The Journal, started in 1942 and published monthly, by National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), serves as an information link between generators and users of technologies and addresses to entrepreneurs, technologists, engineers, technocrats and scientists on one hand, and planners, administrators and managers on the other.
Original research articles of interest to industry, reviews on frontiers of science and technology, articles on management and policies relating to science, technology, and industrial applications are invited for publication. The reports of national/international conferences/symposia etc. are also published. The detailed coverage is given below:
Subject
Coverage
Scientific Research
(Applications-based)
Atmospheric Sciences
Computer Science, IT &Mathematical Modeling
Food Sciences
Hydrology & Earth Science
Medical Sciences
Space
Sciences
Industrial Research (R &
D)
Chemical
Civil
Electrical
Electronics & Telecommunications
Mechanical
Mining
Industrial Research
(Utilization)
Industrial Technologies
including Nanotechnology: Successful at Pilot Scale and Plant Trials
Industrial Technologies:
Standardization & Quality Control
Import Substitution &
Technology Up gradation
Renewable Energy Technologies
Rural Development
Technologies
Waste Utilization
Technologies
Fiscal Incentives in
Industrial Development
Industrial Policies -
Individual & Sector Wise
International Collaboration
for Industrial Development
Science Policy
Technology Assessment &
Forecasting
Technology Funding including
Venture Capital
Technology Management: Case
Studies -Success or Failure
Technology Transfer, Diffusion & Adaptation in Industrial Sector
Communications Management
Energy Management
Environmental Management
HRD Management
Management of Industry &
Policy Implementation
R & D Management
Symposia/Seminars Report: Critical summaries of
papers presented at national or international seminars or symposia on science,
technology, or industry are also published.
Book Reviews: Books, monographs and
technical bulletins on industrial methods and techniques, including technology
management and policy, as well as other data like production and demand
statistics are accepted for review.
Author-Reader Platform: A platform for instructions
to contributors and announcements. A column where readers interact and seek
clarifications/additional information on articles published in the journal, or
provide opinions, views and suggestions etc.
Manuscript
Preparation
General: Use SI units throughout,
and where other units are used for some reason, give equivalent SI units in
parenthesis.
Title: Should be short,
sufficiently informative and useful for indexing and retrieval purposes. A
short running title may also be provided.
Author(s)
and Affiliation:
Author(s) with affiliation (where work was done) with complete mailing address
must be given. Present address of author(s), if different, should also be
given. Provide e-mail addresses too.
Abstract: It should contain scope and
methodology employed, and key results in a way that is useful for indexing and
abstracting service providers and gives a bird's eye view to a reader as well.
Restrict it to 200 words. A graphical abstract is also printed in contents part
of the journal in every issue, so do provide one with indication of an
illustration/figure/formula, etc which should go along with it.
Introduction: A brief and precise
literature review with objectives of the research undertaken and essential
background should constitute the introduction part.
Materials
and Methods: New methods should be described in sufficient details, and
others can be directed to published sources. The information given should be
clear and complete so that anyone interested in repeating the experiment should
be able to do so. If reference to a hard
to obtain source is given, then details of the procedure must be provided.
The section should clearly indicate the experimental design followed and the
statistical methods used to summarize information for interpretation.
Results
and Discussion: Results should be coherently presented and appropriately
linked to tables, figures and other illustrations, but restricted to bare
minimum. The section should also compare findings with those of others, as
deemed necessary by the authors, and its relevance be discussed to the problem
tackled, in particular, and for the branch of science, in general. Any weakness
of the study undertaken, or any other peculiarity must also be pointed out. New
findings, new interpretations, etc should be clearly spelt out, and also
confirmation of important concepts, models, theorems, etc should be indicated.
Present data according to standard formats as dictated by the experimental
design and the data analysis carried out.
Conclusions: Main findings of the investigations
reported in the paper.
Acknowledgements: It should be brief and
meaningful when invoked; trivial formalities should be avoided.
References: The literature as referred
to in the text should be put under this section and number sequentially in the
order of its first use or mention in the text. Indicate sources (references) in
the text as superscript Arabic serial numbers. Abbreviate journal names as
given in the International Serial
Catalogue (published by International Council of Scientific Union's
Abstracting Board) without the use of any period ('.'). Examples are given
below for illustration:
Research
Papers and Proceedings
· With Author(s)¾ Liotta R, Rose K, Krishnan P K & Ghosal A, Creep compliance properties of steel cast in space, J Mater Sci, 18 (1999) 243-256. [If accepted for publication, give (in press) in place of volume, year and pages]
· With no Authors¾ Authors will simply be missing from the style given above. Other parts remain in place.
