ICAR (NAAS Rating 5.36 ) Approval No : ID-154 | ISSN No: 2229 -628X (Print) | eISSN - 2582-2683 (Online) | RNI No: UPENG/2006/22736 | UGC Approved Journal | Society Registration No: 131380 | Society ISO 9001 :2015 certified | Certification No. QMS/092020/17596 | PAN regn no. AABAD0614R | PFMS Regn: DKEBVS

Author’s ethics

Guidelines to the Authors

The Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture is a biannual journal published in English by the Doctor’s Krishi Evam Bagwani Vikas Sanstha, Lucknow, India. This journal is published half yearly in the month of January and July. Journal is devoted to basic and applied aspects of Agriculture, Horticulture, Environmental Science and Human Ecology and welcomes original research papers in these areas. The articles can be published as full research paper or as short communication. The Editorial Board may invite important short reviews from eminent scientists working in the respective fields. Authors may note that the articles submitted to the Journal of Ecofriendly Agriculture are not submitted simultaneously to any other journal for publication. All Research papers and review articles submitted for publication will be reviewed by referees. Authors may provide the names of at least five referees with complete postal address, who can be approached to review the paper. However, final decision will rest with the Editorial Board.

Content:

The articles published in this journal should be related to eco-friendly agriculture viz; bio-pesticides, bio-agents, bio-fertilizers, IPM, IDM, INM and other allied eco-friendly areas. Special emphasis must be laid on the qualitative aspects of modern agro practices interventions vis-a-vis environmental sustainability at large.

Preparation of manuscript:

Articles to be submitted offline (3 copies) should be computer typed in double space in font size 12 (Arial or New Times Roman) on one side of good quality bond paper in A 4 size with one inch margin on all four sides. After acceptance of the paper, the revised article in final computerised typed format (one original and two hard copies) should be sent along with a CD. Use a new CD and ensure that the electronic version is free of virus. Mention file name, name of the software and version used and name of the corresponding author. File format of the text should be MS Word.

Title :

It should normally be short running into not more than 6-8 words.

Abstract:

It should cover the main findings of the research paper and should not exceed 150 words.

Key words:

Maximum of 6 words. Separate the words with comma (,). It is for both, full and short communication.

Text :

It should be divided into Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions Acknowledgements and References. Footnotes should be avoided. New paragraphs should be indicated by clear indentation. Metric units of weights and measures should be used. Tables, figures and legends should be given on separate pages.

Introduction:

It should be brief with clear objectives and justification for taking up the study. This section should have a very short review on work done in the concerned area. However introduction heading is not to be given.

Materials and Methods:

All procedures followed in the experimentation should be indicated in brief. Methods adopted from other references should be indicated by quoting proper references. If a new method is included, it should be given in detail so that other workers may be able to use it.

Results and Discussion:

This should be combined to avoid repetition.Do not describe the results already indicated in table or graph but blend it with the discussion with supporting references. All the data presented in the paper should be statistically analysed. A short conclusion may be written.

Acknowledgments:

This should appear after the main text.

References:

Literature cited should be arranged alphabetically (names of authors) with year, title of paper, name of the journal, volume and pages. Citation of personal communication should be avoided but if necessary, it may be cited in the text as: (G.S. Fraenkel-personal communication). This should not be included in the reference list. Write full name of the Journal. For e.g., references should be quoted as follows: Mathur, A.C.; Krishnaiah, K. and Tandon, P.L. 1974. Control of tomato fruit borer (Heliothisarmigera Hub.). Pesticides, 8 : 34-35. Pasricha, N. S. 1998. Integrated nutrient and water management for sustainable crop production. In: Ecological Agriculture and Sustainable Development, Vol. I. (eds. G. S. Dhaliwal, N. S. Randhawa, R. Arora and A.K. Dhawan). Indian Eco. Soc. and CRPID, Chandigarh, p. 521-535.

 

Book by one author:
Cressie, N.A.C. 1993. Statistics for Spatial Data. John Wiley, New York, 900 p.
Book edited by more than one author:
Pedigo, L.P. and Nuntin, G.D. (eds.). 1994. Handbook of Sampling Methods for Arthropods in Agriculture. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 714 p.

