1. Submissions
   Authors should send all submissions and resubmissions to theequanimist@gmail.com
   Some articles are dealt with by the editor immediately, but most are read by outside referees.
   For submissions that are sent to referees, we try to complete the evaluation process within
   three months. As a general rule, The Equanimist operates a double-blind peer review process
   in which the reviewer’s name is withheld from the author and the author’s name is withheld
   from the reviewer. Reviewers may at their own discretion opt to reveal their name to the
   author in their review, but our standard policy is for both identities to remain concealed.
   Absolute technical requirements in the first round are: ample line spacing throughout (1.5 or
   double), an abstract, adequate documentation using the author-date citation system and an
   alphabetical reference list, and a word count on the front page (include all elements in the
   word count).
   Regular articles are restricted to an absolute maximum of 10,000 words, including all
   elements (title page, abstract, notes, references, tables, biographical statement, etc.).
2. Types of Articles
   In addition to Regular Articles, The Equanimist publishes the Viewpoint column with research-based policy articles, Review Essays, Book Review and Special Data Features.
3. The Manuscript
   The final version of the manuscript should contain, in this order:
   (a) title page with name(s) of the author(s), affiliation
   (b) abstract
   (c) main text
   (d) list of references
   (e) biographical statement(s)
   (f) tables and figures in separate documents
   (g) notes (either footnotes or endnotes are acceptable)
   Authors must check the final version of their manuscripts. against these notes before sending it to us.
   The text should be left justified, with an ample left margin. Avoid hyphenation. Throughout the manuscripts, set line spacing to 1.5 or double.
   The final manuscript should be submitted in MS Word for Windows.
4. Language
   The Equanimist is a Bilingual Journal,i.e. English and हिंदी. The main objective of an academic journal is to communicate clearly with an international audience. Elegance in style is a secondary aim: the basic criterion should be clarity of expression. We allow UK as well as US spelling, as long as there is consistency within the article. You are welcome to indicate on the front page whether you prefer UK or US spelling. For UK spelling we use -ize [standardize, normalize] but -yse [analyse, paralyse]. For US spelling,-ize/-yze are the standard [civilize/analyze]. Note also that with US standard we use the serial comma (red, white, and blue). We encourage gender-neutral language wherever possible. Numbers higher than ten should be expressed as figures (e.g. five, eight, ten, but 21, 99, 100); the % sign is used rather than the word ‘percent’ (0.3%, 3%, 30%).Underlining (for italics) should be used sparingly. Commonly used non-English expressions, like ad hoc and raison d’être, should not be italicized.
5. The Abstract
   The abstract should be in the range of 200–300 words. For very short articles, a shorter abstract may suffice. The abstract is an important part of the article. It should summarize the actual content of the article, rather than merely relate what subject the article deals with. It is more important to state an interesting finding than to detail the kind of data used: instead of ‘the hypothesis was tested’, the outcome of the test should be stated. Abstracts should be written in the present tense and in the third person (This article deals with…) or passive (… is discussed and rejected). Please consider carefully what terms to include in order to increase the visibility of the abstract in electronic searches.
6. Titles and Headings
   The main title of the article should appear at the top of pg. 1, followed by the author’s name an institutional affiliation. The title should be short, but informative. All sections of the article (including the introduction) should have principal subheads. The sections are not numbered. This makes it all the more important to distinguish between levels of subheads in the manuscripts – preferably by typographical means.
7. Notes
   Notes should be used only where substantive information is conveyed to the reader. Mere literature references should normally not necessitate separate notes; see the section on references below. Notes are numbered with Arabic numerals. Authors should insert notes by using the footnote/endnote function in MS Word.
8. Tables
   Each Table should be self-explanatory as far as possible. The heading should be fairly brief, but additional explanatory material may be added in notes which will appear immediately below the Table.Such notes should be clearly set off from the rest of the text. The table should be numbered with a Roman numeral, and printed on a separate page.
9. Figures
   The same comments apply, except that Figures are numbered with Arabic numerals. Figure headings are also placed below the Figure.Example: Figure 1.
10. References
    References should be in a separate alphabetical list; they should not be incorporated in the notes. Use the APA form of reference
    Reference examples follow:
    • Journals With one author
      ManiBabu, M. (2009). Hoabinhian and Edge-Ground Tools of early post-Pleistocene times: Southeast Asia Lithic Technology. South Asian Anthropologist, 9(1), 87-96. DOI (if available)
    • With two and more than two authors
      Singh, S. J., Singh, H. V. & Thingnam, J. (2006). Dermatoglyphic Patterns in Diabetes Mellitus. South Asian Anthropologist, 6(2), 101-105.
