Current Advances in Agricultural Sciences(An International Journal)

Author Guidelines

Current Advances in Agricultural Sciences-An International Journal is published by The Society of Agricultural Professionals, Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur 208 002, India half yearly in June and December every year. It publishes original researches in all areas of Agricultural Sciences including Agricultural Engineering and Home Science. Review articles from relevant fields reviewing research status, research lacunae and lines of future research are also published. Articles submitted for publication should be exclusive for this journal and must not be submitted elsewhere. All the authors must be the member of the Society and shall be solely responsible for the factual accuracy of their contribution. Language of publication is English (British).

SUBMISSION AND PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT:

Authors are requested to submit the manuscript through Email only (sapjournal.kanpur@gmail.com) and two hard copies in a format that is compatible with MS Word 2000 or later version. The manuscript should be submitted to The General Secretary, The Society of Agricultural Professionals, Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur 208 002 (Uttar Pradesh), India. Manuscripts should follow the Journal style (see the latest issue).

Each full-length article should not exceed 6 printed pages, i.e. 3,000 words, including figures, tables and list of references. Short communications should be restricted to about 2 printed pages, i.e. 1,000 words. When preparing the articles, use only Times New Roman (12 point font) typed in double space throughout on one side of bond paper (A-4 size). No editing or material changes at the proof stage will be allowed. Short communications will have only title, author’s name, address with Email of corresponding author, ABSTRACT, key words, INTRODUCTION followed by text, CONCLUSIONS and REFERENCES.

Full length articles should be suitably divided into following main headings typed in capital letters in the centre of the page: ABSTRACT, Key words, INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND METHODS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, and REFERENCES. Tables and Figures should be given separately at the end and the headings INTRODUCTION and CONCLUSIONS need not be mentioned in the text in both full and short communications.

1. Title: It should be short (not exceeding 50 letters), specific and informative typed in small bold letters with first letter capital and Latin names in italics. The Byline should contain, in addition to the names and initials of authors (in capital letters), the address of the institution where research was carried out (in italics). Change of address of corresponding author should be given as a footnote. Also mention the Email ID of the corresponding author.

2. ABSTRACT: A brief abstract (not exceeding 200 words), of the principal information and the most important conclusions should be typed after address in one paragraph and indented on both sides.

3. Key words: Key words (not exceeding 8 words) should be given at the end of the abstract in alphabetical order, separated by commas, with first letter of each key word in capital.

4. INTRODUCTION: It should be brief and to the point, limited to the statement of the problem and objective of the work. The literature reviewed should be pertinent to the problem under study.

5. METERIALS AND METHODS: It should comprise all relevant details of the methodology including experimental design, treatment details and statistical methods used. For well established methods of analysis, citation of reference will be appropriate. All statistical comparisons among treatments may be made at P = 0.05 level of probability.

6. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Results may be reported and discussed together to avoid repetition. The information should be divided into suitable sub-headings, typed in italics and bold. Undue and vague claims and stretched explanations may be avoided. Conclusions of results (2-3 sentences) may be given as a last paragraph of this section.

7. TABLES, FIGURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS: Tables and figures should be limited to the necessary minimum, typed on separate sheets with appropriate titles. All weights and measurements must be in SI or metric units. Data presented in the figures should not be duplicated in Tables and vice versa. It is required to submit reproducible artwork. It is essential that figures are submitted as high-resolution scans. Photographs must be on glossy paper. Colour photographs will be printed on request and on payment of Rs. 5000/-or US $ 200 as processing charges.

8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: It should mention only assistance received in terms of financial support from any source for this study. If not necessary, it can be omitted.

9. REFERENCES: In the text, the bibliographical reference is made by giving the name of the author(s) with the year of publication under bract and/or separated by comma as per presentation of the matter, for example: Mishra and Bhan (1997), Rathi et al. (2005), Pathak, 1999 and Pathak et al., 2002. The references (not exceeding 10) cited in the text should only be listed alphabetically. It should include names of all authors, years, full title of the article, full name of the Journal/book title, volume and page numbers as per following examples: ICAR, 2007. Annual Report, 2007-08, pp. 34-35. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

   Mishra JS and Bhan VM, 1997. Effect of cultivar and weed control on weed growth and yield of pea. Indian Journal of Agronomy 42: 316-319.

   Singh SB, 1999. Integrated nutrient management studies in wheat (Triticum aestivum) under rainfed condition. Ph.D. Thesis, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, India.

   Tripathi AK and Rathi KS, 2001. Nitrogen requirement of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) under different crop sequences. In: Proceedings of the National Conference on Resource Conservation and Watershed Management-Technology Options and Future Strategies, pp. 391-393.

   Tripathi, KP and Dyani, CS (Eds.) held during 23-25 May, 2001 at Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute, Dehradun.

   Reddy TY and Reddi GHS, 2006. Principles of Agronomy, pp. 527. Kalyani Publishers, B1-1292, Rajendra Nagar, Ludhiana.

Review Process

All the articles are initially screened by Editorial Board and if the article is found to be in order as per the ‘Guidelines’ and furnishing adequate original information, these are sent to an expert/referee for peer review. For this ‘Online Review Process’ is adopted. On the contrary, the articles are not conforming to ‘Guidelines’ or that are weak are rejected as such or returned to the authors for revision.