General Guidelines
The Publication Committee has adopted
the following guidelines regarding uniformity of material to be
published. The main objective of this guideline is to provide
general information to potential authors so that consistency in the
formats and structure of articles is maintained.
The committee expects original
articles, not under consideration for publication elsewhere. To be
acceptable for publication, a manuscript is expected to be of value
and interest to the development workers in general. It can be an
original review of past practices, fresh information about current
interests, or probing into new fields of development activities.
Priority will be given to thought-provoking study that contributes
to planning, analysis, design, construction, management, maintenance
and research in the field of development works. The manuscript
should contribute to advancing capability of development workers
including engineers in development profession. Authors are therefore
encouraged to draw upon best development practices. Theoretical
manuscripts should indicate areas of additional research required to
implement technology transfer related projects.
Submission and Acceptance of Manuscripts
Manuscripts will be accepted in English
language. An electronic version of the manuscript including
all-original figures and tables and a hard copy of the article
should be submitted to the Editorial Board before the deadline. Upon
receiving the article, the Editorial Board will review it before
making final decision for publication of the manuscript. If the
Board finds it necessary, the author will be requested to make
revisions accordingly before the decision is made. Authors are
requested to make sure that all-accompanying matters (tables,
figures, photographs, and contact details) are enclosed. Authors
should use simple straightforward language. Please remember that you
are writing for development practitioners.
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Preparation of the Manuscript
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Size of paper
and spacing of lines: The manuscript must be typed, double-spaced on A4
paper, with at least 3 cm margins on all four sides.
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Total numbers
of words: up to 3000 words excluding tables and figures.
- Title
page:
should consist of (a) a concise and informative title; (b) full
name/s and affiliations of author/s including concise
introduction, mailing address, e-mail address, website address, telephone
and fax numbers of the corresponding author/co-author.
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Abstract:
should be concise and informative (about 200
words), summarizing the significant contents of the article/paper
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Introduction:
should clearly state the purpose (aims and objectives) of the
article/paper. It should include key references to appropriate
work but should not be historical or literature review.
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Discussion:
The discussion should emphasize the implications and practical
significance of the research findings, their limitations, and
relevance to previous studies. Please bear in mind that the
publication places a primary emphasis on bringing together
practice and research.
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References:
One author:
(Smith, 1993) two authors: (Smith and Brown, 1993) three or more
authors: (Smith et al., 1993). Articles by the same author(s)
in the same year should be distinguished by the letters a, b, etc.
References should be listed at the end of the article giving the
year of publication, titles in full, volume number, and first and
last page numbers. References to books should include edition,
editor(s), publisher and place of publication.
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Reference to an
Internet source:
Give the universal
resource locator in full, e.g. http://www.idinepal.net/
- Tables: Each
table should have a brief informative title and table number must
be written. They should have specific reference to the text.
Explanatory footnotes should be brief, placed beneath the table
and indicated by lower case letters.
- Figures and illustrations: All illustrations of any kind must be submitted as
sequentially numbered figures and captions. If photographs, high
quality glossy photographs should be supplied. Line figures and
graphs etc. must be supplied as high quality laser printouts (not
photocopies).
It is the authors' responsibility to check the accuracy of
references.
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Permissions
The authors are required to indicate
the source for the reproduction of any figure, table, or extensive
(more than fifty word) extract from the text, owned - by a party
other than the publishers or the contributor. This applies both to
direct reproduction or 'derivative reproduction' - when the
contributor has created a new figure or table which derives
substantially from a copyrighted source.
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Conventions
Use of SI units is recommended. However, other units may be
given in parentheses or in an appendix. Numerals should be used for
all numbers of two or more digits and for single digit when attached
to units of measure. Acronyms should be defined in brackets after
their first mention in the text.
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Proofs
Proofs will be sent to the designated corresponding author/s
if deemed necessary to be verified by the author/s. It should be
returned directly to the publisher within a week of receipt.
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Copyright
By submitting a manuscript authors
agree that they shall not be publishing the same article
elsewhere, if and when the article is accepted for publication.
Development Insight shall be referred as source, if the
author needs to reproduce or republish the content. Unauthorized
publication of the article is prohibited.
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Deadline for Submission
30 June, 30 September & 31 March
Author's Obligation
1.
An
author shall cite and give appropriate attribution to those
publications influential in determining the nature of the reported
work.
2.
The
submitted manuscript shall not contain plagiarized material or
falsified research data.
3.
Scholarly criticism of a published paper may sometimes be justified;
however, personal criticism is never appropriate.
4.
To
protect the integrity of authorship, only persons who have
significantly contributed to the research or project and manuscript
preparation shall be listed as co-authors.
5.
It is
inappropriate to submit manuscripts with an obvious commercial
intent.
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Publisher's View
The
publication in Development Insight is to be taken as a
partnership effort between you as an author and we as publishers.
Should you have any queries about the content, format or procedures,
we are always available to discuss them.
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