Submission Guidelines

Preparation for Manuscript Submission

At the time of manuscript submission, authors are required to fulfill the following criteria. Failure to do so may result in the manuscript being returned for resubmission by the editorial board.

The manuscript is original, has not been published previously, and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

The manuscript has been prepared and uploaded in accordance with the formatting requirements of The Himalayan Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

The corresponding author will have to take responsible for Submission, approval of co-authors of final manuscript and all communication related to submitted manuscript with the editorial team,

Submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.

Submission Guidelines

  • Authors can submit their manuscripts through via email to [editor@orchidsocietyofassam.com/daimalupbaro@gmail.com/gogoijitu@gmail.com] or through the designated online submission portal.
  • Submission of Manuscripts must be written in English
  • For submission of the manuscript there must be one designate corresponding author
  • Submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.
  • Use APA 7th edition referencing style.
  • References should be listed alphabetically by the surname of the first author.
  • In-text citations follow the author–date system: (Author, Year).
  • If there are two authors, cite both (Author & Author, Year).
  • For three or more authors, cite the first author followed by et al. (Author et al., Year).
  • Use hanging indentation in the reference list (second and subsequent lines indented).

In-text Citation Examples

  • One author: (Baruah, 2023)
  • Two authors: (Baruah & Sharma, 2022)
  • Three or more authors: (Baruah et al., 2021)
  • Direct quote: (Baruah, 2023, p. 45)

Reference List Examples

Journal Article

Baruah, A., & Sharma, R. (2023). Diversity of soil algae in coal mine areas of Assam. Journal of Applied Phycology, 35(2), 145–158. https://doi.org/xxxx

Book

Kumar, S. (2020). Principles of plant ecology (3rd ed.). Springer.

Book Chapter

Das, P., & Singh, M. (2021). Traditional knowledge in biodiversity conservation. In R. Sharma (Ed.), Ethnobotany of Northeast India (pp. 25–40). Routledge.

Conference Proceedings

Bora, J., & Ali, F. (2022). Orchid diversity in Himalayan regions. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Plant Sciences (pp. 101–110). Botanical Society of India.

Website

World Health Organization. (2023, June 10). Climate change and health. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health

Thesis/Dissertation

Gogoi, P. (2021). Phytoremediation potential of aquatic plants in heavy metal contaminated sites (Doctoral dissertation, Gauhati University). Gauhati University Repository.

Formatting Notes

Use italics for journal titles, book titles, and volume numbers.

Journal issue numbers should be in round brackets (without italics).

Always provide DOI or URL where available.

Ensure consistency in punctuation, spacing, and capitaliz