review: Editors evaluate manuscripts objectively based solely on academic merit, relevance to traditional knowledge, and contribution to the field, without regard to the author's race, gender, citizenship, or beliefs.
• Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff will not disclose information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and publishers.
• Conflict of Interest: Editors will recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with the authors.

2. Reviewer Responsibilities

• Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and helps authors improve their papers.
• Promptness: A selected reviewer who feels unqualified or unable to provide a timely review must notify the editor immediately and decline the review.
• Confidentiality and Objectivity: Manuscripts must be treated as confidential documents. Reviews should be conducted objectively with supporting arguments and no personal criticism.

3. Author Responsibilities

• Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. The work or words of others must be appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, uncredited paraphrasing, or copying text without attribution, constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is strictly unacceptable.
• Traditional Knowledge Attribution: Authors must accurately attribute traditional sources, texts, oral traditions, and community knowledge, ensuring ethical sourcing and respect for cultural property.
• Data Integrity: Authors must present an accurate account of original research or fieldwork. Fraudulent statements constitute unethical behavior.
• Multiple or Concurrent Publication: Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently.
• Authorship: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study.

4. Dealing with Malpractice and Misconduct

• Identification: The Editorial Board will take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred.
• Investigation: If a claim of plagiarism, data fabrication, or ethical malpractice is raised, the journal will follow Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines to investigate the matter thoroughly.
• Action: If misconduct is proven, the journal reserves the right to reject the manuscript, issue a formal retraction, or bar the author from future submissions.

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Copyright Ownership and Author Rights

Retention of Rights

Authors retain full, unrestricted copyright and publishing rights for their work.

License Grant

Authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to format, publish, and distribute the article in print and digital formats.

Self-Archiving — Green Open Access

Authors are encouraged to post their work online, including in institutional repositories or personal websites. This applies to the preprint, accepted manuscript, or published version (Version of Record) to facilitate broader distribution.

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Open Access Licensing

To maximize academic exchange while preventing commercial exploitation of cultural heritage, the journal applies the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license to all published materials.

Permitted Uses

• Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, subject to the license conditions below.
• Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for educational, research, and non-commercial purposes, subject to the license conditions below.

Conditions

• Attribution: Proper credit must be given to the original authors and the journal. A link to the license must be provided, and any changes made must be clearly indicated.
• Non-Commercial: Third parties cannot use the material for commercial purposes or financial gain without explicit written permission from the copyright holders.

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Traditional Knowledge Protection Guidelines

The Journal of Bhartiya Paramparika Gyan is deeply committed to safeguarding, respecting, and promoting traditional knowledge. Authors submitting research that documents, analyzes, or references traditional knowledge, practices, or folklore must adhere to the following ethical guidelines.

1. Prior Informed Consent

• Requirement: Authors must obtain explicit, documented Prior Informed Consent (PIC) from the community, elders, or traditional practitioners who hold the knowledge before conducting research or submitting the manuscript. This includes localized, tribal, or community-held knowledge.
• Proof: The journal reserves the right to request proof of consent, community approval, or institutional ethics clearance.

2. Benefit Sharing and Acknowledgement

• Attribution: Communities and traditional knowledge holders must be acknowledged as co-creators or primary sources of the knowledge, rather than mere subjects of study.
• Equitable Sharing: Research should align with international and national frameworks, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Nagoya Protocol, ensuring that benefits arising from the utilization of traditional knowledge are shared fairly with the communities involved.

3. Prevention of Biopiracy and Misappropriation

• Defensive Protection: Articles must not commercialize, patent, or claim exclusive intellectual property over public or community-held traditional knowledge without authorization.
• TKDL Alignment: The journal cooperates with defensive documentation efforts, such as the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), to prevent the erroneous granting of patents on Indian traditional knowledge.

4. Respect for Sacred and Restricted Knowledge

• Sensitivity: Knowledge considered sacred, secret, ritualistic, or strictly confidential by a community must not be disclosed or published without express, written permission from authorized community representatives.
• Cultural Context: Authors must present traditional practices with utmost cultural sensitivity, avoiding distortion or derogatory interpretations.