Authors Guidelines

I. General

Full-length articles, short communications, and review articles reporting results of original investigations clearly, written in good English in topics associated with Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Applications. are published in the Advances in Applied Research, after subjecting to a rigorous peer-reviewing process. Communications intended for publication should be sent to the Editor, Advances in Applied Research (AAR). AAR will consider manuscripts prepared in accordance with the format of the journal. Articles are considered for publication on condition that these are contributed solely to AAR, that they have not been published previously in print and are not under consideration by another publication. In the selection of the paper and in regard to priority of publication, the opinion of the Editor will be final. The Editor shall have the right to edit, condense, alter, rearrange and rewrite approved articles before publication without the reference to the author concerned.

Authorship: All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship. Authorship credit should be based only on significant contribution to a) conception and design or analysis and interpretation of data; and to b) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and on c) final approval of the version to be published. Conditions a, b and c must be met. Author(s) may include explanation of each author’s contribution separately. Perspective author(s) are advised to refer the latest issue of the journal and get himself/herself/themselves acquainted with the minor details of the format and style of the journal. Each manuscript should be accompanied by a covering letter indicating whether the paper is submitted as an original article, a short communication, or a review. The covering letter should also contain the name, address, email address and telephone//fax numbers of the corresponding author. The corresponding author should notify change of address, if any in time.

Declaration:

A declaration should be submitted stating that the manuscript represents valid work and that neither this manuscript nor one with substantially similar content under the present authorship has been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere and the authorship of this article will not be contested by any one whose name[s] is/are not listed here , and the order of the authorship as placed in the manuscript is final and accepted by the co-authors. Declaration should be signed by all the authors in the order in which they are mentioned in the original manuscript.

2. Submission of Manuscript

The length of an article should not exceed 3,000 words in the case of full-length article and 750 words in the case of short communication. Each half-page table or illustration should be taken as equivalent to 200 words. It is desirable to submit manuscripts in MS Word document (Times New Roman font; pt 12; 1 cm margin on all sides using double line spacing throughout the manuscript). All the pages of the manuscript (including the tables) should be serially numbered. The articles (either in CD or via email) complete in all aspects may be submitted to The Editor, Advances in Applied Research, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore – 641 004, Tamil Nadu, India, E Mail: editoraar@psgrkc.com

3. Organisation of Manuscript

Full-length article shall comprise (1)Short title, (2) Title, (3) Names of Author/Author(s), (4) Institution and Address with PIN (postal) code, (4) Abstract (along with key words), (5) Introduction, (6) Materials and Methods, (7) Results and Discussion, (8) Conclusion, (9) Acknowledgement, (10) References and (11) Tables and Figures (if any). The title (in bold) should be concise but informative. A short running title should convey the main theme of the paper (maximum 30 characters in capital letters in italics). Use capital letter for the first word of the title, proper names, chemicals.

Names of the author(s) (first name followed by surname, 12 points, in bold) with their designations and complete postal address(es) of the Institutions to which the work to be attributed should be given. Indicate the corresponding author by an asterisk, and the email ID and the contact mobile number as a foot note.

An abstract limited to 250 words shall explain in brief, the purpose of the study/ investigation, basic procedure adopted, main findings and their implications along with key words restricted to 8 numbers in parenthesis, following the abstract. A short introduction should indicate the new objectives and scope of the investigation with reference to earlier similar reports. Limit literature references [maximum 20] relating to essential and latest information. Materials and methods must be concise and clear. Reported methods can be quoted by reference. If any new technique is adopted, elaboration is essential. Description of the statistical methods used should be given in detail. Standard abbreviations can be used and be spelt out when first used in the text. Abbreviations are strictly forbidden in the title and abstract.

Results and Discussions

Presentation of results must be with clarity and relate to the objectives, the question addressed in the investigation and the solutions evolved from the investigation. As far as possible, this section should not be lengthy but should be understandable through representation by figures and tables. Tables should be simple, self explanatory and should supplement and not duplicate the information given in the text.

References to published work to be cited in the text is as follows:

Nagarajan and Praveen (1972) have shown or it has been shown (Nagarajan and Praveen, 1972). If there are more than two authors, this should be indicated by et al. after the surname of the first author, e.g., Nagarajan et al. (1972), (Kelebeni, 1983), (Chege, 1998; Chukwura, 1987a,b; Tijani, 1993, 1995), (Kumar et al., 2001).

Conclusion

Conclusion may focus on the solutions of the problems posed in the communication and/or towards contribution for scientific knowledge.

Short Communication

Conceptually, short communication is a first report on new concepts, ideas and methodology which the author(s) would wish to share with the scientific community.. The style is less formal as compared with the “full-length” article and does not have different sections. However, the materials and methods part is more emphasized. The other instructions are the same as that of full-length articles.

Acknowledgement

The authors may place on record the help received (should be limited to collegial and financial assistance, if appropriate be placed at the end of the text).

Dual Publication:

If material in a submitted article has been published previously or is to appear in part or whole in another publication, the Editor must be informed.

References

The reference citation should follow the order: name(s) of author(s), title of the paper, year of publication, periodical (title in abbreviations italicized), volume (bold), starting and ending pages of the paper. Reference to a book includes name(s) of author(s), title, the edition, the publisher, City of publication, Year of publication, page numbers. Manuscripts accepted but not yet published may be included among the references. Designate the journal followed by “in Press” (in parentheses). Information from manuscripts submitted but not yet accepted should be cited in the text as “unpublished observations” (in parentheses). Papers without a reference list will not be sent for peer review.

Units of measurements – Metric units should be used in scientific contributions. If the conventional units or SI units were actually followed in measurements that should be given in parenthesis.

Use italics for generic names.