The Eastern University Journal is a refereed journal published twice a year- in January and in July. The Journal is meant to promote research and scholarly pursuits among the faculty members of Eastern University and those of other universities of the country. Articles in the fields of humanities, business administration, social sciences, law, engineering, information technology and pharmacy are preferred. The articles must be in (British) English and should not normally exceed 10,000 words (Excluding Reference). Papers are accepted (all) round the year, although periodic announcements are also made.
A paper should be research based and demonstrate the author's own analysis and judgment. It must be an original work and not sent for publication elsewhere.Every article should begin with an abstract of about 250 words.
Book reviews are also considered for publication and they should be within 1500 words (Excluding Reference).
All papers submitted for publication in the journal should be printed, double-spaced on one side of A4 papers with ample margin (an inch and a half on the left-hand side and one inch on the top, bottom and right sides). Their hard copies should be sent in duplicate together with a soft copy in MS word. The author(s) will be informed of the status of the article at the end of the peer review process, which may take a while. The author of an accepted article may be asked to make revisions if required. Manuscripts not accepted for publication are not returned, but the reasons for non-acceptance are communicated. The authors will receive two copies of the journal that carries the article. Book reviewers will receive one copy of the journal.
References must follow the author-date system both for in-text references and end references as noted below:
In-text Citation:
- Citation of reference literature within the body of an article should only indicate the last name of the author and the year of publication in brackets. Example: Arrangers, order fulfillers, assemblers & customizers, etc. are also important specialized service providers (Bower sox and Cooper, 2001).
- However, when something is quoted from a source, the exact page number must be provided in addition to above information. Example: The primary and secondary channel participants add values to a product. The values they add are called "Service Outputs" (Bucklin, 1966 and 1972, pp. 18-31; Etgar, 1974,. pp. 95-97; Coughlan, et al., 2006, pp. 19-20, 43-59).
- If the reference list contains more than one work of an author done in the same year, they are to be distinguished by suffixing a, b, c etc. to the year, for example Johnson 2004 a), (Johnson 2004 b), etc.
- When two or more references are cited, separate these with a semicolon. Example: (Marx 1967; Weber, 1964), etc.
References:
References cited in an article should be listed with details following the format given below:
- In case of reference(s)from journal article(s), the name of the author(s), with the last name first and then first name and the middle initial, and then year of publication, the title of the paper within inverted commas, the name of the journal in italic with the volume number, month and year, and finally, the page number(s).
- In case of reference(s) from book(s) or monograph(s), the name of the author(s), with last name and then first name and middle initial and then year of publication, the title of the book/ monograph in italics, name of the publisher and place of publication and finally, the page number(s).
- In case of reference(s) from conference or seminar papers, the name of the author(s), with last name and then first name and middle initial and then year of publication, the title of the conference/ seminar in italics, the organizer, the place and date of the conference/ seminar and page number(s).
- For references to the internet materials use the URL of the Website and the date viewed. Example: Smith A. (1999), "Select committee report on social care in the community", http://www.dhas.gov.uk/reports/report015285viewed on January 30, 2016.
Example: Bhaduri, P.D and Goldsmith, A.D (2005), "Growth and Equity in Developing Countries: A Reinterpretation of the Peruvian Experience" Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies, Vol. XXVI, No 2, June 2005, p.123.
Example: Kennedy, S.I. (2000), The Economic Thought of a Humanist, Chicago University Press, Chicago, pp.32-32.
Example: Parvez, M (1999), " Human Rights and Ethnic Minorities in Bangladesh: an Overview", paper presented at a seminar on Ethnic minorities and Developments organized by Institute of Applied Anthropology, Bangladesh at the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka, 22-23 July, 1999,p.5.