About the Journal

Focus and Scope

'The Batuk' publishes original works of researchers from management and humanities and social sciences sectors. Studies conducted to contribute in theory building, theory testing, problem solving, and defining and refining the literature and social issues are welcomed. Manuscripts have to undergo a blind review process and are then subject to approval by the Editorial Board for the publication. It adheres exactly to the APA and MLA styles where they are appropriate for the particular manuscript. It is published both in an online and printed form and provides open access to the readers.

Publication Frequency

The journal publishes two issues a year.

Copyright

Nesfield International College reserves copyright of the publication.

License

The Batuk is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License.

Peer Review Process

All papers submitted to the journal undergo a blind peer review process and are then subject to approval by the Editorial Board.

  1. Each paper is randomly sent to a reviewer. The reviewer is provided with a standard format of review. The reviewer does not know the author. A code is made for each paper to be reviewed. The paper is sent to a reviewer who is an expert in a particular field of interest.
  2. The reviewer reviews the paper, suggests corrections and fills the review format and returns it to the editorial board. Normally the reviewer takes approximately a week for thoroughly reviewing the paper. As per need the paper will have a single or double blind review.
  3. The editorial board sends the corrections in the review form to the author and the author corrects the paper and returns it to the editorial board.
  4. The editorial board finalizes the paper and it proceeds for publication.

Price of Hard Copies

Individual: Rs.250.00
Institutional: Rs. 500.00
Abroad: $ 10.00

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Sources of Support

The Batuk is supported by Nesfield International College.

Publisher

Nesfield International College (NICOL) under the management of Nesfield Educational Foundation, Batuk Bhairab, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal