JETB Instructions to the Authors

Aims and Scope

The Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (JETB) is a peer reviewed, quarterly, international journal, which aims to disseminate the knowledge and research carried out in the fields of Economic Botany, Ethnobotany, Ethnopharmacology, Plant Geography, and Plant Taxonomy.

Special issues are published, from time to time, on specific contemporary themes, thus offering scope for informing scientists of recent developments and advances in the fields listed above.

Manuscripts

JETB features the following categories of articles.

• Synthetic reviews [not more than 10,000 words, including the list of references (maximum of 60), 5 figures and 5 tables]

• Original research paper (not exceeding 6,000 words, including a list of references , 5 figures, and 5 tables)

• Monographs

• Short Communications (2,000–2,500 words, including list of references, 1–2 tables and 1–2 figures)

• Book reviews (1,500–2,000 words)

Procedure followed at JETB Office

• An immediate electronic acknowledgement of the receipt of the MS is communicated to the corresponding author.

• Manuscripts received are screened by the Editorial office for an overall compliance with the ‘aims and scope’, and style of JETB, and      are subject to plagiarism checks and in the instance of plagiarism detection, the paper is out rightly rejected.

• The MS passing the preliminary check are assigned to 2–3 experts in the identified field for review

• The manuscript may be accepted for publication as such, or with minor or major revisions, or out rightly rejected in the light of  comments of  the  reviewers. The Editorial Board’s decision in this regard will be final.

• Generally, the decision – acceptance of the manuscript, or otherwise, will be intimated to the corresponding author via email in eight weeks from the date of receipt or submission of the MS.

Author’s responsibilities

• The author(s) hold the full responsibility for the factual correctness and integrity of the contents of the manuscript including copyrights; author(s) will be fully responsible for any conflict, manipulation of image or data, and plagiarism.

• Author(s) should obtain due permission for directly reusing third‐party data, if any, in their manuscript, and include appropriate references to earlier publications for indirect use of textual or graphic data.

• Corrections on the proof should be minimum and normally restricted to printer's errors. No substantial changes should be done at this stage. No change in the names of the authors is permissible at the proof stage. If there are valid reasons for such a change after acceptance of the paper, an affirmation to this effect from all the author(s), has to be submitted to the Editor.

• The author(s) should ensure that the plant names are in accordance with the ‘International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants’; authors may refer to www.theplantlist.org.

• For new occurrence reports, author(s) need to add a short discussion on what the new occurrence indicates in terms of habitat to facilitate the entry of a new plant.

Manuscript submission

• Manuscripts should be submitted online at : www.scientificpubonline.com. No hard copies will be accepted.

• A short cover letter (attached as a MS Word file) addressed to the Editor‐in‐Chief, Journal Division, JETB, Jodhpur seeking publication is necessary, which should also certify that

I ________________, on behalf of all of my co‐authors (if more than one author is involved) declare that

                            • the present submission is made solely to JETB and has not been submitted elsewhere

                            • this manuscript includes no material drawn from other published and copyright sources

                            • proper acknowledgement/s and citation/s are made in the MS

                            • agree to pay the processing and publication fee, when the paper is accepted for publication

                            • take full responsibility for any errors or omissions

                           • fully understand any false submissions could render the relationship with Scientific Publishers India void at any point of

                     review process

                            • undertake not to submit the MS elsewhere, whether in India or abroad, for eight weeks from the date of submitting the

                      MS or unless the Scientific Publishers communicate (within stipulated time), their inability to publish the MS.

  ________________________

(Signature)

 With full name and postal address, email ID, and phone number.

               • Attach a separate cover letter if the paper, on formal acceptance, will require printing of figures or photographs in colour and

              any other relevant information needs to be provided to the editorial office.

Copyright and Plagiarism

• Copyright information needs to be provided by the authors. The author(s) will have to send a completely filled and signed 'Copyright

     Agreement Form' after the acceptance of the paper [can be extracted from the website].

