Before submitting the manuscript for consideration for publication in the Plant Disease Research Journal please read the Guidelines for the authors.

The author(s) should follow the instructions strictly and submit the manuscript as per guidelines.

The manuscript not submitted in proper format of the journal will be rejected.

• Detailed guidelines for the submissions:

  Research Article

  The title should be short, specific and informative. It should include the name(s) of author(s), affiliation (Full name of institution/ university/ department with PIN Code, e-mail of the corresponding author. Author names should be without any titles/ professional affiliations (Mr/Ms/ Dr/ Prof, etc.). Authors are advised to consult the recent issue of the Journal for following these points carefully and may contact Editor-in-Chief over e-mail for any other specific query. Title of the manuscript is written in running and authors’ names are to be in uppercase capitals, with corresponding author clearly indicated.

  ABSTRACT should not be more than 200 words and should reflect the crux of research findings; avoiding introduction to the topic. Keywords (four to eight) must be given; include only words which are not present in the title and these should appear just below the abstract.

  INTRODUCTION must be brief and limited to the problem or the aim and scope of the research. It has to be without any title heading. In this part, relevant information comprising of one to few sentences on general introduction, followed by the importance of the research problem and objectives concisely should be mentioned. Only relevant and recent references are to be cited herein. In the last few sentences, the reason for undertaking the present study and its scope should be written.

  MATERIALS AND METHODS must include detailed methodology, technique(s), experimental design, and statistical methods used along with the year of experimentation. Generally, more than five years old data is not considered. The authors should provide the location of the work preferably with GPS data along with experimental details like treatments, doses, replications, plot size, crop variety, season, spacing etc.

  RESULTS AND DISCUSSION should be under one heading. The data may be represented in the form of tables, charts, graphics, line drawings, or pictorial presentation. Self-explanatory tables should be typed on separate sheets; tables should fit in the normal page layout. Recent and relevant literature should be discussed critically. All figures including drawings, graphs, and diagrams should be formatted preferably in MS Word. Images must be of high quality (minimum 300 dpi resolution), in .jpeg or .tiff format. Repetition of the same data in graphic and tabular matter needs to be avoided.

  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS may recognise the funding agency or support received from any sector.

  REFERENCES:

  These should be arranged in alphabetical order in the following format:

  1. Research Paper:

  Kumari N, Patel P B and Sharma P N (2019). Screening of capsicum exotic and indigenous lines for resistance against Pepper mild mottle virus. Plant Disease Research 34: 143-147.

  2. Book Chapter:

  Suslow F V (1982). Role of root colonizing bacteria in plant growth. In: Phytopathogenic Prokaryotes (Eds. Mount M S and Lacy G H) Academic Press, London, pp. 187-223.

  3. Book:

  Tuite J (1969). Plant Pathological Methods: Fungi & Bacteria. Burgess Publishing Company, 239 pp.

  4. Proceedings:

  Gupta O P, Singh B P and Gupta A K (1981). Effect of pre and post-harvest application of chemicals on the storage behaviour of kinnow mandarin. Presented at the symposium on “Recent Advances in Fruit Development”. Held at PAU, Ludhiana (Abst.)

   

  6. Thesis:

  Aurtha C K (1998). Management of tomato leaf curl virus through the control of white fly vector, Bemisia tabaci Genn. by entomopathogenic fungi. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 226pp.

   

  7. Newsletter:

  Smith J K (2006, December). New developments in plant disease management. Plant Pathology Newsletter, 15, 7-9.

   

  8. Websites (e.g., FAO):

  FAO (2023). Crop and livestock products retrieved from  https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL 

  The authors are required to verify that the included references are cited in the text and that those that are cited are listed alphabetically in the REFERENCES Section. References from the recent five-year period should be at least 25% of all references. Authors must take enough care to follow spacing, full-stop, colon, semi-colon, comma, etc., strictly as per journal format.

  Short Communication

  Authors are to follow the above instructions in toto, except that such communication will have no headings like Materials and Methods and Results and Discussion but these are to be provided in separate paragraphs. In all other aspects, the format is the same as the Research Article.

  Review Article

  Except for Materials and Methods/ Results and Discussion (no such headings will be there) these are the same as mentioned above. Authors to peruse the Review Articles published in the recent issue of the journal for strict adherence. Reviews must comply with the prerequisites of plagiarism check and a check report to be appended along with the submission.

  Authors should observe high standards with respect to publication ethics including authorship. Any case of ethical misconduct is treated very seriously. All work submitted to Plant Disease Research should be novel, rigorous, and substantial, and the editors may make plagiarism checks at any time after submission. Articles not adhering to the set guidelines are liable to be rejected. Authors may contact the Editor-in-Chief for any queries/grievances etc., at the e-mail- [email protected]