Activities

(a) The manuscripts should normally not exceed 6000 words including References and Footnotes. 

(b) Font for English: Times New Roman, Size 11, Double Line space

(c) The cover page of the article should contain: (i) Title of the article (in bold) (ii) Name(s) of authors (iii) Professional affiliation (iv) Address of correspondence and Email. Kindly note the authors name should not be mentioned in any other page. 

(d) The main body of the manuscript should start with (i) title of the article (Time New Romans 16, in bold) (ii) an abstract of the paper in about 150-200 words (Times Roman 12-point type, single spacing, in italics) that clearly includes the problem and its significance, design/methodology/approach, major findings, conclusion (iii) 3-5  keywords should be provided which encapsulate the principal themes of the paper.

(e) Research Papers must be adequately structured. They must include introduction, including brief review of related literature, methods, findings/results, discussion of results and a conclusion.

(f) All Figures (charts, diagrams and line drawings) and Plates (photographic images) should be submitted in electronic form. They should be of clear quality, in black and white and numbered consecutively.

(g) Tables and diagrams should be numbered consecutively and included in the text. Source must be mentioned below the table. They should not be submitted as graphic elements. 

(h) Please check your manuscript for clarity, grammar, spellings, punctuation, and consistency of references to minimize editorial changes.

(i) Authors must follow the APA Style of referencing (APA style 7th Edition). For information on this style please refer to the following online resource.

https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-guide.pdf

https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples 

https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf 

Editorial Procedure

The Editors reserve the right to reject/ return to the author(s) any manuscript that in their opinion is not suitable for publication in QUEST, without expressly stipulating the reasons for doing so. Under no circumstances will the identity of the reviewer(s) and referee(s) be disclosed to the author(s) or to any other third party not involved in the editorial process.

Review process

Each submission to QUEST is subject to following review process:

· First, it is reviewed by the editors for general suitability for publication.

· If it is considered suitable, two expert peer reviewers are selected and a double blind review takes place.

· Based on the recommendations of the reviewers a decision is taken as to whether the article is accepted as it is/returned for revision/rejected.

· Correspondence and proofs for correction will be sent to the first author unless otherwise specified. The article will be published after receipt of the corrected proofs from the authors if and when it found that they have been revised as desired by referees.

Copyright:

All copyrights are with QUEST. The authors are accountable for copyright permission for any part of the content of their articles. The views expressed in the articles of this journal are those of authors and do not reflect the opinion of the Institute. The authors are required to sign the Copy Right Form” before article is published in the journal. 

Submission Instructions

· QUEST is an inter-disciplinary journal of the social sciences and invites original submissions from across the social sciences in English. 

· Manuscripts in both Pdf and MS Word format should be submitted to  quest.nainital@gmail.com

· If your submission is found suitable for review after initial screening you will be informed 

· You may write to us at regarding any queries at quest.nainital@gmail.com