Guidelines

The Indian Journal of English Literature, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence (IJELIA) has a structured manuscript submission process, which will help to facilitate a responsible, transparent, and effective publication process. Authors are encouraged to check the guidelines and policies of the journal prior to submission to make sure that their manuscript does not need to be revised.

Before submitting, the authors must assure that:

  • This manuscript is original and has never been published before.
  • Manuscript has not been submitted to another journal.
  • All authors have reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
  • The research is related to the objectives and scope of IJELIA.
  • Research methods and analysis are appropriate.
  • Literary texts and research sources are cited correctly and scholarly sources are referenced.
  • The copyright and permission issues have been considered.
  • There are no conflicts of interest to declare.
  • Sources of funding have been identified.
  • The use of AI tools has been reported, as per the policy of the journal.
  • The authors have reviewed and verified the content created with the assistance of an AI tool.
  • The manuscript is written in the format of the journal.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

Authors are responsible for preparing their manuscripts in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English. Manuscripts should have a logical organization and present research findings, literary interpretations, or critical arguments in a professional academic manner.

A typical research manuscript should include:

  • Title
  • Author Names and Affiliations
  • Corresponding Author Information
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Literature Review, where applicable
  • Research Methodology or Analytical Framework
  • Results or Findings, where applicable
  • Discussion or Literary Analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements, if applicable
  • Funding Information
  • Conflict of Interest Statement
  • Author Contributions, where applicable
  • AI Tool Use or Disclosure Statement, where applicable
  • Data Availability Statement, where applicable
  • References

The structure may vary depending on the article type, research methodology, and nature of the scholarly contribution.

General Formatting Recommendations

Authors are required to make sure that:

  • The manuscript is clearly written, easily read and consistent.
  • All pages are sequentially numbered.
  • The structure of the headings and subheadings is consistent.
  • Abbreviations and other technical terms are clarified as they are first used.
  • Literary arguments, interpretations and research methods are presented clearly.
  • Quotes, textual examples, tables, figures and illustrations are used appropriately.
  • References to literary works and research materials are properly and accurately cited.
  • Reporting of computational methods and/or analytical approaches is clear.
  • When applicable, the uses of AI tools and their applications are described appropriately.
  • Journal requirements (reference, in-text citations).
  • Literary or other copyrighted materials are reproduced with permission.
  • There are limitations to the research and ethical implications are discussed.
  • Before receiving manuscripts, they are carefully reviewed and edited.

Submission Process

Step 1 – Creating Your Manuscript

Begin by creating your manuscript.Creating Your Manuscript (Step 1).

Authors submit manuscripts in accordance with the guidelines provided by the journal, and they make sure that the research is original, complete, ethically conducted, and within the scope of the journal.

Step 2 – Editorial Screening

The editorial staff decides whether the manuscript will be considered relevant, original, academic, ethical and suitable for submission.

Step 3 – Peer Review

After first screening manuscripts are submitted to a suitable reviewer for independent academic evaluation based on the journal's peer-review system.

Step 4 – Editorial Decision

The editor reads the comments received from the reviewers, makes a decision on whether to accept, revise, or reject the manuscript.

Step 5 – Final Production

The editorial process includes editorial preparation, editorial formatting, editorial proofreading and publication checks of accepted manuscripts.

Step 6 – Online Publication

The final article is published online following the publication procedures and policies of the journal.