Editorial Policy 

DIAS Technology Review is a biannual international journal of business and IT. It aims to be a premier and prestigious journal for publishing original and well-researched papers in the areas of Management and Information Technology. Contribution to the existing literature and knowledge base are the basic hallmarks for accepting the papers for publishing in the Journal.

Authors and Reviewers, both have an important role to play in making the journal scholastic, intellectually vibrant and comprehensively informative. The authors of the research papers are expected to base, prepare and present their papers on data which is truly authentic, accurate and consistent. They are fully accountable for the information they provide. The research papers so submitted are liable to undergo blind reviews by two referees who are expected to provide their unbiased, critical, constructive and quick
evaluation of such papers. The papers will be accepted for being published in the journal only when the reports of both the reviewers are favourable or papers have been redrafted, represented and resubmitted by the authors as required by the reviewers. No fee will be charged from the author for publishing his paper in the journal. The author gets one complimentary copy of the relevant edition of the journal.

The primary focus of the Journal will be on academicians, students and others interested in research or
those interested in updating and upgrading their knowledge in the areas of Management and Information
Technology.
Types of Contributions
The Journal accepts for publication the following:
• Research Articles
• Book Reviews
• Literature Review/ Critical Survey in a Specific Research Area
• Case Studies
• Abstracts of Doctoral Dissertations
The Journal will try to maintain a balance between purely research-oriented papers and those derived
mainly from the experiences of practitioners involved in the different areas of Management and
Information Technology. Preference will be given to application oriented research papers and theoretical
papers of extreme originality and liable to lead to further research work useful from both theoretical and
practical point of view.
Guidelines for Research Papers
The paper should contain the following items in the order shown below:
• A cover page showing title of the paper, author’s affiliation, full address, telephone number, fax
number and e-mail.
• Abstract of not more than 150 words outlining the purpose, scope and conclusions of the paper should
be presented on a separate page immediately preceding the text. The abstract should explain why the
readers should consider these results important.
• The text should be suitably divided under headings and sub-headings to elucidate the text to
emphasize the importance of various sections. The articles should not normally exceed 6000 words/ 16 -20 pages and should be in clear and concise English. It should be typed in 12 point font on one side of
A- 4 paper in double-line spacing with wide margins.
• Acknowledgement, if any must be included.
• Only those references which are actually utilized in the text should be included in the reference list. In
the text, references should be cited with the surname of the author(s) along with the year of
publication, all in brackets. References should be complete in all respects and alphabetically arranged.
Reference Citation
Books
Douglas L.Perry (2002) VHDL Designing, PHI Publicatications PP 410-413.
Journal Article
Axexander, MJ (1972). “Management Informaiton Channels: A Systems Model”, Journal of Business
Communication, 9(4), PP. 5-11.
Newspapers
Tarapore, S.S. (1998). Fls’ Days are numbered. Business Standard, 28 August.
• Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and should be referred in the text as
Table 1, Table 2 etc. Tables should not duplicate results in graphs. Each table should be on a separate
sheet.
• The minimum amount of descriptive text should be used on graphs and drawings (label curves, points
etc. with single-letter symbols). Graphs’ axes should be labelled with variable written out in full, along
the length of the axes, with the unit in parenthesis.
• All figures and illustrations should be sent on a separate sheet.
• All footnotes should be indicated by serial numbers in the text and literature cited should be detailed
under ‘Notes’ at the end of the chapter bearing corresponding number.
• Authors are requested to submit articles on floppy/compact disc using any well-known wordprocessing packages like Word Perfect, MS Word. Three copies of the printout should be sent to the
Editor along with the floppy/compact disc clearly marked with the software package used including
version number, author(s) name and short title of the article. The hard copy and electronic files must
match exactly.
• Papers submitted for consideration in DIAS Technology Review should be accompanied by a
declaration by the author(s) that the paper is original and has not been published or submitted for
publication elsewhere. 

• Editorial decision regarding articles accepted for processing in DIAS Technology Review will be
communicated in 60 days’ time. The decision of the editorial board regarding acceptance/ rejection
will be final.
• The editorial board will not be responsible for the views expressed by the author(s) especially if the
views lead to any controversy.
Copyright
The copyright of the published articles will exclusively lie with journal DIAS Technology Review. The
manuscript should not appear in another publication. This will ensure copyright protection for both the
author and Delhi Institute of Advanced Studies. Note that it is the author’s responsibility to obtain
permission to reprint long quotations or use tables, figures or graphs previously published with copyright
restrictions.
Policy on Reproduction
Written application must be made to DIAS Technology Review for permission to reproduce any of the
contents for use in books and any other publication intended for general distribution.
Electronic Submission
The electronic submission must be in the form of an attachment to a covering letter to be sent as an e-mail
to the Editor at: dtr@dias.ac.in
All Manuscripts should be sent to:
Dr. S.N.Maheshwari,
Chief Editor,
DIAS Technology Review,
DelhiInstitute of Advanced Studies,
Plot No. 6, Sector 25,
Rohini, Delhi- 110 085 (India)