Guidelines

Instructions to Authors

Please ensure your manuscript is in English and strictly adheres to the following formatting guidelines before submission.

1 Title

Title should be brief, specific, and informative. Ensure all scientific name(s) are in italics/underlined.

2 Authors & Address

Names to be typed in capitals unaccompanied by degrees. Address of the institution must be given below the names. Indicate corresponding author with an asterisk (*).

3 Abstract & Keywords

The Abstract should be informative and completely self-explanatory (approx. 100 to 150 words). Standard nomenclature should be used and abbreviations avoided. Do not cite literature here.

Key words: Provide up to 5 keywords for indexing references, listed in alphabetical order.

4 Formatting

Article shall be typed in Times New Roman font with 12 font size and 1.5 line spacing.

5 Conclusion

Conclusion shall be short, direct, and explanatory.

6 References

Use the author-date format for citations (e.g., Hebbar et al. 2006; Subba Rao, 2001). A list of all quoted references should be provided at the end, prepared alphabetically with the surname of all authors followed by initials and year of publication in brackets. Titles of the articles must be mentioned.

Ready to submit?

Authors are requested to submit the manuscript in a Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) file.

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