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International Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews

Instructions to Author

International Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews

Instructions To Authors (As Updated on 2-10-2018)

MANUSCRIPT MUST BE STRICTLY PREPARED ACCORDING TO THESE INSTRUCTIONS

International Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews (IJSRR) is an open access peer reviewed research journal that publishes articles in the field of Science, Commerce & Arts. It is an international journal to encourage research publication to research scholars, academicians, professionals and students engaged in their respective field of Accountancy, Agriculture, Allied sciences, Arts and Humanities, Banking, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Management, Chemistry, Commerce, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Engineering, English Literature, Finance, Forestry, Human Resource, Information Technology, Knowledge Management, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physics, Psychology, Social Sciences. The journal also provides an international forum to disseminate their knowledge.

Our mission is to advance research by working to develop and maintain competence, ethics and integrity and the highest professional standards in the specialty for the benefit of the public. The Faculty seeks, through its activities, to bring about an improvement in research of the public. IJSRR serves an intellectual audience that is interested in the latest research coming out of universities and industries around the world. The journal publishes research developments and disseminates them to an international audience. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers. Original research papers, reviews and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.

MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES

Research Article: Full papers are complete reports of original research of high scientific quality that have not previously been published. Full paper contains all experimental details. New, significant, innovative and original findings are suitable as Research papers.

Communications: Short Communications are short reports of preliminary research findings and findings must be of great significance and urgency, and must contribute to the development or further development of an important area of research. A short Experimental section may be included. It includes preliminary data or studies that did not provide enough information for a Research paper.

Reviews: Reviews are summaries of significant recent research work and new developments from the research group of the principal author. The main part of the review should be a comprehensive but critical analysis of recent (last three to five years) developments, current problems, and future directions.

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

The authors are requested to prepare their manuscripts as per the instructions/specifications given below.

INSTRUCTION FOR PREPARATION OF RESEARCH PAPERS:

Manuscripts for original research papers should have the following headings:

  1. Title
  2. Author's name(s) & address(es)
  3. Abstract
  4. Keywords
  5. Introduction
  6. Experimental Section
  7. Results and Discussion
  8. Conclusion (optional)
  9. Acknowledgements (optional)
  10. References
  11. Supplementary Material Available (optional)

TITLE

Title Must be informative, specific and short and not exceed 150 characters. Title must be in bold face and capital case having a font size and font style of 16 pt and Times New Roman respectively. It must be followed by one empty line.

AUTHORS

The full name(s) of the author(s) and full postal address(es) of the institutions where the research was done should appear below the title. Names should not be prefixed or suffixed by titles or degrees. Author name must be in normal face and sentence case having a font size and font style of 14 pt and Times New Roman and address must be in normal face and sentence case having a font size and font style of 12 pt and Times New Roman. Use the symbols 1, 2, 3, etc., as superscripts to relate the authors to the corresponding address and an asterisk (*) to indicate the author(s) to whom correspondence should be addressed. Maximum 6 authors should be allowed. At the bottom left corner of the title page, please mention *Corresponding Author and provide full corresponding address with designation, functional e-mail address and phone no.

ABSTRACT

Abstract should start on a new page and should be typed in single-space. Abstract should describe the essential aspects of the investigation. It should be about 200-250 words. It must be followed by one empty line.

KEY WORDS

A maximum of 5 key words must be given at the end of the Abstract.

INTRODUCTION

This part should define the background and significance of the study by considering the relevant literature, particularly the most recent publications. It must be followed by one empty line.

EXPERIMENTAL SECTION

This section should start as a continuation to introduction on the same page. This should contain a clear description of the materials, methods, analytical procedures, experimental design and statistical methods used. Sufficient details should be provided to allow the work to be repeated. For standard procedures, a brief description and a reference should be provided.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The results should be concisely presented. Results and discussion may be separate or combined based on the author's requirement. Tables and figures should be designed to maximize the comprehension of the experimental data. The interpreted results should be explained clearly in discussions and should relate them to the existing knowledge in the field as clearly as possible. Tables, Graphs and figures (Illustrations) should be inserted in to the main text at respective places they should appear when published and should have appropriate numbers and titles with an explanatory heading. Labels of the table, graph and figures MUST be in the text form and should not form part of the image.

CONCLUSION

This should include conclusion of the study and future prospects if any.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This should include the recognition of funding bodies, institutes or people who have helped during the project.

REFERENCES

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 with square bracket after the punctuation marks. 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.

PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism is a serious issue around the world in the arena of manuscript writing. Plagiarism means "the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of the one's own original work". This is generally noticed that, authors are simply copying scientific data and information from the other published papers, which is an awful practice in academic fraternity. The IJSRR Journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. All authors submitting their works to the IJSRR journal for publication as original articles attest that the submitted works represent their authors' contributions and have not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other works. The authors acknowledge that they have disclosed all and any actual or potential conflicts of interest with their work or partial benefits associated with it.

Therefore IJSRR request to the all our author(s) please adopt the holistic & pragmatic approach to design the manuscript of interest. Hence IJSRR will not be responsible for further action on Plagiarism issue. The author will be solely responsible for plagiarism issue. Article will be removed from the publication if malpractice/Plagiarism is discovered at any time even after the publication.

UNDERTAKING AND COPYRIGHT

Submission of the manuscript represents that the manuscript has not been published previously and is not considered for publication elsewhere. The manuscript must be submitted with a statement, signed by all the authors, regarding the originality, authorship and transfer of copyright as per the format given. The International Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews requires the all authors to sign Undertaking and Copyright Transfer Form. This agreement can be downloaded from website and must be sent to IJSRR when the manuscript is accepted and scheduled for publication. All authors must read and agree to the conditions of copyright form and return the signed Undertaking and Copyright Transfer Form within 10 days. Unless this agreement is received, the journal will not publish the manuscript.

AUTHORSHIP

A manuscript will be considered for the publication based on the below understanding:

  1. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors.
  2. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
  3. All named authors should agree to its submission.
  4. It is not currently being considered for the publication by another journal.
  5. If the paper is accepted, it will not be subsequently published in the same or similar form in any language without the consent of publishers.
  6. Any changes to the author list after submission, viz., a change in the order of the authors, deletion or addition of the authors needs to be approved by a signed letter from each author.

COVERING LETTER

All manuscript should contain the covering letter. Format can be found on website.

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

SOFT COPY IN MS WORD FORMAT of original manuscript can be sent by e-mail to the ijsrronline@gmail.com

GALLERY PROOFS

Galley proofs would be sent to the corresponding author. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that the galley proof are to be returned without delay with correction (if any). The authors are responsible for the contents appeared in their published manuscripts.

DISCLAIMER

IJSRR is solely owned by CSIR PUBLICATION- A non-profit publishing house, dedicated to publish quality research. The accountability of the research matter articulated in this journal is entirely of the author(s) concerned. The view expressed in the research papers/articles in this journal does not essentially correspond to the views of the publisher/editor. The publisher/editor of the journal is not liable for errors or any consequences arising from the exercise of information contained in it. IJSRR cannot accept any responsibility or liability for the site content and articles published.

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