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International Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
(IJMAP)Aims and scope
International Journal of Medicinaland Aromatic Plants (IJMAP) is
Englishlanguage, open access, peer-reviewed,online, quarterly,
research journal thatpromotes the exchange of knowledge andresearch
in the following areas: Basic research on Medicinal and
Aromatic Plants (MAPs). Ethnopharmocology, Fitoterapia,
Phytomedicines and medicinal crops.Uses of medicinal plants in
Ayurveda,Siddha, Yoga, Unani, Naturopathy,Homoeopathy, Chinese
medicine, Folk-remedies, and other traditional healthcare
systems.
Condiments, perfumery, essential oilplants, culinary herbs,
aromatic plants.
Ecological, taxonomical, conservational,phenological,
reproductive, cultivational,biological, biochemical,
chemical,technological and economical aspects ofMAPs.
Impacts of environmental degradationand climate change
onMAPs.
The scope of journal extends to all theaspects of MAPs research.
The journalwelcomes the submission of manuscriptsthat meet the
general criteria ofsignificance and scientific excellence. IJMAPis
published by Open Access ScienceResearch Publisher (OASRP) and all
articlesare freely available
onwww.openaccessscience.com/index.php/journals/ijmap.
The journal aims to encouragecommunication between scientists
indisparate fields who share a commoninterest in MAPs. The journal
strives tobridge the gap between researchers,academicians,
industrialists, farm managers,policy makers and society to benefit
allstakeholders. We encourage submission ofarticles that will have
the strongest interestand value to the journal's
internationalreadership. Some key features of articleswith strong
interest include:1. Studies on the properties of rare and
lesser knownMAPs.2. Novel ideas or approaches to important
challenges in the field ofMAPs research.3. Studies that address
a population of
interest beyond the scale of singleresearch sites.
4. Review articles on timely and importanttopics.
5. Interdisciplinary research involvingMAPs.
Call for articlesYou are cordially invited to submit
your articles to IJMAP. We shall try to makedecisions as rapidly
as possible, and thejournal strives to return reviewers
comments to authors within 30 days ofsubmission. The editorial
board will re-review manuscripts that are acceptedpending revision.
Average time from receiptto publication of manuscript is 90
days.Accepted articles will immediately appearonline and published
in the next issue of thejournal. With your support, we believe
thatit will soon become a leading internationaljournal. For more
information, please visitthe journal homepage:
www.openaccessscience.com/index.php/journals/ijmap. Manuscripts
should besubmitted to the editorial office
at:[email protected] types of articles are
published byIJMAP:1. Research articles: Research articles
should report the results of originalresearch. These should
describe new andcarefully confirmed findings, andexperimental
procedures should be givenin sufficient detail for others to verify
thework. The length of a research articleshould be the minimum
required todescribe and interpret the work clearly.
2. Review articles: Review articles on thevarious aspects of
MAPs are welcome.Submissions of reviews and perspectivescovering
topics of current interest arewelcome and encouraged.
3. Short communications: A shortcommunication is suitable for
recordingthe results of complete smallinvestigations or giving
details of newmodels or hypotheses, innovativemethods, techniques
or apparatus. Thestyle of main sections need not conformto that of
research articles. Shortcommunications are 2 to 5 printed pagesin
length.
4. Articles for special issues:IJMAP publishes special issues
from timeto time. If your article has been invitedby a guest editor
as a contribution to aspecial issue or you wish your article tobe
included in special issue, please markit as such on the title
page.
Article submission guidelinesWe only accept electronic
submissions
of the manuscripts. Manuscripts should besubmitted to the
editorial office [email protected]. Send acomplete
manuscript (including an abstract,texts, tables, footnotes,
appendixes, andreferences) in a single word file (preferablytimes
new roman font, size-12, 1.5 linesspacing, with at least 1 inch
margin on allthe sides in A4 format). See presentationguidelines
for preparing the articles. Filesize should not exceed 10 MB.
