Guidelines for Submission to IPRR

Thank you for your interest in the Impact and Policy Research Review (IPRR), the biannual flagship research journal managed by IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi.

Instruction for Authors

The journal is divided into five sections:

Insights (1500-2000 words)
Abstract (100 words)

Policy Perspectives (3000-4000 words)
Abstract (100 words)

Special Articles (6000 words)
Abstract (150-200 words)

Young Voices (1000-1500 words)
Abstract (100 words)

Book and Report Review (1000-1500 words)

If you would like to contribute to the forthcoming issues of IPRR, kindly write to us at iprr.impri@gmail.com with the following:

The tentative topic for your contribution.
Section of the journal you would like to contribute to (Insights/Policy Perspectives/Special Article/Young Voices/Book and Report Review).
The date by which you would expect to send us your manuscript.

Note: IPRR is a biannual journal and submissions may be made on a rolling basis. Manuscripts with more than 10 per cent similarity will be deemed plagiarized and ineligible for consideration.

Guidelines

The Guidelines for Submission are given below:

The submission should not have been previously published, nor should it be before another journal for consideration (or an explanation should be provided in Comments to the Editor).
A cover page should be attached indicating the name of the paper, author/s, affiliation, contact address, email address and contact number. Where available, include ORCiDs or Google Scholar and social media handles (Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn).
The manuscript should contain a clear title and an abstract of 200-300 words, with 3-5 Keywords.
Word count should be inclusive of references, footnotes, and endnotes, following the section-wise word counts as given above.
The references should not exceed more than 20.
The submission file should be in Microsoft Word, OpenOffice or RTF document file format.

There are no submission fees, publication fees or page charges for this journal.

Layout of the Paper:

Introduction

Literature Review

Data & Methodology

Results and Discussion

Conclusion

Style Guidelines

The Style Guide is given below:

The text should be 1.15-spaced, using an 11-point font in Times New Roman, and all illustrations, figures, and tables should be placed within the text at the appropriate points – with proper citation and acknowledgement – rather than at the end.
Use single quotation marks, except where a quotation is “within” a quotation. Long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.

Spelling and Language
Use American English spellings. For example, ‘organization’, instead of Organisation.

Abbreviations
Do not use full stops in abbreviations such as MP, MPP, NDP, PQ, USA, and OECD.
In the first mention, the name should be spelt out in full, followed by the abbreviation in brackets used in subsequent references.

Numerals
Spell out one to nine. From 10 up, use numerals. Use % rather than per cent or cent (for example, 10%). Do not use figures in excessive decimal places. At most two decimal places should be reported, with occasional exceptions to this rule, e.g., a regression coefficient of less than 0.005. Millions and thousands should be used instead of crores and lakhs.

Dates
Write out a series of years in full, for example, 1980-1993 (not 1980-93); refer to a decade without an apostrophe, for example, the 1990s (not the 1990’s); for specific dates, cite the day month and year in that, for example, 25 May 2004. References to centuries are written in full, e.g., twentieth century (not 20th century).

For In-Text Citations

When citing sources, it is essential to adhere to the established APA conventions. Specifically, the author’s last name and year of publication must be included in the text, as exemplified by (Chakrabarty, 1998). Additionally, a comprehensive reference for each source must be provided at the end of the paper.

When referring to an idea, work or just paraphrasing, it is sufficient to include the author’s last name and year. However, if you are quoting or borrowing from the work directly, it is necessary to include the page number(s) at the end of the citation. For a single page, use “p.” and for multiple pages, use “pp.” with an en dash for page ranges. For instance, you may write (Chakrabarty, 1998, p. 199) or (Chakrabarty, 1998, pp. 199-201).

Always capitalise proper nouns, including author names and initials: M. Chakrabarty.
One can initiate a quotation by using a signal phrase that comprises the author’s last name, followed by the date of publication enclosed in parentheses. Example: According to Banerjee (2012), “Poverty is not just lack of money; it is not having the capability to realise one’s full potential as a human being” (p. 139).
If the author’s name is not mentioned in the sentence, then the last name of the author, along with the year of publication and page number, must be enclosed in parentheses after the quotation. For example: He stated, “Poverty is not just lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one’s full potential as a human being” (Banerjee, 2012, p. 139).
When citing direct quotations from sources without page numbers, a logical identifying element such as a paragraph, chapter number, section number, or table number should be used instead.

Author(s): In the in-text citation provide the surname of the author but do not include suffixes such as “Jr.”.

