The editors and the publishers of this Journal welcome the submission of original research papers and brief research reports, notes for publication on condition that they are submitted solely to the Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics and that they will not be reprinted or translated without the consent of the editor. Membership of Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society is not a prerequisite for publication in the journal. Papers will be judged on the content of their original data or interpretation and Referee’s comments.
NOTE FOR CONTRIBUTORS
All papers must be accompanied by an abstract and key words with the degree/diploma, etc. of the authors along with the recognized abbreviations and the name of the University awarding the degree/diploma in each case. Authors should also provide the details of their current institutional affiliation.
Manuscripts: Authors should follow the style of any recent issue of the journal for preparing their manuscript. Scripts should be typewritten, original and first carbon copy with margins and double space on one side of the paper only. All pages should be numbered consecutively. An abbreviated title of the paper not exceeding thirty letters should be provided. Notes, references, tables and illustrations should be neatly presented on separate sheets and numbered consecutively for each.
References: Quotations in the text should be short and included within single quotes. References to literature cited should be carried within the text; they should be given by the surname of author followed by the year of publication and the page or section number in brackets. For example: (Majumdar 1958: 125). The author’s name need not be included if it appears in the text in the same sentence.
A list of references cited under the caption REFERENCES should be added at the end of the paper. It should be arranged alphabetically by the author’s surname and chronologically for each author. Please observe the following conventions (i) book titles should be underlined to be italicized; (ii) titles of articles, followed by the name of journal or edited volume in which it appears in italics; (iii) if several publications by the same author in the year are cited, a, b, c etc. should be added after the year of publications; (iv) all reference entries should correspond with the references in the body of the text.
Notes: Notes should be typed on separate sheets and numbered consecutively. Such marks, as asterisk should not be used.
Spellings and Punctuations: Spelling and punctuations, except in quotations, must be consistent throughout the script. For this, Concise Oxford English Dictionary should be used.
Illustrations: Illustrations must be in black and white, preferably in the form of line drawing. Drawings should be in black India Ink lettered by stencil or letra set. Either originals or sharp glossy prints at least 12-17 cms. should be submitted. Explanations of figures should be given on a separate sheet. Authors will be charged the cost of blocks.
Authors are requested One soft copy of the paper in M. S. Words should be sent in a C D along with two hard copies. These should be sent directly to the Editor at Lucknow by Speed Post or through Courier Service.
The editor reserves the full right to adjust articles with the requirement of the journal. The editorial board is not responsible for the opinions and statements of contributors of the Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics.
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