Application form

The form is to be completed by the Faculty Editor of the applicant journal. Applicants are asked to read the Guidelines for Applicants before they begin.

Questions marked * are required.

01The journal Title of the journal *

ISSN, if assigned Current website, if any

Stage * An established journal, which has published at least one issue A new journal, which has yet to publish its first issue

Year of the first issue Frequency of publication *

National or international * National International (described as international, global or comparative in its title, aims or scope)

Language or languages of publication Aims and scope *Not more than 250 words.

02The institution Name of the institution * Faculty, school or centre that publishes the journal

City Country *

Head of the institution, with designation *

03The Faculty Editor

Name * Designation and department * Institutional email * Telephone

04Editorial team and board Editorial team *One person to a line: name, role in the journal, and designation. Student editors may be included. Editorial or advisory board *One member to a line: name, designation, institution and country. A national journal needs at least five members and an international journal at least seven, from at least three countries.

05Review and screening Review procedure *Describe how research articles are reviewed: the model of review, the number of reviewers, how decisions are reached, and how authors receive the reviewers’ comments. Arrangement for external reviewers *How the journal finds reviewers from outside its editorial team, or how it will do so.

Similarity and AI screening tool * Charges to authors at present *

Licence under which articles are published at present

06Publication

Record of publication over the last two years *The volumes and issues published, with their dates. Number of research articles published in the last two years

Plan for the first issue *The call for papers, the expected number of research articles, and the expected date of publication.

How the Grant would be used *Not more than 300 words.

07Documents Letter from the head of the institution *A signed letter on the institution’s letterhead, confirming that the institution publishes the journal and supports the application. A suggested form is given in the Annex to the Guidelines for Applicants. PDF, not more than 10 MB. Most recent issue, or a sample of the journalOptional. PDF, not more than 10 MB.

08Declarations I have read the Guidelines for Applicants. The information given in this application is true and complete. The journal is owned by the institution named above and is not published by a commercial publisher. If the journal is selected, the institution will accept the Conditions of Grant and sign the Grant Agreement. I consent to VidhiAagaz holding the information in this application for the purpose of assessing it.