Single Author: As Banerjee (2016) mentions… or (Banerjee, 2016).
Two Authors: Use the word “and” between the authors’ names within the text and use the ampersand in parentheses. Example: Research by Banerjee and Duflo (2018) supports… or (Banerjee & Duflo, 2018).
Three or more authors: In every citation, you should list only the name of the first author followed by “et al.” Example: Banerjee et al. (2016) mentions… or (Banerjee et al., 2016).
If you are referencing multiple works that have similar groups of authors and the shortened “et al” citation form of each source would be identical, you must avoid ambiguity by writing out more names. This is necessary to ensure that each work is correctly identified and attributed. If you have cited works that share the same authors, be sure to provide enough information to differentiate them from one another. For example: If you cited works with these authors: Banerjee, Sen, Roy, Chakrabarti, and Kumar (2020). They would be cited in-text as follows to avoid ambiguity: (Banerjee, Sen, Roy, et al., 2020).
When your parenthetical citation includes two or more works, order them the same way they appear in the reference list (viz., alphabetically), separated by a semi-colon. Example: (Banerjee, 2012; Duflo, 2017).
If you are citing multiple works by the same author in the same parenthetical citation, you should only give the author’s name once and follow it with dates. Sequence: No date citations go first, then years, then in-press (forthcoming articles accepted for publication) citations. Example: (Banerjee, n.d., 2008, 2012, in press).
For Authors with the same last name, use first the initials of the names followed by last name.
If you have multiple sources written by the same author and published in the same year, differentiate them using lowercase letters (a, b, c) after the year in the reference list. Similarly, use the same lowercase letters with the year in the in-text citation to differentiate between the sources. Example: Research by Banerjee (2019a) revealed strong correlations. However, a parallel study (Banerjee, 2019b) resulted in inconclusive findings.

For Organization as an Author:

If the source is an organization or government agency, include the organization in the signal phrase or the parenthetical citation when you first cite the source, similar to citing a person. For example: According to Impact and Policy Research Institute (2020),…….
If the organization is commonly known by an abbreviation, include the abbreviation in brackets upon first reference and then use it in later citations.

For example:

First citation: (Impact and Policy Research Institute [IMPRI], 2000)

Second & subsequent citation: (IMPRI, 2000)

For indirect sources: When referencing a source that was cited in another source, it is important to name the source in your signal phrase. In your reference list, list the secondary source and include it in parentheses. If you know the year of the source, include it in the citation as well. This ensures proper attribution and citation of sources in your work.

Reference List Format & Style

The reference list should follow the hanging indent.
All authors’ names should be inverted (i.e., last names should be provided first).
Authors’ first and middle names should be written as initials.
Authors’ first and middle names should be written as initials. Separate each author’s initials from the next author in the list with a comma. Use an ampersand (&) before the last author’s name. If there are 21 or more authors, use an ellipsis (but no ampersand) after the 19th author, and then add the final author’s name.
The alphabetical order of the reference list should be based on the last name of the first author of each work.
When listing articles by the same author or authors listed in the same order, arrange them chronologically from earliest to most recent.

For Journal Articles:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy

The title of the journal should be italicized and presented in full.
Capitalize all major words in the titles of journals.
Capitalize the first word of the titles and subtitles of journal articles, as well as the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and any proper nouns. Do not italicize or underline the article title or enclose the article title in quotes.
Imperative to use DOI wherever available. Use URL when DOI is not available.

For Books:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)

Editor, E. E. (Ed.). (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher. DOI (if available)

For Edited Book with Author(s):

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (E. Editor, Ed.). Publisher. DOI (if available)

For Translation:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (T. Translator, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published YEAR) DOI (if available)

For Different Editions:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (# edition). Publisher. DOI (if available)

Example: Mueller, R. 1990. Ethics and Dilemmas in Politics (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press, pp 20-22.

For Book Chapter:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (pp. pages of chapter). Publisher. DOI (if available)

For more examples of handling works by author(s), refer to the guidelines below.

For Multivolume Work:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (Vol. #). Publisher. DOI (if available).

For more examples of handling works by author(s), refer to the guidelines below.

Work by Single Author

Patel, V. (2022). An Intersectional Gendered Discourse on Empowerment During Pre and Post COVID-19 Pandemic. IMPRI Books.

Work by Two Authors

List authors by last name and initials, separated by commas and using the ampersand instead of “and”.

Sharma, S & Tripathi, S (2022). Indo-Pacific economic framework: Old Wine in New Bottle? Impact and Policy Research Review, 2(1), 70-74.

Work by Three to Twenty Authors

Use ampersand (&) instead of “and” before the last author’s name.

Patel, V., Mehta, S., & Tripathi, S. (2023). Advocating a Feminist Foreign Policy for India. IMPRI Books.

Group or Organization as author

When citing a publication where multiple authors are involved, including corporations, government agencies or organizations, treat the publishing organization as an author and format the rest of the citation as usual. In your reference list, make sure to include the full name of the group author, but you may use abbreviations in your text. Example:

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. (2024). World Energy Congress 2024: IREDA CMD highlights the need for Innovative Financing Solutions for New and Emerging Renewable Energy Technologies. Press Information Bureau. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2018898

For Unknown Author

If a work does not have an author, place the title of the work at the beginning of the references and then add the date of publication. The word “Anonymous” should only be used if the author has specifically signed the work as “Anonymous.”

For Two or more works by the same Author

Entries should be listed by the author’s name and year (earliest first), with references lacking dates (n.d.) placed before referenced dated entries.es with dates.
If an author appears both alone and as the first author of a group in different citations, list the single-author reference first.
For two or more works by the same author in the same year: Assign letter suffixes to the year.