Submissions

Login or Register to make a submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The articles submitted to SIJMDS are the sole responsibility of the author for the accuracy of facts and expressions of opinions.

Author Guidelines

Manuscript submissions:

The Synergy: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies invites original and previously unpublished articles for its issues. There is no specific deadline for manuscript submissions for each issue, and authors may send their submissions anytime during the year. However, articles received before the following dates will be considered for the corresponding issues:

  • 31st October - for the following March issue
  • 31st January- for the following June issue
  • 30th April- for the following September issue
  • 31st July - for the following December issue

The abstract of the research paper should be 200-250 words, while the full paper should be up to 3000-6000 words. SIJMDS will not publish more than one article of the same authorship or co-authorship within a 12-month period from January 2025.
Font style for English: Font: Times New Roman, font size: 12, and line spacing: 1.5. The paper should be submitted in soft copy online or to the following email address: editor@sijmds.com

Note: Opinions expressed in the articles published in the SIJMDS are those of the contributors. The board may not necessarily agree with the contributor. The responsibility for the facts stated or opinions expressed is entirely of the author and not of the SIJMDS.

SIJMDS Journal publishes the following manuscript types:

  • Original Research Articles
  • Review Articles

 

MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURE

A. RESEARCH ARTICLE FORMAT
The preferred format of all manuscripts are in MS Office (2003 or above). The manuscript should be concisely typewritten in 1.5 spaces on A4-sized sheets. The pages shall be numbered consequently. Only on one side, with a 2.5 cm margin on all sides. The manuscript shall be prepared in Times New Roman using a font size of 12, and the title shall be of font size 14, bold space capitals. All section titles in the manuscript shall be in font size 12, bold face capitals, and subtitles in each section shall be in font size 12, bold face lower case. Illustrations (Figures & Tables) must be inserted at appropriate places in the article. Standard International Units should be used throughout the text. There shall not be any decorative borders anywhere in the text, including the title page. The manuscript should start with the title page, and the text should be arranged in the following order:

  • Title Page
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Materials and Methods
  • Results and Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Funding Information
  • Declaration of Conflict
  • References

Title Page
The title should be as short as possible on the first page and provide precise information about the contents. The title should be followed by the full names of the author(s), affiliations of the author(s), and institutional addresses.

Authors and Co-Authors Details and Affiliations
Each author must provide their full name, including their forename and surname. The corresponding author(s) of the manuscript must be marked with an asterisk*. In addition, the corresponding author must include a telephone and email address. If any of the co-authors are from different organisations, their addresses too should be mentioned and indicated using numbers after their names. Maximum 10 authors should be allowed.

Abstract
Provide on a separate page an abstract of not more than 150-250 words. A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should be informative and completely self-explanatory, briefly present the topic, state the scope of the experiments, indicate significant data, and point out major findings and conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, standard nomenclature should be used, and abbreviations and references should be avoided. Graphical abstract is not allowed.

Keywords
Provide three to six appropriate keywords after the abstract.

Materials and Methods
It should be complete enough to allow experiments to be reproduced. All the procedures should be described in detail, previously published procedures should be cited, and important modifications of published procedures should be mentioned briefly. Capitalise trade names and include the manufacturer's name and address. Subheadings should be used. Methods in general use need not be described in detail.

Results
Results and their significance should be presented clearly and concisely, preferably in the form of graphs and tables, which should be self-explanatory.

Discussion
It should contain a critical review of the results in the light of relevant literature. Results and Discussion may be combined.

Conclusions
This should state clearly the main conclusions of the research and give a clear explanation of their importance and relevance. Summary illustrations may be included.

Acknowledgement
Acknowledgements should be placed in a separate section after the conclusion.

Funding Information
If external funding has been obtained for the study, then that should be mentioned under a separate header "Funding" after the acknowledgements. If no funding information is applicable, the authors shall use the below sentence:

“This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.”

Declaration of Conflict
Authors shall declare the conflicts after the ‘Funding Information’. In case of no conflicts of interest, the authors shall use the below sentence:

“The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.”

References
The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the bibliographic information. The list must be in alphabetical order (A→Z) and numbered. The list of references should be included on separate 1.5-spaced pages at the end of the text. The style and punctuation of the references should confirm the APA version or must be confined to the following examples:

  • Journal references:

1st author last name, 1st author first name initial. 1st author middle name initial. 2nd author last name, 2nd author first name initial. 2nd author middle name initial., … (year). Article title: subtitle. Journal name, volume (issue), page range.

Asagar, M. S. (2024). The Benefits and Challenges of Flipped Learning: A Study on Students’ Perception. Synergy: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 1(3), 41–50. Retrieved from https://sijmds.com/index.php/pub/article/view/25

singh, D., Alam, M. Q., & Singh, P. (2024). Leather Waste Management and Possibilities of Employment Generation in India. Synergy: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 1(1), 30–35. Retrieved from https://sijmds.com/index.php/pub/article/view/10

  • Book with one author:

Author, A. A. (2005). Title of work. Publisher.

  • Book with two authors:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2005). Title of work. Publisher.

