Student Management Journal of SPJIMR

General Information & Guidelines

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1.0 Introduction:
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the sphere of academia and get recognized for your
efforts whilst at it. The aim of Samvid, a complete student management journal of SPJIMR is to foster
a spirit of innovation and creativity in the field of Management Research. We invite you to this
special edition of SAMVID.
SAMVID provides the right platform to disseminate the most relevant and contemporary
management thinking. It aims to serve academicians and practitioners alike with a blend of cutting
edge research and insightful opinions targeted at adding to the body of management knowledge and
influencing practices. The journal comprises a mix of research papers, management cases, articles,
opinions and reviews on contemporary management issues.
We welcome original papers from B-school students/faculties on Management, Business, and
Organizational issues. Papers, based on theoretical or empirical research or experience, should
illustrate the practical applicability and/or policy implications of the work described.
Entries are invited for the following categories:
A) Research Paper*
B) Management Case Study*
*The entries of both the section should fall within the ambit of the following fields:
1. General Management & Strategy
2. Finance & Accounting
3. Operations & Manufacturing
4. Human Resource and Social Sciences
5. Marketing Management
6. Information Management
7. Economics
8. Corporate Governance & Business Ethics

C) Articles on Management Issues
Any current affairs with relevant management insights may be selected and the participants should
provide their opinions on the same in form of a brief article.

D) Book Reviews/Movie Reviews:
The participant can write a review on any current book on Management. Perspectives on both
academic and non-academic books/literatures are welcome. Well thought critiques of movies are
also considered.



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2.0 General Guidelines:
1) Guidelines for submission of Research paper
a) Submissions will be primarily accepted from students and may also be mentored by a faculty
coordinator.
b) Recommended length of paper write up to: 7500 words (excluding citation & reference but
including abstract and author/s profile).
c) The author/s should send in their entries as a .doc/docx file to the Samvid Editorial
Team: samvid@spjimr.org. The manuscript should be accompanied by the following:
An abstract of 80100 words (along with four/five keywords);
A brief profile (50/70 words) of the author/s describing current designation and af
filiations, specialization, number of books and articles published in referenced journals,
and membership in editorial boards/companies, etc. (if any)
Main Research Paper.
d) Authors are recommended to adopt the MLA style for writing the paper.
e) All tables, charts and graphs should of high resolution and in black & white. Wherever
necessary, the source should be indicated at the bottom of the figure.
f) Maximum no. of members for an entry is four.
g) Referencing & citations should be complete in all respect. References should be in sequence
with the order as and how they appear in the body of the paper. The standard format as
stipulated below should be used:
[Sl. No]/period+space/ (Author/s Surname with Name initials)/semicolon+space/(year of publication)/
semicolon+space/(Title of the book/journal)/semicolon+space/(volume of book/journal)
/semicolon+space/(publication house)/semicolon+space/Title of the chapter/subchapter/
(comma+space)/pp/(period+colon)/(page number/s)/(period)/
Example:
[1]. A Rezi& M Allam; 1995; Techniques in Array processing by means of Transformation Matrix;
Vol. 1;Academic Press Journal; Multidimensional Array Processing, pp.123-128.
Online resources of referencing should contain the valid URL and the date of accession:
[Sl. No.]/period+space(Author/s Surname with Name initials)/ semicolon+space/(year)/
semicolon+spaceTitle of the Article/Book)/ semicolon+space/(Chapter & Volume)/semicolon+space)
/ URL/colon+space/accessed as on/semicolom+space/(date of accession )/period/
Example:
[1]. Nitish Desai & Associates; 2006; Regulatory Framework: Setting up of an SEZ and an SEZ Unit;
Logistics in SEZ; URL: http://www.nishithdesai.com/Research-Papers/SEZ-Final.pdf, accessed as
on 4th October 2012.




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2) Guidelines for submission of Management Case Study
a) Submissions will be primarily accepted from students and may also be mentored by a faculty
coordinator.
b) Word Limit for Case Study: upto 10,000 words.
c) The author/s should send in their entries as a .doc/docx file to the Samvid Editorial
Team: samvid@spjimr.org. The manuscript should be accompanied by the following:

An abstract of 80100 words (along with four/five keywords);
A brief profile (50/70 words) of the author/s describing current designation and
affiliations, specialization, number of books and articles published in referenced
journals, and membership on editorial boards/companies, etc. (if any);
Main Case Study.
d) The Case Study should be based on a primary research initiative of an organization or a
business scenario.
e) Maximum no. of members for an entry is four.
f) The Case Study should not have been published elsewhere, submitted for publication or used
in other competitions.
g) In case of proprietary information about an organization, proper legal approvals for
submission & public distribution shall have to be ensured from the authors end.
h) Any referencing/citation (if given) should follow standard norms as specified in the
Guidelines for submission of Research Paper section.

