The manuscript should be submitted as per the author’s guidelines of the TISS journal of Disability Studies and Research mentioned on the TISS Website. The author will submit the original manuscript with the declaration of originality of the manuscript to the chief editor by email to vaishali@tiss.edu (Dr Vaishali Kolhe, Chief Editor). The submitted manuscript will go through a rigorous peer review process by subject experts, research methodology experts, qualified practitioners, and academic professionals. The editor will send the original manuscript to three peer reviewers. Out of three, two reviewers should accept the manuscript only if it will be finally accepted for the publication of them accept the paper, then the paper will be finally accepted for publication.

The journal is biannual/ It is published twice a year (June & December)

No publication or processing charges.

General information about the authors will be exclusively for this journal and will not be disclosed or used for any other purposes.

The copyright to this article is transferred to TISS Journal of Disability Studies and Research, TISS. If and when the article is accepted for publication. All accepted works become the property of TJDSR, TISS, and may not be published elsewhere without prior written permission from Dr.Vaishali Kolhe, Chief Editor of The TJDSR.

TISS Journal of Disability Studies follows a rigorous blind peer review process for maintaining the academic integrity for quality publication. The journal maintains high ethical standards of publication and agrees with the COPE guidelines which shall be followed by readers, author’s, reviewers and editors associated with the Journal. TJDSR's ethics policy determines whether research papers or articles submitted to the journal should be published in the relevant issue.TJDSR's ethics policy is based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) recommendations and adheres to TJDSR's Editorial Board code of conduct. Readers, authors, reviewers, and editors affiliated with TJDSR must adhere to these ethics policy requirements. TJDSR's ethics policy determines whether research papers or articles submitted to the journal should be published in the relevant issue.

TISS Journal of Disability Studies and Research (TJDSR) has a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism. Authors should acknowledge the work of people who contributed to their research and mention publications that influenced the direction and course of their study. Reproducing text from other articles without correctly crediting the source (plagiarism) or creating multiple papers with almost identical content by the same authors (self-plagiarism) is not permitted. All submitted manuscripts will be verified for plagiarism using 'Turnitin software'. The 'Turnitin similarity report' should be less than 15%, preferably less than 10%.

Duplicate submissions of the same manuscript to different journals are unethical and the submitted article will be disqualified. Such submitted will not be accepted

TJDSR encourages authors to share the data and also cite appropriate data source statements.

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AUTHOR’S GUIDELINES

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A. Submission of Manuscript

1. Communication and Submissions-All submissions and subsequent communications regarding the manuscript may be addressed to the chief editor by email at vaishali@tiss.edu.

2. Basic Prerequisites for Submission-Before the article goes for peer review following prerequisites are required to be met-a) Title and content of the article shall meet the aim of the Journal b) Word limit 5000-8000 words. c) Abstract upto 200 words d) Referencing in the APA 7 th edition format as mentioned in the following guidelines. e) Maximum up to four authors.

3. Guidelines-

The Manuscript published elsewhere or selected/ submitted for publication elsewhere shall be disqualified.

The Manuscript/Paper submission should be made in the following manner:

Covering Letter/ Page: The said document must include the following details-

a. Complete manuscript title

b. Declaration by Author in covering letter with the article submitted is original and belongs to the author(s) and not published elsewhere.

c. Details of the Authors: Names of author(s), email address and contact number for correspondence, one-line author note for each author stating current designation and affiliation.

About ascertaining authorship –

All parties who have made substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. (i) Criteria for substantive contribution must include concept and design structure of the manuscript; (ii) drafting and/or finalizing the manuscript. In case of multiple authors, the order of naming the contributors should be based on the relative contribution of the contributor towards the study and writing the manuscript.

4. Manuscript Step by Step -

a. Abstract (200 words) should consist of brief description of study, methodological specifications, pedagogy, findings/outcome.

b. Key words-6-8 words

c. Word Limit- Articles (5000 to 8000 words ) Papers that comprehensively analyse a theme and engage with all the existing literature on it.

d. Essays (5000 to 6000 words) Papers that concisely analyses specific contemporary issues in Disability studies

e. Manuscript Submission Framework –

Title, Abstract, Key Words, Introduction, Rationale of Study, Literature Review, Theoretical Framework if any, Research Design/Methodology, Analytical Discussion, Key Findings, Conclusion, Scope and Limitation. References in APA7 Style/Format.

f. Acknowledgements: All contributors who do not meet the authorship criteria should be acknowledged. Please note that acknowledgements should only include people who may have provided technical in the form of acquisition of funding, data collection and not otherwise.

g. Funding: The funding involved in the preparation of the manuscript needs to be declared. In case no funding was received, the same should be stated as “This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors” If self-financed it can mentioned as Self-financed.

h. Declaration of conflict of interest: The authors of must disclose any and all conflicts of interest they may have with publication of the manuscript or an institution or product that is mentioned in the manuscript and/or is important to the outcome of the study presented. Authors should also disclose conflict of interest with products that compete with those mentioned in their manuscript. i. Contact information of the corresponding author (name, address, phone and email) shall be mentioned at left corner first page after key words

B. Standards for the Manuscript

a. Space-All pages must be double-spaced (including notes and references) with margins measuring at least 1 inch. Use 12 point and Times New Roman font. The submission type must adhere the word limit mentioned in the ‘Submission types admitted to the Journal’ section.

b. Referencing Style. Manuscripts should follow the style of American Psychological Association (7th Edition). The APA website may be referred for learning to write in APA style.

c. Using Inclusive Language: Inclusive language demonstrates valuing equality, human sensitivity towards dignity to all, acceptance for diversity, human differences and convey valuing all people irrespective of class, caste, ablism. The content shall not amplify superiority over others in relation to class, caste, culture, ableism, race and it should not promote no discrimination to anyone. The idea is to promote inclusion in the Journal of Disability Studies

d. Elaboration of the Editorial work: The Journal adheres to peer review, transparent peer review system. The Publication Policies are that the takes copyright infringement, plagiarism and other breaches seriously.

e. Contact us-vaishali@tiss.edu, tjdsr@tiss.edu Phone-022-25525401, Mobile (8850038149)

f. APA Referencing Style(7th Edition) to be followed by authors Kindly visit this site - https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/files/apa7threv.pdf

C. Submission/Processing/ Publication Charges:

No publication or processing charges for TISS Journal of Disability Studies and Research.

D. Privacy Policy:

General information about the authors will be exclusively for this journal and will not be disclosed or used for any other purposes.

E. Copyright policy:

The copyright to the respective article is transferred to TISS Journal of Disability Studies and Research, TISS. If and when the respective article is accepted for publication. All accepted works become the property of TJDSR, TISS, and may not be published elsewhere without prior written permission from Dr. Vaishali Kolhe, Chief Editor of The TJDSR.

GUIDELINES FOR BOOK REVIEWERS

1. Communication: All the emails related to book review should be sent to the Chief Editor of the Journal at vaishali@tiss.edu

2. Preliminary requirements: The book being reviewed should be aligned to the goals and scope of the Journal as mentioned in above guidelines of the Journal.

3. Expectation of the Book Review: The transcript should review the following: i) objectives/theme addressed, organization of the matter and how the arguments is structured; ii) Its contemporary relevance and analysis of how the work contributes to the relevant field(s) of knowledge and/or theoretical literatures; iii) Level of expertise and knowledge required by reader to appreciate the book’s content; iv), if any

4. Submission of the Transcript for Book Review

i). The review must adhere to the word limit of 1500 word limit and adhere to mentioned guidelines in the ‘Submission types admitted to the Journal’ section.

ii). The book review must contain the publication and reviewer data above the main text, using this format: ● , The Title of the Book, Series Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication). Pp.. cloth, paper.* ISBN. ● Reviewed by , ● Reviews should not require notes.

iii) Essay Book Review. The descriptive and detail book review can be done in 3500 words keeping the above guidelines for book review.

*For Queries - All any queries, submissions and subsequent communications regarding the manuscript may be addressed to of the vaishali@tiss.edu and tjdsr@tiss.edu

*For Subscriptions write to tjdsr@tiss.edu and copy to vaishali@tiss.edu