The Complete Guide to Responding to IJRTI's Call for Paper — Timelines, Requirements & What Happens After You Submit
A "call for paper" notice usually tells you three things: a deadline, a fee, and a promise of review. What it rarely tells you is what actually happens between the moment you click submit and the moment your paper is live with a DOI — and that gap is exactly where most first-time authors feel uncertain. This guide walks through IJRTI's call for paper in full, end to end, so there's nothing left to guess.
📌 Key Fact
IJRTI's call for paper has no fixed annual deadline — submissions are accepted every day of the year, and each accepted paper is placed in the next available monthly issue. There is no need to wait for an announcement or a special "window" to open.
What "Call for Paper" Actually Means at IJRTI
At many journals, a call for paper is a one-time event tied to a special issue or a conference partnership, with a hard cutoff date after which submissions simply aren't accepted until the next cycle. IJRTI's call for paper works differently: it is a standing, rolling invitation. Because IJRTI publishes monthly (12 issues a year), the practical effect is that authors can prepare and submit a manuscript whenever their research is ready, rather than racing an artificial deadline or losing months waiting for the next call to be announced.
This matters more than it might first appear. A fixed annual call for paper forces authors to either rush a manuscript to make a cutoff, or sit on finished research for months waiting for the next window. A rolling call removes that trade-off entirely — the only deadline that matters is when your own manuscript is genuinely ready.
Who Should Respond to This Call for Paper
The call for paper is open to a wide range of contributors, and IJRTI does not restrict submissions by career stage or institutional affiliation:
- PhD scholars who need a UGC CARE approved publication before thesis submission or viva
- Faculty and professors building publication records for API scoring and promotion cycles
- Postgraduate and undergraduate students presenting original project work, case studies or short communications
- Industry researchers and practitioners documenting applied findings outside a pure academic setting
- International authors from any country — the process and pricing ($40 USD) are identical regardless of location
- Conference organisers proposing a peer-reviewed special issue for their event's accepted papers
Manuscript Preparation — What Actually Gets Checked
Before a manuscript reaches a reviewer, it passes an initial screening stage that checks format and completeness, not scientific merit. Most delays at this stage are avoidable:
| Requirement | What Screening Checks |
|---|---|
| Abstract | 150–250 words, summarising actual findings rather than restating the topic |
| Keywords | 5–8 terms that a searcher would realistically use to find your paper |
| Author details | Full name, designation, institutional affiliation and email for every listed co-author |
| Citation style | One consistent style throughout (IEEE, APA or MLA) — not mixed within the same manuscript |
| Similarity score | Below the accepted threshold, checked via Turnitin/iThenticate before a reviewer sees the paper |
| Figures & tables | Captioned, numbered, and referenced at least once in the body text |
| Length | Minimum 4 pages in the IJRTI format; no upper limit |
None of these are matters of academic judgement — they're mechanical checks. A manuscript that fails one is simply sent back for a quick fix, not rejected on merit.
Submission-to-Publication Timeline, Stage by Stage
- Day 0 — Submission. You submit online; there is no submission fee and no charge if the paper is later rejected.
- Day 1 — Initial screening. Format, completeness and scope are checked; issues are flagged back to you immediately rather than after full review.
- Day 1–2 — Plagiarism screening. The manuscript is checked for similarity; papers above the threshold are returned before reaching a reviewer.
- Day 2–3 — Double-blind peer review. Two or more subject-matter reviewers from a 3,000+ expert panel assess originality, methodology and clarity.
- Day 3–4 — Decision communicated. You receive an accept, minor revision, major revision or reject decision, with reviewer comments attached.
- After acceptance — Payment. The ₹599 / $40 USD fee is requested only now, never before.
- Day 5–7 — Publication. Proof approval, typesetting, CrossRef/DataCite DOI registration (on request) and certificate issuance.
💡 Pro Tip
The single fastest way to avoid delay at any stage is to respond to reviewer or editorial feedback within 24–48 hours. Papers that sit unanswered for weeks aren't rejected — they simply move to the back of that month's queue and roll into the next issue.
If Your Paper Needs Revision Instead of Being Accepted Outright
A revision request is not a rejection — it's the review process working as intended. Reviewers typically ask for one of three things: clarification of methodology, additional discussion of results, or better-supported conclusions. Address each comment point by point in a short response document alongside your revised manuscript; this is what handling editors look for when deciding whether the revision adequately addresses the concern, and it is far faster to evaluate than a revised paper with no accompanying explanation of what changed and why.
What the Publication Fee Covers, and What's on Request
The ₹599 (Indian authors) / $40 USD (international authors) fee, charged only after acceptance, covers the full editorial and production workflow: screening, double-blind peer review coordination, plagiarism checking, copy-editing, typesetting, ISSN listing, permanent open-access hosting and a digital publication certificate.
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Peer review, editorial handling, hosting, certificate | Included in the base fee |
| CrossRef/DataCite DOI | On request, ₹300 extra |
| Printed hard copy of the journal | On request, ₹500 extra |
| Turnitin/iThenticate plagiarism report | On request |
| Transparent peer review certificate | On request |
| Best Paper Award nomination | On request, for outstanding submissions |
Keeping DOI, hard copy and report requests separate from the base fee is a deliberate transparency choice — it means authors who need only the core publication aren't paying for add-ons they didn't ask for. See the full breakdown on the Publication Charges policy page.
After Publication — Where Your Paper Goes Next
Publication is not the end point; it's when your paper becomes permanently discoverable. Once live, metadata is deposited with Crossref and propagates over the following weeks to Google Scholar, OpenAIRE, OpenAlex, ResearchGate, Scilit and Zenodo, alongside discoverability through Semantic Scholar, Mendeley, BASE and WorldCat. If you requested a DOI, it resolves permanently at doi.org regardless of any future changes to IJRTI's own website. See the complete indexing breakdown on the Indexing & Abstracting page.
Responding to This Call for Paper From Anywhere
Every step described above — submission, review communication, payment, DOI registration and certificate download — happens online. Authors from any Indian city or any of the 169+ countries IJRTI serves go through exactly the same process; there is no in-person requirement at any stage. If you're unsure whether your manuscript is ready to respond to this call for paper, write to the editorial team before submitting — that guidance is free, and a manuscript shaped correctly before submission clears screening and review noticeably faster.