    • Books
      Singh, O. K. (1997). Stone Age Archaeology of Manipur. Imphal: Amusana Institute of Antiquarian Studies.
    • Chapters in edited book
      Nabakumar, W. 2009. Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity and Contemporary Social Formation in Manipur. In B. Choudhury & P. J. Mahanta (Eds.), The World of Dr. B.M. Das- A Tribute (Dr Bhuban Mohan Das Commemoration Volume) (pp. 435-447). Guwahati: Assam Academy for Cultural Relations.
    • Reports
      World Health Organization. (2014). Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition.
      https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/113048/WHO_NMH_NHD_14.1_eng.pdf?ua=1
    • Thesis/Dissertation
      Singh, L. R. (1986). Physical Variation between two sections of the Kabuis of Manipur and their Ethnic Position. (Unpublished) [Doctoral thesis, Gauhati University, Assam].
    • Paper presented
      Arunkumar, M. C. (2009, July, 27-31). Meitei of Indo-Burma Region. International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Kunming, China,
    • Website
      Machado, J., & Turner, K. (2020, March 7). The future of feminism. Vox. https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/3/7/21163193/international-womens-day-2020
    • Print Newspaper/Magazine
      Reynolds, G. (2019, April 9). Different strokes for athletic hearts. The New York Times, D4
    • Online Newspaper
      Roberts, S. (2020, April 9). Early string ties us to Neanderthals. The New York Times.
      https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/science/neanderthals-fiber-string-math.html
    • Print Magazine
      Nicholl, K. (2020, May). A royal spark. Vanity Fair, 62(5), 56–65, 100.
    • Online Magazine
      Gander, K. (2020, April 29). COVID-19 vaccine being developed in Australia raises antibodies to neutralize the virus in pre-clinical tests. Newsweek.
      https://www.newsweek.com/australia-covid-19- vaccine-neutralize-virus-1500849
11. Acknowledgment
    The acknowledgements section should include any sources of support such as grants, equipment, or drugs; and any acknowledgments of persons who have made a substantive contribution to the study. Authors should obtain written permission from anyone that they wish to list in the Acknowledgments section. The corresponding author must also affirm that he or she has listed everyone who contributed significantly to the work in the Acknowledgment
12. Conflict of Interest
    The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise, that might be perceived as influencing an author’s objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. The existence of a conflict of interest does not preclude publication. If the authors have no conflict of interest to declare, they must also state this at submission. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to review this policy with all authors and collectively to disclose with the submission all pertinent commercial and other relationships.
13. Authorship
    The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria:
    1. Have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data
    2. Been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content
    3. Given final approval of the version to be published. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content; and
    4. Agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
       
       Contributions from anyone who does not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed, with permission from the contributor, in the Acknowledgment section (for example, to recognize contributions from people who provided technical help, collation of data, writing assistance, acquisition of funding, or a department chairperson who provided general support). Before submitting the article, all authors should agree that their names be listed in the manuscript as per the order submitted in the manuscript.
14. Biographical Statement
    The biosketch in The Equanimist appears immediately after the references. It should be brief and include year of birth, highest academic degree, year achieved, where obtained, position and current institutional affiliation. In addition authors may indicate their present main research interest or recent (co-)authored or edited books as well as other institutional affiliations which have occupied a major portion of their professional lives. But we are not asking for a complete CV.
15. Proofs and Reprints
    Author’s proofs will be e-mailed directly from the publishers, in pdf format. If the article is co-authored, the proofs will normally be sent to the author who submitted the manuscripts. (corresponding author). If the e-mail address of the corresponding author is likely to change within the next 6–9 months, it is in the author’s own interest (as well as ours) to inform us: editor’s queries, proofs and pdf reprints will be sent to this e-mail address. All authors (corresponding authors and their co-authors) will receive one PDF copy of their article by email.
16. Copyright
    The responsibility for not violating copyright in the quotations of a published article rests with the author(s). It is not necessary to obtain permission for a brief quote from an academic article or book. However, with a long quote or a Figure or a Table, written permission must be obtained. The author must consult the original source to find out whether the copyright is held obtained. The author must consult the original source to find out whether the copyright is held the event that reprinting requires a fee, we must have written confirmation that the author is prepared to cover the expense. With literary quotations, conditions are much stricter. Even a single verse from a poem may require permission. Contributors must accept full responsibility for the content of their articles. Submission of a paper will imply that it is unpublished and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Acceptance of the paper is based on the content of original data and interpretation of the material. The editors reserve the right to edit manuscripts to ensure conciseness, clarity, and stylistic consistency.