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INMANTEC Institutions published its fourth biannual journal, Gyankosh: The Journal of Library and Information Management, in the year 2010. This biannual journal receives wide acclaim from eminent academicians, scholars, experts and is constantly being recognized as a valued medium for information dissemination.
In the year 2006, INMANTEC established a separate publication unit, known as INMANTEC Publishing. The objective here was to provide a common forum for researchers to exchange research findings, share experiences and promote good practices in higher education as a whole.
Objectives
The objective of this publication is to provide a common forum for researchers to exchange research findings, share experiences and promote good practices in Library & Information Science area. We at INMANTEC Publishing try to bring out the hidden talent of the researchers and academicians through rigorous editorial policies.
Scope
The Journal is an attempt to keep the library fraternity abreast with the developments taking place in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS) by showcasing informative research based articles, current issues in education, case studies, book reviews etc. We hope that the contents of this journal will be useful to the researchers and LIS Professionals.
Editors
| Responsibility | Name | Background | Contact |
| Patron | Dr. Pankaj A Gupta | ||
| Chief Editor | Dr. M Masoom Raza | Professor, DLIS, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, India | masoomr.ls@amu.ac.in, masoomr@yahoo.com |
| Editor | Dr. Rama Krushna Charan Patro | Librarian, INMANTEC Institutions, Ghaziabad, UP, India | librarian@inmantec.edu, rkcpatro@gmail.com |
| Assistant Managing Editor | Mr. Amit Kumar Gupta | Sr. Assistant Librarian, INMANTEC Institutions, Ghaziabad, UP, India | |
| Assistant Managing Editor | Mr. Gouri Shankar | Assistant Librarian, INMANTEC Institutions, Ghaziabad, UP, India | masoomr.ls@amu.ac.in, masoomr@yahoo.com |
| Production Manager | Mr. Jitender Sharma | Graphic Designer, INMANTEC Institutions, Ghaziabad, UP, India |
Duties/Responsibilities of Editors
The editorial team of the journal Gyankosh, comprising the Editorial Advisory Board, is responsible for taking decisions as to which of the articles submitted to the journal are to be published. The Editors have complete discretion to reject/accept the articles. The Editorial team may confer/deliberate with reviewers/editors in arriving at decisions. The evaluation of manuscripts is made on the basis of their scholarly and intellectual content without bias to the nature of the institution including gender, race, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship or political philosophy of the authors. The journal follows a policy of fair play in its editorial evaluation. The Editors and the Editorial Staff follow strict confidentiality and are required not to disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding authors, reviewers and the publisher. Authors are encouraged to correct the errors which are found during the process of review.
Editorial Advisory Board
| Name | Background | Contact Details |
| Dr. Akhtar Hussain | Librarian, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, UP, India | hussain.akhtar@gmail.com |
| Dr. Akhtar Parvez | Librarian, Jamia Hardard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, India | akhtaronline@gmail.com |
| Dr. Ashok Kumar Sahu | General Manager/Chief Librarian, Central Library, Reserve Bank of India, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | aksahu@rbi.org.in |
| Dr. Asmat Ali | Deputy Librarian, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, J&K, Indi | asmatali999@gmail.com |
| Dr. A W V Athukorala | Senior Assistant Librarian, Sri Palee Campus University of Colombo, Sri Lanka | watsalaa@yahoo.com |
| Dr. Babita Gaur | Librarian, Gargi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India | gaurb1971@gmail.com |
| Dr. Bijayalaxmi Rautaray | Chief Librarian, KIIT University,Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India | bijaylaxmi@kiit.ac.in |
| Dr. Brundaban Nahak | Librarian, Centurian University, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India | bnahak@gmail.com |
| Dr. Chandrakant Swain | Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India | librarian@iimraipur.ac.in |
| Dr. Dharmendra Singh Sengar | Librarian, IGDTUW, New Delhi, India | library@igdtuw.ac.in |
| Dr. Dhaval D Bhatt | University Librarian, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India | dhavalben.bhatt@paruluniversity.ac.in |
| Dr. Dilara Begum | Associate Professor and Chairperson, Dept. of Information Studies & (Acting) East West University Dhaka, Bangladesh | dilara.lab@gmail.com |
| Dr. Jaideep Sharma | Professor, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU, New Delhi, Inida | jaideep@ignou.ac.in |
| Dr. Jamal Ahmad Siddiqui | HOD, DLIS, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, UP, Inida | jamal_siddiqui2004@yahoo.com |
| Ms. Jitamoni Bhattacharyya | Librarian, Biswanath College Biswanath (Biswanath Chariali), Assam, Inida | jitamoni096@gmail.com |
| Mr. Jitender Sharma | Sr. Librarian, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Inida | jitendersharmaji@gmail.com |
| Dr. Jitendra Shrivastava | Professor, DLIS, M.L.B. Government College of Excellence, Gwalior, Inida | drjitendra.shrivastava@gmail.com |
| Dr. K Elavazhagan | Librarian, Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, Inida | ela@iimtrichy.ac.in |
