Submissions

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Author Guidelines

General Guidelines 

  • The journal does not charge towards processing and publication of manuscripts
  • Registration is mandatory for submission of manuscript 
  • Authors are advised to see the format of the journal by viewing published articles for submission of review/research/short communication article (see below links given as examples for reference)

          1. Review article: https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/AAZ/article/view/134343/49876

          2. Research article: https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/AAZ/article/view/146162/55483

          3. Short Commun.: https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/AAZ/article/view/134203/49537

  • Corresponding author should fill all components of profile and also the details of co-authors while making submission. 
  • The manuscript should be in English and type-written. Authors are required to submit their articles online. Authors may indicate their e-mail address on the first page of the manuscript.
  • The title should be brief but informative not exceeding 15 words
  • A short running title, not exceeding 30 characters
  • Abstract should be not exceeding 250-300 words
  • Five to six key words should be mentioned
  • 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.
  • Tables should document, but not duplicate, the data already covered in the text or illustrations. Tables should have short title and typed on separate sheets.
  • References should be written as per the format of the journal only. (refer published articles) 
  • 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 Anything unpublished should be included as 'personal communication/unpublished' in the text only.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 research/review article is subjected to plagiarism check not permitted above 20% in general
  • Authors are expected to answer all questions/ comments of Referee for his/her reconsideration while submitting the revised manuscript for the final decision of acceptance/revision/rejection by the Editorial Board.

Plagiarism: 

Submissions will be checked for originality and evaluated using standard plagiarism detection software, with a preference for less than 20% text resemblance for publication. In exceptional cases, sections such as the introduction, literature review, and methods may be exempted if supported by references. Authors must cite copyrighted material and obtain necessary permissions, as applicable.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • 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.
  • Ensure plagiarism check as per journal policy 

Copyright Notice

Articles published in the Journal are available as Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License. 

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