ISSN: 0976-0997

Indian Journal of Natural Sciences

Instruction to Author, 2021
Print, Bi-monthly
MJL& Cited by Clarivate Analytics (Formerly Thomson Reuters ),USA

The Indian Journal of Natural Sciences is a Bi-monthly International Journal, which

publishes original research work that contributes significantly to further the scientific
knowledge in Natural Sciences (All science disciplines). The Journal publishes original
research work either as a Full Research Paper or as a Short Communication. Review
Articles in Natural Sciences are also considered for publication by the Journal.

Type-written manuscripts prepared using MS Word should be submitted in triplicate to

The Editor, Indian Journal of Natural Sciences C/oTNSRO,39,Mura Bhavan, Koodal Nagar,
Rajagopalapuram Post-622003, Pudukkottai Dist, Tamilnadu, India. Alternatively, the
manuscript can also be sent as a MS word document to [email protected].
Manuscripts will be subjected to peer review process to determine their suitability for
publication provided they fulfil the requirements of the journal as laid out in the
instructions to authors. After the review, manuscripts will be returned for revision along
with reviewer’s and/or editor’s comments. One original copy of the final revised
manuscript should be submitted for publication with in two months of receiving the
reviewer’s comments. It is also desirable to submit the final revised manuscript on a CD
prepared in MS Word Version 97-2003 or a higher version. Prepare the manuscript in
Times New Roman font using a font size of 12. Title shall be in a font size 14. All section
titles in the manuscript shall be in font size 12, bold face capitals. Subtitles in each section
shall be in font size 12, bold face lower case followed by a colon. There shall not be any
decorative borders anywhere in the text including the title page. The entire MS Word
document with graphs and illustrations pasted in it shall not exceed 1.2 MB.

Submission of a manuscript to Indian Journal of Natural Sciences for publication implies

that the same work has not been either published or under consideration for publication
in another Journal. Authors, in their cover note to the Editor, have to clearly mention
whether the manuscript shall be considered as a Research Paper, Short Communication
or Review Article and also confirm that the manuscript has not been submitted to any
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other Journal for publication. Authors publishing results from in vivo experiments
involving animals or humans should state whether due permission for conduction of
these experiments was obtained, from the relevant ethics committees, in the Materials
and Methods section. In addition, authors wishing to publish research work involving
human studies should also send a notary verified letter of approval from the Ethics
Committee or the Institutional Review Board.

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS: RESAERCH PAPERS

Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with “Uniform requirements for Manuscripts

submitted to Biomedical Journal” developed by International Committee of Medical
Journal Editors (October 2001). Authors desirous of submitting manuscripts for publication
to the Indian Journal of Natural Sciences are advised to refer to the current issue of the
Journal to understand the format and style of papers that get published. Authors are also
advised to go through the current set of Instructions to Authors and prepare their
manuscripts accordingly. Information should be conveyed in simple language with the
correct syntax. Care should be taken to avoid common errors like having abbreviations in
the Title or Abstract, beginning a sentence with a numeral, adding “etc.” after a few
examples, dropping articles and using “&” instead of ‘and’ in the text. The usage of
standard abbreviations and symbols is encouraged. Manuscripts that fail to conform to the
requirements of the Journal, as specified under Instructions to Authors, will be rejected
outright. Manuscripts should be concisely written and conform to the following general
requirements: Manuscripts should be typewritten in double-space in A4 sized sheets, only
on one side, with a 2 cm margin on both sides. Research Papers should have more than 15
pages, Review Articles in the range of 15-30 pages and Short Communications up to 15
pages, inclusive of illustrations. Pages should be numbered consecutively, starting with the
title page and the matter arranged in the following order: Title page, Abstract,
Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion or Results and Discussion,
Acknowledgements, References, Illustrations (Tables and figures including chemistry
schemes along with titles and legends) and figure and Table titles and legends. Abstract
should start on a separate page and each table or figure should be on separate sheets. The
titles “Abstract” and “Introduction” need not be mentioned. All other section titles should
be in capital letters while subtitles in each section shall be in bold face lower case followed
by a colon.