| Dr. K P Singh | Professor, DLIS, University of Delhi, Delhi, Inida | kpsingh330@gmail.com |
| Dr. K Rama Patnaik | Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Karnataka, Inida | rama.patnaik@iimb.ac.in |
| Dr. Manoj Kumar Sinha | Professor, DLIS, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, Inida | mksinha1965@gmail.com |
| Dr. Manoj Kumar Verma | Associate Professor, DLIS, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, Inida | manojdlis@mzu.edu.in |
| Dr. Nabi Hasan | Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Inida | nabihasan@gmail.com |
| Dr. Nishtha Anil Kumar | Head, LIS, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Inida | nishtha@prl.res.in |
| Dr. N S Harinarayana | Associate Professor, DLIS, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, Inida | ns.harinarayana@gmail.com |
| Dr. P. K. Tripathy | Deputy Librarian Regional Institute of Education (NCERT) Shyamla Hill, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Inida | tripathypkt@rediffmail.com |
| Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur | Dean & Director (Library & Information), Head-Kala Nidhi Division, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, Inida | ramesh_c_gaur@hotmail.com |
| Dr. Rajesh Kumar | University Libraian, MRIIRS, Faridabad, Haryana, Inida | drjharajesh1969@gmail.com |
| Dr. R K Mahapatra | Professor, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, Inida | rkmahapatra@tripurauniv.ac.in |
| Dr. R N Malviya | University Librarian & Proctor, Rishihood University, Sonipat, Haryana, Inida | ramanand.m@rishihood.edu.in |
| Dr. Sangeeta Kaul | Director, Developing Library Network, (DELNET), New Delhi, Inida | sangskaul2003@yahoo.co.in |
| Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh | Professor & HOD, DLIS, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, Inida | sksgu1@gauhati.ac.in |
| Dr. Shiva Kanaujia Sukula | Deputy Librarian, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, Inida | shivasukula25@gmail.com |
| Dr. Sudharma Haridasan | Professor, DLIS, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, Inida | sudharma.haridasan@gmail.com |
| Dr. Sunil Kumar Satpathy | Deputy Librarian & Head, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chattisgarh, Inida | library.nitrr@gmail.com |
| Dr. Tariq Ashraf | Former University Librarian, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi, Inida | tariq22@gmail.com |
| Dr. Taruna Joshi | Librarian, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, Delhi, Inida | tjnssvcl@yahoo.com |
| Mr. Vinod Kumar Mishra | Assistant Librarian, NIT Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha, Inida | mishravk79@gmail.com |
| Dr. Weerasooriya | Department of Library and Arachchillage Weerasooriya Information Science University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka | mishravk79@gmail.com |
Reviewers Board
| Name | Background | Contact Details |
| Dr. Anil Kumar Jharotia | University Librarian, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, Haryana, India | aniljharotia@ncuindia.edu |
| Dr. Akash Babu Jain | Assistant Librarian, Central Sanskrit University, Sringeri, Karnataka, India | akashbjain@csu.co.in |
| Dr. Ajit Kumar | Director, Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi, India | ajit.kumar1973@gov.in |
| Dr. Bibhu Prasad Panda | Chief Librarian, Knowledge Garden , Central Library, DRIEMS, Cuttack, Odisha, India | bibhuprasadpanda@driems.ac.in |
| Dr. Dinesh Gupta | Professor, DLIS, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India | dkg.kuk@gmail.com |
| Dr. Jnanendra Narayan Singh | Librarian, Dayal Singh College (Evening), University of Delhi, New Delhi, India | jnanendranarayansingh@yahoo.co.in |
| Mr. Kripa Nath Jha | Sr. Lecturer, Meera Bai Institute of Technology, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi, India | kripanjha@yahoo.com |
| Dr. Mahendra Kumar Sahu | Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India | sahumahendrak9@gmail.com |
| Dr. Monawwer Eqbal | Dy. Librarian, Aligarh Muslim University, UP, India | eqballib@gmail.com |
| Dr. Pankaj K Dedha | Librarian, Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India | researcherpkg@yahoo.com |
| Dr. Pijushkanti Panigrahi | HOD, DLIS, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India | panigrahipk@yahoo.com |
| Dr. Preeti Mahajan | Professor, DLIS, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India | preetidr@pu.ac.in |
| Dr. Sangita Gupta | HOD, DLIS, University of Jammu, Jammu, India | sangitauniv@gmail.com |
| Dr. Vinod Kumar | Librarian, Dayal Singh College (Morning), University of Delhi, New Delhi, India | vinodkdu@gmail.com |
Duties/Responsibilities of Reviewers
Editorial decisions are based on peer review. The reviewers are expected to maintain absolute confidentiality with regard to the contents of manuscripts. The reviews are to be conducted objectively and the reviewers are expected to express their views clearly with supporting reasons. The reviewers should have no conflict of interest with the authors and the subject matter of the research. Similarities or overlaps between the manuscript under review and any other published paper of which the reviewer may have personal knowledge, may also be brought to the attention of the editors. The information or ideas obtained through peer review are of a privileged nature and must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative or other relationship with any of the authors or institutions connected to the papers.
