Prepration of Manuscript

Submission Guidelines

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check the following items, and manuscripts may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • The submission file is in Open Office, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • Manuscript should be typed with 1.5 spacing and all margins should be 1.5 inch wide.
  • All headings/subheadings should be bold using a 12-point font for main headings, 11-point for subheadings and 10 for the text and references.
  • The captions of figures and tables should be in font 9 (non-bold).
  • All illustrations, figures, and tables should be placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author’s Guidelines.

Word Processing Software: Author should submit the article in MS Word format. To remove errors in the text, authors are advised to run spell- check and grammar-check functions of the word processor. 

Formatting of Text: Manuscript should be typed with 1.5 spacing and all margins should be at least 1.5 inch wide. Essential elements of manuscript are in the order: Title page, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement, References, Figures and Tables with captions.

  • Headings (abstract to references) should be in 12-point bold font size.
  • Subheadings (11-point bold font size).
  • Sub-subheadings (10-point bold font size).
  • Title: A short running title is required in bold 13-point font size and sentence case.
  • Author Names: Give complete names of authors in nonbold11-point font size, and sentence case.
  • Affiliations: Provide full affiliation addresses, including country name, in 11-point font size, non-bold, and sentence case.
  • Corresponding Author: For correspondence purposes, please clearly specify the corresponding author's name, affiliation, and contact information, including E-mail address, in 10-point font size without bold formatting.
  • Abstract: Abstract should be precise and in less than 300 words, briefly mentioning the aims of study, main results and major conclusion without citing any reference.
  • Abstract in Abstract Volume: Khan, A., Husain, V. (2013). Sources of arsenic pollution in Holocene alluvial aquifers of Tando Muhammad Khan district, Sindh, Pakistan. In: Abstract Volume, SEGMITE International Conference on Water, Minerals and Energy Resources,Karachi, Pakistan, p15.

Preparing Figures, Schemes and Tables

  • File for Figures and Schemes must be provided during submission in a single zip archive and at a sufficiently high resolution (minimum 1000 pixels width/height, or a resolution of 300 dpi or higher). Common formats are accepted; however, JPG, JPEG, EPS, and PDF are preferred.
  • All Figures and Tables should be placed in the text close to their first citation. Figures should be cited in the text in parenthesis e.g., (Fig. 1, Figs. 1, 2 and Figs. 1-3). When both figures and tables are cited in the text, should be given in parenthesis, e.g., (Fig. 1, Table 1).
  • All Figures, Schemes and Tables should have a short explanatory title and caption.
  • All table columns should have an explanatory heading. To facilitate the copy-editing of larger tables, smaller fonts may be used, but no less than 8 pt. in size. Authors should use the Table option of Microsoft Word to create tables.
  • Authors are encouraged to prepare figures and schemes in color (RGB at 8-bit per channel). There is no additional cost for publishing full-color graphics.

Submission Checklist

Following list must be checked during the final submission of the manuscript. Please go through the Guide for Authors for any detail on each section.

  • Manuscript should be typed with 1.5 spacing. All margins should be at least 1.5 inch wide.
  • Separated title page with title, author names, affiliations and details of the author, including E-mail and postal address.
  • The organization of main sections of the text includes Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgment, References, Figures and Tables along with captions.
  • The whole text has been thoroughly checked for English spellings and grammar.
  • References are listed in alphabetical order by author’s surname and year published.
  • All references mentioned in the reference list are cited in the text.