The journals publishes Original research Articles, Short Communications and Review Articles.
General
All submitted manuscripts should contain original
work neither published previously nor under consideration for
publication elsewhere. Articles shall be accepted from any country
provided submitted in English language only. There is no page limitation
for articles up to twenty pages; the authors must strive to present
their results as clearly and concisely as possible. Authors, in their
cover note to Editor, shall have to clearly mention whether the
manuscript is to be considered as a Research article, Short
communications or a Review article.
Peer review policy
'A & V Publications' journals aims at rapid
publication of articles while maintaining rigorous peer review process,
each article will be subjected to a minimum of two reviews by two
individual reviewers. Reviewers will be insisted to review the paper
within 15 days time and if he/ she fail to return will be sent to other
reviewer for review. All authors are requested to send one copy of
manuscript to suggested one reviewer by electronically to review the
manuscript not of authors' institution or affiliation and the editorials
shall send second copy to enlisted reviewer for reviewing the article.
The reviewer shall reviewed the article as per instruction to author,
special emphasis on spelling, format of references in text and reference
section, methodology, citation of journals cited, and summary and
findings.
Manuscripts shall go through a peer review process
to adjudge their suitability and authenticity, for publication in the
journal. A confirmation about the acceptance of the manuscript will be
sent to e-mail address of the corresponding author. Please check your
e-mail account frequently, because you will receive all important
information about your manuscript through e-mail only.
Submission of Manuscript:
Authors may submit the articles only through the
online manuscript submission system. Authors are advised to submit the
articles as MS Word 2003 or 2007 format only with the pdf copy of letter
for publication and copyright form duly signed by author/(s), scanned.
File type
Authors should submit the articles only in MS-word
2003 or 2007 format, no other format is accepted. If equations were used
it should be converted by using MS Office equation editor and pasted as
image at proper place. All equations should be grouped or may be
prepared using equation editor software.
File size
No article should exceed more than 15 pages unless
necessary, authors will be requested to substantiate the need if it
exceeds the maximum number of pages. The file size of the MS word format
may not exceed 10 MB size for submission through submission form and 20
MB if it is submitted as attachment over Email avpublications@gmail.com
Language
Language of the articles should be only in English, we are not processing articles in any other languages
Font type
Articles should be typed in single line spacing with the following font pattern
Font type
Times new roman
Size
- For heading or title
- 14 points and Bold (Small Letters, not
capitalize the titles unnecessarily unless required, e.g. HPLC, HPTLC,
UV, GC, TLC, SEM, TEM, etc.)
- Author/ Coauthors name
- 11 points and Bold
- Affiliation/ Institute name
- 10 points
- For subtitles
- 11 points and Bold
- Content of article
- 9.5 points
- Table title and Content 8 points
Submission order
The following order should be strictly followed while submitting the article
Front page
(Page-1) Title of article, authors' names, authors'
institutional affiliations only and leave other spaces empty
On second page
(Page-2) Start with abstract of about 200-400 words
exactly conveying the content of the article, Keywords (at least 5
words)
On third page
(Page-3 onwards) Main content text with all tables
and figures aligned in their proper place (do not send tables and
figures separately unless requested), List of symbols and Abbreviations,
Acknowledgement, References (follow standard format),
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts should be submitted as per order: Title
Page, name of author (s), Abstract, Key words, Introduction, Material
and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements (if necessary) and
References. If the Result and Discussion sections are combined, then a
Conclusion section should be added.
Discussion
This part must be written with reference to the
tables and figures and by considering information from the literature.
Statements made in the Introduction and Results sections should not be
repeated here.
Title Page
The first page should contain a concise and
informative title, the names and addresses of the authors and contact
details of the corresponding author (postal address, e-mail, and fax and
telephone numbers). If necessary, a brief Acknowledgements section may
be included.
Abstract
It should be about 200-400 words. Key words: A
maximum of 5 key words must be given at the end of the Abstract. In the
abstract should not mention any references.
Introduction
This part should define the background and
significance of the study by considering the relevant literature,
particularly the most recent publications.
Material and Methods
Please provide concise but complete information
about the material and the analytical, statistical and experimental
procedures used. This part should be as clear as possible to enable
other scientists to repeat the research presented.
Results
In this part, the same data/ information given in a
table must not be repeated in a figure, or vice versa. It is not
acceptable to repeat extensively the numerals from tables into text and
give lengthy and unnecessary explanations of the Tables and Figures.
Discussion
This part must be written with reference to the
tables and figures and by considering information from the literature.
