INSTRUCTIONS TO THE AUTHOR(S)

Aims and Scope

Current Agriculture is a half yearly peer reviewed journal, which aims to publish agricultural research for the benefit of scientific community and other stakeholders. The journal was launched in 1977 under the aegis of the registered society Indian Society of Salinity Research Scientists (ISSRS), with the aim of publishing research pertaining to agricultural sciences, in general, and soil salinity and water management sciences in particular. The journal addresses emerging issues and strategies for future challenges of agricultural improvement.

The advancements in science and agriculture in India and around the world has led the journal to broaden the aims and scope and henceforth, from its 38th volume, i.e., 2019 onwards CA is revamping and broadening its scope to include agricultural and allied sciences, under the leadership of experts in India and abroad, ensuring the publication of rapid, rigorously peer reviewed professional articles.

Current Agriculture will publish original scientific work related to plant science, natural resource management, plant protection, agricultural engineering, economics, statistics and applied sciences. Current Agriculture will also feature review articles, short communication, survey reports, conference proceedings, case studies, academic articles related to agricultural and applied sciences.

Procedure followed at CA Office

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

•  Manuscripts received are screened by the Editorial office for an overall compliance with the ‘aims and scope’, and style of CA, and are subject to plagiarism checks and in the instance of plagiarism detection, the paper is out rightly rejected.

•  The MS passing the preliminary check are assigned to 2–3 experts in the identified field for review.

•  The manuscript may be accepted for publication as such, or with minor or major revisions, or out rightly rejected in the light of comments of the reviewers. The Editorial Board’s decision in this regard will be final.

•  Generally, the decision – acceptance of the manuscript, or otherwise, will be intimated to the corresponding author via email in four to eight weeks from the date of receipt or submission of the MS.

Author’s responsibilities

• The author(s) hold the full responsibility for the factual correctness and integrity of the contents of the manuscript including copyrights; author(s) will be fully responsible for any conflict, manipulation of image or data, and plagiarism.

• Author(s) should obtain due permission for directly reusing third-party data, if any, in their manuscript, and include appropriate references to earlier publications for indirect use of textual or graphic data.

• Corrections on the proof should be minimum and normally restricted to printer's errors. No substantial changes should done at this stage. 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 the paper, an affirmation to this effect from all the author(s), has to be submitted to the Editor.

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' after the acceptance of the paper [can be extracted from the website].

•  CA has zero tolerance against plagiarism. If, at any stage, 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).

Formatting

Final manuscripts should be

        ● typeset in Times New Roman, 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 should be limited as per need to support  the research or review. 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)

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

    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. The title should be followed by 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 150‒200 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. Because major words in the title are not used in the subject index, appropriate words from the title (or synonyms) should be listed as key words.

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. Objective of the study should be discussed in view of latest references.

MATERIAL and METHODS: Relevant details should be given of the research aspect, including experimental design and the techniques employed. Where the methods are well known, the citation of a standard work is sufficient. All modifications of procedures must be explained. Experimental materials and statistical models should be described clearly and fully. Units of measurement, symbols and standard abbreviations should conform to those recommended by the International Union of Bio-Chemistry (IUB) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Metric measurements are preferred, and dosages should be expressed entirely in metric units (SI units).

RESULTS and DISCUSSION should preferably be combined to avoid repetition. This section should only refer to the findings made in the study. Create figures, tables, and graphics as appropriate. No inferences. Discussion should include a thorough and comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the results obtained. The discussion should relate to the limitations or advantage of the author's experiments in comparison with the work of others. Authors must obtain permission to reproduce any copyright material, and include an acknowledgement of the source in their papers. Be brief and precise. No circumambulation is preferred.

CONCLUSIONS: Should not be of more than one paragraph after the discussion and explain in general terms the implications of findings of this research.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Use straightforward prose to communicate the acknowledgement in as brief a text as possible. Use active voice and refer to the person(s) or agency 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. 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

      A recent issue of the journal should be consulted for the methods of citation of References in the text as well as at the end of the article. Authors should ensure that all references in the text appear at the end of the paper and vice–versa, and that names and dates at the two places correspond. References should be typed in alphabetical order. The reference list should be first sorted alphabetically by author(s) and secondly chronologically.

In-text citations

Reference citations in the text are typed as follows: Black (1971) or (Black 1971); Dickerson et al. (1974) or (Dickerson et al.1974); Smith and Jones (1977) or (Smith and Jones 1977).

End list citations

For journal articles

Panda D., Sharma S.G. and Sarkar R.K. 2007. Chlorophyll fluorescence transient analysis and its association with submergence tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 77(3):344–8. 

Books

Lombard, P.B. and Waetwood, M.N. 1987. Rootstocks of Fruit crops. Room, C.R. and Carlson, R.F. (Eds). A Wiley-Interscience Publication, New York. 145 pp.

Chapters from books

Lombard, P.B. and Waetwood, M.N. 1987. Pear Rootstocks. Rootstocks of Fruitcrops. Room, C.R and Carlson,

R.F (Eds). A Wiley-Interscience Publication, New York. 145–183 pp.

Symposium

Devegowda, G., Raju, M.V. L.N, Afzali, N. and Swamy, H.V.L.N. 1998. Mycotoxin picture worldwide: Novel solutions for their counteraction. Proceedings of 14th Alltech's Annual Symposium on Biotechnology in the Feed Industry, 5th May 1997. Bangalore. 241–255 pp.

PUBLICATION

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

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

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