Themanuscript number will be mailed to thecorresponding author
within 72 hours. In all
correspondence, quote the manuscriptnumber assigned to the
article.
It is mandatory for the correspondingauthor to furnish following
Certificate ofSubmission at the time of submission ofthe
article:
This is to certify that the reportedwork in the article entitled
"_________"authored by ___________, submitted forpublication to
International Journal ofMedicinal and Aromatic Plants
(IJMAP)presents original work that is not beingconsidered or
reviewed by any otherpublication, and has not been
publishedelsewhere previously in the same or asimilar form. If
accepted, it will not bepublished elsewhere including
electronicallyin the same form, in English or in any otherlanguage.
Authors agree to publish theirwork under the terms of the
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Authors certify that proper citations tothe previously reported
work have beengiven and no tables/data/figures have beenquoted
verbatim from other publicationswithout giving due acknowledgement
andwithout the permission of the author(s).Authors also declare
that due regard hasbeen paid to ethical considerations relatingto
the work reported and the articlecontains, to the best of our
knowledge, nolibellous or unlawful statements. I furthercertify
that its publication is approved by allauthors and tacitly or
explicitly by theresponsible authorities where the work wascarried
out.Signature, Place and Date :Corresponding Author Name :
Article processing chargesTo maintain the journal and other
related costs, authors are required to paythe article processing
charges. Authors fromIndia are required to pay Rs. 5,000/-
andauthors from other countries are requiredto pay 150 USD/ 100
Pounds. In someexceptional cases depending upon thecircumstances
article processing chargesmay be partially or fully waived.
Review processReview process ensures the quality
and international interest of the manuscriptsubmitted for
publication. All manuscriptssubmitted to IJMAP undergo rigorous
peerreview. All manuscripts are first internallyreviewed either by
an editor or members ofthe editorial board. Suitable manuscriptsare
sent to at least two qualified outsidereviewers for evaluation.
Decisions will be
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made as rapidly as possible, and the journalstrives to return
reviewers comments toauthors within 30 days of submission.
Theeditorial board re-reviews manuscripts thatare accepted pending
revision. It is the goalof the IJMAP to publish manuscripts
within90 days of submission. As reviewing ofscientific article is
an open end process, insome cases it may take more time thanthat.
Accepted articles will immediatelyappear online in the next issue
of thejournal.
ProofsOne set of page proofs will be sent by
e-mail to the corresponding author. Authorsmay list the
corrections and return themvia. e-mail to us. Significant changes
to thearticle as accepted for publication will onlybe considered at
this stage with permissionfrom the editor. We will do
everythingpossible to get article published quickly andaccurately.
Proofreading is solelyresponsibility of authors and we mayproceed
with the publication of the article ifno response is received.
Further correctionsor changes will not be made to the articlesonce
published online.
OffprintsArticle in final form will be published
as embedded PDF file with free onlineaccess. The corresponding
author, at nocost, will also be provided with a PDF file ofthe
article via e-mail. IJMAP is publishedonline only; therefore we
cannot providehardcopy reprints of the published articles.
CopyrightWe have zero tolerance policy towards
plagiarism (including self plagiarism) andcopyright violations.
If it comes to ourknowledge that any article submitted/published in
IJMAP has violated copyright oris plagiarized, it will be
immediatelyretracted and authors will be permanentlyblack listed
from the journal. It is soleresponsibility of author to
obtainpermission for use of copyrighted materialfrom other sources
(including the web).
Presentation guidelines for preparing anarticleGeneral
guidelinesPage size: A4 (8.27" 11.69").Page orientation: Preferably
portrait.Page margins: At least 1 inch or 2.5 cm onall the
sides.Font: Times new roman or arial, 12 pointsthroughout the
manuscript.Line spacing: One and a half line (1.5 lines)throughout
all portions of the manuscript.Page numbers: All pages should
benumbered consecutively starting from thetitle page.
