Information for Researchers

IJMESS Indexing/ Abstracting: Cabell Directories (U.S.A), Ulrichsweb (U.S.A), Index Copernicus (Poland), Social Science Research Network (SSRN), JURN (England), ResearchBib (Japan), Google Scholar (U.S.A), WorldCat, New Jour (Georgetown University, U.S.A), UDL Thesis Malysia.

Submission Process Method: Papers should be submitted via our online submission form available on www.ijmess.com. E-mail: For editorial inquiries, the editor may be contacted via email editor.ijmess@gmail.com, and for technical support send email to support@ijmess.com.

Manuscript Specification Manuscript Style: Authors should follow style guide the journal uses for text, references within the text and the bibliography. This refers to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). Manuscript Length: Manuscript length in defines in terms of the number of doublespaced typescript pages. It should not more then 35 pages for research articles. Copies Required: One copy of manuscript in .doc format with a letter to Editor should be submitted to Editor.

Review Process Acceptance Rate: Currently IJMESS acceptance rate is 9%. Invited Articles: The percentage of articles for which the editor requests an individual to write specifically for publication in the journal. The percentage is the number of invited articles relative to the total number of articles that appeared in a journal within the past year. Type of Review: Blind- peer review method. A blind review indicates the reviewer(s) does not know who wrote the manuscript and author also does not know about reviewer.

No. of External Reviewers and No. of In House Reviewers: These two items refer to the number of reviewers who evaluate the manuscript prior to making a decision regarding the publication of the manuscript. 1 internal and 1 external reviewer make the selection decision as per IJMESS policy. Time to Review: It indicates the amount of time that passes between the submission of a manuscript and notification to the author regarding the results of the review process. This time varies from 3 to 6 months. Reviewer's Comments: IJMESS provides the copy of reviewers comments to authors for correction/ revisions as suggested by reviewer, whereas, reviewer remains hidden.

Publication Information Publisher: IJMESS International Publishers. Frequency of Issue: Bi- monthly (Oxford definition for publication industry). Launch Date: April, 2012. ISSN: 2304-1366.

Manuscript Topics Topics: See the Scope of IJMESS.

Manuscript Guidelines See instructions to the authors and policy of IJMESS.