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Author Guidelines

Journal of Applied Research in Plant Sciences (JOARPS)

Authors’ Guidelines

The Journal of Applied Research in Plant Sciences is a research publication; Journal publishes original work in the fields of plant sciences comprising Plant Pathology, Entomology, Plant Protection, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agronomy, Microbiology, Plant Physiology, Soil Sciences, Horticulture, Agricultural Education and Extension, Agriculture Economics, Environmental Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology as well as Applied Sciences related to Agricultural Practices. All papers are offered for scrutinizing by two referees of international and national standing in secret. Articles are accepted for publication on the condition that these are contributed solely to the Journal of Applied Research in Plant Sciences. While submitting manuscripts, please carefully follow the instructions given below:

Submission:

Always submitted original (Not submit in another journal at the same time) copies of the manuscript, photographs, illustrations, diagrams in Black & White. through email. All articles must be typed 1½ space single sided A4 paper typed script in English language using MS word 2003-2013 window. 

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You can also email your manuscript to [email protected]

Please provide a cover letter along with the manuscript in case of email submission.

Formatting requirements:

The original/review article should not exceed six printed pages at maximum text length. The typed and drawn of tables, as well as illustrations, should be on a separate page. The fulltext should be justified. This designs for abstract, and the list of references. Single space all punctuation marks including full stop used only. Insert a space between a unit of measurement, and a numeral e.g. 3 mm, no space between in dashes and associated numerals, e.g. 5.0-6.0mm or between extreme measurement and ranges e.g. (10-30) or 25-35. Use italics where necessary.

The manuscript should contain the following sections:

Title page:

It must attach the full title of the manuscript, the names of each author, with affiliation, address for correspondence with telephone numbers, fax number, and e-mail if any.

Abstract:

A structured abstract of up to 250 words must accompany all original articles. The objective of the study, design setting, main outcome measures, results, analytical methods, give specific data and their statistical significance, Highlight new and important aspects of the study of observation, and simple summary of conclusions should state.

Introduction:

The motivation for the study and the purpose of the article should summarize. The review of a subject should not be very detailed and also have not conclusions data of the study.

Materials and Methods:

The exact method or observation or experiment should include. An apparatus is used, The given in small brackets should be for the manufacturer’s name. The reference must give for method if established but enough information is given to the new method so that can be useful for another author to perform it. If the usage of clinical nature and a drug in an article, it must give the route of administration and generic name dose. It must give the patient, age, mean age, sex, and standard deviations. The statistical method and any computer program used must be mentioned.  Any new sentence must never start with a number. For example,

“3 plants were cultured” should be written as: “three plants were cultured”.

Results and Discussion:

 The form of text, tables, and illustrations must be present here. All repeated in the text should not be the contents of the tables. Instead, it may be mentioned as a reference to the table number. It should use SI units. In discussion should confirm the variations or similarities with other work done in the field by other workers and the present findings. The detailed data of the discussion should not be repeated again. The manuscript includes all the Technical matter and the latest citation must accompany with appropriate bibliography.

Acknowledgement:

If desired, it should b after e includedthe discussion and before references.

Conflicts of Interest:  A letter for conflict of Interest 

References:

Author and date are the key components in the in-text citation of the APA referencing style.

1. One author: Crothers (2016) found that...or (Crothers, 2016).
2. Two authors: Walker and Allen (2004)…or (Walker & Allen, 2004).
3. Three or more authors: cite only the surname of the first author, et al. and the year: Kosslyn et al. (1996) found that...or (Kosslyn et al., 1996)
4. With an Anonymous author (Anonymous, 2016).