  • Book with more than two authors:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2005). Title of work. Publisher.

  • A publication in press:

Junho, S. (in press). Roadmap for e-commerce standardization in Korea. International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research.

  • A publication in a language other than English:

Amano, N., & Kondo, H. (2000). Nihongo no goi tokusei [Lexical characteristics of Japanese language]. Sansei-do.

  • Edited book:

Zhao, F. (Ed.). (2006). Maximize business profits through e-partnerships. IRM Press.

  • Chapter in an edited book:

Asagar, M. S. (2024). Exploring Gender Disparities in Higher Secondary Enrollment in Haryana State. In Suman Taneja, Anjusha Srivastava, & Dharmveer Singh (Eds.), Haryana Chronicles: A Collective Exploration of Culture, Heritage and Progress (pp. 39-45). Redshine India Publication House.

  • Published proceedings:

Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1991). A motivational approach to self: Integration in personality. In Proceedings of Nebraska Symposium on Motivation (vol. 38, pp. 237-288). University of Nebraska Press.

  • Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis:

Wilfley, D. (1989). Interpersonal analyses of bulimia: Normal-weight and obese [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States.

  • A presented paper:

Lanktree, C., & Briere, J. (1991, January). Early data on the trauma symptom checklist for children (TSC-C) [Paper presentation]. The meeting of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, San Diego, CA, United States.

  • Website:

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. http://jbr.org/articles.html; Accessed on 15 June 2019

In-Text Citations
When writing academically, it is very important to properly cite and reference the materials used in your writing. Proper citation allows your readers to further explore your particular subject matter. Citing also protects you against plagiarism by clearly indicating and differentiating which information comes from other sources and which is your own work and writing. In-text citations are used to show where you retrieved the information that you are using to make specific arguments in your writing. Below are some general rules to follow when using in-text citations.

  • Citing a work/article by single author: (Asagar, 2024)
  • A work by two authors: (Yadav & Khullar, 2024)
  • A work by more than two authors: (Singh et al., 2024)
  • Two or more works cited at the same time: (Berndt, 2002; Harlow, 2012)
  • Authors with the same last name: (G. Johnson, 2018; P. Johnson, 2014)
  • Two or more works by the same author in the same year: Allen, 2013b
  • Integrated/direct citations: The work of Jones (2018) has been used……; Jones and Collymore (2016) showed in their previous work that….; Park et al. (2003) discuss the….; Dalglish (2006), Jones (2018), Jones and Collymore (2002), and Park et al. (2011) discuss in their research……

Tables
These should be numbered with Arabic numerals. Each table should be typed using a table format (i.e., each variable must be typed into a separate cell in the table) with only horizontal lines above and below the table column headers and at the bottom of the table. No vertical lines should be included in any table. The title should be typed at the top of the table in the sentence case format, i.e., only the first name should be in capital letters; as appropriate. Any footnote should be typed at the bottom of the table in italic.

Illustrations and Figures
Figures must be numbered independently of tables, multimedia, and 3D models and cited as the relevant point in the manuscript text, e.g. "Fig. 1", "Fig. 2", etc. All figures including photographs should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals in the order of their appearance in the text and bear a brief title in lowercase bold face letters below the figure. Do not duplicate data by presenting it both in the text and in a figure. For any figure directly extracted from previously published materials, you must have written permission from the publisher of that figure for reprint use. A copy of that permission release must be submitted with your article.

B. REVIEW ARTICLES
Review articles should not be more than 18 pages and contain comprehensive coverage of relevant literature. Review articles should preferably be written by scientists who have in-depth knowledge of the topic. All format requirements are similar to those applicable to Research papers. Review articles need not be divided into sections such as Materials and Methods and Results and Discussion, but should definitely have an abstract, introduction, conclusion, funding information, declaration of conflict, and references.

Evaluation procedure:

When a manuscript is submitted, the editors screen the manuscripts to make sure that all the files have no identifying information on the authors and that the article has not been published elsewhere. Then, in a time period of 20-25 days maximum from the date of reception of the article, the journal editor will assign it to two external evaluators that will carry out a blind review of the article (double-blind peer review). Over the review period of the article, both the names of the authors as well as the evaluators’ will be anonymous.

Peer reviewers are identified by editors of the journal, who are experienced researchers in their fields. The most suitable reviewers are selected according to the submission received and the reviewer’s expertise; also, authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts. When suggesting reviewers, authors should make sure they are totally independent and not connected to the work in any way. It is strongly recommended to suggest a mix of reviewers from different countries and different institutions. When suggesting reviewers, the authors must provide an institutional email address for each suggested reviewer. Please note that the editors may not use the suggestions, but suggestions are appreciated and may help facilitate the peer review process.

The editors are in charge of exploring the reviewer’s reports and exchanging opinions with some members of the editorial board in order to make a proper decision about whether an article could be publishable or not. The decision is reached through the reviewers’ reports.

Editors check all the reviews done and contrast the reviewers’ notes with the content of the article before sending decisions and reviewers comments to authors. If reviewers do not carry out their duty correctly, editors will delete them from the list and send the article to another reviewer or to a member of the editorial board to carry out a fast-track review of the manuscript.

