Guidelines to Authors

You can submit your research articles in the journal by following the guidelines

Guidelines for submission:

• The paper, preferably in MS Word, should be submitted electronically to virj@vimalacollege.edu.in and virjvimala@gmail.com
• The paper sent to VIRJ for publication should not have been published elsewhere nor should it be submitted elsewhere.  
• When necessary, copies of letters granting permission to reproduce illustrations, tables or lengthy quoted passages should be submitted along with the paper.
• The length of the paper, including reference and notes, should be between 3000 and 6000 words.
• Following is the chronological order of topics to be included in the article:
• Title
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Concept headings (include statistical methodology, if any)
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgement (If any)
• References 
• The paper should be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12 in Double Line Spacing. The abstract should be in single Line spacing.
• The Cover page of the paper should contain (a) the title of the paper, (b) the name of the author(s), (c) official address (d) address for communication with email and telephone number, and (e) a very brief profile of the author (s). The authors (s) name or identifying information should not be given in any other page.
• The second page should contain (a) the title of the paper (b) an abstract of the paper in about 150-200 words (times New Roman, font size 12, single line space) that clearly specifies the purpose and significance, methodology or approach, findings, research limitations and implications/ practical applications and(c) 5-7 key words that indicate the principal topic of the paper.
• Tables and diagrams should be cited within the text and numbered sequentially.
• Reference format for the journal

The reference format should be as in the order cited in text with numbers  follows
In the text of manuscript the reference should be indicated as (Name of first author et al., year)

Example

Vitamin D also known as the “sun vitamin” is a steroid with hormone like activity.It regulates the functions of over 200 gens and is essential for growth and development of the body [1].It is a unique nutrient because it can be synthesized endogenously (skin) and it functions as a hormone. Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin. It, plays an important role in the bone growth and maintenance of bone mineral density. It influences the intestinal absorption of calcium, which has an influence on bone strength [2, 3]. Although Vitamin D has been traditionally considered important for skeletal health, adequate vitamin D is found to reduce the incidence of dementia, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and several forms of cancer. 

In the Reference section, the references should be arranged in alphabetical order in the given format  

Examples   For journals
[1] Masood, S.H. and Iqbal. M.P. (2008). “Prevalence  of  Vitamin D deficiency in South Asia”. Pak .J Med .Sci. Vol .24(6).891-897.

• The paper will be first reviewed by the editorial and based on the decision then will be send to peer review
• The recommendations and corrections of the reviewers regarding the article will be will considered and intimated to the corresponding authors
• The article will be accepted after the corrections as suggested by the reviewers and will be published accordingly.

Expectingyour active academic co-operation and  contribution towards this  research endeavor.

Editorial Board
Vimala International Research Journal for Pure and Applied science (VIRJ)
Vimala College
Thrissur