Author Guideline

Copyright & Licensing

Copyright and Licensing

  • Copyright: Retained by the author(s).

  • Licensing Requirement: The PROSHIKHYAN requires the authors to publish their works in this journal under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Licensing Information

The PROSHIKHYAN requires the authors to publish their works in this journal under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Users can use the articles of this journal in the following ways under this license:

  • Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

  • Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Publication Ethics Statement

PROSHIKHYAN is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and research integrity.

Author Guidelines

1. General Requirements

  • Articles must be written in English and should be original contributions.

  • Manuscripts must not have been published previously or be under consideration by any other publication at the time of submission.

  • BSTD may use Turnitin or similar plagiarism detection software to check submitted manuscripts.

  • Authors are encouraged to submit their articles through the journal's online submission system. To submit a manuscript, authors must Register or Login to the journal portal. However, authors may also submit their papers through email to: bstddhaka@gmail.com

  • Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word with double spacing and adequate margins.

2. Abstract and Keywords

  • A half-page abstract should be included at the beginning of the article.

  • The abstract should contain:

    • Objective(s)

    • Methodology

    • Major Findings

    • Conclusion

    • Recommendations (where applicable)

  • Authors should provide 3 to 5 keywords immediately after the abstract.

  • Keywords should preferably be single terms.

  • Avoid keywords consisting of multiple words joined by “and” or “of”.

  • Abbreviations should not be used as keywords unless they are well established in the discipline.

3. Length of the Article

  • The preferred length is between 3,500 and 5,000 words.

4. Organization of the Manuscript

  • Articles should be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections.

  • Subsections should be numbered systematically (e.g., 1, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2).

  • All headings and subheadings should appear on separate lines.

5. Referencing Style

PROSHIKHYAN follows the Harvard Referencing Style.

In-Text Citations:

Where simple references are made, citations should be placed in the text, indicating the author's surname, year of publication, and relevant page number(s).

  • Simple Citation Example: (Rahman, 1993: 41-9)

  • Author-Year Citation Example: According to Smith (2023), climate change is a major global challenge.

  • Direct Quotation Example: As Johnson (2022, p. 45) states, “The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly severe.”

Multiple Authors:

  • For the first citation, list all authors (e.g., Climate change is a complex issue (Smith, Johnson & Williams, 2021)).

  • For later citations involving more than three authors, use et al.

6. Footnotes and Notes

Where references are made using notes or comments, they should appear sequentially as Notes and be indicated by superscript Arabic numerals throughout the text.

  • Text Example: The research by Smith¹ suggests a correlation between ...

  • Footnote Example: ¹ Smith, John. “Title of Article.” Journal of Research, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2023, pp. 50-65.

7. Reference List

A complete reference list should appear at the end of the manuscript and be arranged alphabetically.

  • Book: Singh, Inderjit (1990). The Great Ascent: The Rural Poor in South Asia. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

  • Chapter in an Edited Book / Anthology: RDRS (1991). ‘Northern Bangladesh: An Integrated Social Literacy Program.’ In V. McGivney and F. Murray (Eds.), Adult Education in Development: Methods and Approaches from Changing Societies. Leicester: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, pp. 45-47.

  • Journal Article: Khan, Adil (1993). ‘Managing Project Sustainability.’ Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development, Vol. III, No. 1, July 1993, pp. 71-74.

  • Website (With Author): World Health Organization (2023). Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Available at: https://www.who.int/about

  • Website (Without Author): Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis (2021). Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/

8. Numbers

  • Numbers from zero to nine should be spelled out in words.

  • Numerals should be used for numbers 10 and above.

9. Author Information

The first page of the manuscript should clearly include:

  • Name(s) of author(s)

  • Professional designation/background

  • Institutional affiliation

  • ORCID IDs (If any)

  • Mobile phone number and e-mail address of the corresponding author

Submissions & Submission Preparation Checklist

To submit a manuscript, authors must Login or Register on the journal portal.

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items. Submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines:

  • Originality: The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.

  • Format: The submission file is in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or RTF document file format.

  • URLs: Where available, URLs for the references (DOIs/Web links) have been provided.

  • Layout: The text is one and a half-spaced (for the digital file); uses a 12-point font; employs italics rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points.

  • Guidelines: The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

  • AI Disclosure: The author has disclosed any use of Generative AI tools in the research or writing process.