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Title Page - Title page should contain title of the paper in bold face, title case (font size 14),
names of the authors in normal face, upper case (font size 12) followed by the address(es)
in normal face lower case. The author to whom all correspondence be addressed should be
denoted by an asterisk mark. The title should be as short as possible and precisely indicate
the nature of the work in the communication. Names of the authors should appear as
initials followed by surnames for men and one given-name followed by surname for
women. Full names may be given in some instances to avoid confusion. Names should not
be prefixed or suffixed by titles or degrees. Names should be followed by the complete
postal address or addresses with pin code numbers of the place(s), where the research
work has been carried out. At the bottom left corner of the title page, please mention
“*Address For correspondence” and provide a functional e-mail address. Address of the
corresponding author to whom all correspondence may be sent should be given only if it is
different from the address already given under authors’ names. Trivial sub-titles such as
‘Title’, ‘Author’, ‘Address’ or ‘Place of Investigation’ shall not be included in the title page.
Title page should be aligned centre except for “* Address For correspondence”.
P r o v id e a r u n n i n g t i t l e o r s h o r t t i t l e o f n o t m o r e t h a n 5 0 c h a r a c t e r s

Abstract - Should start on a new page after the title page and should be typed in single-
space to distinguish it from the Introduction. Abstracts should briefly reflect all aspects of
the study, as most databases list mainly abstracts. Short Communications as well as Review
Articles should have an Abstract.

Key-words - Provide four to ten appropriate key words after abstract.

Introduction - Shall start immediately after the Abstract, as the next paragraph, but should
be typed in double-space. The Introduction should lead the reader to the importance of the
study; tie-up published literature with the aims of the study and clearly states the rationale
behind the investigation.

Materials and Methods - Shall start as a continuation to introduction on the same page. All
important materials used along with their source shall be mentioned. The main methods
used shall be briefly described, citing references. Trivial details may be avoided. New
methods or substantially modified methods may be described in sufficient detail. The
statistical method and the level of significance chosen shall be clearly stated.

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Results - All findings presented in tabular or graphical form shall be described in this
section. The data should be statistically analyzed and the level of significance stated. Data
that is not statistically significant need only to be mentioned in the text - no illustration is
necessary. All Tables and figures must have a title or caption and a legend to make them
self-explanatory. Results section shall start after materials and methods section on the same
page.

Discussion - This section should follow results, deal with the interpretation of results,
convey how they help increase current understanding of the problem and should be
logical. Unsupported hypothesis should be avoided. The Discussion should state the
possibilities the results uncover, that need to be further explored. There is no need to
include another title such as “Conclusions” at the end of Discussion. Results and discussion
of results can also be combined under one section, Results and Discussion.

Acknowledgements - Should be given after the text and not in the form of foot-notes.

References - Should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first
mentioned in the text (not in alphabetic order). Identify references in text, tables, and
legends by Arabic numerals in superscript in square brackets. References cited only in
tables or figure legends should be numbered in accordance with the sequence established
by the first identification in the text of the particular table or figure. Use the style of the
examples below, which are based on the formats used by the international journals. The
titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in international journals.
Use complete name of the journal for non-indexed journals. Avoid using abstracts as
references. Information from manuscripts submitted but not accepted should be cited in
the text as “unpublished observations” with written permission from the source. Avoid
citing a “personal communication” unless it provides essential information not available
from a public source, in which case the name of the person and date of communication
should be cited in parentheses in the text. For scientific articles, contributors should obtain
written permission and confirmation of accuracy from the source of a personal
communication.

The commonly cited types of references are shown here, for other types of references such
as electronic media, newspaper items, etc. please refer to ICMJE Guidelines
(http://www.icmje.org).
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Articles in Journals
1. Devi KV, Pai RS. Antiretrovirals: Need for an Effective Drug Delivery. Indian J Pharm
Sci 2006;68:1-6.
List the first six contributors followed by et al.
2. Volume with supplement: Shen HM, Zhang QF. Risk assessment of nickel
carcinogenicity and occupational lung cancer. Environ Health Perspect 1994; 102 Suppl
1:275-82.
3. Issue with supplement: Payne DK, Sullivan MD, Massie MJ. Women’s psychological
reactions to breast cancer. Semin Oncol 1996;23(1, Suppl 2):89-97.
Books and other Monographs
4. Personal author(s): Ringsven MK, Bond D. Gerontology and leadership skills for nurses.
2nd ed. Albany (NY): Delmar Publishers; 1996.
5. Editor(s), compiler(s) as author: Norman IJ, Redfern SJ, editors. Mental health care for
elderly people. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1996.
6. Chapter in a book: Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP. Hypertension and stroke. In: Laragh JH,
Brenner BM, editors. Hypertension: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. 2nd
ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995. p. 465-78.

