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JETB IS UGC-CARE APPROVED (GROUP-II) JOURNAL

JETB IS A WEB OF SCIENCE GROUP JOURNAL

Aims and Scope

The Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (JETB) is a peer reviewed, quarterly, international journal, which aims to disseminate the knowledge and research carried out in the fields of Economic Botany, Ethnobotany, Ethnopharmacology, Plant Geography, and Taxonomic Botany including Floristics and Revisions.

Special issues will be published on specific, contemporary themes thus offering scope for informing scientists of recent developments and advances in the fields listed above.

Manuscripts

JETB features the following categories of articles.

•       Synthetic reviews (not more than 10000 words, including the list of references, say a maximum of 60, 5 figures and 5 tables)

•       Original research paper (not exceeding 6000 words, including a list of references, 5 figures, and 5 tables)

•       Monographs

•       Short Communications (2000–2500 words, including list of references, 1–2 tables and 1–2 figures)

•       Book reviews (1500–2000 words)

Procedure followed at JETB Office

•       An immediate electronic acknowledgement of the receipt of the MS will be communicated to the corresponding author.

•       Manuscripts received will be screened by the Managing Editor for an overall fit with the aims and scope of JETB, which will then be forwarded to the Chief Editor for further evaluation.

•       Preliminary fit will be assessed considering (i) the theme and contents of the submitted manuscript and (ii) layout, whether the instructions have been followed meticulously. [Those submissions not qualifying the above requirement will not be further processed and simply informed of their rejection to the corresponding authors’.]

•       In case the MS is satisfactory, it will be assigned to one of the members of the Editorial Board, who will handle the paper further on and refer the paper for review by 2–3 experts in the identified field.

•       The manuscript may be accepted as such, or accepted with either major or minor revisions, or out rightly rejected in the light of comments of the external reviewers (2–3) and the Subject Editor (Editorial Board member).

•       The corresponding author will be informed about the decision of the Subject Editor via email by the Managing Editor.

•       Generally, the decision – acceptance or rejection will be intimated in eight– ten weeks from the date of receipt of submission of the MS.

Author responsibilities

•       Author(s) hold(s) the fullest responsibility to provide authentic information and take fullest care of copyright matters.

•       Author(s) should refer to the AI Policy under the Ethical Policies at www.scientificpubonline.com

•       Any matter (textual or illustrative) extracted from earlier publications’ appropriate citation should be included.

•       In the event of any conflict, manipulation of image or data, and/or plagiarism, the author(s) remains responsible.

•       Please note that the provisionally accepted papers will be subject to plagiarism checks and in the instance of plagiarism detection, the acceptance will be cancelled and the paper will be rejected.

•       Please refer to the AI Policy section in or Ethical Policies at www.scientificpubonline.com

•       Corrections on the proof should be restricted to printer’s errors only and no substantial changes should be made. No change in the names of the authors is permissible at the proof stage. If there are valid reasons for such a change, after acceptance of paper, the permission of the Editor must be sought.

•       For consistency in binomials, authors should meticulously check and strictly adhere to www.theplantlist.org.

•       For new occurrence reports, author(s) need to add a short discussion on what the new occurrence indicates in terms of habitat to facilitate the entry of a new plant.

Copyright and Plagiarism

•       Copyright information needs to be provided by the authors. The author(s) will have to send a completely filled and signed ‘Copyright Agreement Form’ along with the ‘Manuscript Submission Form’ [can be extracted from the website], without which the paper will not be accepted.

•       JETB has zero tolerance against plagiarism. If plagiarism is detected, the published paper will be withdrawn and the crime will be clearly mentioned in the next issue, with a copy marked to the mother institution where the author(s) worked or are working.

•       The manuscripts in no condition should be based on the subject matter of a predatory journal(s) nor there should be any citations of articles from predatory journal(s).

•       For details on the Copyright and Plagiariasm author(s) should refer to the Ethical Policies mentioned on the Scientific Publishers web page www.scientificpubonline.com

Cover art

•       Authors are invited to submit high-resolutions images for consideration for reproduction on the cover. Cover art is chosen on aesthetic appeal and scientific interest. An image does not need to have relevance to an article published, but should be related to it. Authors will need to confirm full permission to publish both online and in print. The Editors may crop, rotate or otherwise adjust images to fit the cover.

•       Image requirements: The artwork should consist of a single image of at least 300 dpi for colour images and 600 dpi for B&W images to be sent as TIF, EPS, PCX, JPG format files.

Formatting

Final manuscripts should be

•       typeset in Cambria, size 11, fonts in English language with 1.5 interline spacing

•       following British spellings and grammar

•       with no footnotes

•       Short communications carry no abstract. The ‘Introduction’ section should provide a brief account of all the details abstractly. ‘Results and Discussion’ section should be merged as one. References may be restricted to a maximum of 15 whereas tables and figures to one or two each’.

•       Abbreviations used in the text must be explained at the first instance of citation. Standard and popular abbreviations (e.g., mg, g, km, m) are exempt.

•       Headings and subheadings (throughout the paper) are to be provided in the following manner

1. Sectional heading (level 1) (Bold, minimal capitalization)

1.1 Sectional heading (level 2) (No bold, italicized, minimal capitalization)

1.1.1 Sectional heading (level 3) (No bold, italicized, minimal capitalization)

The manuscript should have the following headings in the given order (except Short communications).

