Author Instructions Guide

Author Instructions Guide

Comprehensive guidelines for authors to enhance their writing and submission process effectively.

ManuScript Submission:

When a manuscript is submitted, it indicates that the work has never been published before, that it is not being considered for publication anywhere else, and that the responsible authorities at the institute where the work was conducted, whether explicitly or implicitly, have approved its publication along with any co-authors that may have contributed. Should any claims arise, the publisher will not be held legally liable.

The copyright owner(s) must provide permission for both print and online formats, and authors must provide proof of permission when submitting their papers if they want to include figures, tables, or text sections that have already been published elsewhere. Without such proof, all information supplied will be taken to be from the authors.

Please visit to our website, Baccalaureus Research Journal(baccalaureaus.com) for your reference and send all the relevant files of the research papers/articles, so that it will reach the editorial office.

In case of any difficulties in uploading the files, please contact, writetous@sapars.co.in

At each submission and revision, please make sure you include all pertinent editable source files. Your article will not be considered for review if you do not supply a complete set of editable source files.

The title page should contain the below information:

• Title: The title should be concise and informative.

• Author information:

  • The name(s) of the author(s)

  • The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country

  • A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author

  • If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)

Please submit a 150–250 word abstract. There shouldn't be any unclear references or undefined acronyms in the abstract.

Only for journals in the life sciences (where appropriate)

For trials that are prospectively registered, the trial registration number and registration date is required.

For trials that are retrospectively registered, the trial registration number and registration date are followed by "retrospectively registered."

Please provide 4 to 6 keywords.

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.

• For text, choose a standard, plain font (such as Times Roman, 10 points).

• For emphasis, use italics.

• To number the pages, use the automatic page numbering feature.

• Instead of using the space bar for indents, use tab stops or other instructions.

• To create tables, use the table function rather than spreadsheets.

• For equations, use MathType or the equation editor.

• Save your file in either doc format (previous versions of Word) or docx format (Word 2007 or later).

Please use the decimal system of headings with no more than three levels.

Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.

• A reference that is listed in the reference list may be cited in a footnote, which is another way to provide extra information. The bibliographic information of a reference should never be included, nor should they only contain a reference citation. Additionally, they must not include any tables or figures.

• Sequential numbers are used for footnotes to the text, while superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) should be used to denote footnotes to tables. There are no reference symbols provided for the article's authors or title footnotes. Instead of using endnotes, always use footnotes.

• Weblinks shouldn't be included in footnotes either. Links ought to be incorporated into the list of references.

Acknowledgements of individuals, awards, finances, should be in a different section. Funding organizations' names must be written in full.

Please submit your manuscript with line numbering.

Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses. Some examples:

• Negotiation research spans many disciplines (Thompson 1990).

• This result was later contradicted by Becker and Seligman (1996).

• This effect has been widely studied (Abbott 1991; Barakat et al. 1995a, b; Kelso and Smith 1998; Medvec et al. 1999, 2000).

• The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text.

• Please follow the APA reference style (7th edition). For details, please refer, https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf

The following statements must be included in your submitted manuscript under the heading 'Statements and Declarations'. This should be placed after the References section. Please note that submissions that do not include required statements will be returned as incomplete.

Please provide a description of any funding sources used to support the endeavor. Any grant information should be included in the statement (please provide the grant number and the name of the funding agency).

Example statements:

• “This work was supported by […] (Grant numbers […] and […]). Author A.B. has received research support from Company A.”

• “The authors declare that no funds, grants, or other support were received during the preparation of this manuscript.”

Any financial or non-financial interests that are directly or indirectly connected to the work that has been submitted for publication must be disclosed by the authors. Reporting interests should be done within the last three years of starting the work (doing the research and getting the paper ready for submission).

It is recommended that authors add a statement outlining each author's specific contribution to the manuscript's preparation and research.

• Arabic numerals must be used to number each table.

