Bareilly College International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research

Aim & Scope

BCIJMR advances and disseminates high-quality, multidisciplinary research that matters to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.

The Bareilly College International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (BCIJMR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published biannually by the Department of Commerce, Bareilly College, Bareilly (U.P.), India. The journal is committed to editorial integrity, rigorous double-blind peer review, and the free exchange of knowledge.

Subject coverage

The journal welcomes work across, and at the intersections of, the following areas:

CommerceManagementEconomics FinanceAccountingBusiness Administration Public PolicyEducationLaw Computer Applications in BusinessAI in Commerce Sustainable DevelopmentEntrepreneurship BankingMarketingHuman Resource Management

Article types

Word counts exclude the abstract, references, tables, and captions.

Publishing model

Author guidelines & submission

Prepare your manuscript in the journal template, follow APA 7 referencing, and submit the required files.

Manuscript preparation

General format

• Paper size A4; margins 1 inch (top/bottom), 1.25 inch (left/right); single column.
• Times New Roman throughout; body text 12 pt, justified, 1.5 line spacing.
• Article title 18 pt bold; Heading 1 13 pt bold; Heading 2 12 pt bold; abstract 11 pt; references 11 pt; tables and captions 10 pt.
• Number headings with Arabic numerals (1 / 1.1 / 1.1.1); avoid more than three levels where possible.
• An abstract of 150–250 words and 4–6 keywords are required.
• Cite every table and figure in the text before it appears; place captions above tables and below figures.

Structure

Introduction · Literature Review · Methodology · Results · Discussion · Conclusion · Declarations · References, with appendices where required. Use the Author Template so structure and styles are consistent.

References

APA, 7th edition, for both in-text citations and the reference list; alphabetical order by first author's surname with a 0.5-inch hanging indent. Include DOIs where available.

Ethics & disclosures required in every manuscript

• Funding — state any funding source, or write "None".
• Conflict of interest — declare any competing interest, or write "None".
• Ethics approval — where human/animal participants are involved, give the committee and protocol number.
• Data availability — a data availability statement is mandatory.
• AI disclosure — disclose any substantial use of generative AI tools and the purpose; AI cannot be an author.
• Author contributions — briefly state each author's role.

Submission checklist

Tick each item before you submit — this is the same checklist used at editorial screening.

How to submit

Submissions are handled by the editorial office. Send your files by email to the address on the Contact page, with the manuscript type in the subject line. On receipt you will be issued a manuscript number (BCIJMR-XXXX) to quote in all correspondence.

Where the journal later adopts Open Journal Systems (OJS), the same files and steps map directly onto the online submission portal — no change to these guidelines is needed.

Downloads

Everything you need to prepare and submit a manuscript. Files open from the journal's /documents/ folder once the editorial office uploads them.

Reviewer guidelines

Reviewers are the guardians of scholarly quality. The journal is grateful for their time and expertise.

• Assess manuscripts using the Reviewer Evaluation Form (scored across originality, literature, methodology, results, discussion, references, language, and scope).
• Maintain strict confidentiality; do not share or discuss the manuscript, and do not enter it into generative AI tools.
• Declare any conflict of interest before accepting an assignment.
• Provide objective, constructive, specific, and timely feedback (normally within four weeks).
• Do not attempt to identify the authors; the journal operates double-blind review.

How manuscripts are evaluated

Reviewers score each manuscript on the following criteria (5 = excellent, 1 = poor), give written comments to the author, add confidential comments to the editor, and make an overall recommendation.

Reviewers also give a quick yes/no assessment of whether the title is appropriate, the abstract is adequate, and the references are current, and then recommend one of: accept · minor revision · major revision · reject.

Recognition

Reviewers who complete assignments receive a Reviewer Certificate acknowledging their contribution, and their record is maintained in the confidential reviewer database.

Publication ethics & editorial policies

The journal adheres to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Editorial policies in full

1. Editorial independence. Editorial decisions rest solely on scholarly merit, originality, validity, and relevance, free from commercial, political, or institutional influence. The Editor-in-Chief has full authority over editorial content and timing, and recuses themselves from any manuscript in which they have a competing interest.

2. Peer review ethics. Reviewers treat every manuscript as confidential, do not share or misuse it, do not enter it into generative AI tools, provide objective and timely assessments, and declare conflicts of interest before accepting an assignment.

3. Authorship. Authorship is limited to substantial contributors who approve the final manuscript and accept accountability. Any change to the author list requires the written agreement of all authors and the editor's approval. Guest, gift, and ghost authorship are not permitted.

4. Conflicts of interest. All authors, reviewers, and editors disclose any financial or non-financial interests that could be perceived to influence the work. Disclosure ensures transparency and does not automatically disqualify a submission.

