Information Science is one of the unique and interdisciplinary Science in this new millennium, where Information and appropriate Technologies meet together for proper information collection, selection, organization, management and dissemination. Information Science is a such an interdisciplinary knowledge field where so many subjects are incorporated which including Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS and General Management Science, Information Studies, Electronics and Communication Systems, Cognitive Science including psychology, Education Technology and other subjects which are focused on interaction between People, Information and Technology.
Aims and Scope
Information Science is one of the unique and interdisciplinary Science in this new millennium, where Information and appropriate Technologies meet together for proper information collection, selection, organization, management and dissemination. Information Science is a such an interdisciplinary knowledge field where so many subjects are incorporated which including Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS and General Management Science, Information Studies, Electronics and Communication Systems, Cognitive Science including psychology, Education Technology and other subjects which are focused on interaction between People, Information and Technology.
Editorial Board
Editor In Chief
Prof. Dipak Chatterjee
Principal
Institute of Engineering and Management
Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal
dipachatterjee@gmail.com
Associate Editor
Prantosh Kumar Paul
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology
Shibpur, Howrah?711103
editor.ijisa@gmail.com
Chief Mentor
Prof. Kalyan Kumar
Vice Chancellor
Vinayaka Missions Sikkim University
Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Kkumar.420@gmail.com
Chief Advisor
Prof. B A Asbi Ali
Vice President
International Student Affairs and Research
Management and Science University
Malaysia
Managing Editor
Renu Mukherjee
renupublishers@gmail.com
National and International Board Members
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R. Rajesh Petros Pashapa Lawal Suleman Bilbis Rahul Singh Thomas Van der Walt R. Senthamarai Prof. D. Vijendra Babu Shuvendu Dey K.S. Shivraj Shireesh Pal Singh S. Govindarajan Bibhuti Bhusan Sarangi |
Prodipto Das Poovammal E Mrs. V.T.Lakshmi K. L. Dangwal Ajay Kumar K.V. Sridevi Minakshi Ghosh Jhuma Ganguly Bhaskar Karn Anil K. Sharma Ashok Kumar A. Sasikala |
Publication Ethics
Publication ethics and malpractice statement of International Journal of Information Science and Computing was devised purely following the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Some of the important factors regarding publishing ethics and malpractice handling is described here, however, authors and editors are advised to go through the complete COPE documentation for more details.
I. DUTIES OF EDITORS
Editorial Independence
Articles submitted to the journals will be evaluated based on its qualifying factors of originality of the word, validity, applications, etc. and it should come under the purview of the scope of the journal. No other than the academic and intellectual credit of the article or author will be considered for selecting the article for publication. No gender, ethnicity, country of origin, religion, political ideology, affiliation, etc. would be considering factors for selection. Editor-in-chief is with full freedom over the content of the journal he/she is free to decide when to publish.
Confidentiality
Editor-in-chief or the members of editorial board of the journal will be bound to respect the Confidentiality of the content submitted. No details of article will be shared anyone except for reviewing and publishing purpose.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Editor-in-chief, members of editorial board and reviewers will not use the content submitted to the journal for publication for his/her academic or research benefit unless written consent is received from the concerned author(s). Journal editors will take help of the other reviewers or outside editorial services if the content of the article conflicts with their idealism.
Decision to publish
Every article submitted in the journal will undergo at least two blind peer review process and the review comments intended for authors will be shared accordingly. The editor-in-chief has full authority to decide the content for publication and he will exercise his power looking at the validity and relevancy of the study for wider societal application.
Handling of ethical issues
Editor-in-chief and members of editorial board will provide full cooperation in all cases related to ethics in publishing. Any sort of unethical publishing will be rigidly monitored. If any case is reported even long after the publication of the content and the unethical thread is established, the editor will publish a note of correction, retraction, expression of concern, etc. in the journal.
II. DUTIES OF REVIEWERS
Editorial decision making factor
Peer reviewers assist editors to select and finalize the articles for publication. In a way they are helping the decision making process of editorial board of journals. Peer reviewers are expected to act as a decision making drivers while they review the articles.
Honest and swiftness
Reviewers who feel that they won't be able to review the content being out of knowledge area or some other reason should intimate to the editor immediately. Editor will find suitable alternate reviewer for the content submitted.
Objectivity and sharp observation
Reviewers are expected to be highly integrated with objectivity while reviewing. The observation they make from the articles should be substantiated with evidences so that the original author(s) can improve the article accordingly.
Similarity and source knowledge
It is the duty of the reviewer to inform the editor about the known source from where the manuscript has extracted some portions. Reviewers are expected to check the source rigorously and suggest to include any relevant study in the article.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
The reviewer will not use the content of the article submitted for peer review for his own academic or any other benefit. Ideas got from the reviewed article will not be shared or used for personal benefit until the article is published. If the content of the article is conflicting with the idealism of the reviewer he/she should report to the editor for change of reviewer.
III. DUTIES OF AUTHORS
Standard of writing
Authors should present the research or work conducted in a systematic manner so as to understand by the audience very easily. The article should contain adequate references and sufficient reviews with proper citation as per the journal recommended referencing style. False, incomplete and unethical expression should be avoided.
