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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Author Guidelines

  • The manuscript should be in English and type-written with double spacing. Authors are required to submit their articles online. Authors may indicate their e-mail address on the first page of the manuscript.
  • Authors are expected to answer all questions/ comments of Referee for his/her reconsideration while submitting the revised manuscript. Once the paper is accepted by the Editorial Board, authors must provide soft copy of their final manuscript.
  • The title should be brief but informative, not exceeding 15 words, but highlighting the subject and purpose of the study. A short running title, not exceeding 30 characters, should be included. In the title, phrases like 'Studies on', abbreviations and botanical names should be avoided.
  • Immediately after the abstract (not exceeding 250 words), five to six key words, identifying the most important aspects covered in the paper, may be included.
  • Authors are advised to follow Webster Dictionary for spelling. The metric system may be used, adopting International System of Units. In the text and tables, minus sign (kg ha-1) instead of slash (kg/ha) should be used.
  • All illustrations should be bold enough to stand adequate reduction to a single or double column. Any lettering inside the illustrations should be in upper/lower case. Captions of figures should be provided separately.
  • Tables should document, but not duplicate, the data already covered in the text or illustrations. Papers having tables exceeding 100 characters are normally not accepted for publication. Tab s should have short title and typed on separate sheets. Only published or in-print papers may be cited in the text and under references. Anything unpublished should be included as 'personal communication/unpublished' in the text only. Journal name should not be abbreviated.
  • The title should be brief but informative not exceeding 15 words
  • A short running title, not exceeding 30 characters
  • Abstract should be not exceeding 250 words
  • Five to six key words
  • In the text and tables, minus sign (kg ha-1) instead of slash (kg/ha) should be used.
  • All illustrations should be of good quality
  • Any lettering inside the illustrations should be in upper/lower case
  • Captions of figures should be provided separately.

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