• In the text, tables must always be referenced in sequential numerical sequence.

• Please provide a table caption (title) for each table that explains its elements.

• Provide the original source as a reference at the conclusion of the table caption to identify any previously published content.

• Table footnotes should be beneath the table body and be denoted by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data).

• Provide all numbers in an electronic format.

• Name the graphics application that was used to produce the artwork.

• Please use the TIFF format for halftones; EPS is the preferable file for vector drawings. Microsoft Office files can also be used.

• Fonts used in vector graphics must be included within the files.

• Use "Fig" and the figure number to name your figure files, such as Fig1.eps.

• Arabic numerals must be used to number each figure.

• In the text, figures must always be cited in sequential numerical sequence.

• Lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.) should be used to indicate the various parts of the figure.

• Continue numbering the main text consecutively if your article has an appendix with one or more figures.

• The appendix figures should not be numbered "A1, A2, A3, etc." However, figures should be numbered independently in online appendices [Supplementary Information (SI)].

• A brief caption that accurately describes what the figure denotes should be included with every figure.

• Put the captions in the manuscript's text file rather than the figure file.

• Figure captions start with the word "Fig." in bold type, then the figure number, which is likewise bolded.

• There should not be any punctuation at the end of the caption or following the number.

• Use boxes, circles, and other shapes as coordinate points in graphs, and list all of the elements in the figure in the figure caption.

• At the end of the figure caption, provide a reference back to the original source to identify previously published content.

For both the print and web formats, you must get permission from the copyright owner or owners if you use figures that have previously been published elsewhere. Please be advised that we will not be able to reimburse any expenses incurred in order to get these licenses, as some publishers do not provide electronic rights for free. Other sources of information should be used in these situations.

The images should be original and should not be AI generated. If you have generated any image using AI tools, please declare it in the manuscript.

Electronic multimedia materials (such as animations, movies, audio, etc.) and other supplemental items can be submitted to Baccalaureus Research Journal for online publication alongside an article or book chapter. Because certain information cannot be printed or is more handy in electronic form, this feature can give the author's essay more depth.

Authors should review the journal's research data policy before submitting research datasets as Supplementary Information. Every effort should be made to archive research data in data repositories.

No changes, reformatting, or conversion will be made to Supplementary Information (SI) once it has been received from the author.

Maintaining the integrity of the scientific record is a priority for this journal. The journal will handle possible misbehavior in accordance with the COPE guidelines.

Misrepresenting study findings could harm the journal's reputation, the professionalism of scientific authorship, and eventually the entire scientific endeavor, hence authors should avoid doing so. Maintaining integrity of the research and its presentation is helped by following the rules of good scientific practice, which include:

• It is not advisable to submit the work to many journals for consideration at the same time.

• Please offer openness on the re-use of material to avoid the concerns about text-recycling (‘self-plagiarism’).

• To boost the number of submissions, a single study shouldn't be divided into multiple sections and submitted to different journals or to one journal over time.

• Under some circumstances, concurrent or secondary publication may be justified. Translations and manuscripts meant for a different readership are two examples.

• Clear, truthful results free of fabrication, falsification, or improper data modification (including image-based alteration) should be displayed. Authors should follow discipline-specific guidelines when gathering, choosing, and analyzing data.

• No information, writing, or theories from other people are presented as the author's own (this is known as plagiarism). It is necessary to properly credit other works (including closely copied (near verbatim), summarized, and/or paraphrased material), use quotation marks (to indicate words taken from another source) when copying material verbatim, and obtain permissions for copyrighted material.

• Note that tools may be used by the journal to check for plagiarism. When using software, scales, and questionnaires in their research, authors should ensure that they have authorization to do so (where applicable).

• Both research and non-research articles (such as reviews, commentary, and opinion pieces) must reference pertinent and acceptable literature to back up their assertions. It is strongly discouraged to self-cite excessively or inappropriately or to attempt to self-cite as a group of authors.