Statements made in the Introduction and Results sections should not be
repeated here.
Acknowledgements
If necessary, a brief Acknowledgements section may be included.
References
References should be cited in the text in Arabic
numerals in superscript. The references should be cited at the end of
the manuscript in the order of their appearance in the text. For
citation of references with three or more authors, only the first
author's name followed by et al. should be used. References to journal
articles, books, chapters in books, etc. should be cited, as follows:
Journal Articles
Daharwal SJ, Saraf Swarnlata and Saraf S.
Spectrophotometric method for simultaneous estimation of amoxicillin and
tinidazole in tablet dosage form. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical
Education and Research. 41 (1); 2007: 35-41.
Book
Stacey GL and Keen NT. Plant-microbe interactions. Chapman and Hall, New York.1996.
Book Chapter
Mandell GL. and. Petri WA. Antimicrobial agents:
penicillins, cephalosporins, and other ß-lactam antibiotics. In Goodman
and Gilman`s. The pharmacological basis of therapeutics, Edited by
Hardman JG and Limbird LE. McGraw-Hill, New York. 1996; 9th ed: pp.
1073-1101.
Electronic journal article/ World Wide Web:
Daharwal SJ, Grag G, Saudagar RB, Saraf Swarnlata
and Saraf S. Methods of estimation of multi-component formulations: A
review. Available from: URL:
http://www.pharmainfo.net/volumes-and-issues/2006/vol-4-issue-3.
Figures:
Photos or drawings must have a good contrast of dark
and light. Legends of figures should be brief, but complete and
self-explanatory so that the reader can easily understand the results
presented in the figure. Figure legends should be attached to the
figures. All figure number should be arranged orderly, the figures
should not be supplied separately but pasted in the proper place. Figure
number and title should be given below the figure, the content of the
figure should be explained in the title of figure.
Tables:
All tables should be numbered in order with grid
lines. The table number should be properly given, large size tables
should be split into two or more tables so that it can be accommodated
within the page size. Table width and cell sizing should be even and all
the content should be left side aligned. Number of the tables and title
should be given above the tables and without any border, shading. Do
not give on separate page. The table should with a brief but complete
and self-explanatory caption so that the reader can easily understand
the results presented in the table. Please do not duplicate material
that is already presented in the figures.
Ethics and Consent
When reporting experiments on human subjects,
authors should indicate whether the procedure follows were in accordance
with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human
experimentation. Do not use patients' names, initials, or hospital
numbers, especially in illustrative material. Papers including animal
experiments or clinical trials must be conducted with approval by the
local animal care or human subject committees, respectively.
Paper acceptance
Final decision on acceptance of the paper is with
the editorial team, promotion in any form will disqualify even qualified
papers. Selected papers will be put in queue for publication, once the
article is published author will get a confirmation mail from the
corresponding editor.
Paper Processing /Publication Charges
There is no processing fees or publication charges
for Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry; Research
Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics; Research Journal of
Pharmaceutical Dosage Form and Technology; Asian Journal of Research in
Pharmaceutical Sciences [AJPSci.]; Asian Journal of Pharmacy and
Technology [AJPTech.]; Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
[AJPRes.]; Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis [AJPAna.]; Asian
Journal of Pharmacy [AJPharm.]; Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Reviews
[AJPRew.]; Research Journal of Science and Technology; Research Journal
of Engineering and Technology; International Journal Technology;
Research Journal of Topical and Cosmetic Sciences; Asian Journal of
Nursing Education and Research (AJNER); International Journal of
Advances in Nursing Management (IJANM); International Journal of Nursing
Education and Research (IJNER). For Research Journal of Pharmacy and
Technology; Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry is INR 1000/- for one
manuscript for domestic (Indian) author and free from processing fees
for foreign author. For Asian Journal of Management; Research Journal of
Humanities and Social Sciences; International Journal of Advances in
Social Sciences; International Journal of Reviews and Research in Social
Sciences (IJRRSS)is INR 500/- for one manuscript for domestic (Indian)
author and free from processing fees for foreign author. There is no
processing fees for co-author. The one printed copy of journal and
publication certificate will be posted after publication of article at
the postal address of corresponding author (for Indian author only).
Also one pdf copy of published manuscript shall be send as attached
documents at author’s email.
Copyright
'A & V Publications' journals follow creative
commons copyright policies, authors are instructed to send a copyright
form attached with article while submission. Click here
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it. If the form cannot be scanned, please submit the article through
this form by accepting the copyright transfer details.