5. Corrections. Honest errors that do not affect the core findings are addressed through a published, dated correction (erratum/corrigendum) linked to the original article, which remains in place.

6. Retraction. An article is retracted when its findings are seriously unreliable, or in cases of misconduct, redundant publication, unethical research, or compromised peer review, following COPE's retraction guidelines. A linked retraction notice states the reason; the article is retained and clearly marked as retracted.

7. Expression of concern. Where there is well-founded but inconclusive evidence of a problem, or an investigation is ongoing, the journal issues a linked Expression of Concern, later replaced by a correction, retraction, or exoneration.

8. Research and publication misconduct. Misconduct includes plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, image manipulation, citation manipulation, redundant publication, and undisclosed conflicts. Allegations are investigated confidentially using COPE flowcharts; outcomes may include rejection, correction, retraction, notification of the author's institution, and a bar on future submissions.

9. Plagiarism and text similarity. All submissions are screened. The similarity index must not exceed 10% (excluding the bibliography, properly attributed quotations, and standard methodological descriptions), with no single source contributing a significant portion. Self-plagiarism is also unacceptable.

10. Image manipulation. Images must reflect the original data. Whole-image adjustments to brightness, contrast, or colour are acceptable only if they do not obscure, remove, or introduce features. Selective enhancement, cloning, splicing, or deletion is prohibited; authors retain original files.

11. Data fabrication and falsification. Inventing or manipulating data is among the most serious forms of misconduct. Authors retain raw data and provide it for verification on request; a data availability statement is required in every article.

12. Citation manipulation. Citations must be scholarly and relevant. Coercive citation — requiring authors to cite an editor's, reviewer's, or the journal's work as a condition of acceptance — is prohibited.

13. Appeals. Authors may appeal to the Editor-in-Chief with a point-by-point response and clear grounds. The Editor-in-Chief may uphold, seek further review, or overturn the decision. Appeals are considered one at a time; the final decision is binding.

14. Complaints. Complaints about process, ethics, or the editorial office go to the Editor-in-Chief, are acknowledged promptly, and are investigated fairly. Unresolved matters escalate to the publishing body (Department of Commerce, Bareilly College), following COPE guidance.

15. Post-publication discussion and versioning. The version of record is definitive; changes are made only through a correction, retraction, or expression of concern, each linked to the original and dated.

16. Allegations against editors. These are handled by the publishing body independently of the editor concerned, who is excluded from any related decision.

This policy set is maintained by the Editorial Office and aligned with COPE Core Practices. The current version is stated in the footer.

Open access, fees & licensing

Free to read on publication. No submission fee. A modest, category-based Article Processing Charge applies only after acceptance, with waivers available on genuine request.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

There is no submission fee. A charge applies only after a manuscript is accepted, and never influences editorial or peer-review decisions.

Publication agreement

On acceptance, the corresponding author signs a Publication Agreement (Licence to Publish) on behalf of all authors. Its key terms:

• Licence. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication and a non-exclusive licence to publish, distribute, and archive the article, published under CC BY 4.0.
• Warranties. The work is original, unpublished, not under consideration elsewhere, free of unlawful or infringing content, and all third-party permissions are obtained.
• Ethics. The author confirms compliance with the journal's Editorial Policies, including disclosure of funding, conflicts, data availability, ethics approval, and any substantial AI use.
• Rights retained. Authors may reuse the article for teaching and scholarship and deposit the published version in repositories, acknowledging first publication here.
• Corrections. Authors agree to cooperate with any necessary correction, retraction, or expression of concern.

The full Publication Agreement and the Copyright & Author Declaration Form are on the Downloads page.

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Abstract

[150–250 word abstract. State the research context and gap, the objective, the method, the principal findings, and the contribution. The abstract should be self-contained and free of references, undefined abbreviations, and citations.]

Keywords: [keyword one] · [keyword two] · [keyword three] · [keyword four]

Licence: © The Author(s). Published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Free to share and adapt with attribution.

Indexing & roadmap

A phased, three-year plan towards recognised national and international indexing.

Current indexing status

Development roadmap

Indexing services set their own criteria and review periods; listing is a goal to work towards rather than a guarantee.

Annual publication calendar

The journal publishes twice a year, in January and July. The schedule works backwards from each publication date so that screening, review, revision, and production have adequate time. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis all year; those received after a cut-off are considered for the next issue.

Dates are targets and may be adjusted by the Editorial Office.

Privacy & copyright

Privacy

Personal information collected through this website (names, affiliations, and email addresses) is used solely for the journal's stated editorial purposes — managing submissions, review, and publication — and is not shared with third parties or used for any other purpose.

Copyright & licensing

Authors retain copyright of their work. All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Readers may share and adapt the material with proper attribution to the author and the original publication in this journal.

Adapt this statement to the institution's data-protection practice before going live.

Frequently asked questions