INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
Mani MS 1973 Plant Galls of India (MacMillan: New Delhi, India)
Rowley JR 1964 Formation of the pore in pollen of Poa annua, In Pollen Physiology and Fertilization, pp. 5969 ed HF Linskens (North Holland Publ. Co. : Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Abbreviations of titles of journals should conform to those in the latest edition of the World List of Scientific Periodicals eds P Brown & GB Stratton (Butterworths, London). Alternatively, the abbreviations may be as recommended by the journal itself.
TABLES must be numbered in Arabic numerals followed by an en dash (-) and a concise caption in capital letters. Each table must have a top line and a bottom line; all abbreviations/symbols, and notations used in the Table be explained as unnumbered footnotes within the table. Each table by typed on a separate page numbered in continuation with the text. No vertical lines be used.
FOOTNOTES: Footnotes in the text should be numbered consecutively in, Arabic numerals, and typed on separate pages, which are numbered in continuation with the text.
ILLUSTRATIONS: Individual photographs, graphs and line drawings should be presented as closely assembled plates. Each plate should be suitable for single column or double column width reproduction of 8.5cm or 18.0cm respectively. The plates are numbered consecutively as Fig. I, 2, 3 and are referred so in the text and legend, and not as Plate 1, 2, 3 ; individual figures in each plate should be labelled as A, B, C (omit alphabets I, 1 and 0) in the right hand lower corner. Both in the text and in the legend the figures shall be referred to as Fig. lA, B or 2A-C, or Figs lA, 2E, 3C. Plates of photographs will be pre-judged, and MS with poor quality illustrations will be returned to authors without refereeing. Descriptive labels in individual figures should be preferably not abbreviated and be done in lower case in a size appropriate for final reduction to single column or double column width reproduction of 8.5cm or 18.0cm respectively. All labelling should be done leaving 5mm space from the continuous margins of the figure. Lettering should be done with stencils or Letterset of appropriate size to withstand reduction during reproduction. For magnification a scale bar should be inscribed preferably in the left lower corner of each figure in the plate, or if all the figures in the plate are of the same magnification, only one scale bar be inscribed in a suitable location on the plate. No label or scale bar be affixed on the figure.
Line drawings, histograms and graphs drawn in black indelible ink (inkjet drawings tend to suffer in reproduction) should be mounted close to one another for single column or double column width reproduction of 8.5cm or 18.0cm respectively. reproduction, leaving, enough space for printing the legends at the bottom of the plate.
HALFTONE PLATES: Only sharp, high contrast prints from original negatives, suitable for reproduction by scanning should be submitted. In assembling the figures into a plate, no space or only a hair space be left between adjacent figures; irregularly trimmed and mounted photographs shall not be accepted.
Unless the authors specify on the reverse of the plate that colour reproduction is required, coloured halftones will be reproduced in black and white only. The authors shall defray the charges for colour reproduction.
Two sets of all illustrations should be submitted with the MS.
The LEGENDS (explanation of figures) should be concise and typed on a separate page numbered in continuation of the text. For format the latest issue of JOURNAL OF PLANT REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY be consulted.
The COVER of each issue of JOURNAL OF PLANT REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY will carry a photograph of a plant, plant part or product, or an image of some plantsrelated human endeavour (e.g. an electron micrograph, a confocal image or a test-tube event). The cover illustration will be selected for its novelty as well as aesthetics. The image with caption may be sent as a print, a 35mm slide, or preferably by electronic means.
To facilitate a speedy processing of the manuscripts the authors are urged to follow the format in every detail. Upon receipt, the editorial office will scrutinize the manuscript for format; if the manuscript falls short of the prescribed format, the authors will be asked to prepare their MS according to the format of THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY and resubmit.
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OFFPRINTS: No gratis reprints shall be supplied. Reprint requirement, in multiples of 25, should be specified while returning the corrected PDF proof to the Editor.