Author Guidelines
Indian Journal of Natural Fibres is a national journal published half yearly by the The Indian Natural Fibre Society. Authors must be members of the society. Papers submitted will be peer reviewed. On the basis of reviewer's comments, authors will be asked by the editor to revise their papers and/or answer queries. Papers are accepted on the understanding that the work described is original and has not been published elsewhere and that the authors have obtained necessary authorization for publication of the material submitted.
Subject matter
Articles on all aspects of research on natural fibres such as extraction of natural fibres, cultivation practices of natural fibres, reporting of new natural fibre plants can be published in this journal.
Manuscript
Manuscript should be written in clear concise English, typewritten in double space on one side of white bond paper with at least 2.2 cm margin. The research papers should not exceed 20 typed pages including tables and figures and should contain abstract, introduction, materials and methods, result and discussion, acknowledgement, if necessary and references. Short notes, not exceeding, 6 typed pages may also be divided into different sections. The review, as far as possible, should not exceed 30 typed pages. It should feature recent developments from the author's laboratory or his own field of specialization and include results of various workers in given field. Review article authors may contact the editor before submission of the manuscript. All articles should be submitted in triplicate. Submitted papers will be acknowledged.
Title page: The first page of the manuscript should include title, name(s) of the author(s), affiliation, mailing address including E-mail of the corresponding author and a running title not exceeding 60 characters including spaces.
Abstract: A brief informative abstract should follow on the second page of the manuscript. It should clearly bring out the scope of the work and its salient features. It should be single paragraph of not more than 150 words.
Key words: The abstract should be followed by key words, which can be included in various indexes.
Introduction: It should be brief, crisp and introduce the work in clear terms. Key references related to the work must be cited.
Materials and Methods: If using reporter method, it must be clearly given or cited. Any modification of the original method must be duly highlighted. This section can be subtitled for clarity. Use standard abbreviations of the various units.
Results and Discussion: This section can be subtitled for clarity. The salient results must be highlighted and discussed in relation to related works. Undue and vague claims and stretched explanations must be avoided.
Figures and structures: All figures including structure drawings, graphs and diagrams should be drawn preferably in MS Word. If drawn in Excel, the data file may also be submitted along with drawings. Photographs must be on glossy paper.
All structures must be numbered with bold roman numbers (I, 11. .? ) and their approximate position in text indicated. It is author's responsibility to provide suitable figures and drawings.
Tables: Tables should be typed on separate sheets and numbered consecutively within the text with Arabic numbers. They should bear a descriptive heading in lower case, which starts with the word "Table". Their probable place in the text must be indicated.
All pesticides should be identified according to IUPAC nomenclature with full name in the text in parenthesis. The standard SI unit system should be used for all data.
References: Every text citation should be listed under reference section in alphabetical order at the end of the text. References to unpublished work, citation from abstract may be avoided. The following style of quoting references should be followed:
Das Gupta P. c., Sen K. and Sen S. K. (1976) Degumming of decorticated ramie for textile purpose, Cellulose Chemical Technology, 10: 285-291
Lodish H., Berk A., Matsudaira P., Kaiser C. A., Krieger M., Scott M. P., Zipursky L. and Darnell J. (2003) Molecular Cell Biology, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 5th Edition: 232-235.
Qihuang L., Huijuan W. and Jusheng W. (1989) The investigation of fine structure and physical properties of mercerized ramie, In: Proceedings of pt International Symposium on Ramie Profession, June 12-15, 1989, Changsha, Hunan, China: 336
Pandey S. N. (2007) Ramie fibre: part I. Chemical composition and chemical properties. A critical review of recent developments, Textile Progress, 39 (1): 1-66
Manuscripts and communication relating publication of papers should be addressed to:
The Editor
Indian Journal of Natural Fibres
The Indian Natural Fibre Society
C/o National Institute of Research on Jute and Allied Fibre Technology
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
12, Regent Park,
Kolkata-700040