3) Guidelines for submission of articles under Article Writing
a) Word Limit: 1500-3000 words depending upon the relevance and quality of article.
b) The author/s should send in their entries as a .doc/docx file to the Samvid Editorial
Team: samvid@spjimr.org.
c) Reviews can be written individually or with one co-author. A very brief profile of author/s
specifying name, institution & designation should accompany the review.
d) Articles should be of recent developments in the field of Management Science or on some current
affairs which has/will have a deep influence in the coming days on the Business World. The
article should follow a basic structure of stating the issue, analyzing the issue and finally
interpreting it in terms of its implications.
e) Graphs and chart usage should be minimum and succinct.
f) Please refrain from using referencing/citation for this section.

4) Guidelines for Submission of Book Review/Movie Review
a) Word Limit for Book Review/Literature Review: 1500-3000 words depending upon the
relevance and quality of review.
b) The review should begin with the following particulars:



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Name of the Book:
Writer:
House of Publication:
Year of Publication:
Edition:
Number of Pages:
Price (if listed):
ISBN Number (if available):

c) The author/s should send a soft copy of the manuscript in .doc/docx file to the Samvid
Editorial Team: samvid@spjimr.org.
d) Reviews can be written individually or with one co-author. A very brief profile of author/s
specifying name, institution & designation should accompany the review.
e) Reviews should include a birds eye perspective of the entire book with explanations, views,
analysis and inferences of the same in relevant management scenarios. It should be a proper
analysis of the conceptual structure of the book to bring out the strength, weakness &
relevance of the same to the readers.
f) Please refrain from using referencing/citation for this section.
4.0 Selection Parameters of entries:
All entries for Samvid will go through a three-tier blind review process by a highly esteemed
international Review Panel who will be evaluating the entries on the basis of the following broad
parameters:
Relevance
Novelty of Concept
Applicability
Depth of Analysis & Interpretation
Writing Style & Structure

4.0.1 Naming Convention for Submissions:
For Research Paper: Samvid_Inquire_Title_Name of Institution
For Case Study: Samvid_Inspect_Title_Name of Institution
For Articles: Samvid_Articulate_Title_Name of Institution
For Book /Movie Reviews: Samvid_Reflect_Name of the Book/Movie_Name of Institution








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5.0 Deadlines for Submission of entries:

Category Submission Deadline
1. Research Paper 30th October, 2014

2. Management Case Study 30th October, 2014


3. Book/Movie Review 15th November, 2014

4. Articles 15th November, 2014

6.0 Prizes: Token of appreciation for selection of entries:
Selected entries will receive the following amounts as a token of appreciation from Samvid:
Research Paper:
1
st
: INR 10,000
2
nd
: INR 5,000

Management Case Study:
1
st
: INR 10,000
2
nd
: INR 5,000

Articles on Management Issues:
1
st
: INR 3,500
2
nd
: INR 2,500

Book/Movie Review
1
st
: INR 2,500
2
nd
: INR 1,500

Besides this, every published article in Samvid will receive Certificate of Appreciation.






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7.0 Copyright:
Copyrighted materials, when used should be accurate in reproduction and with prior permission
from the copyright holders (wherever required). Paper/Case/Article/Review published in Samvid
should not be reproduced or reprinted in any form; either in full or part, without prior permission of
the Editor.


8.0 Proofs:
After selection of Paper/Case/Article/Review, all subsequent communications for proofs and
changes shall be sent to the first author, unless stated otherwise.

9.0 Contact Us:
Name Email Mobile
Rahul Muralidharan pgp14.rahulm@spjimr.org +91 9886347502
Rashi Arora pgp14.rashi@spjimr.org +91 7506516525
Sriram Chepuri pgp14.sriram@spjimr.org +91 7506505552
Geetika Vasudeva pgp14.geetika@spjimr.org +91 7506514690