Call for Papers: Model Governance Foundation invites original Research Papers and Case Studies at Samvaad 2017 and publication in a book with an ISBN

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Call for Papers: Model Governance Foundation invites original Research Papers and Case Studies at Samvaad 2017 and publication in a book with an ISBN

Model Governance Foundation hereby invites original research papers and case studies on the following themes for presentation at Samvaad 2017 and publication in a book with an ISBN:

  1. Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat
  2. Uniform Civil Code
  3. Removal of Article 370 from the Constitution of India
  4. India v/s Bharat – Bridging the Divide
  5. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao – Need of the Hour
  6. Make in India – A Boost to India’s Manufacturing Sector
  7. Start-Up India, Stand-Up India – India’s Entrepreneurship Movement
  8. Government of India’s Policies, Programmes and Schemes
  9. Right to Education
  10. Right to Information
  11. Goods and Services Tax
  12. Corporate Governance
  13. Corporate Social Responsibility
  14. Growth, Development and Sustainability
  15. United Nations
  16. BRICS
  17. G20
  18. SAARC
  19. ASEAN
  20. NITI Aayog
  21. Gender Equality
  22. Women Empowerment
  23. Affordable Healthcare
  24. Affordable Housing
  25. LGBT Rights
  26. Olympic Games
  27. AFSPA
  28. Juvenile Justice System
  29. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
  30. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
  31. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
  32. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
  33. Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
  34. Piracy and armed robbery against Ships
  35. Implementation of IMO Instruments
  36. Human Element, Training and Watch-keeping (HTW)


The topics listed above are just indicative and not exhaustive. Therefore, you can select a topic of your own choice under the following broad themes: Economics, Education, Governance, Healthcare, Technology, International Affairs, Law, Public Policy, Management, and Strategy.

Eligibility:

1. The submission is open to all students, research scholars, teachers and professionals around the world.

2. Co-authorship shall be permitted. There is no bar on the number of co-authors.

3. All authors must register separately as delegates for the main event.

Submission Guidelines:

1. The work should be original, and must not be previously published or must not be in the stage of submission/consideration anywhere else.

2. The word limit, excluding footnotes, endnotes, references, and bibliography can range between 2500-7500 words.

3. An abstract should be written at the beginning, explaining the aims and motives of the paper. Word limit: 250-750 words.

4. Submissions should be made in MS Word format.

5. Main Text – Times New Roman, font size 12, double spacing, justified, with a margin of an inch on all sides.

6. Footnotes – Times New Roman, font size 10. Substantive footnotes are accepted.

7. Citation Mode – Any uniform method of citation is allowed. However, you must name the method of citation used at the end of your submission.

8. Bibliographies or reference lists are welcome, but not necessary.

9. Each submission must be accompanied with a short description about the author(s).

Submission Policy:

1. The Editorial  Board  will  follow  the  Anonymous  Peer-Review  policy  for  judging  the submissions.

2. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject or edit any paper whose content is offensive or defamatory, explicitly unethical or if it supports racism, sexual or religious discrimination, illegal activities or terrorism; similarly an article may be refused if the Editorial Board deems that it might harm the political or religious sentiments of interested readers in any manner.

3. The Editorial Board reserves the right to disqualify the paper on account of plagiarism.

4. The research paper should not infringe the copyright or any other right of a third party, if so, the Model Governance Foundation disclaims any responsibility for copyright violation or any other liability.

5. The research paper shall be considered the property of Model Governance Foundation, which reserves the  right  of  publication  of  the  same  in  any  book  or  in  any  other manner  as  it  may  deem appropriate, without providing any royalty or compensation.

6. The editorial board reserves the right to vary, repeal, alter any of the rules, if as required, as they deem appropriate.

7. A soft copy of the research paper must be uploaded at www.samvaad.co/research.html by 31st March, 2017.

Prizes:

Rs. 5000 – First Prize + Gold Medal
Rs. 3000 – Second Prize + Silver Medal
Rs. 2000 – Third Prize + Bronze Medal

Evaluation Criteria for Prizes:

  1. Thesis and Thesis Statement
  2. Organization
  3. Support and Development of Ideas
  4. Insight into Subject
  5. Writing Style (clarity, flow, transitions, etc.)
  6. Grammar, Paragraph and Sentence Structure

Average Score of Paper and Presentation will be used for ranking in the final merit list.

General Guidance:

1. Types of Research Papers: Literature Review, Exploratory/Original Research, Case Study, Descriptive, Commentary or a mix of various types.

2. Our Editorial Board will provide detailed comments to author(s) in case their paper needs revision and improvement.

3. A Publication Certificate will be issued to the contributor(s) whose research paper(s)/case study(ies) is/are selected for publication in the book.

4. Participation Certificate will be issued to all the participants (including e-participants) of Samvaad 2017. No separate participation certificate will be issued for participation in this competition.

Presentation Guidelines:

The paper can be presented through any of the two methods:

Offline Mode – By attending Samvaad 2017 physically

1. Powerpoint Presentation – The paper can be presented through a powerpoint presentation which must not contain more than 15 slides.
2. Video Presentation – The paper can be presented through a high definition video.

Online – By attending Samvaad 2017 through Video Conferencing – Google Hangout/Skype

Note: Discussion on every presentation will be facilitated during the conference.

Publication in the Book:

1. Selected presented papers (online and offline) will be published free of cost in a book having an ISBN.

2. Non-presented papers will not be considered for publication.

For any other queries, please write to us at eb@modelgovernance.org


DISCLAIMER: 

LawOF does not claim any responsibility for the above mentioned Event/Program. We thus request you to verify its credentials on your sole responsibility, before applying for it.

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