Submissions

Author Guidelines

Guidelines for Authors
Manuscript for publication in Indian Journal of Chemical Technology (bimonthly) should be submitted online (http://or.niscpr.res.in) using the word processing software MS word and for Illustrations software photoshop (JPEG or TIF) and coral draw (cdr) may be used. It should be accompanied with a certificate on institute's letter head (forwarded by a competent authority) signed by all the authors stating that the reported work is original  and it has not been submitted elsewhere for publication; that the  proper citations to the previously reported works have been given; and that in case data, Tables or Figures are quoted verbatim from some other publication, the required permission to do so has been obtained.

Aim & Scope—Indian Journal of Chemical Technology (bimonthly) aims to publish peer reviewed original research papers, related to the theory and practice of various aspects of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry. Coverage areas include:

Typescript— Manuscript should be presented in as concise a form as possible, and type‑written in 1.5 line space on one side of paper. Pages should be numbered consecutively, and the matter should be arranged in the following order: title; name(s) of author(s), name of department(s) & institution(s) where work has been carried out; abstract; keywords; introduction; experimental procedure; results and discussion; conclusion; acknowledgement; and references. The abstract, tables, figures and captions (for figures) should be typed on separate pages.

Title —Title should be short, specific and be useful in indexing and information retrieval. The byline should give initials and names of the authors followed by the names and address of the institution where the work was done.
The 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. If a paper forms part of a series, a subtitle indicating the aspect of the work covered in the paper should be provided.

Abstract—The abstract should indicate the scope of the work, methodology adopted and the principal findings of the study. 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.

Keywords—About 5-6 keywords in alphabetical order should be provided.

Introduction—The introductory part should be brief and state precisely the scope of the paper. Literature review should not exceed what is necessary to indicate the objective of the research undertaken and the essential background. It should clearly indicate the objective or the kind of study reported in the paper.

Experimental Section—This section should report the materials used and methodology adopted in the study. New methods should be described in sufficient detail, but if the methods are already well known, a mere reference to them will do; deviations, if any, should however be stated.

Results and Discussion—The results and discussion should be given under one section, first giving the results followed by a discussion of its significance for easy understanding. The discussion should deal with the interpretation of results. It should relate the new findings to the known and include logical deductions.

Only such data as are essential for understanding the discussion and main conclusions emerging from the study should be included. Data should be arranged in a unified and coherent sequence so that the report develops clearly and logically. The data should be statistically analyzed, and the level of significance given. The same data should not be presented in both tabular and graphic forms.

Conclusion—It should stem directly from the data presented and no extra material should be introduced. It should be consistent with the introduction in fulfilling any promise made therein to the reader. The conclusion should also include negative results and recommendations based on the results. In such cases where the study has lead to clear-cut finding, it is preferable to give the conclusions in the form of a series of numbered points.

Acknowledgement—This should be brief and for especial assistance only, not for routine `permission' to publish, or such trivial formalities.

References—References to literature, numbered consecutively, should be placed at the end of the paper. In the text, they should be indicated by numbers placed above the line (superscript). Examples for presenting references are given below.

Research paper—In citing references to research papers, initials and names of the authors should be followed, in order, by the title of the paper, title of the periodical in the abbreviated form, the volume number, the year within circular brackets and the first page reference [e.g. Mallaiah M & Sunil Kumar T, Experimental investigations on the production of methyl acetate in batch catalytic distillation process in the presence of Indion 180, Indian J Chem Technol, 30 (2023) 667]. For names of periodicals, the standard abbreviations listed in the International Serials Catalogues published by the International Council of Scientific Union's Abstracting Board should be used. If a paper has been accepted for publication, the names and initials of the authors, title of the paper  and the journal title should be given followed by the words “in press” within circular brackets.

Book—Reference to a book should include, in the following order, names and initials of authors, the title of the book, name of publisher and place of publication within circular brackets, year and the particular page reference [e.g. Hearle J W S & Peters R H, Chemical Structure Analysis of Zeolites (The Textile Institute, Manchester), 1963, 91]. 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, 2^nd edn, edited by G Allen & J C Bevington (Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK), 1989, 1].

Proceedings—Proceedings of conferences and symposia should be treated in the same manner as books [e.g. Bond G C, Heterogeneous catalysis: principles and applications, Proceedings, International Conference on Catalysis (Oxford University Press, Oxford), 1987]. Reference to a paper presented at a conference, the proceedings of which are not published, should include in the following order, the names and initials of the authors, title of the paper, title of the conference, place where the conference was held, and date. [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].

Thesis—Reference to a thesis should include the name of the author, title of the thesis, 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].

Patent—Reference to a patent should include names of applicant, country of origin and patent number or the application number, and date of filing [e.g. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., U S Pat 2, 463, 219, 1 March 1949].

Specification —Reference to a specification should include the name of the specification, specification number, organization within parenthesis and year [e.g. Indian standards specifications IS: 271 (Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi), 1975].

Even if a reference contains more than two authors, the names of all the authors should be given. The abbreviations et al., idem and ibid should not be used.

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 supplied 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. The same set of data should not be represented both in tables and 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 in sequence and not by terms like ‘above’, ‘below’, ‘preceding’ or ‘following’.

Illustrations—Illustrations should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. Captions and legends to the figures should be self-explanatory, typed on a separate sheet of paper and attached at the end of the manuscript. Line drawings should be made by an artist using stencil on white drawing paper (preferably Bristol board) or cellophane sheet. Computer prints should be dark, sharp and clearly readable.

Micrographs should include bench marks. Special care should be taken with computer listings, which are often not suitable for reproduction. In the case of photographs, prints must be on glossy paper and must show good contrast. If an illustration is taken from another publication, reference to the source should be given and prior permission secured. Figures should be referred to in the text by numbers in sequence 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.

For satisfactory reproduction, the graphs and line drawings should be drawn to about twice the printed size. The size of letters, numbers, dots, lines, etc should be sufficiently large to permit reduction to the page (175 mm) or the column (85 mm) width, as required in the journal, without loss of details.  Lettering size should be kept in such a way  that in final prints it is 7-9 pt size in arial font. Colour figures should be made in CMYK (photoshop; tiff or jpg files) with resolution of 250-300 dpi. Black and white figures or half tones should be in bitmap/grey scale with 200 dpi.

Structural Formulae—The number of structural formulae should be restricted to the bare minimum. Wherever the purpose is adequately served, chemical or common named should be preferred. Structural formulae should be numbered in sequence and referred to in the text by their numbers. Reaction schemes should be referred to in the text as ‘Scheme 1’ and not by expressions like ‘below’, ‘above’, ‘preceding’, or ‘following’. Suitable caption should be given.

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. Authors must indicate wherever special characters (Greek, German, script vector, tensor, matrix, etc.) are required. All other variable symbols should 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.

Equation—Equations should be set using the equation editor software.

SI units—The Journal requires the use of SI units for all numerical data. Common metric (cgs), English Engineering, or other frequently used units may be given in parentheses following the SI units.

The Journal does not levy article submission or processing charges. Once published, the copyright of the paper will be transferred from the author to publisher. The CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research assumes no responsibility for the statements and opinions advanced by the contributors.