Instruction

 All manuscripts must be written in English and should be typed double-spaced with wide margins on all sides.

•  First page of the paper should be headed with the title (in capital, font size 18), the names of the authors (in capitals font size 14) and full address of the institution including e-mail address. At the end of the title page 4-6 keywords should be given.

THE MAIN PORTION OF THE PAPER SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, MATERIAL AND METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSION (OR RESULT AND DISCUSSION TOGETHER), ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (IF ANY) REFERENCES AND LEGENDS.

• Abstract  should be limited to 200 words and convey the main points of the paper-outline, results and conclusion and the significance of the results.

• Introduction  should give a preface and reasons for undertaking research and current status and scope of investigation. The introduction should preferably conclude with a final paragraph stating concisely and clearly the aims and objectives of your investigation.
  

•  Materials and Methods should include a brief technical description of the methodology adopted while a detailed description is required if the methods are new.

• Results  should contain observations on experiments done and illustrated by tables and figures. Use well known statistical tests in preference to obscure ones.

• Discussion  must not recapitulate results but provide inter-linkages to the existing knowledge and throw new dimensions to the subject. All tables and figures must be sited sequentially in the text. Figures should be abbreviated to Fig., except in the beginning of a sentence when the word Figure should be written out in full. Tables should be typed on separate sheets bearing a short title preferably in vertical form.
  The figures should be drawn on a good quality tracing/white paper with black ink and the legends provided on a separate sheet. Photographs should be in black and white on a glossy sheet with sufficient contrast.

• References  should be kept to a minimum and listed in alphabetical order. Personal communication and unpublished data should not be included in the reference list. Unpublished papers accepted for publication may be included in the list by designating the journal followed by “in press” in parentheses in the reference list. The list of references at the end of the text should be organized following Chicago manual as examplified below.
  Awasthi A.K.(1991) Ethnobotanical Studies of the Negrito Islanders of Andaman Islands India.
  The Great Andamanese. Economic Botany 45(2):274-280.
  Jain, S.K. (1991) Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany. Deep Publications. New Delhi.
  Khare P.K. (2006) Biodiversity of Algae in relation to water pollution of Satri Tank, Chhatarpur (M.P.) India. Jon. Ecoprint Kathmandu, Nepal. Vol.13:p.69-72.
  Kumar N. and Sharma P.B. (2005) Jatropha curcus- Sustainable source of Biodiesel. J. Sci. Ind. Res., 64:883.
  References in the text should be quoted by the author’s name and year in parentheses and presented in year order when there are more than two authors the reference should be quoted as: the first author followed by et. al., throughout the text. Where more than one paper with the same senior author has appeared in one year the references should be distinguished in the text and in the references by letters arranged alphabetically followed by the citation of the years e.g. 2008a, 2008b.
  Standard abbreviations and units should be used, SI units are recommended. Abbreviations should be defined and given as foot notes and their use in the title and abstract should be avoided. Generic and specific names of plants and animals should be used. Genus and species names should be typed in italics.