Accessibility to data
Author(s) should provide access to raw or processed data on which the result of the study is built and expressed in the article Author (s) is bound to provide the data to any competent authority for proving his/her notion of findings. Author(s) may take help of subject based data repositories or data centers for this purpose.
Originality and plagiarism
Author should make sure that the content submitted for publication is the original work without extracting from any other published works. If any work is referred then the proper citation should be given to that work. Plagiarism in any manner is totally unethical and unacceptable.
Concurrent submission/publication
Author should refrain from submitting the same article to different journals at the same time or get the same article published in two or more different journals. The content which was already published in one journal should not be published in another unless total changes in the result or data occurred over a period of time or because of the effect of various other influencing factors.
Authorship
Only the person who makes the major contribution in the article should act as the principle author and the people who have contributed intellectual input not amounting to the principal author can also be the authors of article. It is the duty of the corresponding author to ensure all coauthors are correct and no inappropriate coauthors are listed in the author section of the article before final publication.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
It is expected from the author to submit a disclosure at the time of submitting the article that the interpretation or result of the study may conflict with the interest of people, believe, tradition, etc., if any. Author must disclose information about grant or financial aid received from any funding agencies or any other source.
Peer review process
Authors are expected to cooperate with the peer review process and modify the article according to the suggestions made by the reviewer (s). Author will have full rights to refute any suggestion made by the reviewer and counter with proper evidence.
IV. DUTIES OF PUBLISHER
Dealing with unethical publishing
In case of any unethical publishing happened, publisher will take necessary measure to rectify after appraising the situation with the help of editors or any other external agencies. The publisher will publish erratum portion, clarification, retraction, etc. appropriately in the journal.
Access to journal content
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Conflict-Of-Interest
A conflict-of-interest statement is required for all article and study types. In the interests of transparency and helping reviewers to assess any potential bias in a study's design, interpretation of it results or presentation of its scientific/medical content, the New Delhi Publishing Group (New Delhi Publisher) requires all authors of each paper to declare any conflicting interests (including but not limited to commercial, personal, political, intellectual, or religious interests) in the title page that are related to the work submitted for consideration of publication. In addition, reviewers are required to indicate any potential conflicting interests they might have related to any particular paper they are asked to review, and a copy of signed statement should be provided to the New Delhi Publisher in PDF format.
Sample wording: [Name of individual] has received fees for serving as a speaker, a [position; such as consultant and/or an advisory board member] for [name(s) of organization(s)]. [Name of individual] has received research funding from [name(s) of organization(s)]. [Name of individual] is an employee of [name(s) of organization(s)]. [Name of individual] owns stocks and/or shares in [name(s) of organization(s)]. [Name of individual] owns patent [patent identifier information (including patent number, two-letter country code, and kind code) and a brief description].
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Author Guidelines
The International Journal of Information Science and Computing is published twice every year. At the same time, it appears in electronic format in website: www.renupublishers.com giving free access to the full text, for a greater international visibility of the authors and the journal. The manuscripts must be written in English. The Editorial Committee and referees are all outstanding national and foreign researchers. The Editorial Board decides on the acceptance or rejection of a paper, and appeals are not accepted.
Original articles should represent a valid contribution to scientific knowledge and should not be submitted simultaneously to other journals. Writing style should be clear, concise, and precise. The length must not exceed 18 pages for the RESEARCH ARTICLES and REVIEWS sections ,10 pages for SHORT COMMUNICATION and 2-4 pages for POPULAR ARTICLE. Manuscripts must be electronically submitted. Use letter size paper, 11 point Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing, 2.5 cm margins, page numbers at the bottom right-hand corner and continuous line numbers.
Plagiarism
We have been screening manuscripts for plagiarism with authenticated software for the same. Stern action would be taken against handful of authors found involved in ethical misconduct. The screening and decision on articles cost huge time and resources of the Journal.
Organization
Research Articles
The problem or topic to be studied should first be identified. Then, existing knowledge about the topic is gathered to judge its importance and discover the current state of the issue. Afterward, the researcher defines the objectives and applies the methods best suited to test his/her hypothesis; hence, the main function of the results is to evaluate hypothesis(es).Significant contribution to the advancement of scientific knowledge, following standard experimental designs, statistical analysis, and discussion of results supported by an up-to-date literature review, it should include the following sections:
Title. Title should not exceed 18 words. It should identify the subject, study objectives or significant findings. Avoid abbreviations.
Author(s). Include name and last name of every author, affiliation, indicating institution, faculty or experimental center, postal and e-mail address of the "Corresponding author" identified by an asterisk. Every co-author must approve the final version. According to international and ethical norms, the author has participated in the design, execution, and analysis of the experiments, as well as writing the paper, and being able to answer any questions about the study. Persons who contributed to the research, by obtaining resources, in field work, laboratory analyses, etc., can be mentioned in the Acknowledgements
Abstract. The most widely-read section of an article. Maximum length: 250 words. It includes values and quantities, and not only describes results. Clearly states: the importance of the research subject, objectives, treatments, results expressed in numbers and statistical significance, and conclusions.Keywords: used to build databases and content indexes; do not repeat title words.
