Guidelines for Authors
Indian Journal of Weed Science (IJWS)
The Indian Journal of Weed Science is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal publishing original
research articles, research notes, opinion articles, and review articles (invited or submitted
with prior approval of the proposed title reflecting substantial scholarly contribution).
The journal covers all areas of weed science research and weed management.
All submissions must be of high scientific quality and should contribute significantly to the
advancement of knowledge in weed science.
Originality and Responsibility
Manuscripts submitted to the journal must not have been published, accepted, or communicated
elsewhere, either wholly or in part. Submission of a manuscript implies that it is not under
consideration by any other journal.
Authors are solely responsible for the accuracy of facts, interpretations, and conclusions
presented in their manuscript. The manuscript should not contain any material already
published in the same or different form.
Types of Contributions
The journal accepts the following categories of manuscripts:
- Research Articles
- Research Notes (Short Communications)
- Review Articles (invited or with prior approval of title)
- Opinion Articles
Authors must clearly indicate the type of manuscript at the time of submission.
Manuscript Format and Structure
Full-Length Research Articles
Full-length articles should be divided into the following sections:
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results and Discussion
- Acknowledgement (if any)
- References
Section headings such as Introduction and References need not be repeated in the running text.
Title
The title of the article should be concise, informative and specific, clearly indicating the
content of the study and facilitating keyword indexing and information retrieval. Abbreviations
should not be used in the title.
Titles should not begin with non-informative phrases such as “A study of”, “Effect of”,
“Influence of”, “Some observations on” or “A note on”.
Wherever relevant, the title should preferably include the English or commonly accepted name
of the crop or organism studied.
Scientific names may be included in the abstract and introduction, and the authority for the
scientific name should be given at its first mention in the text. A short running title
reflecting the main theme of the article should also be provided.
Author Names and Affiliations
Author names should be written in sentence case and separated by commas or by “and”. The name
of the institute where the research was conducted should be written in italics.
When authors belong to different institutions, superscript numerals (¹,²,³) may be used to
indicate affiliations.
The affiliation details may be provided below the corresponding author’s email address. If an
author has changed affiliation or retired, the current address may be given as a footnote.
The email address of the corresponding author must be provided.
Abstract
The abstract should be a concise summary of the study and should include at least one sentence
on each of the following: objective of the investigation, place and period of study,
methodology, major results, and conclusions.
Complete scientific names of plants or organisms and full forms of symbols or abbreviations
should be given at first mention. Emphasis should be placed on key results and conclusions.
The abstract should not exceed 200–250 words and should not contain phrases such as “will be
discussed” or “will be explained”.
Keywords
Five to six keywords should be provided at the end of the abstract. Keywords should be arranged
alphabetically, each starting with a capital letter and separated by commas.
Introduction
The introduction should be brief, focused and to the point, clearly defining the research
problem and justifying the study or hypothesis.
The introduction should clearly identify the research gap that the present study seeks to
address. Preference should be given to recent references from standard research publications.
Materials and Methods
This section should begin with information on the place, season/year and period of study,
including climatic or weather conditions and soil type.
Sub-headings may be used where necessary, with first-level headings in bold and second-level
headings in italics.
Results and Discussion
Results may be presented and discussed together to avoid repetition. Numerical data presented
in tables should not be repeated verbatim in the text.
Statistical comparisons among treatments should be made at P = 0.05 level of significance.
Acknowledgement
The authors may place on record the help and cooperation or any financial help received from any source, person or organization for this study. This should be very brief.
References
References should be arranged alphabetically by author name and chronologically for multiple
papers by the same author.
Singh S, Punia SS, Yadav A and Hooda VS. 2011. Evaluation of carfentrazone-ethyl + metsulfuron-methyl against broadleaf weeds of wheat. Indian Journal of Weed Science 43(1&2): 12-22.
Neeser C and Varshney Jay G. 2001. Purple nutsedge; biology and principles for management without herbicides, Indian Journal of Pulses Research 14(1): 10-19.
Naseema A, Praveena R and Salim AM. 2004. Ecofriendly management of water hyacinth with a mycoherbicide and cashew nut shell liquid. Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research 10(1&2): 93-100.
Arya DR, Kapoor RD and Dhirajpant. 2008. Herbicide tolerant crops: a boon to Indian agriculture, pp 23-31. In: Biennial Conference on Weed Management in Modern Agriculture: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities. (Eds. Sharma RS, Sushilkumar, Mishra JS, Barman KK and Sondhia Shobha), 27-28 February 2008, Patna. Indian Society of Weed Science, Jabalpur.
Anonymous. 2006. Long-term herbicide trial in transplanted lowland rice-rice cropping system, pp 62-68. In: Annual Progress Report, AICRP on Weed Control, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
DWSR. 2010. Annual Report, 2010-11, pp 35-37. Directorate of Weed Science Research, Jabalpur.
Gopal B and Sharma KP. 1981. Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) the most troublesome weeds of the world. Hindasia Publisher, New Delhi, 129 p.
Sushilkumar, Sondhia S and Vishwakarma K. 2003. Role of insects in suppression of problematic alligator weed (Altemanthera philoxeroides) and testing of herbicides for its integrated management. Final Report of ICAR Adhoc Project, 39 p.
For Web references: the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. e.g. http://www.faostat.fao.org (accessed 21 May 2019)
Length of Manuscripts
- Research Article – 6000 words
- Research Note – 4000 words
- Review Article – 8000 words
- Mini-Review – 5000 words
(Word count includes tables and figures)