GUIDELINES FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Note: In addition to all these guidelines, the authors are recommended to read the Rules, Regulations, Publication and Copyright policies mentioned under each separate heads.

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Word Limit:

-Articles and stories must not exceed 2000 words and if exceeded such contributions will be made liable for rejection

-No word limit for poems but in no way such poems shall exceed more than one A4 sized page, the font being in Times New Roman with single line spacing.

-Word limit for Quotations will be 20 including prepositions.

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General Guidelines:

-All entries shall contain a cover letter where the following things must be mentioned-

1. the name,

2. designation,

3. institution,

4. phone number and

5. email address of the contributors. Note- all the information will be used only for the purpose of the Magazine.

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-All the entries must also include a separate word file declaring the originality and the decency of the contributions along with the fact that such contribution is not under consideration anywhere else and after publication in this magazine, the copyright will be transferred to the Publisher, and in case if such contribution comes in conflict with any established legal provisions then only the contributor shall be held liable. The format of such declaration is provided herein at the last.

-The main document or image shall be saved as “Category of Submission- Name of Contributor”. For example- “Story- ABC Rathore”.

-All the entries shall also adhere to the specific guidelines for each category mentioned below.

-All the entries shall be mailed to the following mail id- rupantarmagazine@gmail.com with the subject as “Submissions for Rupantar- The Destiny for Revolution (E-Magazine)”, or can also be submitted through the Google form under the head Submissions.

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Specific Guidelines:

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Guidelines for writing Articles:

-Articles shall be written in Times New Roman Font

-The Font size of the main Heading shall be 16

-The Font size of the body shall be 12

-The line spacing shall be Single Line Spacing

-1 inch space shall be left on all the sides of the Article and shall be written on A4 size paper format in single column

-The Heading shall be Central aligned

-The main body shall be justified

-If any sources are to be mentioned then such sources shall follow a uniform method of citation more preferably MLA style of referencing.

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Guidelines for writing Stories:

-All stories must be written in Times New Roman Font

-The Font size of the Title shall be 16

-The Font size of the main body shall be 12

-The Heading shall be Central aligned

-The main body shall be Justified with single line spacing

-The stories shall be written on A4 sized paper format and in single column with 1 inch margin from all the sides

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Guidelines for Poems:

-Poems shall also be written in Times New Roman Format

-The Font size of the Title shall be 16

-The Font size of rest of the text shall be 12

-The main text shall have single line spacing

-It shall however not exceed 1 A4 size paper

-There shall be 1 inch margin from all the sides

-There are no strict restrictions as regards column and alignment of the text.

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Guidelines for Paintings/Arts:

-All paintings should contain a suitable tag line

-All contributions under this category shall be on A4 size paper

-Such contributions shall be properly scanned.

-The date of drawing, painting shall be mentioned on the scanned copies along with the signature of the Contributor, failing which will make such contributions liable for rejection.

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Guidelines for Photography:

-All photographs shall have a suitable tag line

-All photographs shall be submitted in jpg format; no submission in documents will be accepted.

-Along with the photograph a separate file containing the details of the photograph shall be provided which shall include, the date of taking the photo, the name and model of the camera, whether the picture was taken manually or in auto mode, if taken manually then please mention the shutter speed, aperture, focal length, etc.

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Guidelines for Quotations:

There is no such guidelines for submitting Quotations however, all quotations must be limited to 20 words including prepositions.

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Guidelines for any other categories of submission:

It will depend on the nature of the submission and the requirements for getting such submissions published in the e-magazine which shall be communicated to the contributors after the submission is made successfully.