Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture and Life Science
Author Guidelines
Original research work (Full length), short communication and case report (unique findings) written in English are acceptable for publication in the Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture and Life Science. Prepare you manuscript in American style of English.
Scope: The journal publishes original works of wide range of discipline of agriculture and biomedical sciences including Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Fisheries, Botany, Zoology, Genetic engineering and Biotechnology, Food Science and Technology.
The Manuscript should consist of the following headings.
Title: The title should be definite and concise reflecting the theme of the manuscript.
Running title: Running title should reflect the title and be limited within 50 keystrokes.
Author(s) with Affiliation: The authors should provide their details like department, university or organization, city and country of corresponding authors along with E-Mail address.
Abstract: The abstract should be clear which should emphasize on the manuscript and should not exceed 250 words. It should give brief outline & significance of the manuscript.
Keywords: Present the list of keywords (maximum five).
Introduction: The introduction should set the tone of the research work by providing a clear description of the work with a planned way or resolution. This ought to be general enough to draw in a reader's attention from a vast array of scientific fields.
Main body: The main body should include the descriptions of all types of materials & methods used and the main proposed ideas, results and discussions. Discussion should be relevant and concise; however, extensive literature review is not permitted.
Conclusions: A valuable conclusion should be given for the closure of a research/review paper.
Funding/Acknowledgments: This section includes sources of funding, grants, details about anyone who contributed substantially towards the research study.
Author contributions: The contribution of all authors should be enlisted under the following heads: Conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis, validation, investigation, data curation, visualization, writing—original draft preparation, writing—review and editing, resources, funding acquisition, and supervision; followed by a statement “all authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript”. Example: Conceptualization, Y. K.; Methodology, Y.K. and H.M.G.; Investigation, Y.K., Supervision, HMG. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Conflict of interest: The authors should disclose if there is competitive interest
Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture and Life Science
References: References at the end of the text should be arranged alphabetically. The reference number should be limited within 50 for full-length paper, 30 for short communication and 15 for case report. Please follow the styles of the references given below:
Journal:
Yasir A, Islam W and Mondal KA (2009). Performance of cypermethrin, deltamethrin and nimbicidine on larval development of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Sciences 17: 125-130.
Book:
Watson JD. 1976. Molecular Biology of Genes. 3rd Ed. WA Benjamin, Inc., Menlo Park, California: 1-739 pp.
Book Chapter:
Islam SMS and Tuteja N. 2012. Production of abiotic stress tolerant fertile transgenic plants using androgenesis and genetic transformation methods in cereal crops. In: Tuteja N and Gill SS (Eds.). Crop Improvement Under Adverse Conditions. Springer New York Heidelberg London, 213-229 pp.
Tables, figures and photographs: Number of tables, graphs and figures should be within 10 for full-length paper and 4 in case report. The same data should not be presented in both tables and graphs. Please give figure caption below the figure, and table caption above the table. All figures and tables must be submitted as separate files, photographs and line graphs should be in composite image and in perfect rectangles (composite image is not permitted for case report).
Please use 'Fig.' when referring to a figure in the body of the text. The photographs and line graphs should be submitted in TIFF with good resolution (minimum 300 pixels/inch for photographs and 1000 pixels/inch for line graphs) and table in MS word.
Submission
The research article should be submitted as attached file in MS Word (2007- onwards) through e- mail to Executive Editor ([email protected]) with cc. to the Editor-in-Chief ([email protected]). For large file transfer, please contact the editorial office. In case of direct submission or submission by post the article should be submitted in two hard copies along with a soft copy in a CD/DVD.
Author agreement: The authors should submit an agreement stating the originality of the work, authorship and contribution of each author in research.
Cover letter: Cover letter should state that the manuscript is of original work and has not been submitted/under consideration elsewhere
Publication Charges: Free
