Author Guideline

Article Detail

Name, designation, and the Institution name of the author should be mentioned in the article in a comprehensible manner.

Article Topic

Please send articles related to new innovation, the latest technological approach, the current scenario, the latest government schemes, and success stories related to Agri and allied sectors.

Title of the Article

• Catchy, short, and attractive
• Compel the readers to read the article
• Time-oriented
• It should be audience-oriented
• News-oriented

Introduction

• The very first paragraph of articles is known as Introduction
• It is an introduction for the article
• It shows the need for writing the article
• For example, we write an article on precision farming. We have to write its importance that it is better in such and such regards
• It should be really one paragraph or two paragraphs if the subject is broader

Article Format

• MS Word (Doc, Docx file only)
• Font for English: Times New Roman, Size: 12, Spacing: 1.5, Page: 2-4
• Font for Hindi: Kokila, Size: 12, Spacing: 1.5, Page: 2-4

General Guidelines

• Follow guidelines strictly
• Article shouldn't be less than 1500 words; however, it should exceed the limit if necessary to complete the sentence but less than 2500 words in any case.
• Do not exceed page limit
• Write captions separately
• Give 1-2 tables or graphs (avoid repetition)
• Figures: Author is required to submit high-resolution images, preferably with the initial submission but no later than revision stage. Electronic images (figures and schemes) must be at a minimum resolution of 600 d.p.i. for line drawings (black and white) and 300 d.p.i. for color or grayscale. Color figures must be supplied in CMYK not RGB colors. Please ensure that the prepared electronic image files print at a legible size (with lettering of at least 2 mm).A number of different file formats are acceptable, including: PowerPoint (.ppt), Tagged Image File Format (.tif), Encapsulated PostScript (.eps), Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg), Graphics Interchange Format (.gif), Adobe Illustrator (.ai) (please save your files in Illustrator's EPS format), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Microsoft Word (.doc), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and Excel (.xls) but not Portable Document Format (PDF).
• Do not leave typing error
• Well -presented articles are given priority
• There should not be more than two authors of one article. However, there may be three or maximum four authors, if the article is on an inter-sectoral package.
• Title should be short and informative of the content with 14 font size of bold times new roman. Complete address of all authors should be given below the title with 12 font size of times new roman and email of corresponding author must be after the address with 11 font size of bold times new roman.
• It is the responsibility of the authors to make sure that their content is authentic. Plagiarized article will not be published in our Magazine, however if any plagiarized article published, Magazine will not be responsible and it would be sole responsibility of the author. Please note that the Magazine Board will not check for Plagiarism, Authors are instructed to take care of plagiarism before submitting their manuscript.
• Text should be clear in A4 paper size format, giving complete details of the article in simple English and Hindi. It should contain summary of the article, short introduction and complete methodology and results. Authors must draw conclusions of their articles finally. Abbreviation should be written fully at first time. Scientific names and technical nomenclature must be accurate. Tables, figures and pictures should be relevant and appropriately placed with references.

Rewrite Your Article

• Rewrite your article after 2-3 days
• Show it to your friends/colleagues
• You may show it to a person working on the same problem

Language

• Use simple words
• Use short sentences in a logical order
• Use active voice
• Relate all sentences with each other
• Avoid passive voice
• Maintain coherence
• Paragraphs should be short and readable
• Short paragraphs give pause to readers
• Give human touch to your article to make it interesting

Article Acceptance/Rejection

The selection of articles for publication shall be under the right of the Reviewer board members exclusively.

Publication Time

Although our best effort is to publish all the articles in the upcoming issue, if we get more articles, then we publish a few selected in the upcoming second issue. Therefore, the authors are requested to be patient, wait for your article until the next second issue of the magazine.

Queries about the article

We do not personally contact any authors about acceptance, but if any corrections are required in your article, we will automatically contact you via email. For more information regarding the status of your article, please wait until the next two issues. Please do not call or message regarding the same article.

Reference Style

Author Surname, Initials, Year of publication. Title of Article. Title of Journal full (italics). Volume number (Issue Number): Page numbers. E.g., Singh, V. and Pandey, R. (2018). Effect of nitrogen on wheat yield and phenology. Agri Express. 12 (3): 5-7.