SANKHYA VIGNAN is a peer reviewed refereed Bi-Annualty journal that published empirical, conceptual and review papers of exceptional quality that contribute to Statistics Theory and enriched Applications of Statistical Techniques in various fields. The objective of the Journal is to disseminate knowledge. which ensures good practice of professional management and its focal point is on research and reflections relevant to academicians and practitioners in the field of Applied Statistics.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

1. To maintain PEER REVIEW REGISTER giving full details about authors, Refrees, decisions and internal rankings. before printing the Issue.
2. All research articles published in the SANKHYA VIGNAN will undergo full peer review process. It should be clear for authors that the Editor In Chief is responsible for the final decision about the submitted papers; have the right to accept/reject any paper. The editor In Chief will choose any option from the following to review the submitted papers:
   1. send the paper to two reviews, if the results were negative by one reviewer and positive by the other one; then the editor may send the paper for third reviewer or he take immediately the final decision by accepting/rejecting the paper. The Editor In Chief will ask the selected reviewers to present the results within 7 working days, if they were unable to complete the review within the agreed period then the editor have the right to resend the papers for new reviewers using the same procedure. If the Editor In Chief was not able to find suitable reviewers for certain papers then he has the right to accept/reject the paper.
   2. send the paper to a selected editorial board member(s) or reviewer.
   3. the Editor In Chief himself evaluates the paper.
3. The authors of the papers/articles accepted for publication need to submit a duly signed copyright form within maximum one week of their receiving intimation of acceptance of their paper/article.
4. To give each published issue for evaluation by two external Refrees other than editors, obtain evaluation reports and journal evaluation score out of 10 points.
5. To declare average Journal Evaluation Score on the basis of the scores given by these two Refrees for each published issue.
6. To keep all records in perfect order.
7. Invite and accept suggestions made by the Refrees for Peer Review.

PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE:
It consists of six members :

• Editor In Chief
• Two Joint Editors
• Two External Referees
• Editorial Secretary

PAPERS/MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION CRITERIA
Each submitted manuscript is evaluated on the following basis:

• The originality of its contribution.
• The soundness of its theory and methodology.
• The coherence of its analysis.
• The ability to communicate to readers (grammar and style)
• All research paper are reviewed by at least two suitable qualified experts.
• All publication decisions are made by the journals’ Editor on the basis of the review provided.
• Normal turn-around time for evaluation of manuscripts is 21 days from the date of recipient.

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

1. The first page of the article should contain full name of authors with designation and correspondence address, contact numbers and email ID's (Both Institution & residential)
2. The research must be original in nature and is neither published nor under consideration for publication anywhere else.
3. The review process may take 2-3 days and the status would be known within 24 hours of submissions of the article. It is mandatory to mention a valid email and mobile number. We acknowledge the receipt of your article and subscription fee by email.
4. The abstract should not be more than 200-2502 words and it should adequately describe the work and highlight its significance. Avoid the use of abbreviation and reference in the abstract. The abstract should be followed by relevant keywords.
5. The main paper (Manuscripts) should not exceed more than 3,000 to 4,000 words (including graphs & charts.)
6. Article should be typed in 12 point - Times New Roman Font English with a one and half space and single column with 1 Margin on a Standard A4 size paper. The page numbers should be al the center of every page. All headings & sub headings must be in bold letters.
7. Table should be numbered consecutively, the title of the table should be placed above the table. The source should be indicated at the bottom.
8. All the tables, charts, graphs, diagrams should be in black and not in colors.
9. Footnotes, italics and quotation marks should be kept to the minimum.
10. References should be mentioned in APA Referencing Format.

HOW TO SUBMIT

1. We will accept soft copies of article through online submissions at the Email ID:
   • [email protected]
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2. Two hard copies should be sent to Dr. B. B. Jani, Chief Editor, Sankhya Vignan, B/14, Bansidhar Apartment, Mirambica Road, Naranpura, Ahmedabad - 380 013. Ph. : (R) +91 79 2747 6770 (M) +91 98240 57902