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Author Guidelines

Our Nature is the first journal brought out by the Nature Conservation and Health Care Council. The Our Nature places a special emphasis on research papers, miscellaneous notes, and book review in all fields of biological sciences. It also includes papers in the general fields of theoretical, experimental and descriptive ecology and environmental science.

Manuscripts
The object of all paper should be to communicate ideas and information clearly and concisely in straightforward language suitable for the moderate specialist. Papers in languages other than English are not usually accepted.
Manuscripts should be submitted to the Editor. Three copies of the manuscript each complete in all respects should be submitted.
A paper is acceptable for publication on the understanding that it has not been submitted or published elsewhere.
Manuscripts must be typewritten on one side of the A4 paper, double-spaced with ample margins.
All vernacular names must be underlined and briefly described when appearing for the first time. Scientific names must be given in full with authority (Liza parsia Hamilton-Buchanon) at the first mentioned and abbreviated thereafter (L. parsia), but must be given in full (without authority) in the heading sections, tables and figures. SI and metric units of measurement must be cited.
For research papers, manuscripts should be arranged in the following sequence: Title page, Abstract, Keyword, Text, Acknowledgements, References, Tables and Figures.
Title page includes the title, which should concisely identify the contents and by-line should comprise the author’s name and complete address.
Following the title page, an abstract not exceeding 150 words and typed on a separate sheet should be placed. A list of three to six keywords should follow the abstract.
Text should begin on a fresh page and should normally consist of five sections: Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion and References.
References in text should be made in name and year system in chronological order. If more than one paper is given in a single year by the same author, this should be indicated by the suffix, a, b etc. to the year both in the text and the list of references. When reference is made to a work by three or more authors, the first name followed by et al. should be used on all occasions.
Acknowledgements must be placed after the main text and before the References.
Only papers closely related to the author’s work should be quoted and these should wherever possible be original papers rather than reviews. Authors are asked to check the accuracy of all references before submitting a manuscript. References should be listed in alphabetical order. Use the following style for citations.

Journal article
Gandhi,H.P. 1960. Fresh water diatom flora of the Panhalgarh Hillfort in the Kolhapur district. Hydrobiol. 14(2): 93-129.

Book Chapter
Shrestha,J. 2001. Taxonomic revision of fishes of Nepal. In Environment & agriculture: Biodiversity, agriculture & pollution in South Asia (Eds. P.K. Jha, S.R Baral, S.B Karmacharya, H.D Lekhak, P Lacoul and C.B. Baniya). Ecological Society (ECOS), Nepal. pp.171-180.

Thesis/ Dissertation
Upadhyaya, S.K. 1991. Study on some physico-chemical parameter affecting the zooplanktonic abundance of sewage stabilization, Dhobighat. Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. (M.Sc Thesis)

Book
Hartmann, H.T., W.J.Folker and A.M. Kofranesi 1981. Plant Science: Growth, Development and utilization of cultivated plants. Prentice-Hall Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632. USA. pp 89-96

Tables and figures: Tables and figures should be as few as possible. Each must be typed on a separate sheet with a title or caption and clearly numbered and should have the author’s name (s) written on the back in pencil. Please make sure each table and figures are cited within the text.
Article for miscellaneous notes should contain the title of the paper, text without heading, the name and address of the author (s), acknowledgement(s), references, tables and figures.
Manuscripts are sent to reviewers for evaluation of their significance.
Approval, rejection and need of revision will be notified to authors within three months.
Revised manuscript should be submitted on disk within prescribed time as notified.
Author will receive page proofs for final correction, which should be returned to the Editor within a week of its receipt. Alterations to the text and illustrations are unacceptable at proof stage.

 

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.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  3. When available, the URLs to access references online are provided, including those for open access versions of the reference. The URLs are ready to click (e.g., http://pkp.sfu.ca).
  4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review) have been followed.
 

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Our Nature ISSN: 1991-2951

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