Follow APA style for citing and formatting reference entries. The relevant references should be accompanied in all manuscript following alphabetical order as they are cited in the text should arrange the references. The following information should provide for the reference: Author’s name with initials year of publication in small brackets, the full title of article, the name of journal, journal’s volume, number in small brackets, first and the last page number, and doi if available. such as:

Journal references:

Prasad, R., Kamal, S., Sharma, P. K., Oelmüller, R. & Varma, A. (2013). Root endophyte Piriformospora indica DSM 11827 alters plants morphology, enhances biomass and antioxidant activity of medicinal plant Bacopa monniera. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 53:1016–1024.  doi:10.1002/jobm.201200367. 

Book Reference:

Smith, K. & Wesson, U. (1974). Rotary discharge system. In: Bioengineering Process, U.T. Cobley and pierce, T., ed. Arizona Book Hill Press Pp. 69-96. 

Proceedings:

Barns, S. M., Delwiche, C. R., Palmer, J. D. & Pace, N. R. (1996). Perspective on archaeal diversity, thermophily and monophyly from environmental rRNA sequence. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93: 91889193.

Short Communications:

A short communication paper will publish for shorts reports of new results of special interest. The text merits publication in this form must ask the authors to append a note explanation. The pages 2-3 should not exceed for publicizing usually, comprising one table, and if necessary one figure. The reserves the right decides for the editor what formation a short communication.

Mini-reviews:

The products and processes, biological methods, or reactors and an apparatus utilized in the processing of biological are welcome. A short historical outline of the development extensively reviews the current state should provide and an outline of trends with concluding and the possibility for the future. They should provide the competitiveness of the biological process and biological products, as parallel to the process of a chemical or to processes, which depend on the product isolation from natural sources. They should provide applications and cost figures. A structural formula or a photograph of the biological products, an outline of the biosynthesis pathway, a scheme of the apparatus, reactor or plant or the process of a flow scheme should contain in mini review. They do not exceed five pages to print of mini-review in length. Before submitting a mini review must ask authors to contact the Editor.

Procedure:

The receipts for publication for all the articles are acknowledged but the publication doesn't accept. They will sent a manuscript to two reviewers. On reception of their comments, and if approved, a  acceptance letter will be issued to the author of submitting .

Proofs:

The page proofs will send to the corresponding authors and copy-edited manuscript. The publications will avoid delay, immediately proofs for typographical errors should check and within 48 hours will return. At the proof stage are not acceptable major changes. Indeed, such necessary are changing, then will make a small charge. A article copy can download from Journal website or provided will be in the PDF format on demand.

Payment for reprints and Journal:

Journal of Applied Research in Plant Sciences wish to inform published privately, for posting articles on the website will charge, charges of web and they charge for paying of computer operator paid from the funds generated by paper handling and the Chief Editor pay of even some remaining charges. Journal is not supported by any organization or through subscription.

Journal of Applied Research in Plant Sciences wish to inform published privately, for posting articles on the website will charge, charges of web and they charge for paying of computer operator paid from the funds generated by paper handling and the Chief Editor pay of even some remaining charges. Journal is not supported by any organization or through subscription. The journal publication fee is 200 USD for international authors and PKR 40,000 for National authors.

Article Publication Fee should not be an obstacle for quality research work and you should have an opportunity to apply waiver for APC prior to or at the time of submission in the journal.

Note:1.  The Researcher and Students will  not  be eligible for a waive off whose manuscript contains more than 6 authors

Note:2. The advisory Editorial Board has decided from 1, January 2024 that the reviewers who submit an in-depth and high-quality review on time will be recognized for their contribution with a 15% reduction off article publishing fees for papers in which they are authors or co-authors. If the discounts have not been utilized previously and continuously, six reviews have been made. The Editorial Board will waive all fees for one publication.

 It is a situation of publication that manuscripts submitted to this journal have not been published and will not be concurrently submitted of published away. By submitting a manuscript, the authors agree that the copyright of their article is moved to the publisher of and when the article is accepted for publication.

Undertaking letter:

All manuscripts must be attended by a letter of undertaking and all authors with the address signed and their contribution (click here to download the undertaking letter).