Original research papers concerned with various fields of ecology, both basic and applied, are accepted from the members of the society if considered suitable by peer reviewers and the Editorial Board. It is presumed that the articles submitted for publication to Indian Journal of Ecology have not been previously and will not be simultaneously submitted and published in any other journal.
Manuscripts of full papers should be prepared under the following headings: Title, Affiliation, Abstract, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results and Discussion and References. Short notes should have no headings and abstract.
The manuscript should be uploaded at web site for consideration and status
Each MS must have names of three reviewers from institute other than place of work with email ID. Membership of all authors is mandatory.
The manuscript should be in Times New Roman with font size 12.
Title must be short and specific. The byline should comprise name(s) of author(s), complete postal address and e-mail address. Title page must also include a running title .
Abstract must be self-explanatory and should include the objectives, methodology, important points in the results and a conclusion. It should not, in any case, exceed 200 words. The authors should also suggest up to 5 key words below the abstract.
Introduction should be brief and include justification for undertaking the investigation and a short review of earlier work. Key references related to the work must be cited. Must be within one page. Avoid information not related to study conducted. Include 2-3 recent references.
Material and Methods should be clear and concise. This section can be subtitled for clarity. Provide reference to for standard methods used.
Results should be written concisely in a logical order. All data must invariably be given in metric and decimal system. Data presented in figures should not be duplicated in tables and vice versa. All figures and tables should be cited in text and should have concise and self-explanatory headings. The results should be based on statistical analysis with minimum data.
Discussion should be oriented towards explaining the significance and implications of the results obtained and should be well connected with the previous work in this direction. The related papers published in Indian J Ecology must be cited. See Journal Contents link.
Results and Discussion section may preferably be combined to avoid repetition.
References should be arranged alphabetically by the name of the first author and then by the second and third authors as necessary. Scientific Periodicals should not be abbreviated. Cite the full title of journal. Citation should follow the following pattern
Paper in Journal : Dhawan A K, Vijay Kumar and Shera P S 2013. Ecological Perspectives in Pest Management for Sustainable IPM. Indian Journal of Ecology 40(2): 167-77
Paper in Proceedings : Joia B S and Battu R S 2005. Status of contamination of okra with presticide residues, pp.177-79. In: V K Dilawari, G S Deol, B S Joia and P K Chhuneja (eds), Proceedings of 1st Congress on Insect Science, December 15-17, 2005, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
Book : Painter R H 1951. Insect Resistance in Crop Plants, The MacMillan Company, New York, USA, p 504.
Chapter : Dhawan A K, Kumar V and Shera P S 2012 Management of Insect Pests of Cotton: Retrospect and Prospect, pp 274-97. In: Arora R, Singh B and Dhawan A K (eds). Theory and Practice of Integrated Pest Management. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India.
Thesis : Chhuneja P K 1991. Studies on pollen substitutes for the brood rearing of Apis mellifera L. Ph.D. Dissertation, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
The citation of reference in the text should be as Dhawan and Chauchan (1985) or (Dhawan and Chauchan 1985), Sharma et al (1991) or (Sharma et al 1991) depending on composition of the sentence. Two or more than two references cited jointly should be arranged chronologically and distinguished from each other by (,) except that the word ‘and’ should be used between the last two references.
Complete scientific name of the insect with its full name of authority must be given on its first mention. The contributors must ensure the authenticity of current scientific name and authority
Illustrations should be very clear for photographic reproduction. Line drawings and photographs should be separately grouped. Photographs should be of high quality (preferably in glossy print) with sharp details and contrasts. The publication cost of photographs will be charged separately at the prevailing market rates. Small figures should be grouped to fill a page and full-page figure should be larger than 26 x 36 cm.
Review of manuscript -Two referees will review the article and revised article will have to be submitted within 15 days. Any further delay will result in change of date of receipt of article. Any articles without following the format of the journal will not be considered.
For details kindly visit www.indianecologicalsociety.com. The tentative period for publication is 30 to 120 days ( 1-4 months)
All editorial correspondence should be addressed to:
Managing Editor, Indian Journal of Ecology
Indian Ecological Society,
Punjab Agricultural University Campus, Ludhiana – 141004, India
e-mail: indianecologicalsociety@gmail.com
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