ANANDAM

---a multidisciplinary journal

ISSN No: 2321-8800

AIMS AND SCOPE

The Anandam is a multidisciplinary annually published offline journal. The aim

of Aanadam is to publish peer reviewed research, review articles and short
communications. All articles after approval from reviewers shall be published.

EDITORIAL POLICY

ANANDAM aims at being the pre-eminent journal with high quality articles relevant to all
disciplines.

ANANDAM is a multidisciplinary, nonprofit, annually published, offline journal.

It will publish innovative research papers, review articles, case reports and short
communications dealing with all disciplines.

Electronic submission
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The submission of manuscripts is strongly encouraged, provided that the text, tables, and
figures are included in a single Microsoft Word file (preferably in Times New Roman, 12
fonts with double space).
Submit manuscripts as e-mail attachment to the Editorial office at:
[email protected]
A manuscript number will be mailed to the corresponding author same day or within
three days.
The cover letter should indicate the corresponding author's full address and telephone/fax
numbers and should be in an e-mail message sent to the Editor, with the file, whose name
should begin with the first author's surname, as an attachment. The authors may also
suggest two to four reviewers for the manuscript (ANANDAM may designate other
reviewers).

Regular articles
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These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental
procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to verify the work. The length of
a full paper should be the minimum required to describe and interpret the work clearly.
Short Communications
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A Short Communication is suitable for recording the results of complete small
investigations or giving details of new models or hypotheses, innovative methods,
techniques or apparatus.

Reviews
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Submissions of reviews and perspectives covering topics of current interest are welcome
and encouraged. Reviews should be concise and no longer than 3-5 printed pages (about
12 to 18 manuscript pages).

Regular articles
All portions of the manuscript must be typed double-spaced and all pages numbered
starting from the title page.

Instruction to Author

The submitted manuscript should be presented in the subsequent order.

Title page

The Title should be a brief phrase (capitalize first letter of each word in the title). The
Title Page should include the authors' full names and affiliations, the name of the
corresponding author along with phone, fax and E-mail information.

Abstract

The Abstract should be informative and completely self-explanatory, briefly present the
topic, state the scope of the experiments, indicate significant data, and point out major
findings and conclusions. The Abstract should be 100 to 300 words in length. Complete
sentences, active verbs, and the third person should be used, and the abstract should be
written in the past tense. Standard nomenclature should be used and abbreviations should
be avoided. No literature should be cited.
Key words (4-6) should be provided below the Abstract to assist with indexing of the
article.

A list of non-standard Abbreviations should be added. In general, non-standard

abbreviations should be used only when the full term is very long and used often. Each
abbreviation should be spelled out and introduced in parentheses the first time it is used
in the text. Only recommended SI units should be used. Authors should use the solids
presentation (mg/ml). Standard abbreviations (such as ATP, cGMP, DNA and RNA)
need not be defined.
Introduction

The Introduction should provide a clear statement of the problem, the relevant literature
on the subject, and the proposed approach or solution. It should be understandable to
colleagues from a broad range of scientific disciplines.

Materials and methods

This section should be brief but provide sufficient detail of the material used and
equipment and the procedure followed to allow the work to be repeated by others.
The sources of the laboratory procedures (Chemicals, reagents, cultures, animals, plants
and instruments) should be cited and any changes that were made must be noted.
Information on the equipment model, manufacturers name and address including the city,
province/state and country should be provided. The procedures should be written in the
past tense.

Results

Results should be presented with clarity and precision. The results should be written in
the past tense when describing findings in the authors' experiments. Previously published
findings should be written in the present tense. Results should be explained, but largely
without referring to the literature. Discussion, speculation and detailed interpretation of
data should not be included in the Results but should be put into the Discussion section.

Discussion

The Discussion should interpret the findings in view of the results obtained in this and in
past studies on this topic. State the conclusions in a few sentences at the end of the paper.
The Results and Discussion sections can include subheadings, and when appropriate,
both sections can be combined.

Conclusion

The main conclusions of the experimental work should be presented. The contribution of
the work to the scientific community and its economic implications should be
emphasized.

Acknowledgment

The Acknowledgment of people, grants, funds, etc should be brief.

Tables should be kept to a minimum and be designed to be as simple as possible. Tables

are to be typed double-spaced throughout, including headings and footnotes. Each table
should be on a separate page, numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and supplied
with a heading and a legend. Tables should be self-explanatory without reference to the
text. The details of the methods used in the experiments should preferably be described in
the legend instead of in the text. The same data should not be presented in both table and
graph form or repeated in the text.

