To minimize desk rejections and technical delays, the Submission Checklist page serves as a final gatekeeper. It ensures that authors have performed their due diligence before utilizing the editorial team’s time.

✅ Submission Checklist

Before you begin the online submission process, please review this checklist. Manuscripts that do not adhere to these requirements will be returned to the author for technical correction before the peer-review process begins.

📄 1. Document Requirements

  • [ ] Two-File Rule: I have prepared a separate Title Page and an Anonymized Manuscript.

  • [ ] Title Page Content: This file includes the full title, all author names, institutional affiliations, and corresponding author contact details.

  • [ ] Blinding: I have removed all author names, self-citations (e.g., “In our previous study (Name, 2020)”), and document metadata from the Anonymized Manuscript file.

  • [ ] File Format: The files are in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format.

🖋️ 2. Formatting & Style

  • [ ] Template: The manuscript follows the ARJST Word Template.

  • [ ] Abstract: A single paragraph of 200–250 words is included.

  • [ ] Keywords: 5–7 keywords are provided, separated by semicolons.

  • [ ] Citations: All in-text citations and the reference list strictly follow APA 7th Edition style.

  • [ ] Language: The text has been spell-checked and grammar-checked for academic English.

⚖️ 3. Ethics & Declarations

  • [ ] Originality: This work is original, has not been published previously, and is not currently under consideration by another journal.

  • [ ] Plagiarism: I have verified that the similarity index is below 15% (excluding references).

  • [ ] Conflict of Interest: All financial or personal relationships that could influence the research are disclosed.

  • [ ] Ethical Approval: For studies involving human participants, a statement of institutional ethical clearance is included in the methodology.

🖼️ 4. Tables, Figures & Permissions

  • [ ] Captions: All tables and figures have clear, descriptive titles.

  • [ ] Quality: All images are high-resolution (minimum 300 DPI).

  • [ ] Copyright: I have obtained written permission for any third-party copyrighted material used in the paper.

🚀 Ready to Submit?

If you have checked all the boxes above, you are ready to enter the ARJST Publication Journey:

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🕵️ How to Blind Your Manuscript for Peer Review

To ensure a fair and unbiased review, ARJST uses a double-blind process. This means the reviewers do not know who the authors are, and the authors do not know who the reviewers are.

Follow these three steps to prepare your Anonymized Manuscript file:

1. Remove Identifying Information from the Text

Check your manuscript for any direct or indirect mentions of the authors:

  • The Header/Footer: Remove any names or institutional affiliations.

  • The Title: Ensure no author names appear under the title in the anonymized file.

  • Acknowledgments: Remove the “Acknowledgments” section or any mention of specific funding grants that identify the lab or PI. (These belong on the Title Page only).

  • Self-Citations: Change phrases like “As we demonstrated in our previous work (Kumar, 2023)” to “As previously demonstrated (Anonymous, 2023)” or simply use the third person: “As Kumar (2023) demonstrated.”

2. Remove Metadata from the File Properties

Digital files often “hide” your name in the background settings. You must delete this before uploading.

For Microsoft Word (Windows):

  1. Go to File > Info.

  2. Click Check for Issues > Inspect Document.

  3. In the dialog box, ensure “Document Properties and Personal Information” is checked.

  4. Click Inspect, then click Remove All next to “Document Properties and Personal Information.”

  5. Save the document.

For Microsoft Word (Mac):

  1. Go to the Review tab.

  2. Click Protect > Protect Document.

  3. Select the check box “Remove personal information from this file on save.”

  4. Save the document.

3. Final Verification

Before clicking submit, imagine you are a stranger reading the paper. Can you guess who wrote it based on the location of the study or specific department mentions? If so, generalize the text (e.g., change “at NGM College, Pollachi” to “at a higher education institution in South India”).

🔄 The Blind Review Path

By following these steps, your paper successfully moves from the screening stage into the expert evaluation stage:

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