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Established in 1965, Indian Journal of Poultry Science (IJPS), a leading peer-reviewed Indian journal inthe field is published by the Indian Poultry Science Association, Izatnagar-243 122 (UP). The publicationis aimed at providing access to academicians, researchers and industry professionals from across theglobe to publish their work on all aspects of poultry science through research papers, shortcommunications and review articles in three issues in a year (April, August, and December). The IJPS is

selectively indexed and/or abstracted by major agencies of the world.

The editorial board of IJPS welcomes the submission of manuscripts within the aim and scope of the journal for publication. The articles may be submitted via regular mail in duplicate, each with a set of original figures and photographs to the chief editor, Indian Journal of Poultry Science, Central AvianResearch Institute, Izatnagar-243 122 (UP), INDIA or electronically in MS WORD format as e-mailattachments to the chief editor at [email protected]

Please refer to the Instructions for authors (Revised: November, 2008) section before submitting anarticle. Author(s) should also consult the most recent edition of IJPS (August 2008 issue onwards) forgeneral presentation of the text of the manuscript.

General guidelines

1. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that papers are submitted strictly as per the styleand format of IJPS. The articles not conforming fully to the style and format of IJPS will be returned toauthor(s) by the editorial office for amendment, prior to a review for its scientific merit.

2. Submission of an article is understood to imply that the article is original and has not beenpublished previously, is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and if accepted, it will not bepublished elsewhere in the same form, in English or any other language. The submission of the article

has the approval of the all co-authors and the authorities of the host institute where work has beencarried out.

3. The editorial board of IJPS discourages the submission of more than one article dealing withrelated aspects from the same study; this includes different aspects of data derived from one particularexperiment, or cases in which the analytical techniques, animals or experimental procedures arecommon to all papers. If author(s) have valid reasons for separation of reports of one particularexperiment into more than one paper, these must be submitted simultaneously.

4. The Author(s) may suggest the names of at least three experts/reviewers, not form the hostorganization/institute where the work had been carried out (along with their complete mailing address,

contact nos. and e-mail id) whom they judge qualified to evaluate their research article. Thesesuggestions will only be considered if e-mail id's are also provided. Submission of such names does notimply that they will definitely be used for scrutiny.

5. The Article submission certificate duly signed by all the authors/head of hostdepartment/institute (optional) on a prescribed format must be furnished along with article at the time


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of submission. If the article is sent through e-mail, the scanned copy of certificate (signed/stamped) maybe attached.

6. For publication of articles in IJPS, one of the contributing authors has to be the member (eitherlife or annual) of Indian Poultry Science Association.

7. The submitted manuscripts will be assessed from editorial points of view, at first, and if foundsuitable for publication, it will be sent for peer-review. The review process will be a double-blind processwhere author(s) and referees are unaware of each others' names. The author(s) must abide by thesuggestions of referee and the editorial board of IJPS. The final decision to publish an article will lie withthe chief editor of IJPS.

8. The corresponding author will be sent the PDF file of his/her published article free of cost via e-mail. No hard copies of the reprints will be provided.

9. Indian Journal of Poultry Science has no page charges.

10. The Instructions for authors (Revised -November, 2008) will take effect from April 2009 issueof IJPS onwards.

11. For enquiries regarding submissions, please contact the editorial office at [email protected]

Manuscript preparation

Language: Papers must be written in English. The text and all supporting materials must use UK spellingconventions. It is up to the authors to make sure there are no typographical errors in the manuscript.

Typescript: Manuscripts must be type in Microsoft Word, using Times New Roman font at 12 points,

double spaced on one side of A4 size bond paper with 2.5 cm margin on all sides. All pages should benumbered consecutively in the right corner of the bottom. Indent new paragraphs

Wordage: Papers should not normally exceed up to 8000 words for review articles; 4000 words fororiginal full length papers and 1500 words for short communications.

Headings: Main Headings - Major headings are centered, all capitals, boldface in Times New Roman fontat 12 points, and consist of ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND METHODS, RESULTS ANDDISCUSSION, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (optional) and REFERENCES. First Subheadings are placed in aseparate line, begin at the left margin, and are in italics. Text that follows should be in a new paragraph.

Second Subheadings should begin with the first line of a paragraph, indented and in italic. The textfollows immediately after the second subheading.

Contents: The contents must be arranged in an orderly way with suitable headings for each subsection.The recommended subdivision of contents is as follows-

Running head: The running head or short title of not more than 50 characters, in title case and centeredshould be placed above the main title of the study.


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Title: The title must be informative and brief. The initials and name of the author(s), the address of thehost institution where the work was done must follow the title. Superscripts (1,2,3) should be used incases where authors are from different institutions. The superscript # should be appended to the authorto whom correspondence should be addressed, and indicated as such together with an e-mail address inthe line immediately following the keywords. The present postal address of authors, if currently

different from that of the host institution should also be superscripted appropriately and inserted in thelines following the key words.

Abstract: It must summarize the major objectives, methods, results, conclusions, and practicalapplications of the research. The Abstract must consist of complete sentences and use of abbreviationsshould be limited.

Keywords: The Abstract is followed by three to five keywords from the title to be used for subjectindexing. These should be singular (e.g., hen, not hens). The abstract, including key words should beseparated by horizontal lines placed before and after the text.

