Submissions are welcomed from students and scholars alike across all disciplines over the concerns of Women and Gender Studies. The Journal invites submissions of three kinds:

 

• Articles/Papers: Original findings and full-length research papers, undergraduate and postgraduate theses, as well as articles within existing research scopus. Minimum word limit- 7000 words, excluding footnotes.

• Essays: Narrower write-ups with an objective of initiating reflections and new discussions in the academic sphere. Original reflections over any existing research work can be submitted. Minimum word limit- 5000 words, excluding footnotes.

• Reviews: Thoughtful, original, and well-structured commentaries or analysis over previous, forthcoming, or recently published books or works relevant to the field. Minimum word limit- 4000 words, excluding footnotes.

 

 

Submission Guidelines 

1. All submissions are to be made to universitywgsreview@gmail.com. Co-authorship must be up to a reasonable count.

2. Document content must be in Times New Roman, 12-point, single spacing format. Footnotes must be in Times New Roman with a 10-point, single spacing format.

3. Citations must be done with reference to MLA style, 9th edition. Only existing works can be cited.

4. All pieces must include an Abstract. This would not be counted as part of the mentioned word limits.

5. End-note citations are not to be made in footnotes.

6. Image sources must be credited, if any.

7. Any details pertaining to the author’s identity must be removed from the manuscript before submitting, and are to be written only as part of the email body. If a piece mentions an author's previous works in citations, however, does not identify them (i.e., the author does not utilise phrases such as “my article” or “the author”), a change to citations is not required in that case.

8. For data-driven claims and figures, all data must be reproducible. Authors must submit supporting statistical data, scripts/codes for replication, and/or elaborate instructions explaining the methodology for reproducing the data alongside their original manuscripts. Use of open-source softwares is highly encouraged.

 

Note:
A piece would be rendered ineligible for consideration in the event(s) of:

1. Encountering plagiarised assertions or findings by an Editor/Reviewer.

2. A Reviewer detecting any claims or discrepancies that entirely subvert the intention of the submission.

3. Non-reproducibility of any calculations and/or statistical analysis by the shared methodology of reproduction and verification.

 

 

Review Procedure

The Journal follows a double-blind peer-review process, with Authors and Reviewers remaining unaware of the identities of each other. To commence with, each submission gets assigned to a series of internal Editors based on the corresponding nature of the manuscript draft, who run a thorough quality check for any disparities and inconsistencies before framing an initial decision for acceptance/rejection, followed by a word of consideration from the Advisory Board. The procedure could take anywhere from three to four weeks. Accepted pieces are then sent for peer-review. Book-Reviews are not sent for peer-reviews, unless the particular nature of the piece necessitates so.

 

Due processes for peer-review could take anywhere between four to eight weeks, during which the Editors and the Authors remain in formal contact, with the latter working on suggestions and requests for revisions/improvements from the Reviewers, facilitated by the Editors in accordance. In this regard, changes and refinements are to be made and reverted back with no later than a fortnight.

 

Following a conclusive rest to the requisites of editing and review, a copy of the summative draft is shared with the Authors for a final perusal as well as with the Reviewers and the Advisory Board. Post an effectual approval from all ends, the draft gets sent for typesetting and publishing.