· Proceedings¾Rao N V, Bakhetia D R C & D'Souza L, The ultimate form of power function as derived from fractional derivatives, Proc Int Conf Appl Math Stat (Iowa State University Press, Iowa) 2000, 224-229.
· Books¾Hearle J W S & Peters R H, Fibre Structure (Academc Press, London) 1987, 87-123. [If the reference is to a work of an author published in a book by another author, the fact should be indicated by prefixing ' in' appropriately].
· Roels O A & Mahadevan S, Vitamin A, in The Vitamins: Chemistry, Pathology and Methods, 2nd edn, vol VI, edited by P Gyorgy & W N Pearson (Academic Press, New York) 1967, 139-210.
· Symposia/Conferences¾Kapoor B C, Managing in the face of not-so-developed and organised environment, in Nat Symp Manag Dev (Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur) 23-25 July 2000.
· Ghosh G, Structure and fracture properties of coal in India, Ph D Thesis, Indian Coal Mining Institute, Dhanabad, India, 1998.
· Trepaginer J H, New surface finishings and coatings, US Patent 1276323 (to DuPont Inc, USA) 27 June 2000; Chem Abstr, 49 (2000) 27689.
· If referred are to be so indicated in the text itself rather than putting under references. Indicate like: ...and has a blood pressure lowering properties (Gupta G D, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, unpublished data) as well as a fairly good glucose regulating function (Rajpurohit B D, National Institute of Nutrition, personal communication) …
Tables and
figures should be on separate sheets. There should be as few a columns in a
table as possible and only the top
(above title) and bottom lines be used in the entire table. Standard
abbreviations should be used in column headings. Both tables and figures are
serially numbered in Arabic numerals and referred to in the text in the same
way. Legends to figures should all be on a separate sheet. Figures and
illustrations should be double the final
size, which will normally be restricted to a column width (85 mm), prints should
be on a glossy paper and drawings should be on white drawing paper.
Proofs and Tearsheets: Page proofs will not be
sent to authors. Tear sheets of the published paper will be sent to the
corresponding author.
Offprints
(Reprints):
Twenty-five gratis offprints or reprints will be supplied to the corresponding
author.
Submit three copies of manuscript (plus figures and tables) printed in double line spacing in 12 point matter and a copy on 3.5" floppy in MS word format with illustrations in suitable formats for IBM compatible computers. Identify packages used in creating the text and figures, illustrations, flow-charts, etc. and the platform on the diskette itself. Submit paper to Editor (jsir@niscair.res.in), Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, NISCAIR, Dr K S Krishnan Marg, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110 012
Essentials for
Manuscript Submission
The submitted work
should have a covering letter on the official
letterhead under signatures of the corresponding author or any other
authorized person.
A declaration
by authors as per certificate given below:
It is mandatory on the part of the corresponding author to furnish the following certificate at the time of submission of the manuscript for publication:
[This
to certify that the reported work in the paper entitled “…………..” submitted for
publication in the journal “………….” is an original one and has not been
submitted for publication elsewhere. I/we further certify that proper citations
to the previously reported work have been given and no data/tables/figures have
been quoted verbatim from other publications without giving due acknowledgement
and without the permission of the author(s). The consent of all the authors of
this paper has been obtained for submitting the paper to the journal “………………”.
[Signatures and names of all the authors]
The system of formal communication in science through publication in primary journals is based on originality and quality of information, being the only criteria for publication. However, there have been tendencies to misuse the system and vitiate the process of science communication for personal benefits. One of the ills, afflicting science communication, is plagiarism. Attempts at plagiarism may range from verbatim copying of extensive material of other authors, misappropriating results/data of others with minor changes in language/presentation without giving credit to original source, and to publishing essentially the same information more than once.
As the premier institution of publishing primary
scientific journals in various disciplines of science and technology in India,
NISCAIR strongly reiterates its policy of discouraging plagiarism of all kinds.
All efforts are made to detect and frustrate attempts at plagiarism through
editorial screening and rigorous peer review in respect of communications
received for publication in the NISCAIR publications. Cooperation of the scientific
community is sought in our efforts to frustrate all attempts at plagiarism.
In case, any attempt of plagiarism is brought to our
attention accompanied with convincing evidence, following steps would be taken:
(a)
After
consulting the respective Editorial Board Members, authors guilty of plagiarism
will be debarred from publishing their papers in NISCAIR journals.
(b) Heads of the Departments/Institutes of the offending authors will be intimated of such incidences of plagiarism
(c) Such incidents of plagiarism
will be publicized through the concerned NISCAIR journals in consultation with
the respective Editorial Board Members.