Introduction: This should include a statement of why the subject under investigation is considered to beof importance, a concise indication of the status quo of published research in this field and a declarationof the aims of the experiment, i.e. the hypothesis.

Materials and Methods: These should be concise but of sufficient detail to enable the experiment to bereplicated by an outside party. Particular care should be taken to ensure that the appropriate statisticalanalyses have been carried out. Specify the design used, factors tested or the statistical modelemployed. Non significant differences (P 0.05) should not be discussed.

Results and Discussion: Results and discussion should be combined to avoid repetition. It should be

presented in a logical sequence in the text, tables and figures. The repetitive presentation of the samedata in different forms should be avoided. The discussion should consider the results in relation to anyhypotheses advanced in the Introduction and place the study in the context of other work. Theconclusion should consist of a short integration of results that refer directly to the stated aims of theexperiment and a statement on the practical implications of the results.

Acknowledgements (optional): A brief and formal acknowledgment section, if desired, should follow theconclusion statement. Do not include titles of persons; such as Dr., Mr., or Ms., use only initials andsurnames.

References: The existing relevant literature restricted to those with a direct bearing upon the findings

must be appropriately cited.

References appearing in the text-References in the text should be given as: Panda and Rao (1983) or(Panda and Rao, 1963). Use "and" and not "&". A reference by three or more authors should beidentified in the text only by the first author followed by et al. (in italic) and the year. Where severalreferences are quoted consecutively in the text, the order should be chronological, or, within a year,alphabetical (by first author or, if necessary, by first and second author(s). Where references are made


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to several papers by the same author(s) in the same year, the year should be followed by a,b,c, etc.Personal communications and unpublished work should be cited in the text only and not in thereference list, giving the initials, name; for example (A.K. Panda, unpublished), (A.K Panda, personalcommunication). References to internet sites should be quoted in the normal way in the text e.g. FDA(2008). In the reference list, the full URL must be given, followed by the date that the website was

accessed.

References appearing in reference section-All publications cited in the text should be presented in thelist under Reference section, in alphabetical order. The title of the article should be given in thereference and journal's name should be cited in full and in italic. It is the full responsibility of the authorsto cross-check references in the text of the article with those in the list of references. In all cases, areference must provide sufficient information to enable the reader to locate it.

Examples of references- (Hanging indent 1 cm)

1. For journals/periodicals

Thirunavukkarsu, P., Moorthy, M. and Viswanathan, K. 2008. Albumen quality of eggs laid by moultedhens. Indian Journal of Poultry Science. 43: 120-22.

2. For books

AOAC. 1980. Official Methods of Analysis. 13th edn. Association of Official Analytical Chemists.Washington, DC.

3. For chapters in book

Bray, R.A. 1994. The leucaena psyllid. In: Forage Tree Legumes in Tropical Agriculture (eds. R.C.Gutteridge and H.M. Shelton). CAB International, Oxford. pp. 283-91.

4. For proceedings of conferences/symposia etc.

5. Elangovan, A.V., Tyagi, P.K., Mandal, A.B. and Tyagi, P.K. 2007. Effect of dietary supplementationof statin on egg production performance and egg quality of Japanese quail layers. Proceedings of XXIVAnnual Conference of Indian Poultry Science Association and National Symposium, 25-27 April,Ludhiana, India, pp.158 (Abstr.).

6. For theses

Kumar, P.S. (2000) Evaluation of withdrawing mineral and vitamin supplements in finisher diets onbroiler performance. M.V.Sc. Thesis Deemed University, IVRI, Izatnagar.

7. For online (internet site) citation

FDA. 2008. Effect of the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals on pathogen load: Systematicreview of the published literature. www.fda.gov/cvm/antimicrobial/PathRpt.PDFAccessed January 11,2008.


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Tables/Figures/Illustrations: Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicateinformation contained in the text. The table number (given as an arabic numeral) should be given at thetop, followed by a concise title. Give essential details as footnotes. Keep the number of columns to aminimum. Column headings should be brief, with the units of measurement clearly stated inparentheses. Where one unit applies to all the data in the body of the table include it in the title. Cite all

tables in the text, in numerical order at first mention. Significant differences between means in columnsor rows should be indicated by superscript letters, and accompanied by a standard statementunderneath the table, e.g. Means in columns not sharing a common superscript differ significantly(P


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Any submitted papers not conforming to the above will be returned.

Disclaimer

The editorial board of IJPS takes all necessary precautions to ensure the accuracy of the articlespublished in the journal and in any case, all opinions, conclusions and statements expressed in thearticles are those of the authors and contributors. The editorial board of IJPS, Indian Poultry ScienceAssociation and the publisher own no liability or responsibility for them.

Mailing address:

Dr Praveen K Tyagi, Chief Editor, Indian Journal of Poultry Science,

Executive Office: Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, INDIA

Phone # + 91-0581-2303223, 2300204 Extn.-3060; Fax # + 91-0581--2301321

E mail: [email protected]; Website: www.ipsa-cari.org

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1. The manuscript has been prepared in accordance with the latest Instructions for authors(Revised- November, 2008) guidelines of Indian Journal of Poultry Science.

2. The article is original and has not been published previously, is not under consideration forpublication elsewhere, and if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English orany other language. The submission of the article has the approval of the all the authors and theauthorities of the host institute where work had been carried out.


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4. I (we) agree to abide by the comments of referees/editorial board and will modify the article asper their recommendations for publication in Indian Journal of Poultry Science.

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