Instructions to Authors
Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences (PJLSS)
is a bi-annual journal, published by The Elite Scientific
Forum, Pakistan. Its scope is broad and international,
covering a range of research areas including: Biology,
Medicine, Agriculture, Environment, Public health and Allied
Sciences. The material submitted should fall in the
categories of Original articles, Short communications,
Research notes, Case reports and Review articles.
Publishing Ethics
The manuscripts submitted for publication must be
original and unpublished research work written in English,
which are not being considered for publication elsewhere.
Manuscript should be free from plagiarism that is globally
recognized as a serious academic offence. As a publishing
policy of the journal, all the manuscripts are checked for
plagiarism before reviewing process.
Submission of Manuscript
The manuscript (MS Word file) should be submitted
through Email to:
Editor-in-Chief,
Email: chiefeditor@pjlss.edu.pk with cc to: editor.pjlss@gmail.com
Manuscript Handling Charges
Inland: Authors will
have to pay manuscript handling/processing/printing charges
USD 150 or equivalent on acceptance of their manuscript from
January 01, 2020. Charges can be paid as Bank Draft that
should be made in the favor of The Elite Scientific
Publications, Pakistan. Payment through cheque/cash is not
acceptable.
Foreign: Author(s) of
manuscripts originating from outside Pakistan will have to
pay manuscript handling/processing/printing charges USD 250
on acceptance of their article(s). These charges may be
remitted through wire transfer.
Preparation of Manuscript
The manuscript must be written in English (Times New
Roman, Font 12) using MS Word format. Manuscripts should
have numbered lines with wide margins and double spacing
throughout, i.e. also for abstracts, footnotes and
references. Every page of the manuscript, including the
title page, references, tables, etc. should be numbered at
the bottom of each page. Manuscript should be prepared with
utmost conciseness under classified headings such as
Abstract, keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods,
Results, Discussion, Authors’ Contribution, Acknowledgments
and References.
Title Page
The title page of the manuscript (page 1) should
contain the following information:
Full title of the article in sentence case (e.g. Simulating
the Impact of Sowing Methods and Water Deficit Levels on
Wheat Yield Under Semi-Arid Environment) which should be
concise and informative depicting the theme of article.
Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible. A running
short title (up to 40 characters) should also be included.
The corresponding author should be clearly indicated (e.g.
using asterisk) with his/her name, complete postal address,
Landline/mobile number and e-mail address to whom the
correspondence can be made.
Abstract
The abstract should be given on page 2, with the full
title, omitting the name(s) and address(es) of the
author(s). Abstract should not exceed 300 words, written in
a single paragraph. It should state concisely the scope of
the work, important results and conclusion of the study and
should be suitable for direct inclusion in any abstracting
agency.
Keywords
Immediately after the abstract provide 3 to 6
keywords, avoiding general, plural and multiple concepts.
These keywords will be used for indexing purpose.
Introduction
This should include a brief consideration of the
problem and its importance, a brief review of literature and
the objectives of the work.
Materials and Methods
Provide sufficient detail of methodology to allow the
work to be reproduced. Methods/techniques already published
should be indicated by reference(s): only relevant
modifications should be adopted.
Results
Result should be clear and concise. Repetition of the
results in different form such as in tabulation or graphics
is discouraged.
Discussion
This should explore the significance of the results of
the study, supported by appropriate recent references from
published literature.
Authors’ Contributions
The individual contributions of authors in publishing
the manuscript must be specified in this section. This will
help to give appropriate credit to each author of the paper
according to his/her specific contribution. For specifying
the individual contributions of the authors, please use
initials of the name of each author. For example, MA
conceived the idea, designed the project and wrote the
manuscript. MMA performed the immunoassays, molecular
genetic studies and statistical analysis. MIA participated
in the design of the study and helped in writing the
manuscript. All authors read and approved the final
manuscript.
