Style
Guide for Book Publishing
GENERAL
GUIDELINES
1. Manuscripts must be written in English language
(of good quality) and are accepted for consideration
with the understanding that they have not been
previously published (either in whole or in
part) or submitted elsewhere.
2.
Authors should refer to the guidelines for Manuscript
Preparation, mentioned below, when preparing
their manuscript.
3.
All submissions will be reviewed by one of the
editors and at least two outside reviewers.
Authors may also suggest the names of potential
referees who may have a potential conflict of
interest. The identity of the authors will not
be disclosed to the reviewers. Similarly, reviewers'
names will be kept confidential.
4.
Please ensure that the manuscript is free from
typographical errors, spelling mistakes, missing
text, etc., because errors are an unnecessary
distraction and make it harder to review the
paper objectively. It is also an issue of courtesy
and professionalism towards the referees.
5.
Number the pages consecutively.
6.
Authors must provide figures as soft files.
7.
Figures and tables should be given at the end
of the manuscript and the ideal position for
these should be mentioned in the manuscript.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
I. Complete Text
- Title
and abstract (in case of articles/research papers)
-
Text
-
References
-
Figures and Figure legends
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Tables and Table legends
A) Title/Abstract
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The first page should include title (concise
but informative).
- The
abstract should be a single paragraph of not
more than 250 words that is complete without
reference to the text. Do not use acronyms or
complex abbreviations in the abstract.
B)
Text
- Begin
on the title page (but in case of research paper/articles
begin text on a separate page; on title page,
only abstract will appear).
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Headings should be as follows:
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A level heading: ROMAN,
BOLD, ALL CAPS; no space below; conjunctions
and articles should not be caps
- B
level heading: Roman, Bold, Initial
Caps; no space below; conjunctions
and article (a/an/the should not be caps, if
present in between)
- C
level heading: Bold, Italic, Initial
of first word cap but rest in the lower case;
no space below
• The text should be clear, readable,
and concise.
• The first-person active voice is preferable
to the impersonal passive voice.
• American spelling should be used throughout,
except in quotations and references.
• All acronyms (in case used/ necessary)
used in Text body must be expanded at the first
citation in each chapter. Do not need to expand
the same further.
• The method/procedure section in case
of research papers/practical manuals should
be detailed enough.
• Conclusions drawn and results should
be mentioned.
• Provide mathematical calculations for
the experiments wherever necessary.
C)
References
- Follow
the name-year citation style from Scientific
Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors,
Editors, and Publishers (Seventh Edition) for
style.
- Only
published material should be listed in the references
and unpublished material should be avoided.
- All
works included in the reference section should
be referred to in the text (necessary in case
of research papers/articles).
- Citations
should be typed alphabetically on a separate
sheet, double-spaced and unnumbered.
- They
should be referred to in the text by the name(s)
of the first author(s) and the year of publication
in parentheses, using the following format and
punctuation: (Bentham and Hooker,1862)
or Bentham and Hooker (1862).
- For
upto five authors, all surnames should be cited
in the first instance but on subsequent occurences
it must appear as the surname of first author
followed by et al. For six or more authors,
write only the surname of first author follwed
by et al. Use the first author's name
and "et al." when there are
more than two authors. Italicize the word et
al.
- When
writing names of multiple authors in the running
text, join them with the word ‘and’.
But in tables, figures, parenthetical material,
and reference list, join authors’ name
by using & (ampersand).
- The
order for references within parentheses in the
text should be alphabetical. For works by the
same author(s) in the same year, append a lowercase
a, b, c, etc. to the year of publication. The
reference list should conform to the following
styles:
i)
Journal article
Author AB, Author CD, Author EF. 2001a. Title
of article. J Hered. 60:128-132.