References

Authors are responsible for ensuring that the information in each reference is complete
and accurate. All references must be numbered consecutively and citations of references
in text should be identified using numbers in square brackets (e.g., “as discussed by John
[8]; “as discussed elsewhere [8, 9]. All references should be cited within the text;
otherwise, these references will be automatically removed.

Journal papers

Minar, J., Breev, K.A. 1983. Studies on the low and fundamental populations of the
warble fly, Hypoderma bovis (Diptera, Hypodermatidae). Folia Parasitol, 30, pp. 57–71.

Text Book

John, A.,1995. Study and Modeling of Digital Systems. 3rd Ed. McGras Hill, New York.
ISBN: 12704646658, pp: 32.

Figure legends

Figure legends should be typed in numerical order on a separate sheet. Graphics should
be prepared using applications capable of generating high resolution GIF, TIFF, JPEG or
PowerPoint before pasting in the Microsoft Word manuscript file. Tables should be
prepared in Microsoft Word. Use Arabic numerals to designate figures and upper case
letters for their parts (Figure 1). Begin each legend with a title and include sufficient
description so that the figure is understandable without reading the text of the manuscript.
Information given in legends should not be repeated in the text.

Tables

Tables should be self-contained and the data should not be duplicated in figures. Tables
should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. Each table should be presented on
a separate page with a comprehensive but concise legend above the table. Tables should
be double-spaced. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in
parentheses. All abbreviations should be defined in footnotes. Use superscript letters
(numbers and symbols) for footnotes and keep footnotes to a minimum. *, **, *** should
be reserved for P values.
Galley proofs

Proofs and Reprints: Electronic proofs will be sent (e-mail attachment) to the
corresponding author as a PDF file. Page proofs are considered to be the final version of
the manuscript. With the exception of typographical or minor clerical errors, no changes
will be made in the manuscript at the proof stage.

Copyright: Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been
published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, or
thesis) that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that if and when the
manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors agree to automatic transfer of the
copyright to the publisher.

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Peer review process

Step-1: Manuscript received from author
Step-2: The editor determines whether the article is sufficient quality and appropriate
content.
Step-3: He will reject or accept it, if he accepts will assign the manuscript number in
order, then forward to the suitable reviewer along with manuscript evaluation form and
reviewer guidelines.

Step-4: The Reviewer should following

• Originality and Quality of the work

• Experimental design
• Appropriateness of the statistical analyses
• Adherence to correct scientific nomenclature
• Appropriate literature citations
• Adequacy of experimental techniques
• Soundness of conclusions and interpretation
• Significance of discussion
• Adherence to the Instructions to Authors
• Adequacy of title and abstract
• Correct figures/images and tables
• Plagiarism, Missing or incomplete attestation
• Conflicts of interest

Step-5: The article is returned to the editor along with an evaluation form.
Step-6: The article is returned to the author along with reviewer’s feedback, the author
has to revise the article and resubmit it.
Step-7: The editor receives the revised article and take the final decision to publish or not,
taking into consideration the reviewer’s feedback.
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Paper editing is the process of selecting and preparing written documents which is used to
convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and
other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent,
accurate, and complete work.
Editing may include the correction of grammatical mistakes, misspellings, mistyping,
incorrect punctuation, inconsistencies in usages, poorly structured sentences, wrong
scientific terms and dimensions and correcting errors in citations. Following are some of
the useful editing tools available in web, which the authors may make use of while
submitting the articles.

1. www.grammarly.com
2. www.proofhub.com/mini
3. www.paperrater.com
4. www.afterthedeadline.com
5. www.polishmywriting.com
6. www.spellchecker.net/spellcheck
7. www.paperrater.com

Plagiarism detection

Use full sites

o http://www.ithenticate.com/
o www.searchenginereports.net/articlecheck.aspx
o www.articlechecker.com/
o www.plagtracker.com/upload/#

Animal studies.
Manuscripts that describe results of vertebrate animal research must include a statement
that the research was prospectively reviewed and approved by a duly constituted animal
care and use committee.

Ethical compliance
If applicable, the editorial office should receive assurance that work performed on human
subjects complies with standards established by an appropriate ethics review committee
(ICMR in India) and the granting agency. If the manuscript includes data or description
of humans, the authors must provide either of these two assurances: (1) a statement in the
manuscript that the research was prospectively reviewed and approved by a duly
constituted ethics committee or (2) a statement in the cover letter to the editor that the
manuscript is a retrospective case report that does not require ethics committee approval
at that institution. Any other situations not covered by these two scenarios should be
discussed with the editorial staff.

Ethics for Editors

ANANDAM Editors must maintain their editorial independence and work to ensure that
Authors have editorial freedom. Responsibility for acceptance or rejection of manuscripts
rests with the Editors. Doing so normally entails advice from Reviewers; however,
manuscripts that Editors deem clearly inappropriate may be rejected without such review.

