The International Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research is a bi-annually published online / offline Journal which publishes innovative research papers, reviews, mini-reviews, short communications and notes dealing with all branches of science, technology and engineering, health and agriculture. All manuscripts are subject to rapid peer review. Those of high quality (not previously published and not consideration for publication in another journal) will be published without delay.
MANUSCRIPT FORMAT
The preferred format of all manuscript is MS Word or RTF. Illustrations (figures) and images must be inserted in the manuscript at the position they should appear when published.
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS
RESEARCH PAPER
The language of the journal is English. Each manuscript should be typed double-spaced on A4 (8.5" x 11") paper size with 1 inch margins. It should be arranged in the following order: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion, Acknowledgement, References.
Title Page
Title page should contain title of the paper in bold face, title case (font size 14), names of the authors in normal face, upper case (font size 12) followed by the address in normal face lower case. The author to whom all correspondence be addressed should be denoted by an asterisk mark. The title should be as short as possible and precisely indicate the nature of the work in the communication. Names of the authors should appear as initials followed by surnames. At the bottom left corner of the title page, please mention "*Address For correspondence" and provide a functional e-mail address. Address of the corresponding author to whom all correspondence may be sent should be given only if is different from the address already given under author's names.
Abstract
Should start on a new page after the title page and should be typed in single-space to distinguish it from the Introduction. Abstracts should briefly reflect all aspects of the study, as most databases list mainly abstracts.
Key-words
Provide four to six appropriate key words after abstract.
Introduction
Shall start immediately after the abstract, as the next paragraph, but should be typed in double-space. The Introduction should lead the reader to the importance of the study; tie-up published literature with the aims of the study and clearly states the rationale behind the investigation.
Materials and Methods
Shall start as a continuation to introduction on the same page. All important materials used along with their source shall be mentioned. The main methods used shall be briefly described, citing references. Trivial details may be avoided. New methods or substantially modified methods may be described in sufficient detail. The statistical method and the level of significance chosen shall be clearly stated. IJSIR prefers to publish work that has been subjected to an appropriate statistical test at one level of significance.
Results
All findings presented in tabular or graphical form shall be described in this section. The data should be statistically analyzed and the level or significance stated. Data that is not statistically significant need only to be mentioned in the text � no illustration is necessary. All tables and figures must have a title or caption and legend to make them self-explanatory. Results section shall start after materials and methods section on the same page.
Discussion
This section should follow results, deal with the interpretation of result, convey how they help increase current understanding of the problem and should be logical. Unsupported hypothesis should be avoided. The Discussion should state the possibilities the results uncover that need to be further explored. There is no need to include another title such as "Conclusions" at the end of Discussion. Results and discussion of results can also be combined under one section, Results and Discussion.
Acknowledgements
Should be given after the text and not in the form of foot-notes.
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 in square brackets. 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.
Journal Articles
Singh N., Verma P., Pandey B.R., Gilca M. Role of Withania somnifera in Prevention and Treatment of Cancer: An Overview. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research. 2011; 3(4): 274-279.
A Book
Singh N, Gilca M. Herbal Medicine' Science embraces tradition a new insight into the ancient Ayurveda. Edn 1, Lambert Academic Publishing (Germany), 2010, pp. 115-116.
A chapter in a Book
Nadkarni KM, Indian Materia Medica. Edn 3, Vol. I, Popular Prakashan, Mumbai, 2000, pp. 242-246.
A Report
World Health Organization. The World Health Report 2004: changing history. Geneva: WHO; 2004.
Conference Proceedings
Stock A, Signal Trasduction in Bacheria. In the Proceedings of the 2004 Markey Scholars Conference. 2004, pp. 80-89.
A Thesis
Strunk, JL. The extraction of mercury from sediment and the geochemical partitioning of mercury in sediments from Lake Superior, M.S. thesis, Michigan State Univ. East Lansing, Ml, 1991
Illustrations
Tables Should be typed on separate sheets of paper and should not preferably contain any molecular structures. Only MS word table format should be used for preparing tables. Tables should show lines separating columns but not those separating rows except for the top row that shows column captions. Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and bear a brief title in capital letters normal face. Tables should not be very large that they run more than one A4 sized page.
Figures
Should be on separate pages but not inserted within the text. Figures should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and bear a brief title in lower case bold face letters below the figure. Graphs and bar graphs should preferably be prepared using Microsoft Excel and submitted as Excel graph pasted in MS Word.
Abbreviations, Units Etc
Authors should follow internationally agreed rules especially those adopted by the IUPAC-IUB Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (CBN). The journal will essentially follow the rules defined in the IUPAC Manual of symbols and terminology for physico-chemical quantities and units.
Short Communications
The journal publishes exciting findings, preliminary data or studies that did not yield enough information to make a full paper as short communications. These have the same format requirements as full papers but are only up to 10 pages in length in total. Short Communications should not have subtitles such as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion all these have to be must into the running text. Short Communications preferably should have only 3-4 illustrations.
Review Articles
Should be about 15-30 pages long, contain up-to-date information, comprehensively cover relevant literature and preferably be written by scientists who have in -depth knowledge on the topic. All format requirements are same as those applicable to full papers. Review articles need not be divided into section such as materials and methods and results and discussions, but should definitely have an abstract and introduction if necessary.
Submission of Manuscript
All manuscripts (must be in English and in MS Word format) and should be submitted via our online system or through e-mail editorijsir02@gmail.com, as an attachment for quick evaluation.
Manuscript Charges
There is no charge for the processing of papers but author(s) of each accepted paper is required to pay a publication charge of Rs. 2,000 for Indian authors and US $ 125 for foreign authors before the accepted paper is published.
Copyright and Permissions
Submission is a representation that the manuscript has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors would be required to sign a form (to be supplied by the Editor) transferring copyright before the manuscript can be published. By submitting a manuscript to the editor or publisher you are deemed to have granted permission to publish the manuscript.
Ethical Matters
Authors using experimental animals and human subjects in their investigation must seek approval from the appropriate Ethical Committee. The method section must include a statement to prove that the investigation was approved and that informed consent was obtained.
Galley Proofs
Proofs will sent via e-mail as an Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) file. Acrobat Reader will be required in order to read the PDF.
Manuscript Submission Process: