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Open Learning and Research Communication A Peer-Reviewed Interdisciplinary Journal of Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University
Call for Papers: The research papers are invited from esteemed authors for the journal and the last date of submission is 31st July, 2015 for its first issue. Open Learning and Research Communication (OLRC) is a peer-reviewed journal interdisciplinary journal of Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University to be published half-yearly. OLRC covers all aspects pertaining to open and distance learning. Issue: Vol. 1 No. 1, January, 2016 Website: Find this journal online at University Website Journal License: This work is distributed under CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows copying, distributing, displaying, performing, and making derivates of the work under the condition of attribution. Publisher: The Open Learning and Research Communication is published by Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Guwahati, Assam, India. Indexing Status: Disclaimer: Opinions presented in Open Learning and Research Communication articles and reports are the opinions of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Open Learning and Research Communication, its publisher, the editors. Contact: If you would like to contribute to Open Learning and Research Communication, or if you have any question and comment about the journal, kindly send your query/ comment to .
Call for Papers: Open Learning and Research Communication (OLRC) Instruction for Authors / Authors’ Guidelines: General: Open Learning and Research Communication is a peer reviewed research journal that invites original papers on any research and such others in the discipline of open and distance learning from the academic community. Articles submitted to the journal should not have been published before in their current or substantially similar form, or be under consideration for publication with another journal. All papers must be written in clear and concise English.
Style and Layout: The total length of the paper should not normally exceed 5000 words (maximum of 10 pages in length). All pages should be without page number, header text and footer text and in A4 size, Times New Roman, 12 font size only. Title of the Paper: This should be concise and explain the nature of the paper. Author’s Name: This should include the Surname, one forename of each author spelt in full. Designation, Institutional Affiliation, Address Email
Abstract Purpose: Design/methodology/approach: Findings: Research Limitations: Practical Implications: Originality/value: Paper Type:
Keywords:
1. Introduction: The Introduction section should be written in a way that it is accessible to researchers without specialist knowledge in the area and must clearly state and illustrate the background to its research and its aims.
2. Literature Search 3. Research Problems 4. Aims and Objectives 5. Hypothesis 6. Methods 7. Results and Discussions 8. Limitations 9. Conclusions and Recommendation References / Citation Style: Authors are kindly requested to follow APA citation style strictly.
Preparing illustrations and figures Illustrations should be provided as separate files, not embedded in the text file. Each figure should include a single illustration and should fit on a single page in portrait format. If a figure consists of separate parts, it is important that a single composite illustration file be submitted which contains all parts of the figure. There is no charge for the use of color figures. The following file formats can be accepted: • • • • • •
PDF (preferred format for diagrams) DOCX/DOC (single page only) PNG (preferred format for photos or images) TIFF JPEG BMP
Figure legends
The legends should be included in the main manuscript text file at the end of the document, rather than being a part of the figure file. For each figure, the following information should be provided: Figure number (in sequence, using Arabic numerals - i.e. Figure 1, 2, 3 etc); short title of figure (maximum 15 words); detailed legend, up to 300 words. Please note that it is the responsibility of the author(s) to obtain permission from the copyright holder to reproduce figures or tables that have previously been published elsewhere.
Preparing tables Each table should be numbered and cited in sequence using Arabic numerals (i.e. Table 1, 2, 3 etc.). Tables should also have a title (above the table) that summarizes the whole table; it
should be no longer than 15 words. Detailed legends may then follow, but they should be concise. Tables should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order. Smaller tables considered to be integral to the manuscript can be pasted into the end of the document text file, in A4 portrait or landscape format. These will be typeset and displayed in the final published form of the article. Acknowledgement: If any
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Submission of Manuscript for Online Learning and Research Communication. Paper Title:…………………………………………………………………….
Dear Editor-in-Chief, With reference to above, please find my submission of a paper for possible publications in Open Learning and Research Communication (OLRC). I have read the “Author’s Guideline” of the journal. I hereby declare that the content of this paper is prepared accordingly. The paper sent for publication is original and it has been neither published elsewhere fully or partially nor submitted for publication fully or partially elsewhere simultaneously. I also affirm that the all authors have seen and agreed to the submitted version of the paper and their inclusion of name(s) as co-author(s).
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I (We) confirm that the enclosed article entitled: …………………………………………………………………………………………. Author 1 (In case of multiple authors, repeat the following field for each author) Name:………………………………. ………………… Institution:……………………………………………………………………………………… Address: ………………………………………………………………………………………... Mobile: ……………………………….
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has not previously been published in whole or in part, is not currently being considered elsewhere for publication. I/we also grant permission to OLRC for making necessary changes in the title and content of the paper, if required while being considered for publication. I/we acknowledge that it is a condition of acceptance by the OLRC to release the contents under CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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d) How to Send the Paper: Kindly send your paper / article as a single MS Word document / RTF including text, tables and figures as email attachment to
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