Guidelines for Authors
Submission of a manuscript for “Gyankosh : The Journal of Library and Information Management” should be the original work of the author(s). Author(s) is/are required to transfer the copyright of the manuscript to the publisher for publishing in the journal. The publisher holds copyright of the manuscript unless otherwise communicated. It further implies that the manuscript submitted has neither been published nor been kept under consideration for publication. Provide the list of reference at the end of the paper in sequence as per the guidelines and the examples suggested. The reference guidelines for the author(s) are provided below according to “The Harvard Reference System” (also known as the author-date system) of citing other works. For detail Click here .
Publication Ethics
Gyankosh: The Journal of Management Awareness is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. Authors who submit papers to Gyankosh attest that their work is original and unpublished, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. In addition, authors should confirm that their paper and research work is their own; that it has not been copied or plagiarized, in whole or in part, from other works; and that they have disclosed actual or potential conflicts of interest with their work or partial benefits associated with it.
The key points of our Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statements are primarily driven from code of conduct prepared by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), available at https://publicationethics.org/core-practices .
Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism is to claim authorship of a document, a part of document, or some small sections of a document, which are not authored by claimant. It is a common practice among academicians to quote past works done in that area or quote work by others to support their arguments or thoughts in the document. However, to do so without properly acknowledging the source or original author both in text and references in proper and clear order constitutes plagiarism.
As per international intellectual laws, plagiarism is a serious offence.
Common Forms of Plagiarism
a) To use a phrase or sentence of some other author in your work without prior approval or acknowledgement
b) Copying word-to-word from work of others
c) Paraphrasing the words very closely from someone else’s work
d) Using material downloaded from the Internet as it is or without quoting and acknowledging the source
e) Using borrowed statistics, figures, photographs, diagrams, pictures etc. from some other work without prior permission or written acknowledgement of the source
f) Picking up portions of your own previous work published elsewhere.
In simplest terms, it means, author of any publication has to differentiate very clearly what is his/her contribution and what is borrowed from elsewhere with proper acknowledgement of the borrowed contents both in texts and references as per international accepted standards of referencing while submitting a manuscript for publication consideration. We accept Harvard Style referencing. All manuscripts submitted to INMANTEC Publishing will be scanned through plagiarism detection software. We expect a manuscript to be totally free of plagiarism material. However, plagiarism not exceeding 15% will be accepted for consideration after going through the plagiarised contents and establishing its relevance to the essence of the submitted research work.
Plagiarism Acceptance/Rejection Criteria
| Extent of Plagiarism | Action |
| =15% | Research work is accepted for further action |
| =15% to ≤ 40% | Research work is returned for amendments |
| >40% | Research work is rejected summarily |
Author(s) of any submitted work will have to submit a signed undertaking available at institute website and with the respective editor clearly mentioning about the originality of the work, declaring in clear terms that the submitted research work hasn’t been copied from any other source and taking ownership of problem, if any, occurring in future due to their submitted research work.
Author(s) will be solely responsible for any complication arising out of any unethical practices adopted, if any and INMANTEC Publishing or the institute will in no way be responsible for any unethical practice on the part of the author(s).
**To download the Plagiarism Policy in PDF file click here
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