Author Guidelines for Preparing Manuscript: Manuscript file format We request to submit article in PDF. While uploading, website will not accept file in word format. If file is prepared in word format, convert to pdf format and upload. File upto 5 MB will be accepted. General Format: Before submission of the new manuscript authors should consider the following general rules for preparation of the manuscript. Please read these instructions carefully and follow the guidelines strictly. Fonts: Important Use Times or Times New Roman 12 point size only (other sizes as specified), and Symbol font for mathematical symbols (in the text and in the figures). Justification should be set to full (or left only, if preferred). Do not underline: Use italics, bold or bold italics instead. Line spacing should be set at 2 (Double). Leave a line space between paragraphs and sections. Leave a line space between section titles and text Leave only one space after a full stop Manuscripts must be typed on A4 (210 297 mm) paper, double-spaced throughout and with ample margins of at least 2.5 cm. All pages must be numbered consecutively. Starting with the title page as p.1, the text, which begins with p.2, is to be arranged in the following order: Structure papers as follows: (a) Title page; (b) Title plus abstract on the next page (omitting author details); (c) Keywords; (d) Text; (e) References; (f) Figure and table legends; (g) Figures and (h) Tables. The first page of the full manuscript must begin with the title of the paper centered on the page in 14 point Bold Title Case (title case means first letter of each main word capitalized), the names of the authors (Initials followed by a period each Family Name) with the main author s name mentioned first, the names and locations of the authors affiliations (Title Case), and the e-mail address of the main author. The title page must provide the title in English, a short title of not more than 45 characters (including spaces) to be used as running head, up to five topical key words in English for subject indexing, the full postal address of the corresponding author to whom proofs will be sent. The title should be brief and should indicate the species studied. Subtitles are not encouraged.
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irrigation intervals for grain sorghum. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 11: 1234-1239. DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1234.1239; PMID 236548759; Journal Article (Electronic) Elements: 1. Author s surname, Initial 2. Publication Year 3. Article Title 4. Name of Journal (in standard abbreviation) 5. Volume 6. Page Numbers (if applicable) 7. Available at 8. Accessed on (enter date you viewed the article) 9. Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Brittion, A., 2006. How much and how often should we drink? Br. Med. J., 332: 1224-1225. Available from: http://bmj.bjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7552/1224 [Accessed 2 June 2006]. Book Author/Editor s Surname and initials Year of publication Title of Book Edition (if applicable) Place of publication: (followed by a colon) Name of publisher ISBN Number Anderson, J. and M. Poole, 1998. Assignment and thesis writing. 3re Edn., John While and Sons. Book Chapter Author/Editor s Surname and initials Year of publication Title of Chapter In: (enter editor s surname and initials) Book Title Edition (if applicable) Place of publication: (followed by a colon) Name of publisher Page number ISBN
Mason, J., 1999. Recent Developments in the Prediction of Global Warming. In: Energy Demand and Planning, McVeigh, J.C. and J.G. Morgue, (Eds.). E&FN Spon., pp: 34-52. Conference Papers Conference paper s should be referenced using the following format and punctuation. Author s surname, initials Date of publication Title of paper In: Editor s surname, initials, (if applicable) Title of proceedings Place of conference Date of conference Publishers Page numbers of contribution Clifton, J.J., 1999. Hazard prediction. In: Disaster prevention, planning and limitation. University of Bradford, 12-13 September 1989. Technical Communications Ltd., pp: 54-64. Citing References in the Text Whenever citing a reference in the text source, it is made with its author s surname and the year of publication is to be inserted in the text. Choose from the listed below to see examples: Citing the author in the text Using direct quotes Citing works by more than one author Citing works by three or more authors Citing a chapter of section Citing an organization Citing works by the same author written in the same year Citing secondary sources Citing the Author in the Text Dogs were the first animals to be domesticated (Sheldrake, 1999). If the author s name occurs naturally in the sentence the year is given in brackets. Sheldrake (1999) asserted that dogs were the first animals to be domesticated. Using Direct Quotes If you quote directly from a source, you must insert the author s name, date of publication and the page number of the quotation. The domestication of dogs, long predated the domestication of other animals (Sheldrake, 1999).
Citing works by more than one Author If your source has two authors, you should include both names in the text. Anderson and Poole (1998) note that a narrow line often separates plagiarism from good scholarship. Citing works by three or more Authors If there are three or more authors, you should include the first named author and then add et al. in italics followed by a full stop. This is an abbreviation of et alia which means and others in Latin. In the United States, revenue from computer games now exceeds that of movies (Kline et al., 2003). Citing Chapter or Section When referring to a chapter or section which is part of a larger work, you should cite the author of the chapter not the editor of the whole work. The sea level has risen by approximately 10cm in the last 100 years (Mason, 1999) Citing an Organization If an organization or company (e.g., Department of Health, Arcadia Group Limited) is named as the author of a work rather than a person, you should cite their names. Make sure that you use the same version of the organizations name in both the Text and List of references (e.g., always use Department of Health, don t abbreviate to DoH ). Spain became a member of the United Nations in 1955 (United Nations, 2000). Citing Secondary Sources When citing secondary sources (i.e., an author refers to a work which you have not read) cite the secondary source, but include the name of the author and date of publication of the original source in the text. Only the secondary source should be listed in your List of references. You should only cite secondary sources if you are unable to read the original source yourself. Sheff (1993) notes that Nintendo invested heavily in advertising (cited in Kline et al., 2003, p. 118).