Please Include a Highlight in brief (Max 25 Words) as a Separate Heading after Abstract in Bullet Form about the Manuscript.
Introduction. Emphasizes the importance of the research, places it in a context, presents related literature, and gives enough information to understand the authors' goals. It ends with a paragraph stating the objectives of the study.
Materials and Methods. There should be sufficient information to allow other researchers to repeat the experiment by clearly defining the experimental design. A precise description or an explicit reference to all biological, analytical, and statistical procedures is required. All procedure modifications must be explained.
Results and Discussion. Results and analyses should be clear and concise, supported by tables and figures, statistical analyses, and reports from other researchers. Results should be analyzed in the text without repeating table or figure values. Do not indicate more than two decimal places. The Discussion should clearly and precisely interpret results supported by statistical analyses.
Conclusions. In accordance with research objectives, the conclusions should clearly state the main experimental results without using abbreviations, acronyms, or references.
Acknowledgements. This section appears before Literature Cited and allows thanking institutions, organizations, laboratories, and persons that have contributed to all or part of the research.
References. Single references are shown as name-year in the text, and chronologically for various references. When there are three or more authors, cite the primary author followed by the expression "et al." If there is more than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year, they should be differentiated by adding a letter (a, b, c, d, etc.) to the year in both text and Literature Cited.
Tables. Tables should be self-explanatory without having to refer back to the text. The title must be brief and illustrative. Tables are numbered in sequence as they are mentioned in the text, and must be included at the end of the manuscript after the Literature Cited. A footnote to the table should explain every abbreviation used. The style for tables and figures should be uniform, especially for units, dates, and abbreviations.
Figures. The data must be included at the end of the manuscript after the Literature Cited. Graphs, photographs, diagrams, drawings, and maps, should illustrate essential data, not found in the text or tables, and numbered in the order they are cited. Titles must be brief, clear, and self-explanatory. Figures are black and white, avoid using color or gray tones.
Review
This section includes papers developing a related topic, strongly supported by relevant and updated bibliography. They are reviewed according to the same norms as research articles.
Short Communication
These are brief presentations on various subjects, such as new cultivar reports, current research, species determination, method descriptions, etc. Title, footnotes, tables, and figures are presented according to the same norms as research article.
Popular Article/Farmers Column
This section includes papers developing a related topic, strongly supported by relevant and updated bibliography. They are reviewed according to the same norms as research articles. It should written in everyday language accessible to any knowledgeable reader.
References One indicator of research quality is cited literature and current references must not exceed 10 years from publication. Authors must correctly note full references verifying that all text references are included in Literature Cited and vice versa.
Example of References
Journal papers
Sen, L., and F. Cuesta. 2008. Use of laccaseproducing microorganisms in membrane systems for polluting agents removal: consideration and perspectives. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Biotechnology 68:401-411.
Roy, S.M., G. De, M. Mora, P. Peirano, and H. Zunino. 2002. Balance and distribution of sulphur in volcanic ash-derived soils in India. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 34:1355-1362.
Bulletins, special publications
Soil Survey Staff. 1994. Keys to soil taxonomy. Agric. Hand. 436. 306 p. 6th ed. United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.C., USA.
Books
SAS Institute. 1992. STAT Guide for personal computers. 704 p. 8th ed. SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina, USA.
Chapter in a book
Singh, D., and D.Banerjee. 1998. Effects of harvesting intensity on forest productivity and soil carbon storage. p. 351-363. In R. Lal et al. (eds.) Management of carbon sequestration in soils.Advances in Soil Science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
Chapter in a proceedings volume
Ray, G., C. Srivastava. 2005. SRI cultivation in IGP Plains of UP, India. In Proceedings of 56th Science Congress 11-14th October 2005.Indian Society of Agronomy,Kolkata, India.
Thesis
Sen, H. 2003. Effect of Organic matter on soil properties. Thesis M Sc (Ag). Banaras Hindu University, Faculty of Agriculture, Varanasi, UP, India.
Electronic references
ODEPA. 1999. Estad?sticas agropecuarias. Disponible en http://www.odepa.minagri.gob.cl.
Measurement units. Results should express in International System of Units (SI); if other units used, they should be in parentheses after the SI unit. It is suggested to use an exponential form instead of a slash, e.g., kg ha-1.
Abbreviations and symbols save space and time, but excessive use impedes understanding the text. Some widely-used and well-known abbreviations such as SI units or chemical elements need not be defined. All abbreviations should be written out at their first mention, in abstracts, texts, tables, and figures; afterwards use the abbreviation consistently.
Citing references in the text. When a reference has one or two authors, cite the last name(s) and the year. When the same author(s) has two references in different years; write them in chronological order (e.g., De et al., 1988; 1990). When the reference has three or more authors, use the Latin expression "et al." and include the year. For two or more articles using the same within-text citation, add a distinguishing letter (a, b, c, etc.) to the year in both text and Literature Cited.
