Submit Manuscript

Authors' Guidelines for Book Chapter

  1. Home
  2. About

Authors' Guidelines for Book Chapter

1. Format & Style

All Book chapters must be typed in A4 size (font size 12) in double space in single column with at least 1.5 inch margin on all sides. Authors should submit single word files that contains the following information.

  1. Title of the Chapter
  2. Author (S) Name & Designation, Phone/Mobile Number, Email ids of all authors
  3. Abstract
  4. Keywords
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter Contents (Headings/Sub-headings, Tables/Figures)
  7. Conclusions / Acknowledgements (if any)
  8. References

(Note: It is mandatory to provide WhatsApp number of corresponding author and e-mail id of all the authors as it is required to receive consent of publication from the authors)

2. Submission/Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submitted manuscript has not been previously published, nor it is submitted before in any other publisher for consideration.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word (.doc / .docx) document file format.
  • Manuscript is ordered as follows: Title page, Authors details, Abstract, Keywords, Full Text (heading/sub heading), Tables & Figures (labeled), References, Conclusions/Acknowledgements (if any).
  • Title page must contain Title of the book, Author’s Affiliations, email id and address of all authors.
  • 4-6 Keywords are indicated separately and arranged in alphabetical order
  • References should be well formatted in accordance with the guidelines of the book, and cited in the text as well.
  • There is no restriction on the number of authors but the manuscript should not exceed 6000 words or 15 pages, whichever is less, including references.
  • Similarity Index/AI content must be below 15%

 

Language: We publish books in English only

Note:

  • ‘Per’ (/) in text or table to be typed as superscript, e.g., ‘yield/plant’ must be ‘yield plant-1’.
  • ‘Percent’ or ‘percentage’ in the text and table are to be corrected as ‘%’.
  • ‘et al.’, ‘e.g.’, ‘etc.’ ‘via’, ‘viz.’ should be presented in italics.

 

2.1 Reference Format

We advocate the citation of new papers; old references are better replaced with updated ones. The authors are responsible for the correctness of references. References should be kept to a minimum and listed in alphabetical order. Personal communication and unpublished data should not be included in reference list. The list of reference at the end of the text should be in the following format. The authors are responsible for the correctness of references.

In the text, references should be cited as follows:

two authors (Mohali and Bhowmik, 2019),

three or more authors (Mullar et al., 2017).

References in the text should be listed chronologically separated by semicolon, e.g. (John, 2000; Moriss and Wei, 2000; Smith et al., 1987).

2.1.1 Journals

Mahadevan, A., 2020. Effect of pruning and fertigation on plant biometric characters in guava (Psidium guajava L.). Research Biotica 2(1), 01-07. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54083/ResBio.2.1.2020.01-07.

Kamala, M., Karthikeyan, A., 2019. Effect of nutritional fortification of nanoparticles of ribolavin on the growth and development of mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Research Biotica 1(1), 23-30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54083/ResBio.1.1.2019.23-30.

Dey, A., Paul, S.S., Lailer, P.C., Dahiya, S.S., 2020. Efficacy of sunflower oil in modulating rumen functions and reducing enteric methane production in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Research Biotica 2(2), 61-64. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54083/ResBio.2.2020.61-64.

No Author Given

Anonymous, 2013. Annual Report. Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, Kolkata. p. 157.

AOAC, 1995. Official Methods of Analysis, 16th Edition. Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Washington, DC, USA. pp. 41-57.

Weblink

Anonymous, 2019. Artificial Intelligence on NRM. In: Biotica Publications (website). Available at: https://bioticapublications.com. Accessed on: 17th September, 2019.

Chakraborty, A., 2003. General approaches to insect control. In: IPM Strategies in India. Available at: https://biospub.com. Accessed on: 01st May, 2019.

2.1.2 Books

Personal author(s)

Atwal, A.S., 1976. Agricultural Pest of India and South East Asia. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. pp. 256-257. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54083/xyz.

Edited book

Kesharwani, P. (Ed.)., 2020. Nanotechnology based approaches for tuberculosis treatment. Academic Press.

Sukumal, G.C., Rovert, D.P., Capodilupo, C.M., Nadal, K.L., Sue, D.W. (Eds.), 2020. Integrated Farming System: Challenges and Opportunities. Biotica Publications. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119466642

Chapter in a book

Chang, G.C., Kareiva, P., 1999. The case for indigenous generalists in biological control. In: Theoretical Approaches to Biological Control. (Eds.) Hawkins, B.A. and Cornell, H.V. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. pp. 103-115. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54083/ResBio/2.3.2020.91-96.

2.1.3 Published Proceedings Paper

Chundawat, G.S., Sharma, U.S., 2003. Bioefficacy of some newer acaricides against red spider mite on brinjal. In: Proceedings of the National Symposium on Frontier Areas of Entomological Research, New Delhi. November 5-7, 2003. pp. 287-288.

2.1.4 Dissertation or Thesis

Manjulatha, M., 1999. Bioefficacy of certain newer insecticides against spider mite, Tetranychus neocaledonicus Andre (Acari: Tetranychidae) on vegetables. M.Sc. (Agri.) Thesis, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. p. 92.

2.2 Tables and Figures: Table should be descriptive with or without references with heading in bold letters. Tables, figures, drawings should be placed outside (As a separate attachment) of the text as they shall be correctly arranged by the publisher. Figures whether line drawing or graph should be of good quality. Legends to figures should be given on a separate sheet. Tables and figures should be numbered consequently in Arabic numerals (Table 1, Table 2 and Figure 1, Figure 2).

For each table, please provide a table title explaining the content of the table. Source of Tables from a previously published material should be mentioned at the footnote.

Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body

2.3 Photographs: The photographs should be of good quality (not less than 300 dpi resolution, so if they should occupy text column width (8 cm) they must have at least 1000 pixels width.) and in the JPG/ JPEG/ PNG/ TIFF format. Please send original (not resized) photograph(s), straight from a digital camera, without any text descriptions on the photo.

3. Publication Fees: There is no submission and processing fees. A nominal amount of publication fees will be charged for each chapter. For details kindly visit Publication Package

4. Submission of Articles: Authors are invited to submit their manuscripts strictly following the Author Guidelines through online mode or through E-mail:  [email protected]

Incase any queries/concerns call or WhatsApp to +91-9863023086