In cases where editors have doubts after the process of review, they double-check the evaluation with some members of the editorial board, according to their field of specialisation, in order to reach an agreement and a decision on the manuscript.

The result of the evaluation will be sent to the authors in a maximum period of 3 months from the date of reception.

Copyright Notice

Licensing and Copyright Policy

Copyright Ownership:

The sentence you provided is generally aligned with your Licensing and Copyright Policy, but it can be rewritten slightly to ensure greater clarity and consistency. Here's a refined version that matches the licensing terms and reinforces that the authors retain copyright while providing clear licensing information:

The author of the article submitted to Synergy: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, as the owner of all rights to their work, retains full copyright but allows the article to be published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This applies to both digital and print versions of the work (see the section on the license above). The author certifies that the publication of the work does not infringe upon the law or violate the rights or claims of third parties. If any illustrations or third-party content appear in the work, the author guarantees that they have the necessary rights to publish them and transfers to the publisher the right to reproduce them under the terms of the Creative Commons license.

CC BY 4.0 License:
This journal is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, which allows anyone to share, adapt, and build upon the work, provided they give appropriate credit to the authors.

You are free to:

  • Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
  • Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

The licensor (author) cannot revoke these freedoms as long as the license terms are followed.

Conditions:

  • Attribution: You must give appropriate credit to the author(s), provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. This can be done in any reasonable manner, but not in a way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • No additional restrictions: You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

For more details, please visit Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

Privacy Statement

Privacy Policy
Information Identity of the Controller of the Processing of Personal Data:

Synergy Publications is a non-profit publishing house focused on the dissemination of scientific journals and books based on their quality and not on commercial objectives.

Protection of Personal Data by the GDPR

Synergy Publications, in compliance with current data protection regulations, informs you that all data entered on this site will be used exclusively for the purposes stated by the platform and will not be shared with any third parties.

This data, entered through forms, will be stored in automatic files under the responsibility of the Data Controller identified above.

How We Obtain Your Data

We mainly obtain your data through the information you provide via forms such as the registration process for the journal or by aggregating contributors in the article. This information may include your name, surname, affiliation, country, and email address. Optionally, you can also provide your telephone number, postal address, biographical summary, ORCID, and image.

Purpose

Your data will be used in connection with the role you undertake in the journal and will generally be used for notification, management, and publication of submissions. This data will not be shared with third parties and will always be visible to the editors and administrators of the journal.

The journal has different roles, which are grouped into the following: Reader, Author, Reviewer, and Editor. The purpose of the data depends on the role you assume in the journal, as outlined below:

  • Reader: Data will be used for identification and notification of new issues (only if you allow notifications).
  • Author: In addition to identification and notification, your data will be used for article management by the editor. Once the article is accepted and published, your name, surname, affiliation, ORCID, and biography will be indexed in the journal's databases and visible to the journal's readers and visitors, in accordance with the signed agreement.
  • Reviewer: Due to the blind review process, reviewers will not have access to the author’s personal data. Your personal data will only be reviewed by editors to select you for the review process.
  • Editor: The editor's personal data (first name, surname, affiliation, and country) will be visible on the "Editorial Team" page for identification purposes.
  • Administrator: The administrator of the journal, a single role held by the technical team, is not involved in editorial activity but may consult and edit all incoming data in the system for management and technical support.

Retention Period of Your Personal Data

In general, your personal data will remain in the database unless you expressly request otherwise. In that case, we will apply your rights under data protection laws.

Recipients of Personal Data

In general, your data will be used for identification and system management. For readers, the data will be used for notification purposes, and the recipient will be the technological system itself. For active users, such as authors and reviewers, the primary recipients are the journal editors who will use your data for notification, identification, and publication management.

Some data will be published on the journal's website, making it accessible to visitors. In the case of editors, their personal data (name, surname, affiliation, and country) will appear on the "Editorial Team" page for identification. For authors, their personal data (name, surname, affiliation, ORCID, and biography) will be visible on the final published article page, according to the signed agreement.

For minors, explicit consent from the guardian is required to register and manage their data.

Rights Arising from the Processing of Personal Data

Registered users of Synergy Publications have the right to:

  • Access: Request information on what personal data is stored and how it is processed.
  • Rectification: Request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Opposition: You may oppose the processing of your personal data, unless it is necessary for the editorial process, as indicated by the relevant regulations. This excludes published articles, which are subject to the Synergy Publications Author Policy.
  • Suppression: You can request the deletion of your personal data, as long as it does not affect published articles, which are covered by Synergy Publications' policies.

Cookies

Cookies are small data files stored on your device while you browse the website. They help remember information and user activity.

  • Essential Cookies for OJS: Required for the correct functioning of the journal’s platform and user authentication.
  • Analytical Cookies: Used to improve our services through third-party analytics solutions, with a high level of anonymity.
    • Affected services: Google Analytics
  • Social Cookies: Used for social media sharing, involving third-party services.
    • Affected services: OJS, Twitter, Facebook