Author Guidelines

Any scientist from across the world can submit manuscripts for review and subsequent publication in the event of acceptance. Free online submission and review process is available on the journal. One can visit the wed site www.indianjournals.com for further details. Manuscript can also be submitted email to the editors (editorci.pau@gmail.com). The manuscript must include Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results and Discussions followed by Acknowledgements and References. There is no page limit for the full length papers. However braveity and scientific quality must be maintained. The short communication will be limited to two printed pages and may carry one table and one figure at the most. The authentic reviews can also be submitted by the authors who have substantial research experience in the area as indicated by original publications in reputed journals.

The editors reserve the right to reject any manuscript submitted for publication following pre review or subsequent peer review. At the time of publication, authors will have to assign the copyright of the paper to the CISI as per the specified proforma.

Manuscript preparation

Title page: The title page should include: A concise and informative title, The name (s) of the author(s) and their affiliation (s). The e-mail ID and fax numbers of the corresponding author. Change of address should be given as a footnote.

Abstract: Abstract should be of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

Keywords: 4 to 6 keywords should be provided which can be used for indexing purposes.

Introduction: The Introduction should state the purpose of the investigation and give a short review of the pertinent literature and lacunae in current state of knowledge. Materials and methods: The Materials and methods section must provide enough information to permit repetition of the experimental work. If the knowledge of primer, marker or gene sequences are an essential part of the results and needed to repeat the work, these sequences must be disclosed or adequate source reference be given.

Results and Discussion: Both the sections should be written separately in full length paper. The Results section should describe the outcome of the study. Data should be presented as concisely as possible. The Discussion should be an interpretation of the results and their significance with reference to work by other authors. Avoid repetition of results.

Acknowledgments: Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the reference list.

References

Citation

Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses. Some examples:

• Negotiation research spans many disciplines (Shiga 1990).

• This result was later contradicted by Dhillon and Atwal (1996).

• This effect has been widely studied (Abbott 1991; Bhasker et al. 2004; Kelso and Smith 1998).

• Journal article

  Garg H, Li H, Kuo H, Sivasithamparam H and Barbetti HJ (2010) The infection processes of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in cotyledon tissue of Brassica napus is affected in a tolerant genotype. Ann Bot 106: 897–908.

  Ideally, the names of all authors should be provided, but the usage of “et al” in long author lists will also be accepted:

  Smith J, Jones M Jr, Houghton L et al (1999) Future of health insurance. N Engl J Med 965:325–329

• Article by DOI Slifka MK, Whitton JL (2000) Clinical implications of deregulated cytokine production. J Mol Med. doi:10.1007/s001090000086

• Book

  South J, Blass B (2001) The future of modern genomics. Blackwell, London Vaughan D (2010) Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. Volume 50, Number 5, 552-553, DOI: 10.1023/A:1023953829050

  Book chapter

  Brown B, Aaron M (2001) The politics of nature. In: Smith J (ed) The rise of modern genomics, 3rd edn. Wiley, New York, pp 230-257

Tables

• All tables are to be numbered giving Arabic numerals.

• Tables must be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.

• For each table, please supply a table caption (title) explaining the components of the table.

• Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption.

• Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body.

Figures and Plates:

Artwork: For the best quality final product, artwork – photographs, line drawings, etc. will only be accepted in an electronic format.

Electronic Figure Submission

• Only electronic version will be accepted

• Indicate what graphics program was used to create the artwork.

• For vector graphics, MS Office files will be acceptable

• Name figure files with "Fig" and the figure number, e.g., Fig 1.

Line Art:

• Definition: Black and white graphic with no shading.

• Do not use faint lines and/or lettering and check that all lines and lettering within the figures are legible at final size.

• All lines should be at least 0.1 mm (0.3 pt) wide.

• Scanned line drawings and line drawings in bitmap format must have a minimum resolution of 900 dpi.

• Vector graphics with fonts must have the fonts embedded in the files.

Figure Lettering:

• To add lettering, use Helvetica or Arial (sans serif fonts).

• Variance of type size within an illustration must be minimal.

• Avoid effects such as shading, outline letters, etc.

• Do not include titles or captions within your illustrations.

Figure Numbering:

• All figures are to be numbered in Arabic numerals.

• Figures should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.

• Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.).

Figure Captions

• Each figure must accompany caption describing accurately depiction of the figure. Include the captions in the text file of the manuscript, not in the figure file.

• Figure captions begin with the term Fig. in bold type, followed by the figure number, also in bold type.

• No punctuation is to be included after the number, nor is any punctuation to be placed at the end of the caption.

• Identify all elements found in the figure in the figure caption; and use boxes, circles, etc., as coordinate points in graphs.

• Identify previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference citation at the end of the figure caption.

Figure Placement and Size

• When preparing your figures, size figures to fit in the column width.

• For most journals the figures should be 39 mm, 84 mm, 129 mm, or 174 mm wide and not higher than 234 mm.

• For books and book-sized journals, the figures should be 80 mm or 122 mm wide and not higher than 198 mm.

Docx files are not acceptable.

Permissions: If figures published earlier are used in the submission, obligation of obtaining permission from the copyright owner (s) for both the print and online format will vest with the author. Please be aware that some publishers do not grant electronic rights for free and society will not be able to refund any costs that may have occurred to receive these permissions. In such cases, material from other sources should be used.

Abbreviations: Abbreviations are required to be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.

Footnotes: Footnotes can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of a reference included in the reference list.