Author Guideline

Authors are required to carefully read and strictly adhere to the Journal’s Publication Ethics Policy and Plagiarism and Similarity Index Policy prior to submitting their manuscript. Manuscripts that fail to comply with these policies may be rejected or returned to the authors for revision.

Manuscript Format and Template: Authors should submit the manuscript electronically through Journal’s online submission system available on Journal’s website. Manuscripts should be prepared using the journal’s template (available Here).

Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) format using A4 and include the following sections:

  1. Title (Arial, font size 16)
  2. Authors (First name and surname, complete name, no abbreviations of names, Arial, Font size 12)
  3. Correspondence (Arial, Font size 10)
  4. Abstract (150 - 250 words, Heading in Arial, Font size 12, bold, all text in Arial, Font size 11)
  5. Keywords (Headings in Arial, Font size 12, bold, Keywords 3-6, Arial, Font size 11). Authors are advised to avoid using words or phrases from the manuscript title as keywords.
  6. Main text: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion (Headings in Arial, Font size 12 bold, all text in Arial, Font size 11).
  7. Declarations (Heading in Arial Font size 12 Bold, all text in Arial Font size 11).

Followings declarations should be included:

Ethics approval and consent to participate: ………

Consent for publication: ………………

Competing interests: …………………..

Funding: ………………………………

Authors’ contributions: ……………….

Acknowledgements: …………………..

  1. References (Headings in Arial, Font size 12, all text in Arial, Font size 10, 3pt paragraph space after each citation).
  2. Formatting:

Line spacing: 1.0

Margins: 1 inch (2.54 cm) all around

Page numbers: bottom center

Figures and tables: Embedded in the manuscript immediately after the paragraph where it is first cited, ensuring it is centered and properly numbered with captions. Figures and Tables must be numbered using Arabic numerals (1,2,3, etc.). Roman numerals are not allowed. Figures and tables should be included within the main text and formatted as “in line with text,” so that they move naturally with the surrounding content when text is added or deleted.

Scientific names: All scientific names must be written in italics and must include the authority name. Authority names and Family names must not be in italics. Example: Pinus roxburghii Sarg (Pinaceae).

  1. References Style:

When citations are mentioned within the body of the text (in-text citations), please use the following guidelines:

The general in-text citation format is (Author Surname, Year) with comma between the name and year. Example: (Singh, 2025).

If the citation has 2 authors, list both surnames separated by "&". Example: (Singh & Sharma, 2025)

If the citation has more than two authors, list the surname of the first author followed by "et al." and the publication year. Example: (Singh et al., 2025).

Use “&” to separate 2 author names when the citation is in parentheses but “and” when the citation is within the body of the sentence.

Example- “Several studies supported this observation (Singh & Sharma, 2025)” or “Singh and Sharma (2025) demonstrated similar findings”.

If citing more than one source at a time, list sources in alphabetical order, separate sources with a semicolon (;) after the year, and do not include “and” before the last source listed. Example: (Biswas, 1997; Sharma & Smith, 1980; Verma, 1964)

Check all the references in the document and match them with those listed in "References" section. There should be no entries in the References section that are not cited within the main text, and there should be no in-text citations that are not listed in the References section.

The list of references should be arranged alphabetically by author surname and then chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters 'a', 'b', 'c', etc., placed after the year of publication.

APA referencing style should be followed in reference list.

For example: Singh, B. P., Devashree, Y., Sharna, V., & Manhas, R. K. (2023). Diversity of wild edible plants and fungi consumed by semi-nomadic Gaddi and Sippi tribes in Doda district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 25, 1-33.

Consistency in citation style is mandatory.

Note:

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  • The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring all co-authors approve the submission.
  • Authors can login at anytime to check the status of their submitted manuscript.
  • APC: The journal charges a nominal publication fee. For Indian authors, the Article Processing Charge (APC) is ₹400 per published article, with an optional DOI assignment available for an additional ₹400 upon request. For international authors, the APC is US $30 per article.