•       Title: Should be clear, precise and set in capital letters. Italicize binomials. Below the title include the name(s) of the author(s) along with their complete affiliation(s). In case multiple authors have different affiliations, they should be identified with superscripts with complete postal addresses. The corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk, and the current and valid email address should be provided.

•       Abstract: An abstract of 100–150 words should be included mentioning a concise background of the study done, followed by its purpose, key results, and the conclusion(s) along with potential applications of the work described. It should be set in a single paragraph. No references cited in this section.

•       Keywords: Four–five keywords should be included pointedly referring to the study. Each keyword should begin with a capital letter and separated by a semi colon. See that no term used in the title is repeated in the keywords.

•       Introduction: This section should provide a clear context to the reader. Therefore, it should refer to the need for the study done, the study area considered and the purpose of the study followed by a set of well-defined, pointed objectives of the study. The goal can be rationalized with a brief relevant review of earlier work and thus justifying it. Use binomials only throughout (refer to www.theplantlist.org) and avoid common names. Set binomials in Italics. At the first instance in the text (besides the title and the abstract) mention the name of the plant(s) in full and in subsequent reference shorten the generic name to its first letter followed by a full stop. In case a sentence starts with a binomial, then do not contract the generic name: See details under References for in-text citations style.

•       Materials and Methods: This is the substantive part of the paper. Include every detail of the landscape and other pertinent details (e.g., weather, sampling months, rainfall, pedology) and cite appropriate consulted references. For weather details do not include exhaustive tables or graphs: include minimal details based on seasons. A clear and complete description of the techniques used should be provided, without sacrificing any detail. Create a new subsection of statistical methods used in sampling and analysis and explain them in fullest detail, wherever applicable. Provide details of software used to analyze the data.

•       Results: This section should only refer to the findings made in the study. Create figures, tables, and graphics as appropriate. No inferences or discussion should occur in this section.

•       Discussion: It should include a thorough and comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the results obtained. Be brief and pointed. No circumambulation is preferred.

•       Acknowledgements: Use straightforward prose to communicate the acknowledgement in as brief a text as possible. Use active voice and refer to the person by name only; avoid titles and unnecessary words and terms. It is to be made at the end of the paper not exceeding 4–5 lines.

•       Tables and Figures: Tables and figures should be appropriately numbered and referred in sequence. Every table and/or figure must include a caption clearly indicating its purpose. Maps should indicate the study area for which it has been used. They should be geo-coordinated. References to the maps (cited as Figures) should be included wherever applicable. Send all figures in high-resolution images (300 dpi for colour images, 600 dpi for B&W images) in TIF, EPS, PCX, JPG format files.

•       References

         In-text citations

         References with-in the text should be given as shown in example: ‘(Sharma, 2011)’. For two author citation the reference should be cited as: ‘(Singh & Pandey, 2012)’. Multiple references should be separated by a semi-colon and arranged chronologically, ‘(Sharma, 2002; Patel, 2005; Singh, 2011)’. For three or more authors, use ‘et al.’ after the first author referred by the surname.

         End list of citations

         In the end list, all cited references should be arranged in alphabetical order and multiple references for the same author should be cited chronologically. Following is the style of references:

         Journal articles

         Gupta, A.K. 1976. Flora of Siddhi district Ethnobotany 234: 114–121.

         Singh, T. & Pandey, S.B. 2000. Ethnomedicinal use of Terminalia species Indian Medicinal Plants 8: 74–80.

         Kumar, D., Kumar, A. & Om Prakash 2012. Potential antifertility agents from plants: a comprehensive review

         Journalof Ethnopharmacology 140: 1–32.

         Articles accepted, inpress

         Singh, S.B. & Rawat, A.K. 2011. Ethnopharmacological use of Acacia species in Western India Indian Medicinal Plants (in press).

         Chaptersfrombooks

         Brown, B. & Aaron, M. 2001. The politics of nature. In: Smith, J. (ed) ‘The rise of modern genomics’ 3rd ed Wiley New York 234–295.

         Books

         Bremer, K. 1994. Astreaceae: Cladisticsand Classification. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon 234–298.

         Conferenceproceedings

         Chaudhury, K. 2008. The effect of climate on populations of Lepidoptera infesting oak stands in Garhwal Himalaya, 97–99. In D. Lemerle & A.R. Leys [eds.], Proceedings of the 7th Asian Conference of Syliviculturists Sylvicuuture Asia Bangkok.

         Thesis

         Sharma, J.P. 2000. Ecology and factors affecting distribution of some medicinal plants of Rajasthan Ph D thesis JNV University Jodhpur India 128 pages.

         Websites

         The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (2008) http://nbaindia.org/text/12//TheBiological DiversityAct2002.html (accessed on 10 February 2016).

Publication

•       Names of potential reviewers: Supply names, institutional addresses, and current email IDs of three preferred and non-preferred reviewers (if any).

•       Charges: We publish high quality articles and research work in the multidisciplinary field of science. Our peer review process regulates the quality of every article to ensure it complies with our publishing standards. In order to cover our handling, processing and production expenses, a nominal processing fee called Article Processing Charges (APC) is charged on every accepted submission. This fee also accommodates efforts put into tasks such as reviewing, editing, proofreading, quality check, typesetting, web maintenance, plagiarism check, DOI etc. An APC of INR 1000 per page is applicable which includes all the above born by the publishers.

•       Reprints: The corresponding author will receive a PDF of the published paper via email.

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