NOTE: Acquisition of funding, collection of
data, or general supervision of the research group, alone,
does not justify authorship. All contributors who do not
meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an
acknowledgements section.
Acknowledgements
This should be as brief as possible
References
Text: All the citation
in the text should refer to
Single author: The author’s name (without initials) and the
year of publication e.g. Awais (2019) or (Awais, 2019).
Two author: Both authors’ name and the year
of publication e.g. John and Smith (2010) or (John and
Smith, 2020).
More than two authors: If a citation has
more than two authors the first author should be given
followed by et al. in standard text format (not italicized),
e.g. Jones et al. (2019) or (Jones et al., 2019).
List: The references must be arranged
alphabetically. Titles of the journals should be complete.
In the case of non-English publications, the original title
should be used. Follow the style as shown in the examples
below:
For Books/Chapter in Books:
Gupta PK, 1988. Elements of Biotechnology. 1st
edition. Rastogi Publications, Meerut, India. pp: 42-45.
Sultzer BM, GW Goodman, and TK Eisenstein, 2020. Endotoxin
protein as an immunostimulant. In: Schlessinger D and
MM Awais (Eds.), Microbiology. 1st edition. American
Veterinary Publications, California, USA, pp: 61-65.
For Journals:
Awais MM, MA Jamal, M Akhtar, MR Hameed, MI Anwar and
MI Ullah, 2019. Immunomodulatory and ameliorative effects of
Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces based
probiotics on pathological effects of eimeriasis in
broilers. Microbial Pathogenesis, 126: 101-108.
Wallach M, 2010. Role of antibody in immunity and control of
chicken coccidiosis: A review. Trends in Parasitology, 26:
382–387.
Authors are wholly responsible for the accuracy of the
citations.
Tables and Illustrations
Tables should have a concise but explicit heading. It should
be self-explanatory and set out as simple as possible.
Figures including illustrations/line drawings, graphs
and photographs should be included only where necessary.
Illustrations and graphs should be submitted in doc/docx
format; whereas, photographs should be submitted in jpg
format.
Units Abbreviations and Symbols
System International (SI) units should be used.
Abbreviations should be used for those recommended by
IUPAC-IUB (Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents,
1978).
PJLSS Fast Track Publication Policy
PJLSS offers fast track publication policy for
research articles of exceptional importance and urgency. We
can offer full online publication within three weeks of
submission. Before submitting the research articles for fast
track review and publication:
• Please ensure that you have prepared your article
according to the PJLSS format and contains all the
information required for publication.
• Clearly explain the reason of fast track publication of
your article supported by novelty of your work.
• While submitting your paper, suggest suitable reviewers
(02 foreign and 02 local) for your paper and give their
contact details (including email).
• Author(s) will be informed on next working day whether we
can offer fast track assessment for the submitted article or
not. If we may not offer fast track assessment, we may offer
to consider your paper in the normal way.
• Immediately after fast track assessment, paper along with
reviewers’ reports will be discussed in the next editorial
meeting, at which a final decisions about publication will
be made and decision will be communicated to the authors
within 24 hours of that meeting.
• In case, if revision is required, we will need the revised
manuscript within 48 hours after you receive the decision
from editorial office.
• Once the final paper has been accepted, it will be sent
for editing and a Galley proof will be sent to the
corresponding author for final approval. Authors will be
required to send back proof within 24 hours.
• If the paper is accepted, we will immediately publish it
as online first and will be published with page number in
very next upcoming issue.
• Exceptions to all the timelines above include the
situation where a theme issue is planned for a particular
date, when the paper arrives over a public holiday, you when
you need longer than 48 hours to revise the manuscript, or
as otherwise negotiated.
Publication Rates for Fast Track Publication
An amount of USD 300 or equivalent (For Pakistan) and
USD 500 (For Foreign) per article will be charged as
processing fee (non-refundable) for fast track publications.
Payment of the manuscript processing fee does not guarantee
that the paper would be published.