Creative Flight
An International Half-Yearly Open Access Peer-Reviewed
E-Journal in English
***A Non-Profitable E-Journal from Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India***
Introduction to the
Journal:
Creative Flight, as we all know, means
the flight for creation. The name itself suggests the famous mythical flight of
Prometheus, the Greek legendary figure who soared high up to heaven to steal
fire (light or knowledge) in order to deliver mankind in particular and whole
creation on earth in general from darkness (ignorance). In the same way, the
journal aims to generate spirit of creative flight among writers who with
Promethean zeal of creativity, will be driven to serve larger sections of
humanity through their write ups.The journal is an international half-yearly
peer-reviewed open access e-journal in English. Presently it is inviting
submissions in the field of literature and literary theory in the form of
articles, book reviews, poems, short stories, travelogues and interviews. However, all submission will undergo a strict
and rigorous process of blind review where the identity of contributor will be
held back from the reviewers. Only after passing the review process, the
submission will be eligible for publication and the contributor will be
notified about the selection of his or her submission prior to publication. The
journal is intentionally kept open access so that it may serve as a storehouse
of resources to all and sundry without access barrier. The
main motto of this journal is to prefer quality to quantity and hold this
motto all time in future.
Establishment
Year: 2020
Frequency of the
Journal: Half-Yearly (April & October)
Last Date for Submission: 31
March for April Issue & 30 September for October Issue
Time for
Publication: April for 1st issue and October for 2nd issue
Area of
Concern: Literature & Literary Theory
Vision & Mission
of the Journal:
· To encourage academics and writers
to submit their write ups globally.
· To make materials published on this
journal open access to all.
· To publish standard submission written
as per the guidelines given in Submission Guidelines of Authors.
· To become one of the leading
international journals sticking strictly to its policies.
International Policy:
The journal fulfills the international standard as it provides exposure for all writers irrespective of any border or nationality. Our editorial board combines both national and international members who have contributed to literature and literary theory with their excellence and knowledge.
Peer-Review Policy:
The Journal is Peer-Reviewed. We
follow blind peer review process where the identity of the author is kept quite
confidential. So we invite two submissions. The first one includes name
and affiliation of the author(s) in the body of the submission. The second
one contains only article without name and affiliation of the concerned
author(s). The second one is sent for blind peer review process.
Open Access Policy:
The Journal is Open Access. It is kept
accessible to all globally. As a storehouse of resources, it aims to provide
useful critical materials to all and sundry.
Copy Right Policy:
The responsibility for the fact
stated, opinion expressed or conclusions reached and plagiarism, if any, in
this journal is entirely that of the author. Neither the publisher nor the
editor will be responsible for them whatsoever.
Submission Guidelines:
As regards article only scholarly
research oriented or theory based submission in the field of literature and
literary theory will be accepted for review and publication. Along with
article, book reviews, interviews, poems, short stories and travelogues will
also be accepted for review and publication. Submission via post will not be
accepted. All submission will carry a clear colour photograph with a short bio
within 200 words. Only electronic submissions via e-mail
at creativeflightjournal@gmail.com as attached Micro Soft word file
properly typed will be accepted. All submission must be in Font: Times New Roman, Font Size: 12, Line Spacing: Double Spaced and
submitted only as MS Word File. All articles should strictly follow
the MLA 8th Edition Style of Citation and Documentation.
Author(s) has to submit two articles. The first one must include name
and affiliation details in the body of the submission. The second
one will contain only article without name and affiliation. The second one
will be sent for peer review. Author(s) has to send a declaration right
below “Works Cited” of the first one in the following
format:
“I/We, (Name of author(s), have read
the submission guidelines and agreed to the policy of the journal. My/Our
submission is original and does not contain plagiarized material. If any issue
regarding copyright infringement arises, I/we will solely bear the
responsibility.”
All other submission (book reviews, interviews, poems, short stories and travelogues) will also carry the same declaration.
The format of the
Research Article(s):
Authors are requested to follow the
MLA 8th Edition Style while preparing the articles. For quick
and detail guide of MLA 8th Edition Style of Citation and
Documentation, authors may visit our YouTube channel. Authors are
also requested to include the following in the format of their articles:
1. The
title including subtitle (if any) will be written in Times New Roman, Font
Size 14, Bold
2. Name
and affiliation of the author(s) will be placed right below the title
3. An
abstract of the article of about 150-200 words along with 4-5 Keywords will be
written right below the name and affiliation of the author(s).
4. The
main body of the text written after the abstract should be prepared in such a
way that no formatting is needed afterwards. In-text citations in support of
end-text referencing must be given. Without proper in-text citation as per MLA
guidelines of 8th Edition Style, the article may have chances
of rejection. The main body should be written in MLA 8th Edition Style of
Citation and Documentation.
5. The
word limit for the research paper is 2000-4000 words including Abstract and at
least 5 Works Cited. However, the word limit is not strict. It
may exceed few words.
6. All
portions of the articles should be double spaced.
7. Author(s)
should be careful regarding grammatical and typographical errors.
8. All
articles/research papers submitted for review must be in English. No other
language is entertained as the journal as stated in the title is English.
9. Plagiarism
of article will be duly checked in plagiarism software so it is the duty of
author(s) to read publication ethics as explained in Publication Ethics for Authors
&Editors prior to submission.
Note: Any kind of decoration may give
rise to rejection of article.
Dr. Dipak Giri
Editor-in-Chief
Creative Flight: An
International Half-Yearly Open Access Peer-Reviewed E-Journal in
English