• Authors should refrain from making false claims about an entity (which could be a firm or an individual) or describing their acts or behavior in a way that might be interpreted as accusations or personal assaults.

• The paper should explicitly identify any study that could be misused to endanger national security or public health (e.g. dual use of research).

Once an author finds a serious mistake or inaccuracy in their published work, they have a duty to fix it. It is suggested that the author or authors get in touch with the journal and clarify how the inaccuracy is affecting the article. The type of inaccuracy will determine how the material should be corrected. It could be a retraction or a correction. The retraction notice ought to make clear which sections of the article are affected by the mistake.

When submitting the submissions, authors are free to recommend reviewers and/or ask that certain people be excluded. Authors should ensure that reviewers they recommend are completely independent and have no affiliation with the work. It is highly advised to propose a diverse group of reviewers from various institutions and nations. A link to a personal homepage, a link to the publication record, or a researcher or author ID in the submission letter are examples of other ways to confirm the identity of reviewers. If this is not feasible, the Corresponding Author must include an institutional email address for each suggested reviewer. Although the journal might not implement the recommendations, they are valued and could aid in the peer review procedure.

These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to.

Before the work is submitted, the journal and publisher presume that all authors have approved the material, explicitly consented to submit, and received approval from the appropriate authorities at the institution or organization where the work was completed.

The kind of contributions that qualify for authorship are not determined by the publisher. It is advised that authors follow the authorship rules that apply to their particular field of study.

For research involving humans and/or animals, all authors are asked to provide information about funding sources, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the relevant ethics committee, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on animal welfare if the research involved animals (as appropriate).

The scope of the paper and the journal's scope both influence whether or not such material should be provided. Public health or general welfare issues may arise from work submitted for publication, in which case it is the duty of all authors to make the necessary disclosures and declarations.

It is required of all writers to ensure that all information, materials, software, and custom code support their declared claims and adhere to industry standards. Please be aware that different publications may have different guidelines for (sharing) research data that align with expectations and discipline norms.

As the Corresponding Author, one author represents all other co-authors and makes sure that any inquiries about the integrity or correctness of any portion of the work are properly addressed.

The following conditions must be met by the Corresponding Author:

• making sure that all listed authors have given their approval before the manuscript is submitted;

• including their names and order;

• overseeing all correspondence between the Journal and all co-authors both before and after publication;

• allowing for transparency regarding the reuse of content and mentioning any unpublished content (such as manuscripts in press) in a cover letter to the editor;

• and ensuring that all authors' disclosures, declarations, and data statements are included in the manuscript as needed.

Each author's primary affiliation should be the organization where the majority of their work was completed. The current address may also be provided if the author has since moved. After the article is published, addresses won't be updated or modified.

It is highly recommended that authors make sure they have the correct author group, the correct corresponding author, and the correct author order when submitting their work. Authorship modifications, such as adding or removing authors, altering the Corresponding Author, or changing the order of authors, are not permitted once an article has been accepted.

Author names will be published precisely as they appear on the accepted submission, so please be aware of that!

Please ensure that all authors' names are included and spelled correctly, and that affiliations and addresses are up to date.

In general, it is not allowed to add or remove authors during the revision stage, but in certain situations, it can be justified. It is necessary to provide an explanation for these authorship changes. The editor has the last say over whether to approve a modification made during revision.

It is advised that authors obtain an ORCID ID through the submission process or utilize it when submitting an article for review.

Co-authors should get permission from a (legal) representative, who may be a direct relative, in situations when a co-author passes away or becomes incapacitated during the writing, submission, or peer-review process and the co-authors believe it is appropriate to include the author.

The Journal will not be able to look into or decide on an authorship dispute that arises during peer review or after acceptance and publishing. The authors themselves will be requested to settle the disagreement. The Journal retains the authority to remove a submission from the editorial process if they are unable to do so, or to bring up the matter with the authors' institution or institutions and follow their rules in the case of a published work.

