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Research Guidelines
How to prepare a paper or article for the Research Centre and The Divine Codes: what to send, how to structure it, and how to cite Sanskrit sources.
What you can submit
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| Type of work | Length | Review | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Paper | 4,000–10,000 words | Editors + at least one reviewer | An original question answered from sources or data |
| Article | 1,500–4,000 words | Editorial review | A well-sourced explanation of a principle or text |
| Translation & Commentary | Any, with the original text | Editors + a Sanskrit reviewer | A passage, chapter or text in a new translation |
| Conference Paper | 3,000–6,000 words | Editorial review | Work presented at a seminar or webinar |
| Monograph or Book | Write to the editors first | By arrangement | Long studies and editions |
Submitting to The Divine Codes
The Divine Codes is the Centre's magazine and journal. There is no separate form: submit through the Scholar Dashboard and choose the forthcoming issue under “Submitting for”. Papers and articles follow the same guidelines and review as every other submission.
Structure of a research paper
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- Title, abstract and keywordsThe abstract states the question, the sources, the method and the main finding.
- IntroductionThe question, why it matters, and what earlier writers have said about it.
- SourcesThe texts, editions, manuscripts, charts or data you work from, and why you chose them.
- MethodHow you reached your conclusions, in enough detail for a reader to check them. See the Research Methodology.
- FindingsWhat you found, including results that did not support your expectation.
- DiscussionWhat the findings mean, their limits, and what should be studied next.
- ReferencesEvery source cited in the text, in the style below.
Sanskrit, transliteration and citation
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Quote the original
- Where a principle rests on a text, give the original verse in IAST transliteration. Devanāgarī may be added alongside it.
- Give your own translation, or name the published translation you use.
- Use IAST consistently for Sanskrit terms in the body: bhāva, nakṣatra, daśā, Bṛhat Saṃhitā.
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Cite precisely
- Classical texts: text, chapter and verse, then the edition — for example Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra 3.12 (ed. and trans. G. C. Sharma, Sagar Publications).
- Modern works: author–date in the text (Raman 1991, p. 42), with a full reference list at the end.
- Websites and data: the organisation, page title, address and the date you accessed it.
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Charts and data
- For every chart: date, time, place, the source of the birth data and how reliable it is.
- State the ayanāṃśa, house system and software used. The Centre's default is Lahiri ayanāṃśa; say so if you use another.
- Use a person's birth data only with their consent, or after removing anything that identifies them.
Preparing the file
- Send a Word (DOC, DOCX) or PDF file. Word is preferred, so the editors can comment on it.
- Remove your name and other identifying details from the file: papers are reviewed blind.
- Put tables and figures where they belong in the text, numbered, each with a caption and a source.
- Declare any conflict of interest and any use of AI tools on the submission form.
After you submit
- You receive a reference number (SUB-YYYY-NNNN) at once.
- The editors screen the submission, then send research papers to a reviewer.
- You follow every step, read the reviewers' comments and upload revisions in your Scholar Dashboard.
- Accepted work is published free to read under a Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 licence. You keep the copyright.
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