Bishop Abraham Memorial College

Managing the Future is committed to ensure the highest standards of publication ethics. Authors should submit their works to the editor of the journal for publication as an original article. The publication follows the principle of editorial importance and integrity to ensure quality, authenticity, and relevancy. The editorial board will evaluate the papers rigorously and impartially, keeping in mind the freedom of expression of the author and the needs of the readers. Each issue is considered as the benchmark for upcoming volumes thus upgrading the standards and exploring new vistas of knowledge. The editorial board is open to reviews, clarifications, corrections and apologies, when needed. Controversial topics and situations should be avoided.

Type of Articles Considered

Managing the Future is an interdisciplinary journal and encompasses original research papers from academicians, research scholars and management experts in a variety of areas with the objective of communicating knowledgeable thoughts related to management, commerce, economics, rural development and organizational issues. Therefore, we are inviting entries in the following areas:

1. Research papers
2. Reviews/special articles
3. Case reports

In general, the length of the paper including tables, charts, and illustrations should not exceed 10 pages with 1.5 line spacing. All tables, charts, and graphs should be given clearly in the text with titles. The source should also be indicated specifically. All graphs should be in black and white. End notes, italics and quotation marks should be kept to the minimum. References should be complete in all aspects and follow APA format.

The Manuscript should accompany

• an abstract of 200 words
• a brief biographical sketch of the author describing current designation, affiliation, etc.

Format of Research Paper

Title page: It should contain, in the following order, the complete ‘Title’ with sub-title, if any, of the research work, followed by a short title for use in folio line; complete name(s) of the author(s); respective affiliation(s) of the author(s); an ‘abstract’ (briefly, in about 200 words, it should contain the purpose, methods, results and conclusion(s) of the paper); 3-5 ‘keywords; and at the bottom, complete contact details of the corresponding author.

Introduction: It should provide sufficient information on the topic of research to help the reader(s) understand and evaluate the presented study. Previous work should be cited correctly while avoiding a lengthy review on the topic. It should clearly outline the scientific hypothesis that was analyzed and the rationale for the study and the experiments undertaken.

Materials and Methods: This section must be detailed enough to allow reproduction of the experiments described. Novel methods and relevant modification, as well as genuine technical innovations, have to be described completely, but there is no need for repeating methods that are published in detail elsewhere. Also, authors should remember to do the following:

1)Clearly mention the department and institution where the research work was carried out.

2) Study group or sampling method should be clearly mentioned. Period(s) when the study was carried out need(s), if necessary.

3) The method(s) and procedure(s) should be explicitly stated to enable other research workers to reproduce the result(s), if necessary.

4) Provide reference(s) and brief description(s) for methods(s) that has/have been published but is/are not well known.

5) Describe new or substantially modified method(s). Give reasons for using it/them. Indicate its/their limitation(s).

6) Established method(s) can be just mentioned with reference.

7) If the procedure(s) involve(s) an assay, include data on its accuracy, specificity, sensitivity and reproducibility.

8) Details of statistical method(s) adopted for analysis of data should be described.

9) The statistical analysis and significance of the findings when appropriate should be mentioned.

Results: This section should present the data as clearly as possible. Authors are encouraged to describe the rationale for the experimental design, but extensive interpretation must be reserved for the discussion. Avoid redundancy in the presentation of data. Results in the form of a figure may not be presented additionally as a table or vice-versa. Only important data should be mentioned. Statistical tests and values must be mentioned in tables. Only important observations need to be emphasized or summarized.

Necessary tables and figures should be in appropriate places in the text. Tables should not be placed in boxes but in plain format. The caption for the table should be given at the top of the table. Statistics relevant to the data should be given as foot note under the table.

Discussion: It should give the main conclusion(s) from the experimental data without lengthy repetition and should interpret the same with respect to relevant literature. The discussion should deal with the interpretation of results and avoid repeating what has already been presented under results. The conclusion(s) can be linked with the goal(s) of the study.

References: As per the APA guidelines

Editor

Dr. Ebby Joseph Idicula

Sub Editors

Dr. Neethu George

Dr. Aneeshkumar G. S.

Members

O. P. Verma,
Department of Commerce,
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla

N.Ramalingam,
Gulathi Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT), 
Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapuram

Harikumar P.N,
Professor, Department of Commerce,
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram

D. Illangovan,
Department of Commerce,
Annamalai University, Chidambaram.

Amruth G. Kumar,
Department of Education,
Central University, Kazargod

K. Ravichandran,
Department of Cooperation,
Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram.

Jayanti Dutta,
Deputy Director (Associate Professor),
UGC-Human Resource Development Centre,
Panjab University, Chandigarh

Jacob John,
Director, NRLG & KDS-Delhi,
New Delhi

Santhosh Kumar S.,
Professor, School of Management Studies,
CUSAT, Kochi

Rincy V. Mathew,
Associate Professor,
Department of Business Administration,
Annamalai University, Chidambaram