Instructions to Author
Please check the Journal’s information on homepage before article submission
PERIODICITY OF JOURNAL (BIMONTHLY)
| Issues | I | II | III | IV | V | VI |
| Month | February | April | June | August | October | December |
| Printing Charges (upto 10 pages) | |
| India: | Rs. 10000/- |
| Other countries: |
Please click here to check the country table for publication charges waiver/discount |
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
(i) Introduction
Oriental Journal of Chemistry an international, open access, peer reviewed research journal of pure and applied chemistry, is published bimonthly with the aim of rapid dissemination of scientific knowledge of chemistry among researchers, scientists, professors academicians and elite citizens to have a better understanding and knowledge of chemistry and current researches through, reviews on current topics, full research articles and brief communications.
All articles submitted to Oriental Journal of Chemistry are to be reviewed keeping in mind the following aspects, viz:
- Originality of work i.e no plagiarism
- Relevance to the scope of the journal
- exclusivity and clarity of presentation (correct language, grammar and presentation)
- Innovativeness of work
- Conformity to the guidelines mentioned below
(ii) How to Prepare Manuscript
(i) General Instructions
Use MS word to prepare manuscript. Other open source word-processing software can also be used. Keep the format as per following instructions:
- Keep the text in single column, normal font size 12, 1.5 line space.
- Keep the text left aligned, do not justify the paragraph.
- Use the spell check and grammar check of your word processor program.
- Use a single grid for each table.
- Check the quality of scanned figures. The legends should be clearly visible.
Place the tables and figures in the appropriate places
(ii) Title of the article.
- Title should be brief and concise
- Title should be in running text, bold, font size 14
- Do not use ‘&’ symbol and avoid using abbreviations
(iii) Authors Name and addresses
Authors name should follow the Title. Name should be as:
Running text, normal font size 12, line spacing 1.5
First Name Middle Name Last Name
Full names should be written
The authors name should be written in normal capital letters
For affiliation superscript numbers should be written on the author’s surname
Corresponding author should be marked as superscript *
Emails of the corresponding author must be written below the address
Abstract
Abstracts should include all the main work of the authors only.
Abstract should not contain more than one or two line of introduction.
The abstract of the Full length article or Review must not be more than 150 words.
The abstract of the brief communication must not be more than 75 words.
Keywords
Authors have to provide 4 to 6 words as Keywords (vital words of the article)
Introduction
- Introduction should be neither too brief nor too long.
- The introduction should throw light from pioneer work to the current work of the topic.
- The introduction should be supported by authentic standard references of journals.
Materials and Methods
Just after the introduction materials and methods should be mentioned.
The methods should be describe in brief about the preparations of solutions and the instrumentation.
The make the numbers and the model of the instruments should be mention.
New and modified methods may be described in sufficient detail.
For the graphs of NMR, IR, mass , TGA, DCA, X-Ray etc. should be submitted along with the spectral evidences.
The statistical method and the level of significance chosen shall be clearly stated.
Oriental Journal of Chemistry prefers to publish work that has been subjected to an appropriate statistical test at one level of significance.
Results
The findings presented in the tables or in the graphical form must be described here.
The labeling of the graphs must be done through 8 to 10 point font i.e if reduced to half size than also it must be clearly visible.
The data should be statistically analyzed and the level of significance is to be stated.
Data that is not statistically significant need only to be mentioned in the text – no illustration is necessary.
All Tables and figures must have a title or caption and a legend to make them self-explanatory.
Results section shall start after materials and methods section on the same page.
Discussion
- This part must deal the interruption of the results, the logical statements in support of the findings of the author.
- The result and discussion should have a common heading, because the discussion is carried out along with the results obtained.
- There must not be a spate heading of conclusion.
- The author may write few lines regarding the applications and the importance of the work in future.
Acknowledgements
The acknowledgement should be brief and must be written about the original supporters of the work and to the reputed institutions.
References
References should be numbered consecutively in the order of their citation in the text and not in alphabetic order.
The style of writing the references of the journals should be as under.
The references number should be cited in the text positively
Avoid the references of more than last ten years. Use current references
The word et al., should not be used in references. The names of all the authors should be written.
The references should be taken from standard journals of ISI, IC, NAAS, CAB and CAS etc.
Chemical terminology
The chemical nomenclature used must be in accordance with that used in the Chemical Abstracts.
Math formulae
- Please submit math equations as editable text and not as images.
- Present simple formulae with normal text where possible and use the division slash (/) instead of a horizontal line for small fractional terms
Symbols and abbreviations
Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry
Ethics of human and animal experimentation
Those articles which are describing experimental work on humans or animals should submit an approval of the ethical committee of the institution were the actual work was carried out.
Experiments with animals should be done in accordance with the legal requirements of the relevant local or national authority. Procedures should be such that experimental animals do not suffer unnecessarily. Papers should include details of the procedures and of anesthetics used. The Editors will not accept papers where the ethical aspects are, in their opinion, open to doubt.
Proof Correction
Once the article is accepted after successful peer review, the article is published online and a Pdf in journal format is prepared.
