Author Guidelines

• The case should be typed in MS Word.
• Title of the case should be followed by name, e-mail, and affiliation of author(s).
• The case study should be accompanied with a declaration that it is the original work of the author(s) and has not been submitted for publication elsewhere.
• If the case study was presented/submitted at a conference/seminar, details must be clearly mentioned, and the author should specify with whom the copyright rests.
• It is the responsibility of the authors to obtain permission for reproduction of figures, tables, etc., from published sources.
• The authors should adhere to the ethical standards as described on this website while submitting the paper.
• Authors should submit a copyright declaration form along with the manuscript.
• Categories of Manuscripts:
  • Case Study: Must include:
    • An abstract (max 120 words) and five keywords
    • Introduction—background information of the company/person/situation
    • Context and main issue being addressed
    • Case background
    • Problem statement and its analysis
    • Solutions/alternatives
    • Implementation
    • Results/outcome of implementation of solution
    • Lessons learned and conclusion
    • References and appendices
    • Tables and figures should be numbered serially and appear in the document near/after where they are referred to in the text.
  • Caselet: A shorter version of a case study:
    • All information embedded within the text
    • Scenario with facts, figures/events but no data in tables/charts
    • Meant for testing analytical skills of the reader
  • Book Review:
    • It should present the summary of the contents of the book not exceeding 2 typeset pages
    • Include book details and a few lines about the author
    • Include an image of the book’s cover page
• References:
  • Complete list of references cited in the text must be provided
  • In-text citations should follow the format: Haggerty and Ericson (2000) describe…
  • Reference list should be in APA style, for example:
    • Haggerty, K. D., & Ericson, R. V. (2000). The surveillant assemblage. British Journal of Sociology, 51(4), 605–622.
    • Schein, E. H., & Schein, P. (2016). Organizational culture and leadership (5th ed.). Wiley.
• All case studies are initially reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief. Unsuitable ones will be returned to the author.
• Others will go through a double-blind peer review process by subject experts.
• Authors will be informed about acceptance, revision, or rejection of the paper.
• To ensure anonymity, author’s details should appear only on the first page with the title and should not be repeated elsewhere.

• Manuscripts should be addressed to:
  The Editor-in-Chief
  Case Folio
  IUP Publications
  (A Division of The ICFAI Society)
  # 52, Nagarjuna Hills, Panjagutta
  Hyderabad 500082, Telangana, India
  Tel: +91 9052294946
• Manuscripts of all categories are to be submitted online to:
  casefolio@iupindia.in ; info@iupindia.in or directly uploaded to the respective Journal at: www.iupindia.in