Author Guidelines
Publication in this journal is open to the members of Plant Protection Association of India. All authors must be members. Original research papers on applied aspects of plant protection (insect pests, mites, nematodes, diseases, rodents, weeds and plant protection equipment) are considered for publication. Papers on routine laboratory/ field studies are discouraged. Research articles based on Integrated Pest Management trials conducted for a minimum of two seasons shall be given due weightage. Field data especially on assessment of crop losses, control trials and host plant resistance should be for a minimum of two seasons.
Manuscripts not exceeding 6000 words may be submitted to:
The Chief Editor
Indian Journal of Plant Protection
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources - Regional Station
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500 030
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Manuscripts should be submitted in duplicate, typed in double space, on standard A-4 size paper along with a soft copy on a CD. Authors are advised to use clear and concise English while preparing the article. The first page of the typescript should contain a short and informative title with initial capitals for each word together with names, addresses including e-mail and affiliations of the authors. A short running title of not more than 50 characters including spaces suitable for page headings should be given if the title is longer than this. The paper should start with a brief and informative Abstract of 200 - 250 words, containing all keywords. Keywords should be given immediately after the Abstract under a separate heading. The manuscript should be divided into four sections, viz. Introduction, Materials and methods, Results and discussion and References. The title (14 pt.) and all headings should appear in Arial Black and the remaining text should be in Times New Roman font (10 pt.)
The Introduction should be brief and state the subject of the experiment. The literature reviewed should be pertinent to the problem. Materials and methods should include the experimental design, treatments, replications and techniques employed. Where standard methods/ techniques are used, citation of reference is sufficient. Results and discussion should be combined and supported by Tables or Figures. The main body of the text should conform to the instructions given below. Abbreviations should be specified at first mention.
Headings
All headings should be clearly indicated. The primary headings (e.g. Materials and methods) should be in 12 pt whereas, the secondary headings should appear in 10 pt (e.g. Greenhouse studies.) the tertiary headings in 10 pt should run on with para, full stop and two spaces after the head before starting the text (e.g. Germplasm screening. Genotypes consisting of...).
References
References must follow the Harvard system and cited in the text as Singh et al., (2002) or (Singh et al., 2002). For several publications by the same
author in a year, put a, b, c, etc., after the year of publication, e.g. Singh
(2002a). The references should be in chronological order in the text and
alphabetical order in the reference list at the end of the paper in the following
format.
Journal Articles
Jena M, Dani R C and Rajamani S 1992. Effectiveness of insecticides
against the rice leaf folder. Indian Journal of Plant Protection 20 : 43-46. (Name of the journal should be italicized and should not be abbreviated).
Books/Proceedings
Metcalf R L 1975. Insecticides in pest management. Introduction to
Insect Pest Management (eds. Metcalf R Land Luckmann W H) John
Wiley and Sons, New York, USA. Pp 235-273. where the citation refers
to the whole book, the total number of pages should be specified. e.g.
275pp.
Numbers and Units
Numbers and units are used for all specific units of measurements. e.g. 4
mm 15 ml, and 5 g etc. Quantities of items up to nine are spelt out, e.g. six
leaves. five fields, but 15 leaves and 140 fields etc. SI units should be used.
Abbreviations for units should conform to British standard 1991 and are
alike in singular and plural (thus g not gm or gms). Pesticide and fertilizer
applications should be expressed as 1.5 kg a.i./ha.
Genera and species
The scientific names of genera and species should be in italics or underlined. followed by the author's name at first mention in the text (e.g. gram pod
borer, Helicoverpa annigera Hub.) At a subsequent mention, it should be
cited as H. armigera.
Application of Pesticides
Pesticides and other industrial products should generally be referred to by
their common names. If registered trade names are unavoidable, they should
have an initial capital, e.g. Bavistin. Full details must be given of techniques
used to apply pesticides (e.g. type of equipment, type of nozzle, pump
pressure, volume of spray etc.) and ofthe amount of active ingredient applied
per unit area (250 g a.i./ha).
Tables
Each table should be on a separate sheet, and intelligible without reference
to the text. Table heading should be part of the table separated by a horizontal
line between the head and table text. Vertical lines should not be drawn.
Authors are required to prepare tables to fit in either single column width
(83 mm) or 176 mm width. Appropriate statistical tests should be applied
(SE, LSD, etc.,) to the data presented. Footnotes should be minimal. Authors
must indicate on the margins where tables/figures should appear. Lengthy
tables should be avoided. Data Should be adjusted up to single decimal
level only except for those very small values, which should be represented
only in decimals.
Figures
Graphs should be prepared in Microsoft Excel to fit in a single column
width (83 mm) or two-column width (176 mm) and enclosed as separate
files along with the data. The graphs should not be enclosed as pasted
objects in the main article. All figure legends to be set in 9 point Times
New Roman. Use a scale to indicate the size of the objects where necessary.
Titles for all figures should be given along with the figures and kept to a
minimum. For photograph figures, only good quality black & white
photographs are acceptable.
Copyright
Manuscript will be accepted on the understanding that their content is
original and that permission has been received in writing wherever necessary
to produce previously published material (including quotations, data and
illustrations), and that the manuscript has not been submitted/accepted for
publication elsewhere. Copyright resides with the Plant Protection
Association of India.
Softcopy
Authors whose articles pass through the preliminary review must submit the revised manuscript along with a softcopy prepared in a word processor (Microsoft Word) in CD. Authors may also email softcopies to ijpp1972@yahoo.co.in.