Paper in a conference proceedings
Author AB, editor. 2001b. Article title. Name
of conference; YYYY MMM DD-DD; location. City,
State or Country of publication: Publisher's name.
pp. 137-180.
ii) Book
Author GH, Author IJ. 1999a. Title of book. City,
State or Country of publication: Publisher's name.
iii) Chapter in a book
Author GH, Author IJ. 1999b. Title of a chapter:
a subtitle. In: Able MN, Baker OP, editors. Title
of book. 2nd ed. City, State or Country of publication:
Publisher's name. pp. 200-235.
iv) Thesis or dissertation
Author MN. 2002. Title [dissertation]. Location
of university: Name of university; pp. 68.
D)
Figure legends
Figure legends should be typed together on a
separate sheet within the manuscript. Number
all line drawings, photographs, or diagrams
consecutively with Arabic numerals. All figures
must be referred to in the text and should be
accompanied by a legend that incorporates any
necessary explanatory material. Figure legends
should be as concise as possible.
Example: Figure 1: Variations
of the Earth’s surface temperature over
the last millennium(centred, italic, initial
cap and essentials only, no full stop). In text,
use cap initial
E)
Tables
Tables should be typed double-spaced, each on
a separate page, and numbered using Arabic numerals;
do not use vertical rules and use only those
horizontal rules absolutely necessary for clarity.
Table titles should be concise.
Example: Table IV: The
IUCN Red list of threatened (1996-2004); (centred,
italic, initial cap and essentials only, no
full stop); Keys to tables should be roman.
In text, use cap initial
Explanatory material, notes on measurements,
and other general information that applies to
the whole table should be included as the first,
unnumbered footnote and not in the table title.
II.
Cover Page and Acknowledgments
In a separate file, please submit a full cover
page with the title and the authors' names and
affiliations followed by a page with the full
acknowledgments.
A) Cover page
The cover page should include the title (concise
but informative); the full names of all authors
(first and last) as they wish them to appear in
print; the authors' institutional affiliations;
the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail
address of the author responsible for receiving
proofs, correspondence, and reprint requests;
and the current address of any author(s) whose
institutional affiliation has changed since the
work reported was performed.
B) Acknowledgments
In case of research papers/ articles, acknowledgement
(if needed) should appear after the Conclusion
in the main text and before references. List any
acknowledgments, sources of support, grants, disclaimers,
etc.
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Reserve the use of underling and italics for
scientific names and the symbols for variables
and constants.
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Use
constant SI unit throughout the text, wherever
required.
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Mutant
gene symbols comprise three italic lower case
letters (abc). The wil-type allele
should comprise three italic uppercase letters
(ABC). Distinguish different genes
having the same symbols by giving different
numbers (e.g., ABC 1 and ABC 2).
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Protein
products of genes should be written in capital
letters without italics (e.g., ABC).
V. Drawings, Graphs and Photographs
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All
figures should be submitted in both electronic
format and as high-quality laser prints. Place
labels parallel to the axes. Use italic type
only to identify variables, constants, and
scientific names of species. Typewritten and
hand-lettered charts and graphs will not be
accepted. Figures considered unsuitable for
publication because of poor letter quality,
broken type, etc., will be returned to the
author for correction. Composite figures should
be submitted in their final, combined form,
with all parts labeled appropriately. All
figures, drawings, and graphs should be prepared
with the intent of carrying the most information
and the least extraneous detail. Line drawings
must have a resolution of at least 1200 dots
per inch at their final size.
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Black-and-white
photographs: To reproduce well, photographs
should be sharp, with good contrast between
light and dark areas. Photographs making up
a composite illustration should be mounted
on a lightweight mounting board in the desired
configuration. Do not leave any space between
the individual prints making up a composite
illustration. The printer will insert a fine
line to separate the images. These photographs
must have a resolution of at least 300 dots
per inch at their final size.
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Color
figures: Color figures must have a resolution
of at least 300 dots per inch at their final
size.
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understand that you have a choice of many publishers
in the market place but we want to thank you for
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