Illustrations: Tables - Should be typed on separate sheets of paper and should not
preferably contain any molecular structures. Only MS word table format should be used
for preparing tables. Tables should show lines separating columns but not those
separating rows except for the top row that shows column captions. Tables should be
numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and bear a brief title in capital letters normal
face. Units of measurement should be abbreviated and placed below the column
headings. Column headings or captions shall be in bold face. It is essential that all tables
have legends, which explain the contents of the table. Tables should not be very large that
they run more than one A4 sized page. Tables should not be prepared in the landscape
format, i. e. tables that are prepared width wise on the paper.

Figures - Should be on separate pages but not inserted with in the text. Figures should be
numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and bear a brief title in lower case bold face
letters below the figure. Graphs and bar graphs should preferably be prepared using
Microsoft Excel and submitted as Excel graph pasted in Word. These graphs and
illustrations should be drawn to approximately twice the printed size to obtain satisfactory

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reproduction. As far as possible, please avoid diagrams made with India ink on white
drawing paper, cellophane sheet or tracing paper with hand written captions or titles.
Photographs should be on glossy paper. Photographs should bear the names of the authors
and the title of the paper on the back, lightly in pencil. Alternatively photographs and
photomicrographs can be submitted as jpeg images. Figure and Table titles and legends
should be typed on a separate page with numerals corresponding to the illustrations. Keys
to symbols, abbreviations, arrows, numbers or letters used in the illustrations should not be
written on the illustration itself but should be clearly explained in the legend. Avoid
inserting a box with key to symbols, in the figure or below the figure. In case of
photomicrographs, magnification should be mentioned either directly on them or in the
legend. Symbols, arrows or letters used in photomicrographs should contrast with the
background. Method of staining should also be mentioned in the legend.

Chemical terminology - The chemical nomenclature used must be in accordance with that
used in the Chemical Abstracts.

Symbols and abbreviations - Unless specified otherwise, all temperatures are understood to
be in degrees centigrade and need not be followed by the letter ‘C’. Abbreviations should be
those well known in scientific literature. In vitro, in vivo, in situ, ex vivo, ad libitum, et al. and so
on are two words each and should be written in italics. None of the above is a hyphenated
word. All foreign language (other than English) names and words shall be in italics as a
general rule. Words such as carrageen an-induced inflammation, paracetamol-induced
hepatotoxicity, isoproterenol-induced myocardial necrosis, dose-dependent manner are all
hyphenated.

Biological nomenclature - Names of plants, animals and bacteria should be in italics.

Enzyme nomenclature - The trivial names recommended by the IUPAC-IUB Commission

should be used. When the enzyme is the main subject of a paper, its code number and
systematic name should be stated at its first citation in the paper.

Spelling - These should be as in the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English.

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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
The journal publishes exciting findings, preliminary data or studies that did not yield
enough information to make a full paper as short communications. These have the same
format requirements as full papers but are only up to 15 pages in length in total. Short
Communications should not have subtitles such as Introduction, Materials and Methods,
Results and Discussion - all these have to be merged into the running text. Short
Communications preferably should have only 3-4 illustrations.

REVIEW ARTICLES
Should be about 15-30 pages long, contain up-to-date information, comprehensively cover
relevant literature and preferably be written by scientists who have in-depth knowledge on
the topic. All format requirements are same as those applicable to full papers. Review
articles need not be divided into sections such as Materials and Methods and Results and
Discussion, but should definitely have an Abstract and Introduction, if necessary.

PUBLICATION FEE
Indian Author

After acceptance, only the author shall be paid the processing and publication fee.
Fee.Rs.3000/- (per paper) please refer our acknowledgemnt letter for fee reimittance details.
Foreign Author Fee remittance Details

USD- 100 for per paper

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