• JETB has zero tolerance against plagiarism. If, at any stage, plagiarism is detected, the published paper will be withdrawn and the       Crime will be clearly mentioned in the next issue, with a copy marked to the mother institution where the author(s) worked or are working.

• The manuscripts in no condition should be based on the subject matter of a predatory journal(s) nor there should be any citations of articles from predatory journal(s).

Cover art

• Authors are encouraged to submit high‐resolution images for consideration for reproduction on the cover. Cover art is chosen on aesthetic appeal and scientific interest. An image does not need to have relevance to an article published, but should be related to it. Authors will need to confirm full permission to publish both online and in print. The Editors may crop, rotate or otherwise adjust images to fit the cover.

• Image requirements: The artwork should consist of a single image of at least 300 dpi for colour images and 600 dpi for B&W images to be sent as TIF, EPS, PCX, JPG format files.

Formatting

Final manuscripts should be

          • typeset in Cambria, size 10, fonts in English language with 1.5 interline spacing

          • following British spellings and grammar

          • with no footnotes

• Short communications carry no abstract. The 'Introduction' section should provide a brief account of all the details abstractly. 'Results and Discussion' section should be merged as one. References may be restricted to a maximum of 15 whereas tables and figures to one or two each'.

• Abbreviations used in the text must be explained at the first instance of citation. Standard and popular abbreviations (e.g., mg, g, km, m) are exempt.

• The name of the author(s) of plant names are to be abbreviated, meticulously following the ‘Authors of Plant Names’ (Brummitt & Powell, 1992) and the IPNI website.

• The title of the journals are to be abbreviated following the ‘Botanico­Periodicum­Huntianum [BPH 2]’ (G.D.R. Bridson et al., 2004a,b).

• The title of the books are to be abbreviated following Taxonomic Literature (F.A. Stafleu & R.S. Cowan, 1976– 1988) and its supplements I‐VIII (F.A. Stafleu & E.A. Mennega, 1992–2000; L.J. Dorr & D.H. Nicolson, 2008– 2009).

• Headings and subheadings (throughout the paper) are to be provided in the following manner

    1. Sectional heading (level 1) (Bold, minimal capitalization)

    1.1 Sectional heading (level 2) (No bold, italicized, minimal capitalization)

    1.1.1 Sectional heading (level 3) (No bold, italicized, minimal capitalization)

The manuscript should have the following headings in the given order (except short communications).

• Title: Should be clear, precise and set in capital letters. The plant names should be italicized. The title should be followed by the name(s) of the author(s) along with their complete affiliation(s). In case multiple authors have different affiliations, they should be identified with superscripts with complete postal addresses. The corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk, and the current and valid email address should be provided.

• Abstract: An abstract of 100–150 words should be included mentioning a concise background of the study done, followed by its purpose, key results, and the conclusion(s) along with potential applications of the work described. It should be set in a single paragraph. No references cited in this section.

• Keywords: Four–five keywords should be included pointedly referring to the study. Each keyword should begin with a capital letter and separated by a semi colon. See that no term used in the title is repeated in the keywords.

• Introduction: This section should provide a clear context to the reader. Therefore, it should refer to the need for the study done, the study area considered and the purpose of the study followed by a set of well‐defined, pointed objectives of the study. The goal can be rationalized with a brief relevant review of earlier work and thus justifying it. Use binomials only throughout (refer to www.theplantlist.org) and avoid common names. Set binomials in Italics. At the first instance in the text (besides the title and the abstract) mention the name of the plant(s) in full and in subsequent reference shorten the generic name to its first letter followed by a full stop. In case a sentence starts with a binomial, then do not contract the generic name: See details under References for in‐text citations style. Include every detail of the landscape and other pertinent details (e.g., weather, sampling months, rainfall, pedology) and cite appropriate consulted references. For weather details do not include exhaustive tables or graphs: include minimal details based on seasons

• Materials and Methods: This is the substantive part of the paper. Include every detail of the landscape and other pertinent details (e.g., weather, sampling months, rainfall, pedology) and cite appropriate consulted references. For weather details do not include exhaustive tables or graphs: include minimal details based on seasons. A clear and complete description of the techniques used should be provided, without sacrificing any detail. Create a new subsection of statistical methods used in sampling and analysis and explain them in fullest detail, wherever applicable. Provide details of software used to analyze the data.

