{"id":20,"date":"2013-05-10T17:06:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T08:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iserd.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T06:20:59","slug":"instruction-for-authors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iserd.net\/?page_id=20","title":{"rendered":"Instructions for Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Preparation of Manuscript<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Submission of Manuscript<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Submission Fees and Payment <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Double-Blind Peer Review Policy\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Introduction:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

    All authors of a manuscript submitted to the International Journal of Environmental and Rural Development (IJERD) must agree to its submission, and are responsible for its content including appropriate citations and acknowledgments. All manuscript authors must also agree that the corresponding author has the authority to act on their behalf in all matters pertaining to publication of the manuscript. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining such agreements.<\/p>\n

    By submission of a manuscript to IJERD,\u00a0the authors guarantee that they have the authority to publish the work and\u00a0the manuscript, and that a manuscript with substantially the same content,\u00a0was not previously published..<\/p>\n

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    1. Preparation of Manuscript<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The manuscript must include the following components: title, author(s) name and affiliation, abstract, keywords, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgement(s) (if any), and references.\u00a0The template for writing a manuscript\u00a0in MS-Word format can be\u00a0downloaded here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Before a manuscript is accepted for publication, \u00a0the IJERD Editorial Board sends it to referees for double-blind, peer review. Reviewers critique the manuscript for accuracy, importance, format style, and originality. The manuscript may be returned to the authors with suggested revisions.<\/p>\n

      The corresponding author must respond to any question or comment at or after a manuscript\u2019s publication.<\/p>\n

      Related Documents include:<\/p>\n

      \uff0aDetailed Instruction for Authors<\/a><\/p>\n

      \uff0aManuscript Template\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>(MS-Word format)<\/p>\n

      \uff0aREFERENCES_format_IJERD_2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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      1. Submission of Manuscript<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Authors are requested to download the Manuscript Template to guide the preparation of their manuscript.<\/p>\n

        For authors who are non-native English speakers, a Certificate of English Language Review<\/em> must be submitted with the manuscript. Please download the\u00a0form IJERD_72120_25_English Language Editing Certificate<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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        1. Submission Fees and Payment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          IJERD utilizes a submission-based fee structure that includes 1.) Article Processing Charges (APC) and 2.) Author Fees.<\/p>\n

          Policy overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

          IJERD applies per manuscript-based\u00a0Article Processing Charges and Author Fees\u00a0to support peer review, editing, production, and online dissemination costs for all accepted articles. Fees are calculated based on \u00a0manuscript length. Fees are payable by the submitting author, or their affiliated institution or funder, \u00a0as a component of the submission process.\u200b<\/p>\n

          Fee structure<\/strong><\/p>\n