Author GuidelinesDinkum Publishers
Publication Criteria
We request the authors to meet the essential criteria before submitting their manuscript so that it enables us to carry on the further process conveniently without delay. Authors are requested to make sure that their article adheres to the following guidelines. Before your submission, please confirm the below author checklist
1- Cover letter
2- Title
3- Author names and Affiliations
4- Abstract and Keywords
5- Introduction
6- Appropriate Headings
7- Discussion
8- Conclusion
9- Acknowledgements (If Any)
10- References
Cover letter
Our all journals request the corresponding author to write a cover letter mentioning the way the manuscript is suitable for publication in selected journal. All the authors should be included in the cover letter (preferably along with their signatures) stating that the article has not been published elsewhere or communicated for the purpose of any other publication apart from selected journal. If author of the article is a student, it is requested that, he/she should acquire the approval of the institution department prior to submitting the article.
Title
The title should be specific and suitable to the topic of the article. Please avoid using abbreviations in the title and present the title in title case (capitalize all the words except prepositions, articles and conjunctions). All species/botanical names should be represented in italics.
Author names and Affiliations
Please provide complete names of all the authors and the name of corresponding author should be represented with asterisk (*). One research paper contain maximum 06 authors. All authors please provide Name, Affiliation, E-mail and Tel of the corresponding author. Regarding Affiliation details, you are requested to include Department, University/Organization, City, State and Country for all authors. We encourage all authors to provide an ORCID ID. It is expected that authors ensure the accuracy of authorship information before submitting a manuscript. If any authorship changes are required, authors should complete the Change of Authorship Form according to the provided guidelines. All contributing authors must sign the form before submitting it to the editorial office. Authorship changes must be requested before the article is accepted, as the journal cannot accommodate such requests after acceptance.
Abstract and Keywords
Abstract is the section that introduces the article and it should not exceed 350 words. It should summaries the main content in a brief. Please do not include any citations and avoid using abbreviations if possible. You are requested to provide a minimum of 4-6 keywords for the purpose of indexing.
Headings
Please provide appropriate headings for the content and also we request authors to number the headings for clear understanding.
Units and Symbols
Please follow International System of Units (SI Units) and symbols should be used while referring to alpha (Ī±), beta (Ī²), mu (Āµ), pi (Ļ) etc.
Figures
All the figures provided should be of high resolution, preferably 300 dpi. All figures are to be cited in the text and authors should clearly indicate where they should be inserted in the text. Figure captions have to be provided sequentially at the end of the article. Please do not submit any figures that have been previously copyrighted unless you carry an express written permission from the copyright holder granting permission to publish under the CCAL.
Tables
Please include all the tables in the text at the end of the article with appropriate captions.
Acknowledgements
People, who contributed to the work but are not authors, should be listed in the acknowledgements part, along with their contributions. Authors have to ensure that everyone whose name is included in the acknowledgements does not have any objection to include their name in the acknowledgement part of that particular manuscript.
Citation Policy
It expects authors to avoid any misconduct related to citations, such as using self-citation excessively or making improper prearrangements among author groups to manipulate citation metrics. This practice is known as citation manipulation, and it is not acceptable. For more information, please refer to the COPE Guidance Relating to Citation Manipulation.Ā Authors should always cite relevant and appropriate literature to support their claims in all types of articles, including original research and non-research articles, such as viewpoints. The journal will reject manuscripts that contain citation manipulation.Ā Please include only published manuscripts as references for your manuscript. Authors are requested to provide sequential list of references at the end of the text.
Copyrights Policy
The content of all journals are protected under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. We give the rights to the corresponding author to make necessary changes and he/she will act as the guarantor for the manuscript on our behalf. We grant all the users the right to access the content that is published and also to stimulate use of the data for any sane and non-commercial purpose, subject to proper attribution of authorship and ownership of the rights.
Author receives 1st acknowledgement mail within 24 hours of submission regarding receipt of article (In case you donāt receive an acknowledgement mail, please mail on editorial email address mention on journal home page.
Plagiarism Policy
All submitted manuscripts checks for plagiarism, all journals strictly follows the plagiarism policy and uses āTurnitin” software to detect instances of overlapping or similar text in all manuscripts submissions. Similarity Index by Turnitin must be <19%, and from a single source, it must be <5%. Plagiarism, data fabrication, and image/figure/table manipulation are not acceptable. Plagiarism includes copying text, ideas, images/figures/graphs/tables, or data from another source, even from your own publications, without giving any credit to the original source. Reuse of text that is copied from another source must be between quotes and the original source must be cited. If a study’s design or the manuscript’s structure or language has been inspired by previous works, these works must be explicitly cited. If plagiarism is detected during the peer review process, the manuscript may be rejected/major revision will claim. If plagiarism is detected after publication, we may publish a correction or retract the paper. Image/figures/Graphs files must not be manipulated or adjusted in any way that could lead to misinterpretation of the information provided by the original image/figure/table. Irregular manipulation includes: 1) introduction, enhancement, moving, or removing features from the original image/figure/graphs/tables; 2) grouping of images/figures/graphs/tables that should obviously be presented separately (e.g., from different parts of the same image/figure/graph/table, or from different image/figure/graph/table); or 3) modifying the contrast, brightness or color balance to obscure, eliminate or enhance some information. If irregular image/figure/graph/table manipulation is identified and confirmed during the peer review process, we may reject the manuscript. If irregular image/figure/graph/table manipulation is identified and confirmed after publication, we may correct or retract the paper.
Author Self-Archiving Policy
For all Dinkum journals, authors retain the copyright of their material and are allowed to self-archive their work as HTML or Word files in institutional repositories and on the web. Authors can republish the material, for example, as a book chapter. It is important to note that publication in another scholarly journal, while possible from a copyright point of view, is generally considered duplicate publication and scientific misconduct. In all cases of republication or self-archiving, the original source (citation) should be provided, including the link to the original published article and a note should be included that the work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0.
Peer Review Process
The corresponding author submits the manuscript to the journal. The Editorial Office checks that the paper adheres to the requirements described in the journalās Author Guidelines. The chief editor assesses the paper, considering its scope, originality and merits. The chief editor may reject the paper at this stage. The peer reviewer sets time aside to read the paper several times. The first read is used to form an initial impression of the work. If major problems are found at this stage, the reviewer may feel comfortable rejecting the paper without further work. The managing editor sends a decision email to the author. IfĀ accepted, invoice of APC will server to author and paper is sent to production. If the article is rejectedĀ or sent back for either major or minorĀ revision, the handling editor should include constructive comments from the reviewers to help the author improve the article.
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