• Results: This section should only refer to the findings made in the study. Create figures, tables, and graphics as appropriate. No inferences or discussion should occur in this section.

• Discussion: It should include a thorough and comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the results obtained. Be brief and precise. No circumambulation is preferred.

• Acknowledgements: Use straightforward prose to communicate the acknowledgement in as brief a text as possible. Use active voice and refer to the person(s) by name only; avoid titles and unnecessary words and terms. It is to be made at the end of the paper not exceeding 4–5 lines.

•Tables and Figures: Tables and figures should be appropriately numbered and referred in sequence. Every table and/or figure must include a caption clearly indicating its purpose. Maps should indicate the study area for which it has been used. References to the maps (cited as Figures) should be included wherever applicable. Send all figures in high‐resolution images (300 dpi for colour images, 600 dpi for B&W images) in TIF, EPS, PCX, JPG format files

• References

In­text citations

References with‐in the text should be given as shown in example: '(Sharma, 2011)'. For two author citation the reference should be cited as: '(Singh & Pandey, 2012)'. Multiple references should be separated by a semi‐colon and arranged chronologically, '(Sharma, 2002; Patel, 2005; Singh, 2011)'. For three or more authors, use 'et al.' after the first author referred by the surname.

End list of citations

In the end list, all cited references should be arranged in alphabetical order and multiple references for the same author should be cited chronologically. Following is the style of references:

Journal articles

Gupta, A.K. 1976. Flora of Siddhi district. Ethnobotany 234: 114–121.

Singh, T. & Pandey, S.B. 2000. Ethnomedicinal use of Terminalia species. Indian Medicinal Plants 8: 74–80.

Kumar, D., Kumar, A. & Prakash, O. 2012. Potential antifertility agents from plants: a comprehensive review.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology 140: 1–32.

Articles accepted, in press

Singh, S.B. & Rawat, A.K. 2011. Ethnopharmacological use of Acacia species in Western India Indian Medicinal Plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 47: 2 (in press).

Chapters from books

Brown, B. & Aaron, M. 2001. The politics of nature. In: Smith, J. (ed) The rise of modern genomics, 3rd ed. Wiley New York. pp 234–295.

Books

Bremer, K. 1994. Astreaceae: Cladistics and Classification. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.

Conference proceedings

Chaudhury, K. 2008. The effect of climate on populations of Lepidoptera infesting oak stands in Garhwal Himalaya. In D. Lemerle & A.R. Leys [eds.], Proceedings of the 7th Asian Conference of Syliviculturists. pp 97–99. Sylvicuuture Asia, Bangkok.

Thesis

Sharma, J.P. 2000. Ecology and factors affecting distribution of some medicinal plants of Rajasthan. Ph.D. thesis, JNV University, Jodhpur, India. 128 pages.

Websites

The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (2008) http://nbaindia.org/text/12//TheBiological DiversityAct2002.html (accessed on 10 February 2016).

Publication

• Names of potential reviewers: Supply names, institutional addresses, and current email IDs of three preferred and non‐preferred reviewers (if any).

• Charges: The author(s) agree to pay a processing and publication fee of INR 650 or USD 35/page on the acceptance of paper. The charge for colour printing of figures, maps and photographs would be INR 900 or USD 60/page. The total page charges, to be paid by the concerned author(s), will be notified by JETB Office. There will be no page charges for invited papers (if any) or those papers, which are authored by the members of the Editorial Board of JETB.

• Reprints: The corresponding author will receive a PDF of the published paper via email.

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