INFORMATION TO THE CONTRIBUTORS

International Journal of Agricultural and Statistical Sciences is a biannual peer-reviewed journal devoted to publish original research/review articles in all fields of Agricultural and Statistical Sciences.The aim of the journal is to promote research and development in the fields of agricultural, applied agricultural and statistical sciences and other allied fields. The paper will be considered for publication in the journal if it is not submitted for publication elsewhere and includes results which are new nontrivial and significant. Each paper submitted to the journal follows a blind peer review process.

Manuscript Submission: Author may submit the electronic files (cover letter, manuscript) via email directly to the Editor-in-Chief (E-mail: rkishan05@rediffmail.com) or hardcopy at the address given below:

Dr. Ram Kishan, 606/10. D.A.V. (P.G.) Flats, Muzaffarnagar - 251001.

Phone: +919411033562

Manuscript preparation: Manuscript should be prepared in MS Word. Manuscript should be typeset in double space on A4 size paper with the margins at the top, sides and bottom of the pages. The title page should include the article title, the name(s) and complete address(es) of the author(s) clearly indicating the name of corresponding author with his/her email id. A running title of maximum 50 characters should be indicated. An abstract should include the scope of the work and the principal findings of the paper and it should be between 200-250 words.

Manuscript should be presented in the order of Abstract, Keywords (4-6 keywords), Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conflict of interest, Acknowledgements, References. Tables and Figures should have concise captions and be numbered using Arabic numerals. The Tables and Figures should also be mentioned in text.

References should be cited alphabetically and set out as follows:

Lawless, J.F. (2011). Statistical Models and Methods for Lifetime Data, John Wiley & Sons.

Royall, R. M. (1970). On finite population sampling theory under certain linear regression models.Biometrika, 57, 377-389.

Sharma, K. K. and R. S. Rana (1991). Robustness of sequential Gamma life testing procedure in respect of expected failure times. Microelectron Reliability, 31(6), 1073-1076.

Corresponding author is expected to use his/her ORCID ID when submitting an article for consideration.

Cover letter: Cover letter must contain that the article is original and has neither been published before nor it is submitted for publication elsewhere. It also must contain an acknowledgement that all authors have contributed significantly and are in agreement with the contents of the manuscript.

Plagiarism: The papers are required to be plagiarism checked as per International requirements.

Review Policy: This is a peer-reviewed journal with a blind peer review policy. This means that the names of Reviewers are hidden from the Authors and vice versa. Minor revisions may be handled by the Editorial board. The final acceptance of the article will be at the sole discretion of the Chief Editor. Copyright Submission of a paper will be taken to imply that it represents original work not previously published, that is not being considered elsewhere for publication, and that if accepted for publication, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in any language, without the consent of the publisher. It is a condition of acceptance by the Editor-in-Chief of a typescript for publication that the publisher automatically acquires the copyright of the manuscript. Authors are exclusively responsible for the statements, inaccurate data, opinions and views advanced by them and the journal bears no accountability for them.

Note: All the details about the journal are available at http://connectjournals.com/ijass.