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Instructions to the Authors:
(a) ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT
Soft copies of papers intended for publication should be submitted electronically as an Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) through the electronic submission page of the journal. Please do not submit hard copies of your manuscript. Documents once submitted to the journal will not be returned.
(b) STYLE OF MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts should be written in English (with 10 font size and Times New Roman font style). Manuscripts that do not conform to these requirements and the following manuscript format may be returned to the author. The entire manuscript, including references, should be typed single spaced on one side of the paper, with margins of 1 inch each side. All pages should be numbered consecutively in the bottom centre. Indent new paragraphs. Turn the hyphenation option off, including only those hyphens that are essential to the meaning. The manuscript should be presented in the following order.
Title page
This should contain the title (capitalize first letter of each word in the title) of the contribution and the name(s) and address(es) of the author(s). The full postal address, internet e-mail address, telephone and facsimile numbers of the corresponding author, as well as the full postal address, internet e-mail address of all other authors should be
provided.
Abstract
All manuscripts must include a brief but informative abstract intelligible without reference to the main text. It should not exceed 300 words and should describe the scope, hypothesis or rationale for the work and the main findings.
Keywords
Key words (3-5) should be provided below the Abstract to assist with indexing of the article.
JEL Classification Numbers
Relevant JEL classification numbers (available www.aeaweb.org/jel/jel_class_system.php ) should be provided
immediately after the abstract.
References
Bibliographic references in the text appear like Author (1963) or Author, Scribbler and Writer (1936). References should be numbered consecutively as follows:
Journal paper:
1. Hawkins, M., N. Gupta, A. Das and M. Cook (2005). The Adverse Drug Reaction in the Gastrointestinal Tract: An Overview. Intl. J. Pharmacol., 1 (1): 1-8.
Books:
1. Daniel A. Hotter (2002). Destructive turfgrass insects: Biology, diagnosis and control. Wiley Canada Publishers, pp: 24-67
Chapters in Book:
1. Bray R.A. (1994). The leucaena psyllid. In: Forage Tree Legumes in Tropical Agriculture (eds R.C. Gutteridge and H.M. Shelton) pp. 283-291. CAB International, Oxford.
Authors must provide Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number for all references. In case there is no DOI for any reference, author may provide its URL / direct accessible web link for verification purpose. All other references i.e. without DOI or internet link are not acceptable.
Tables
Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. Each table should be presented on a separate page with a comprehensive but concise legend above the table. Tables should be double-spaced and vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in parentheses; all abbreviations should be defined in footnotes. Use superscript letters (not numbers) for footnotes and keep footnotes to a minimum. The table and its legend/footnotes should be understandable without reference to the text.
Figures
Only scientifically necessary illustrations should be included. All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classified as figures. Figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text. Each figure should be labeled on the
back in very soft marker or china graph pencil, indicating name of author(s), figure number and orientation. (Do not use an adhesive label.) Figures should be sized to fit within the column (82 mm) or the full text width (171 mm).Line figures should be supplied as sharp, black and white graphs or diagrams, drawn professionally or with a computer graphics package; lettering should be included. Photographs should be supplied as sharp, glossy, black and white photographic prints and must be unmounted. Individual photographs forming a composite figure should be of equal contrast, to facilitate printing and should be accurately squared. Magnifications should be indicated using a scale bar on the illustration. Graphics should be supplied as high resolution (at least 300 d.p.i.) electronic files, saved as .eps or .tif format. A high resolution print-out must also be provided. Digital images supplied only as lowresolution print-outs cannot be used.
Abbreviation
Use only standard abbreviations. The word 'Figure' should be shortened to Fig. unless it is at the start of a sentence.
(c) COPYRIGHT
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a lecture, review, thesis or as a working paper) and is not currently under consideration by another journal. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the article's publication has been approved by all the other coauthors. It is also the authors' responsibility to ensure that an article emanating from a particular institution is submitted with the approval of the institution if that be necessary, and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher. The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication.
Copyrights for articles published in this journal are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted tothe journal. The journal/publisher is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work. It is the author's responsibility to bring an infringement action if so desired by the author.
(d) PROOFS
Proofs will be sent via e-mail as a PDF file and should be returned within 3 days of receipt. Alterations to the text and figures (other than the essential correction of errors) are unacceptable at proof stage and authors may be charged
for excessive alterations. Acrobat Reader will be required in order to read the PDF. This software can be downloaded from the following website: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. This will enable
the file to be opened, read on screen and printed out in order for any corrections to be added. Authors should therefore supply an e-mail address to which proofs can be e-mailed. If absent, authors should arrange for a colleague to access their e-mail, retrieve the PDF proof and check and return it to the publisher on their behalf.