Submitting an appeal
Peer review by editors and external reviewers is usually based on a mix of evidence and
opinion and may not always lead to the best decision. We welcome serious appeals, and
many succeed.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

ANANDAM requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest.
Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise, which might be perceived as
influencing an author’s objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest.
These must be disclosed when directly relevant or indirectly related to the work that the
authors describe in their manuscript. Potential sources of conflict of interest include but
are not limited to patent or stock ownership, membership of a company board of directors,
membership of an advisory board or committee for a company, and consultancy for or
receipt of speaker’s fees from a company. The existence of a conflict of interest does not
preclude publication in this journal.
If the authors have no conflict of interest to declare, they must also state this at
submission. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to review this policy with
all authors and to collectively list in the cover letter to the Editor-in-Chief, in the
manuscript (under the Acknowledgments section).

Cover Letter
All submissions should be accompanied by a cover letter that includes a brief overview of
the manuscript and the corresponding and contacting author contact information
including full name, e-mail address, phone number, and mailing address (corresponding
author and contacting author). It should also specify the number of display items (figures
and tables), the number of attachments (manuscript, figures, Supplementary Information
if any), and their formats.

It must include a statement indicating that the article has not been published in another
publication and is not being submitted simultaneously to another journal.
Units of Measurement

Units of measurement should be presented simply and concisely using System

International (SI) units.

Title and Authorship information

The following information should be included

• Paper title
• Full author names
• Full institutional mailing addresses
• Phone and Fax numbers

Publication Charges
Publication in ANANDAM is free of charge.

Regulations

• Pre-Review: The author(s) can withdraw their papers at this step.

• Peer-Review: The authors must have compelling reasons.
• Post-Publication: Withdrawing at this step is not possible at all.
• A Request letter must be sent to the editorial office requesting withdrawal. This
letter must signed by all authors and state the reasons why the manuscript is being
withdrawn.
• If the author withdraws manuscript any time after the manuscript has been sent to
peer-review till the final decision, then unless there are compelling reasons, the
request is not entertained without a penalty. This penalty may be in form of
payment to journal for its time and resources spent.
• In this situation, author(s) needs to pay withdrawal fee of Rs.1000.
EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Ranjit Deka, M.A.(double)., M.Phill., Ph.D.

Rector-cum-Principal
Anundoram Borooah Academy Degree College
e-mail: [email protected]

Editor
1. Dr. Sanjay Talukdar, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Zoology
e-mail: [email protected]
Co- editors
1. 1. Dr. Mostafizur Rahman, M.Sc., M.Phill., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
e-mail: [email protected]

2. Dr. Upen Deka, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Botany
e-mail: [email protected]
Reviewers

1. Prof. Lingaraj Sahoo (Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam)

2. Prof. Hirendra Nath Sarma (Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh)

3. Prof. Bhabani Prasad Chakraborty (Gauhati Medical College, Assam)

4. Prof. Bhaben Tanti ( Gauhati University, Assam)

5. Prof. Jatin Sarmah (Bodoland University, Assam)

6. Prof. Hilloljyoti Singha (Bodoland University, Assam)

7. Dr. Hiren Gogoi (Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh)

8. Dr. Anup Kumar Chakraborty (D.K. College Mirza, Assam)

9. Dr. Ananta Swargiary (Bodoland University, Assam )

10. Dr. Sanjay Basummatary (Bodoland University, Assam )

11. Dr. Dulur Brahma (Bodoland University, Assam )

12. Dr. Yutika Narzary (Bodoland University, Assam )

13. Dr. Sanjib Baruah (Bodoland University, Assam)

14. Dr. Tapan Dutta (J.N. College, Boko, Assam)

15. Dr. Rima Sarmah Baruah (J.B. College, Jorhat, Assam)

16. Dr. Jayanta Dutta (Duliajan College, Duliajan, Assam)

17. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar (Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam)

18. Dr. Santanu Sarmah (B.N. College, Dhubri, Assam)

19. Dr. Pranab Bhattacharyya (Toklai Tea Research Institute, Assam)

20. Dr. Golapi Devi (Degaon College, Dergaon, Assam)

21. Dr. Dibyendu Adhikari (North Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya)

22. Dr. Mrinal Kanti Bhowmik (B. H College, Howly, Assam)

23. Dr. Pranab paul ( Dibru College, Dibrugarh, Assam)

24. Dr. Pranjan Barman (Gauhati University, Assam)

25. Dr. Arunima Das Hazarika (J. B. College, Jorhat, Assam)

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