- A copy of this PDF file is e-mailed to corresponding author for proof check.
- Make sure to proof read and make the correction diligently. It is better to consult some senior professor of your department
- The proof reading and the correction of the article should be very careful and through before sending back to the managing editor, as second time rechecking and re-correction will not be allowed and the PDF will be finally uploaded on website as online publication.
AFTER ACCEPTANCE
- Use of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique alphanumeric string assigned by a registration agency (the International DOI Foundation) to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the Internet. The assigned DOI is never subjected to changes. Hence, it is an ideal medium for citing a document, particularly ‘Articles in press’ as their full bibliographic information is not received by them. Example of a correctly given DOI (ENOS MASHEIJA KIREMIRE, Categorization and Structual Determination of Simple and More Complex Carbonyl Clusters of Rhenium and Osmium using K-values and the Cluster Table, Orientjchem,2015.,31(1).,293-302 http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/310133)
Licensing Policy:
As open access journal Oriental Journal of Chemistry follows the Creative Commons Attribution-Non commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License
Furthermore we explain in simple language so as to make it understandable for Authors, Publisher, Institutions and common readers etc. as under:
a. The authors reserve all major rights of the published article like proprietary and patents rights.
b. The publisher (OSPC) and the author will equally enjoy other benefits of the published article in future works of their own, such as lectures, press release, views in text books, periodicals, reprinting of the whole or a part of the published article.
c. In the case of republication of the whole, part, or parts there of, in periodicals or reprint publications by a third party, written permission must be obtained from the Editor‐in‐Chief. Oriental Journal of Chemistry.
Ethics in publishing
Oriental Journal of Chemistry’s Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement is based, in large part, on the guidelines and standards developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Please see: www.orientjchem.org/submission/publication-ethics-and-publication-malpractice-statement
Submission and Copyright declaration
Submission of a manuscript to Oriental Journal of Chemistry for publication implies that the same work has not been either published or under consideration for publication in another Journal.
Copyright form can be downloaded at: www.orientjchem.org/pdf/OJC_Copy_right_form.pdf
This form duly completed and signed by all author’s should be submitted online while submitting manuscript.
Conflict of interest
All authors are requested to disclose any conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations that can influence their work.
Plagiarism
By submitting articles to Oriental Journal of Chemistry the author attest the following:
- None of the part of manuscript is plagiarized from other sources
- Proper reference is provided for all contents extracted from other sources
Strong action will be taken against cases of plagiarism, Read the OJC Journal’s Plagiarism policy by clicking here.
Manuscript Submission:
Manuscript can be submitted online at
http://www.orientjchem.org/submission/online-submission/
Reviewers
We have a good number of experienced editors and peer workers for different innovative topics of chemistry, and we have a good coordination between editors, our managing editors and finally with the chief editor. In addition to we have very reputed, renowned advisory board members who are gracing and renovating the various aspects of the Journal. The editors, managing editors are competent and active for further reviewing the reports received from outer reviewers for the progress of the Journal, they are suggesting and introducing new reviewers from time to time, their suggestions are vital to boost the quality of the journal.
Correction and Retraction Policy
Corrections
Corrections are published if the publication record is seriously affected with regard to the accuracy of published information. Corrections are published in the subsequent issue under Corrections and addendum.
Retractions
Retractions are done when the main conclusion of the paper is seriously undermined.
Readers should first contact the authors of the original paper and then write to the publisher, including copies of the correspondence with the authors. The editors will consult reviewers for their comments. The article will be retracted in cases such as multiple submission, plagiarism or fraudulent use of data.
Changes in authors
Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Editor from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include:
- Reason why the name should be added or removed
- Emailed confirmation from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement.
- A corrigendum will be issued if the author names are added, deleted, or rearranged in an article published online in coming issue.
Ghostwriting Firewall
A declaration of contributions from individual coauthors in the preparation of the article should be submitted
Article Processing Charges:
Oriental Journal of Chemistry is an Open Access, peer reviewed research journal. Full research articles are available free of cost to all readers and scientific community as PDF and HTML. The authors who are submitting there articles for publication in journal has to pay the following processing and publication fee.
India: Rs. 10000/- Full Research Article / Review.
India: Rs. 6000/- Brief Communications/ Short Notes. (Up-to 4 pages)
Other Countries: Click Here
Once the paper is accepted for publication and the payment is provided by the author. No refund will be granted due to any reason whatsoever.
Refund policy:
Refund can only be provided if the journal failed to publish the article due to some unavoidable circumstances. This refund will exclude the banking processing charges.
Checklist before Submission of article
- Read the general information for authors
- Title doesn’t have “&” and other non standard abbreviations
- Author names confirms to journal requirement
- Corresponding author is marked
- Corresponding authors email and address are included
- Author affiliation are checked
- Key words are added and adopted suitably
- Tables are properly numbered and title added
- Figures are properly numbered
- Quality of figure is checked
- References are in proper format as shown in reference section
- Article is spell and grammar checked
- Page number and line number should be mentioned in Re-submission of corrected documents.
