Innovations

Format

Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format While you are welcome to submit a PDF of the document alongside the Word file, PDFs alone are not acceptable.

Language

We only accept the manuscript written in English. Author can use both American and British version of English, but not mixture

Article length or

word count

Articles should be between 4000 and 6000 words in length. This includes all text, for example, the structured abstract, references, all text in tables, and figures and appendices.

Article title

A concisely worded title should be provided.

Author details

• Author name. We will reproduce it exactly, so any middle names and initials they want featured must be included.
• Author affiliation. This should be where they were based when the research for the paper was conducted.

In multi-authored papers, it’s important that all authors that have made a significant contribution to the paper are listed. You should never include people who have not contributed to the paper or who don’t want to be associated with the research.

Those who have provided support but have not contributed to the research should be featured in an acknowledgements section.

Research funding

Your article must reference all sources of external research funding in the acknowledgements section. You should describe the role of the funder or financial sponsor in the entire research process, from study design to submission.

Structured abstract

All submissions must include a structured abstract, following the format outlined below.

These four sub-headings and their accompanying explanations must always be included:

• Problem
• Design/Methodology/Approach
• Findings
• Conclusion

The maximum length of your abstract should be 500 words in total, including keywords

Keywords

Your submission should include 5 to 10 appropriate and short keywords that capture the principal topics of the paper.

Title

Headings must be concise, with a clear indication of the required hierarchy. Times New Roman with single space and single column, Sentence Case on standard A4 size paper.

Heading and Sub-heading

Heading: All heading must be bold-faced, Sentence Case, aligned left with 12 point-Times New Roman and sub-heading in 10 point.

Endnotes

Notes or endnotes should only be used if absolutely necessary. They should be identified in the text by consecutive numbers enclosed in square brackets. These numbers should then be listed, and explained, at the end of the article.

Figures

All figures (Charts, Diagrams, Drawings, Web pages /Screenshots, and Photographic images) should be submitted in JPEG format. Both colour and black- white files are accepted.

Tables

Tables should be typed and submitted in a separate file to the main body of the article. The position of each table should be clearly labeled in the main body of the article with corresponding labels clearly shown in the table file.

References

Surname of the Author » Name of the Author » Year within bracket » Name of the journal or Book or Seminar or Conference » Name of the Topic » Volume and Number and  Page no »Website within bracket

Example:

1. Saha, R., Mishra, V., Majumdar, B., Laxminarayana, K. and Ghosh, P (2012). Effect of integrated nutrient management on soil physical properties and crop productivity under a maize (Zea mays L) – Mustard (Brassica campestris) cropping sequence in acidic soils of northeast India. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 41: 2187–2200. (www.tandfonline.com)
2. Shanwad, .U K., Aravindkumar, B. N., Hulihalli, U. K., Surwenshi, A., Reddy, M and Jalageri, B.R (2010). Integrated nutrient management (INM) in maize-bengal gram cropping system in Northern Karnataka. Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 1(3):252-254. (www.rjas.org)
3. Singh, Ummed. S. R., Singh, A., Saad. A and Mir, S.A (2009). Phosphorus management in green gram-brown sarson cropping system under rainfed conditions of kashmir yalley. Annals of Arid Zone, 48 (2); 147-151. (www.azrai.org.in)
4. Tetarwal, J.P., Ram, B and Meena, D.S (2011). Effect of integrated nutrient management on productivity, profitability, nutrient uptake and soil fertility in rainfed maize (Zea mays.L ). Indian Journal of Agronomy, 56 (4):373-376. (www.indianjournals.com)
5. Tiwari, R.K (2005) Long-term use of inorganic fertilizers and response of soybean to basal application of phosphorus. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science, 65:83-97. (www.isss-india.org)