Guidelines for Authors
Authors
interested in publishing their papers in Indian
Journal of Chemical Technology should send manuscript, in triplicate, to The Editor, Indian Journal of Chemical
Technology, National Institute of Science Communication and Information
Resources (NISCAIR),
Aim & Scope—Indian Journal of Chemical Technology aims to publish
original research papers—those present new results—related to the theory and
practice of various aspects of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry.
Areas include: Chemical engineering, Catalysis, Leather processing, New methods
of polymerization, Membrane separation, Chemical reaction engineering,
Biochemical engineering, Petroleum technology, Corrosion, Metallurgy and
Applied chemistry.
Typescript—Papers must be written clearly and concisely in
English. They should be typed, double spaced with ample margins on all sides on
white bond paper (290´215 mm). The abstract, tables, figure captions and the list of
references should be typed on separate sheets. All sheets should be numbered
consecutively.
The Title page—The title should be short, specific
and be useful in indexing and information retrieval.
The byline should give initials and names of the authors and the names and
address of the institution where
the work was done. The permanent, or present, address of the authors, if
different from the address given in
the byline, may be given in a footnote. Authors
should suggest a short running title, if the title is very long.
Abstract—The abstract should indicate the scope of the work
and the principal findings of the paper. It should not exceed 200 words. The
abstract should be informative and be in such form so as to be used by
abstracting periodicals without modification.
Data—Only such primary data as are essential for understanding the
discussion and the main conclusions emerging from the study should be included.
All such secondary data as are of interest to a specific category of readership
may, if necessary, be deposited in the editorial office (or retained by the
authors) for supply on demand. A footnote to this effect may be inserted at a
suitable place in the paper.
Tables—Tables should be typed on separate sheets of paper without any text
matter on the page. They should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numeral and
should bear brief titles. Column headings should be brief. Units of measurement
should be abbreviated and placed below the headings. Nil results should be
indicated and distinguished clearly from absence of data. They same set of data
should not be represented both by tables and by figures. Inclusion of
structural formulae inside the tables should be avoided as far as possible.
Tables should be referred to in the text by number and not by terms like
‘above’, ‘below’, ‘preceding’ or ‘following’.
Illustrations—All illustrations must be numbered consecutively in
Arabic numerals. Captions and legends to the figures should be self-explanatory
and should be typed on a separate sheet of paper and attached at the end of the
manuscript. Line drawing should be made with Indian ink on white drawing paper
(preferably Bristol board), cellophane sheet or tracing cloth. Free-hand
drawing is discouraged. Authors are advised to use standard drawing kits,
stencil sets, etc. In addition to the originals, two sets of blueprints or
Photostat copies should be sent. For satisfactory results in reproduction, the
graphs and line drawings should be drawn to approximately twice the size to be
printed. The size of letters, numeral, dots, lines, etc. should be sufficiently
large to permit reduction to double column or single column size as required in
the journal without loss of details. In the case of photographs, prints must be
on glossy paper and contrasty. If an illustration is taken from another
publication, reference to the source should be given and prior permission
secured. Illustrations should be protected by thick cardboard packing against
creases, folds and broken corners during transit. Figures should be referred to
in the text by numbers and not by terms like ‘above’, ‘below’, ‘preceding’ or
‘following’.
Spectra,
curves and XRD patterns should be included only if they pertain to new
compounds and are essential to the discussion; otherwise, only significant
numerical data should be included in the text.
Structural Formulae—The
number of structural formulae should be restricted to the bare minimum.
Wherever the purpose is adequately served, chemical or common names should be
preferred. Structural formulae should be numbered in sequence and referred to
in the text by their numbers. Reaction schemes should be numbered as schemes or
charts and should be referred to in the text as ‘Scheme
References—References to literature, numbered consecutively,
must be placed at the end of the paper. In the text they should be indicated by
superscript numbers in sequence.
Reference
to a research paper, should carry names and initials of authors followed, in
order, by the title of the periodical in abbreviated form in italics, the
volume number, the year within circular brackets and the page no [e.g., Ivan B
& Kennedy J P, Indian J Technol,
31 (1993) 183]. For names of periodicals, the standard abbreviations listed in
the International Serials Catalogue
(ICSU-AB) should be used. If a paper has been accepted for publication, the
name of the authors and the journal should be given followed by the words “in
press” within circular brackets [e.g., Dowling K C & Thomas J K, J Chem Eng, (in press)].
Reference
to a book should include, in the following order, names and initials of
authors, the title of the book (underlined), name of publisher and place of
publication within circular brackets, and year [e.g., Bond G C, Heterogeneous Catalysis: Principles and
applications (Oxford University Press, Oxford), 1987]. If the reference is
to the work of an author published in a book by a different author or edited by
a different person, the fact that it is cited from the source book should be
clearly indicated [e.g., Quirk R P, Kinning D J & Fetters L J, in Comprehensive polymer science, Vol. 7,
edited by Allen G & Bevington J C (Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK), 1989, 1].
Proceedings
of conferences and symposia should be treated in the same manner as books.
References to a paper presented at a conference, the proceedings of which are
not published, should include; in the following order, names and initials of
authors, title of the paper (underlined), name of the conference, place where
the conference was held, and data [e.g., Guczi L, Pt/Nb2O5/Al2O3 System: A
molecular approach to understand metal support interaction, paper presented
at the 11th National Symposium on Catalysis, Hyderabad, 2-4 April
1993].
Reference
to a thesis should include the name of the author, title of the thesis
(underlined), university or institution to which it was submitted and year of
submission [e.g., Jha R K, Synthesis of
Optional Cascade Control Systems, Ph.D. Thesis, Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras, 1987].
Reference
to a patent should include names of patentees, country of origin (underlined)
and patent number, the organization to which the patent has been assigned
within circular brackets, date of acceptance of the patent and reference to an
abstracting periodical where available [e.g., Albizzati E, Eur Pat. 361 494 (to Himont Inc.), 1990; Chem Abstr, 113 (1990) 153260 m].
Unpublished
papers and personal communications should not be listed under references but
should be indicated in the text, e.g. (Pande, A B , unpublished work/data);
(Pande, A B, personal communication).
Mathematical material—Equations must be clearly written, each on its own
line, well away from the text. All equations must be numbered consecutively in
Arabic numerals with the number in parentheses near the right-hand margin. ‘oh’
and ‘zero’, K, k, and kappa, ‘ell’ and one, etc. must be clearly distinguished.
For example, the following scheme of underlining in colour may be used — blue
for Greek, red for German (gothic), green for script and brown for bold-face.
Authors must indicate wherever special characters (Greek, German, script,
vector, tensor, matrix, etc.) are required. All other letters will be set in
italic types. Vectors must be underlined by a wavy line and tensors by two wavy
lines. The SI system of units and symbols is recommended.
