Primary themes of the journals are -
1. आन्वीक्षिकी /দৰ্শন /Vedic Philosophical and Cognitive Sciences
2. इतिहास एवं सभ्यता /ইতিহাস তথা সভ্যতা/ Historical and Civilizational Sciences
3. लौकिकशास्त्र/লৌকিক শাস্ত্ৰ/ Contemporary Social -Cultural Sciences
4. गणित - भौत - ज्यौतिष /গণিত-পদাৰ্থ বা জ্যৌতিষ বিজ্ঞান/ Mathematical, Physical and Astronomical Sciences
5. भाषा एवं वाग्विभाग /ভাষা তথা ভাষাবিজ্ঞান/ Language, Speech and Linguistics
6. राजनीति एवं अर्थशास्त्र /ৰাজনীতি তথা অৰ্থশাস্ত্ৰ/ Political, Economic and Strategic sciences
7. भैषज्य एवं आरोग्य /চিকিৎসা তথা যোগ শাস্ত্ৰ/ Medical and Health sciences
8. पाकशास्त्र, पोषणशास्त्र (द्रव्य-गुण-संयोग विद्या) /ৰন্ধনশাস্ত্ৰ, পোষণশাস্ত্ৰ/ Culinary, Nutritional Sciences
9. कृषि एवं पशुपाल्य वार्ता/কৃষি-পশুপালন তথা বাণিজ্য/ Agricultural Science, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry
10. गांधर्व कला/ পৰিৱেশ্য কলা / Performing Arts
11. यांत्रिक एवं नव्य अभियांत्रिकी/ভাৰতীয় অভিযান্ত্ৰিকী সম্বন্ধীয় / Mechanical & Digital Design & Engineering
12. वास्तु / বাস্তু সম্বন্ধীয় /Civil and Architectural Science
13. शिल्प - आलेख्य / শিল্প সম্বন্ধীয় /Fine Arts and Sculpture
14. रस-धातु / ৰসায়ন শাস্ত্ৰ সম্বন্ধীয় / Chemical, Metallurgical & Material Sciences
15. अलङ्कारादि / অলঙ্কাৰ শাস্ত্ৰ সম্বন্ধীয় / Fashion and Interior Design
16. शैक्षणिक-क्रीड़नीयक विभाग / শৈক্ষিক-ক্ৰীড়া সম্বন্ধীয় / Edutainment Sciences
17. वेद-वेदांग दर्शन विद्या /বেদ-বেদাঙ্গ, দৰ্শন বিদ্য়া/Vedas, auxiliary texts of Vedas and philosophies
18. दण्डनिति विद्या / ধৰ্মশাস্ত্ৰ / Law and Order- Science of Governance
Papers sent for publication should maintain the following specifications
(1) The paper should be written within 4000 words either in Sanskrit, Assamese or English
(2) It should be typed in - English (Times New Roman - 12-point font with double space with 3 cm margin on all sides in A4 size),
Sanskrit (Sanskrit 2003-14-point font with double space with 3 cm margin on all sides in A4 size),
Assamese (Jyotirupa-14-point font with double space with 3 cm margin on all sides in A4 size)
(3) The papers should have a separate cover page with the name(s), designation, affiliation of the author(s). The paper itself should start on a separate page and it should not contain the names of the authors or any identifying elements for the author(s). Violation of this clause will result in the rejection of the paper at the initial stage.
(4) The photographs or tables should be in jpg format with captions.
(5) The end notes and the references can be in both APA/MLA style based on the type of approach.
(5) An abstract and key words of the paper not exceeding 150 words should be placed at the beginning followed by the paper
(6) The paper should include a profile of the author in 150 words at the end. The papers should also comprise of a postal address of the author.
(7) For papers containing diacritical marks any special font file, if used, should be sent along with the paper.
(8) A below 10% plagiarism checked certificate has to be sent along with the submission.
SELF DECLARATION
Each paper should be accompanied with a self-declaration in a separate page. This page may comprise the following texts and duly signed by the author.
I hereby declare that my paper titled………… submitted for consideration to be published in the ... volume of the Madhyamā is my original work. This paper has not been submitted elsewhere for publication and will not be submitted elsewhere until a decision is conveyed regarding non acceptance of the paper for publication in Madhyamā by its editorial board. I shall remain solely responsible for the accuracy and originality of the facts and views published in this paper. Any compromise with the above declaration may result in strict action against me by the TAF committee and the cancellation of the submitted paper.
Date: Signature of the author(s)
PLAGIARISM POLICY
All the papers should be checked for plagiarism in Urkund/Drillbit/Shodhshuddhi or any other authorized plagiarism cheekers and the report of the same should be sent along with the paper. Papers with no plagiarism or with acceptable level of plagiarism will be accepted for review. Papers having more than 10% of plagiarism will not be considered for publication.
REVIEW PROCESS
Only submissions which are original unpublished work of the author will be considered for publication in the Journal after review. There will be a pre review of the submitted papers by the editorial team. Papers outside the scope of the journal as stated above or as stated in particular Call for Paper, will be rejected immediately after this pre-review process. It will be followed by a double-blind peer review of the selected papers. At the end of the review papers will be divided into the following categories.
1. Approved for publication : Papers in this category will be published without needing any significant alterations.
2. Requires minor revision : Papers in this category will be published with incorporation of minor changes and suggestions from the review committee.
3. Requires major revision : Papers in this category will have to go through significant changes and modifications. These papers will be published only after incorporating the suggested revision by the review committee or by justifying denial to make the suggested changes by the author, subject to the satisfaction of the review committee.
4. Rejected : These papers will be summarily rejected on the basis of the comments of the review committee.
SUBMISSION PROCESS
All papers should be submitted via email to madhyamaa@theaikyafoundation.org.in.
Note : Subscription is mandatory for submission.
CHECKLIST FOR SUBMISSION
The following documents are to be mandatorily submitted through the paper submission portal by the author.
1. Research paper along with abstract and keywords in MS Word
2. Research paper along with abstract and keywords in PDF format
3. Photographs or Tables (if any) should be attached as .jpeg format
4. Plagiarism report
5. Author’s self-declaration as a separate document with the authors signature (photo/ scanned)
6. Subscription is mandatory.
Important Points for Authors to keep in mind:
1. All the submissions of the paper will have to be done only through madhyamaa@theaikyafoundation.org.in
2. Authors will be intimated about the status of their respective papers by the editorial team at appropriate stages. Hence, no personal calls either to the editor or to the members of the editorial board will be entertained.
3. The editorial board will be the final authority for selection of any paper for publication.
