Instruction to the authors
GENERAL GUIDES FOR AUTHORS
IJAR is published as an open access journal and in order to increase the visibility of research works of each researcher, all articles published are freely available online for wider readership. Following types of paper are invited to submit:
1. Original articles (Regular Papers)
2. Review articles of recent and specific interest.
3. Short Communications
4. Book Reviews
Original articles include results of original research work and have not been previously published elsewhere, except as previous/ primary study. Review articles should be on a specific topic having special interest. Short Communications should be reported as structured as original articles and should not exceed 4 printed pages. For further detail please consult the Editors-in-Chief.
Submission
Please submit your article to: editor.ijares@gmail.com
Our team working on online submission system and it will be activated as soon as it completed. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor’s decision and requests for revision, will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author.
Suggested Referees
Authors can suggest 3 potential reviewers of their field who can take the review task. Please provide full contact details and e-mail addresses. Note that the Editor retains the sole right to decide whether or not the suggested reviewers are used.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
There are no strict formatting requirements but all manuscripts must contain the essential elements needed to convey your manuscript, for example, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusions, Tables with Captions, and References. Please ensure the text of your paper is Times New Roman, 1.5 spaced and has consecutive line numbering which is essential for peer reviewing process.
Title page information
Title: The title should be concise and informative as titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Please avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
Author names and affiliations: Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled out. Present the authors’ affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names.
Corresponding author: Please clearly indicate the e-mail address and up-to date contact detail of the corresponding author.
Abstract and Keywords
The abstract should be concise representation of the article. It should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself. The abstract should not exceed 350 words and be written in one paragraph. Immediately after the abstract, please provide a maximum of 6 keywords. These keywords should not already used in the title which will be used for indexing purposes.
Introduction
The introduction section should clearly state the hypothesis or identify the problem for with research was designed. It should give enough justification/importance of the study and provide an adequate background avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. At the end, it should contain specific objectives of the work.
Material and methods
Detail of the materials used and step-wise description of the methodology followed should be mentioned. Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.
Results
Results should be clear and concise. A common fault in this section is the double presentation of the results that already exists in the tables and figures.
Discussion
This section should interpret the data presented I the result section, especially the key findings related to the problem or hypothesis taken in the introduction. This section should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. Extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short conclusions section.
Acknowledgements
In this section, authors may express acknowledgments to those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).
Table and Figures
Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. Tables can be placed either next to the relevant text in the article, or on separate page(s) at the end. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table notes below the table body. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in them do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article. Please avoid using vertical rules. Ensure that each illustration has a caption. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
References
There are no strict requirements on reference formatting at submission. References can be in any style or format as long as the style is consistent. Where applicable, author(s) name(s), journal title/book title, chapter title/article title, year of publication, volume number/book chapter and the pagination must be present.
Citation in text
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Citation of a reference as ‘in press’ implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
Web references
As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
Reference style
Text: All citations in the text should refer to: Single author: the author’s name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication; Two authors: both authors’ names and the year of publication; Three or more authors: first author’s name followed by ‘et al.’ and the year of publication. Citations may be made directly (or parenthetically). Groups of references should be listed first alphabetically, then chronologically. Examples: ‘as demonstrated (Allan, 2000a, 2000b, 1999; Allan and Jones, 1999). Kramer et al. (2010) have recently shown ….’
Reference Lists
References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’, etc., placed after the year of publication.
Examples:
Ahmed, M.S. (1988). Studies on growth and yield of four promising pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) lines. Annual Report of Bangladesh Agril. Res. Inst. Joydebpur. p. 284.
Ashraf, M. & Rauf, H. (2001). Inducing salt tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) through seed priming with chloride salts: growth and ion transport at early growth stages. Acta Physiol. Plant., 23: 407-414.
Austin, R.B. (1989). Maximizing crop production in water-limited environments, F.W.G. Baker (ed.), Drought Resistance in Cereals, CAB International, 13-26.
Banik, B.R. (2003). Inheritance pattern in snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.). Ph.D Thesis, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University, Salna, Gazipur. pp. 1-60.
BARC (1997). Fertilizer Recommendation Guide. Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council. Farmgate, New Airport Road, Dhaka, p. 78.
FAO (2000) . Production Yearbook. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome. 54: 71-80.
McDonald, M.B. 2000. Seed priming. In: Black M, Bewley JD (eds) Seed Technology and Its Biological Basis. Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, England, p. 287-325.
Rahman, A.F.M. (1988). Kumra Jatio Shabji-O-Ful (in Bangla). Dhanshiri Printing and Publishing Co., Dhaka, pp. 279-281.
Russell, D. and Freed, D. (1986). Statistical Procedure for Agricultural Research. Crop and Soil Sci. Dept. Michigan State Univ.USA. p.56.
Soulsby, E.J.L. (1986). Helminths Arthropods and Prorozoa of Domesticated Animals. 7th ELBS, Bailliere, Tindall, London.
UNDP & FAO. (1988). Land Resources Appraisal of Bangladesh for Agricultural development. Agro-Ecological regions of Bangladesh. Report 2. UNDP/FAO, Rome. p. 212-221
