Manuscripts are invited from non-English speaking countries written in any language other than English for publishing in Plant Science Today (ISSN: 2348-1900; DOI: 10.14719/PST), a peer reviewed open access journal published by Horizon e-Publishing Group.
This is a special invitation for researchers from non-English speaking countries. Before sending the manuscripts for review, the same will be converted to English by an English language expert. If accepted, the submission will be published in Plant Science Today in English.
Author Guidelines
Manuscripts do not require formatting in journal's style until the paper has been accepted for publication.
Manuscripts of all categories are to be submitted online. A cover letter containing
- A letter of transmittal, giving (i) names, affiliation and e-mail of all the authors, (ii) title of the contribution and (iii) contact details (including email ids) of 3 experts who can review the manuscript.
Declarations to be made regarding ethical issues
Manuscripts that deal with clinical findings should be enclosed with a statement on informed consent of the patients under study.
If humans and animals are the subject of a clinical study, it is essential for the study to have been carried out in accordance with the ethical standards of the country/countries where the research described in the article has been conducted. A declaration to that effect must accompany the manuscript.
Supplementary material
Detailed tables can be submitted as supplementary material. Any details and queries regarding supplementary material should be addressed to the corresponding author of the paper. The published material cannot be reproduced without permission from the author.
Author conflict of interest statement
Authors must acknowledge the organizations that have provided financial support for their work. Any other conflict of interest must be declared while submitting the manuscripts.
Categories of Manuscripts
General articles discuss current trends in research in a field that would be of interest to readers outside the field. These include interdisciplinary topics and policy, etc. The articles should include an abstract, introductory paragraph, brief subheads at appropriate places, illustrations that will help a general reader, and references.
Review articles are expected to survey and discuss current developments in a field. They should be well focused and organized, and avoid a general ‘textbook’ style.
Research articles report research results of major significance. They should include an abstract, an introductory paragraph, and brief subheads.
Research communications (not exceeding 2000 words) contain important new findings that are novel and of fairly broad interest. They should include a brief abstract and an introductory paragraph. Text should NOT be broken up under subheads.
Correspondence includes letters that are of general interest to scientists and technical comments, including those on articles or communications published in Plant Science Today within the previous six months. Short letters are preferred. Letters may be reviewed and edited.
Revision of a manuscript
Microsoft Word's Track Changes Under Tools in the menu bar, the feature Track Changes enables the copy editor to make insertions (text appears in color) and deletions (text appears crossed out in color or in the margins as deleted). The copy editor can posit queries to both the author (Author Queries) and to the editor (Editor Queries) by inserting these queries in square brackets. The copyedited version is then uploaded, and the editor is notified. The editor then reviews the text and notifies the author. The editor and author should leave those changes with which they are satisfied. If further changes are necessary, the editor and author can make changes to the initial insertions or deletions, as well as make new insertions or deletions elsewhere in the text. Authors and editors should respond to each of the queries addressed to them, with responses placed inside the square brackets. After the text has been reviewed by editor and author, the copy editor will make a final pass over the text accepting the changes in preparation for the layout and galley stage.
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Author Guidelines for Accepted papers
[Manuscripts that are re-submitting must follow the guidelines suggested for accepted papers] Follow the instructions carefully to format your manuscript in accordance with PST's policies. You may download a paper published in the recent issue of PST for format guidelines.
Paper must be type written on A4 size paper with 2.54 cm. or 1 inch margin all around, with 12 font size (Times New Roman), single spaced in English as a file saved in MS Word or Open Office (saved as .doc format) and should be submitted online or via email at submit@horizonepublishing.com.
The pages should be numbered consecutively, starting with the title page and through the text, reference list, tables and figure legends.
The title should be brief, specific and amenable to indexing.
Not more than five keywords should be indicated separately; these should be chosen carefully and must not be phrases of several words.
Abstract should be limited to 100 words and convey the main points of the paper, outline the results and conclusions, and explain the significance of the results.
Text: All papers should have a brief introduction. The text should be intelligible to readers in different disciplines and technical terms should be defined. Tables and figures should be referred to in numerical order. All symbols and abbreviations must be defined, and used only when necessary. Superscripts, subscripts and ambiguous characters should be clearly indicated. Units of measure should be metric or, preferably, SI.
Figures: Line drawings should be roughly twice the final printed size. Photomicrographs and other photographs that require it must have a scale bar, which should be defined clearly in the legend. Primary data should be submitted as far as possible (e.g. actual photographs of electrophoretic gels rather than idealized diagrams). Lettering should be sufficiently large to be clear after reduction to print size.
References: We follow APA citation output format.
The APA in text reference is in the format (author, date). When directly quoting from a text you must include a page number in the citation as given in the examples below. Including page numbers in all other circumstances is not required however, it is best practice to do so when referring to part of a work (e.g. a paragraph or chapter in a book). When referring to an entire work that covers a single topic (e.g. a journal article) it is not required.
Referencing an idea
The leading medical cause of Aboriginal mortality is due to circulatory system disease. Other important causes of death include diseases of the respiratory system and injury or poisoning (Anderson, 1999; Saggers & Gray, 1999, p. 100; Thomson, 1995).
OR
Anderson (1999), Thomson (1995) and Saggers and Gray (1999, p. 100) all state that the leading cause of Aboriginal mortality is due to circulatory system disease, and that other important causes of death include diseases of the respiratory system and injury or poisoning.
Referencing a quotation
Indeed, one researcher commented that “technological innovations have saved or extended the lives of many patients” (Lumby, 2001, p. 44).
Citing a source within a source
Where your source quotes or refers to another source, for example Unsworth refers to previous work by Halliday on linguistics, the citation might read thus:
(Halliday, 1987, cited in Unsworth, 2004, p. 15)
Only Unsworth will appear in the Reference list at the end of your assignment
Your reference list should be ordered alphabetically by author and then chronologically by year of publication. The APA 6th style requires the references to be indented as illustrated below in the examp
Author Fees
For non-English Manuscripts, the following fee has to be paid at the time of submission.
Article Translation: 200 (USD)
If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the following author fee has to be paid.
Article Publication: 100 (USD)
Please note:- Our standard fee waiver policy is not applicable for non-English Manuscripts.
