Because we follow high publishing standards, editing norms and ethical guidelines, the Corresponding Author is required to download, sign (make Word/PDF file) and upload the following documents along with the manuscript. Manuscript should be in MS Word format prepared using the concerned guidelines of the journal you are submitting to. Please read the respective journal’s pages and corresponding guideline. Our each of the journals has different guideline. Authors are also requested to read important sections of the website, such as For Authors, Publication Ethics, Credibility & Compliance, etc.
In light of above, you are suggested to download the applicable templates for the following and prepare them simultaneously. This will make you ready to submit your manuscript using this Online Submission System while uploading requisite declarations without delay.
Have you used human subjects for your experimentation/research? Yes No
If YES, you are required to download, sign (or get signed) and upload the Helsinki Declaration as well as copy of Prior Informed Consent (which you obtained from participants of the study). For more details, read ‘Ethical Declarations’ and ‘Research Ethics’ .
PIC: There is not set PIC Format. However, you can make your own format (Download this paper and use Table 5 to make your own format. Yet, it is better to read FAO Manual on FPIC to draft a good PIC and fulfill ethical norms.)
5. (Optional) Research Involving Local Communities (non-Indigenous Peoples)
Has your research involved local communities (non-Indigenous)? Yes No
If YES, you should download, get signed and upload the Prior Informed Consent from local (non-Indigenous) peoples.
Until our Online Submission System becomes fully functional, authors are requested to submit their manuscripts using the email of the journals. To find email, please visit journal’s pages and submit the manuscript using the respective email of the journal.