Unless permission has been obtained to share material, authors should treat all interaction with the journal as confidential, including correspondence with direct journal personnel like editors-in-chief and/or handling editors and reviewers' reports.

Authors should provide information about funding sources, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on animal welfare if the research involved animals in order to ensure objectivity and transparency in the study as well as to ensure that established ethical and professional conduct principles have been adhered to.

When submitting a manuscript, authors ought to add the following declarations (if any) in a distinct section labeled "Compliance with Ethical Standards.":

• Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest

• Research involving Human Participants and/or Animals

• Informed consent

• Figures ought to be included in the text's body. Large figures should only be provided separately from the text if the manuscript's file size makes downloading it difficult.

• Make sure your figures are the right size to fit within the column width.

It is highly recommended that authors make sure the author group, corresponding author, and author order are all accurate at the time of submission. Although it's usually not allowed, adding or removing authors during the revision process could be justified in rare circumstances. A thorough explanation of the reasons behind authorship changes should be provided. Please be aware that once a paper has been accepted, authorship changes cannot be made.All of the aforementioned are recommendations, and writers must ensure that they respect the rights of third parties, including copyright and/or moral rights.

Authors should be ready to provide pertinent data or evidence upon request so that the authenticity of the results can be confirmed.

The Journal and/or Publisher will conduct an investigation in accordance with COPE guidelines if there is a suspicion of misconduct or alleged fraud. Following an examination, the author or authors in question will be contacted using the email address they provided and given a chance to resolve any legitimate issues. Depending on the circumstances, this could lead to the Journal and/or Publisher taking the following actions, among others:

• The manuscript may be rejected and sent back to the author if it is still being considered.

• Depending on the type and seriousness of the violation, if the article has already been posted online:

• The article may be accompanied by an erratum or correction; it may also be accompanied by a statement of concern.

• Or in severe cases retraction of the article may occur.

The published retraction letter, statement of concern, or erratum/correction will provide the explanation. Please be aware that when an article is retracted, it is kept up to date on the platform, watermarked "retracted," and accompanied by a note explaining the retraction.

• -The author's organization may be aware of

• -The author's and article's bibliographic record may contain a notification of alleged ethical standards violations in the peer review system.

It may be the responsibility of a Contact or Submitting Author to oversee all correspondence between the journal and all co-authors during submission and proofing. Please ensure that the paper in this instance clearly identifies the Corresponding Author.

Please be aware that standards may differ slightly amongst journals based on their topic discipline and peer review policies (e.g., single or double blind). Pay close attention to the directions in the section that follows before submitting your work.

During peer review or after publication, the corresponding author should be ready to gather and provide evidence of ethical standards compliance upon request.

Manuscripts that do not adhere to the aforementioned requirements may be rejected by the editors at their discretion. If the author makes false claims or doesn't follow the aforementioned rules, they will be held accountable.

Your article will be transferred to Production for typesetting after it is accepted. You will receive two emails shortly after this. In one, you are asked to verify your affiliation, select the publishing model for your work, set up rights, and pay any related publication fees. After typesetting is finished, you will receive a second email with a link to the proofs of your article.

The proof's objective is to verify the accuracy and completeness of the text, tables, and figures as well as to look for typesetting or conversion problems. Without the editor's consent, significant content changes—such as new results, updated values, titles, and authorship—are prohibited.

An erratum, which will be linked to the article, is the sole way to make changes after it has been published online.

Your work will have the best chance of being understood and fairly assessed by editors and reviewers if it is presented in a well-structured document and in English. Many researchers discover that obtaining some outside assistance improves the way they explain their findings. Our Author Services' professionals may assist you with a variety of manuscript preparation tasks, such as figure production, translation, developmental comments, English language editing, and manuscript formatting.

You will either be requested to transfer the article's copyright to the publisher or allow them an exclusive license to publish it, depending on the journal's ownership and regulations.