Manuscripts processing charges and membership policy

Description

Indian Individual

( INR )

Indian Institution

( INR )

Foreign Individual

( USD )

Foreign Institution ( USD )
Processing Charges per article2000.00 / article

Not

applicable

50.00 / articleNot applicable

1-year Membership

 

1000.004000.00150.00200.00
2-year Membership1800.008000.0050.00400.00
3-year Membership2500.0011000.00350.00500.00

The Society will bear the cost of publication. Society will provide hard copies of the journal for one year (two issues) at no extra cost. Moreover, all the memberships annual/2 year/3 year will be counted from Jan to Dec of the relevant year. in case the same author wishes to submit his/her paper in the July issue then the author need not to take membership fee.  Only uniform amount of Rs 2000/-will be applicable as processing charges. (US $ 50 for foreign authors. These charges are per article basis.

Membership: Each author will have to take minimum one year membership starting from January and ending in December each year. An individual has to fill up the membership form along with the other charges as per the table given above.

 

All authors should be the member of this Sanstha (Society) before or during the submission of research paper/review article. Responsibility of membership fee would rest with senior author/next author, in case any author(s) has left the institutions, where the studies were conducted. The charge for annual membership is Rs. 1000 per author. All the payments can be made On-line and Offline both. It should be sent in form of DD in favor of Doctor’s Krishi Evam Bagwani Vikas Sanstha, payable at Lucknow along with the research paper reference.

 

Manuscript/Review articles will not be taken in to publication unless the dues are cleared by the authors / institutions.

Declaration:

Interpretations and data presented in the research paper and reviews will be the sole responsibility of the author(s) and not the Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture. Mention of the proprietary products does not necessarily mean its endorsement by the Sanstha (Society).

Use of Materials Published in the Journal:

Individuals interested to use the illustrations published in the Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture should obtain permission from Chairman, Doctor’s Krishi Evam Bagwani Vikas Sanstha and must provide a line crediting author(s) and Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture as a source of material. Original manuscripts and other related materials are discarded one month after publication

Correspondence for submission of Manuscript

Dr. R.P. Srivastava, Gen. Secretary, Doctor’s Krishi Evam Bagwani Vikas Sanstha,

# A-601, Sector-4, Indira Nagar,Lucknow-226 016 (U.P.) India, Phone No. 0522-2351389 (R), Fax 91-522-2351389,

E-mail: ecofriendly.agriculture@gmail.com.

Website: www.ecoagrijournal.com

Online Manuscripts submission Policy

  • Provide E-mail address and Mobile No. in All Correspondence
  • Please follow the charges norms and make charges deposited if any
  • Article by e-mail along with copyright agreement 

Offline, Manuscripts submission Policy

  • We have migrated from Off-line to Double blind peer review system of article assessment. The process is explained above.

Ethics, Policies & Guidelines Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture

Membership Policy

All authors should be the member of this Sanstha (Society) before or during the submission of research paper/review article. The author can download the membership form from the website www.ecoagrijournal.com and submit the same by email and send one hard copy to the Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture office address given. The membership fee could be obtained from website. We have exclusive agreement with Acs Publisher based in New Delhi

Manuscript Withdrawal Policy

Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture is a peer-reviewed journal. We adhere to the highest standards of ethics and integrity in journals publication; we request our authors to sincerely adhere to the global publication norms for quality publications.

 

We believe that all authors undertake following precautions before submitting the manuscript to any journal:

Timeline Policy

Normally Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture follows rapid publication strategy, however, depending upon the manuscript and editorial board availability, manuscripts vetting may take significantly longer time. In a case where a manuscript has taken more than six months’ time for reviewer assignment then Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture allows the author to withdraw manuscript without paying any charges.

 

Please Note: Any manuscript once in editing/reviewing stage is not allowed to be withdrawn without paying Withdrawal Penalty. Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture holds ALL RIGHTS to publish the manuscript without further approval from the author, and can’t be held responsible for publishing of manuscript in any other Journal.

 

When to submit your paper in other Journals Publication is a difficult process, and the author must be prepared to defend his/her submission against rejection from both editors and peer reviewers. It is important to be persistent when getting your manuscript published. It is best not to choose another journal until at least one of the following happens:

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