Units: Use SI units, and give equivalent SIunits in parenthesis
when the use of otherunits is unavoidable.Manuscripts should be set
out as follows:title page, abstract and key words, maintext,
acknowledgements, references, tables,captions to
illustrations.Title page:The title page should clearly contain
thefollowing information:Title of the article: Title of the article
shouldbe concise and include relevant informationnecessary for
electronic retrieval of article.Name of authors: First name(s) or
initial(s)and surname of each author.Address: The name and address
of thedepartment(s) and institution(s) to whichthe work should be
attributed.Corresponding author: Also identify thecorresponding
author. Name, telephone,email address and fax number of
thecorresponding author.Short running title: A short running title
ofless than 60 characters including spacesshould also be
provided.
AbstractAbstract should be of up to 250 words,
summarizing the contents of the article.It should be brief and
self-explanatory. Itshould describe main aims of the
study,methodology, major results andconclusions.KeywordsAuthors
should provide 3 to 6 keywords (inalphabetical order). Keywords
shouldpreferably different than any word used inthe title of the
article.
Main textThe article may be divided into the
following sections.Introduction: It should provide a
clearstatement of the problem, the relevantliterature on the
subject and aims of thestudy.Materials and methods: It should
becomplete enough to allow experiments tobe reproduced.Results:
They should be presented withclarity and precision.Discussion: It
should interpret the findingsin view of the results obtained in
this and inpast studies on the topic.Conclusions: They should be
conciselywritten in few sentences at the end ofdiscussion.
AcknowledgementsConcise acknowledgment of
contributors not listed as authors iswelcome. The authors may
acknowledgefunding agency or any other person whohave supported the
study.
Tables should be kept to a minimum and bedesigned to be as
simple as possible. Table
must be prepared in the word format. Donot use vertical lines.
Figure should beprepared using JPEG file. Each table/ figureshould
be numbered consecutively usingArabic numerals in the order of
their firstcitation in the text and appropriate legendshould also
be included. Within the text,tables and figures should be referred
to bynumber (e.g. Table 1 or Figure 1), andpreferred position and
groupings in the textshould be clearly indicated.
ReferencesReferences should be listed at the end
of the article, arranged alphabeticallyaccording to authors'
surnames and then bydate. Journal names should be given in full.The
following style should be used in thereference section:Citations in
the text have the form (Sharma2011) where there is a single
author;(Fredericksen and Bateman 2010) wherethere are two authors;
and (Zhang et al.2010) where there are multiple authors; etal. in
the text should not beitalicized. Where an author has
publishedseveral titles in the same year, include alowercase after
the year, e.g. (Younis2006a), (Younis 2006b), which must then
bematched to the relevant work cited in thelist of references.Full
references in the alphabetical listshould be given as follows:1.
Reference to a journal publication:Sharma, C.M., Baduni, N.P.,
Gairola, S.,Ghildiyal, S.K., Suyal, S. 2010. Tree diversityand
carbon stocks of some major foresttypes of Garhwal Himalaya, India.
ForestEcology and Management, 260(12): 21702179.2. Reference to a
book:Strunk, Jr., W., White, E.B. 1979. TheElements of Style, third
ed. Macmillan, NewYork.3. Reference to a chapter in an
editedbook:Mettam, G.R., Adams, L.B. 1999. How toprepare an
electronic version of yourarticle, In: Jones, B.S., Smith, R.Z.
(Eds.),Introduction to the Electronic Age. E-Publishing Inc., New
York, pp. 281304.4. Online journal:Meadows, R. 2010. Stress may
Drive PlantPatterns. PLoS Biology [online] 8 (October2010)
[accessed 12 December 2010].Available at: 5. Thesis or
dissertation:Lijten, A.J.M. 1998. Densified Veneer WoodReinforced
Joints with Expanded TubeFasteners. PhD thesis. Delft University
ofTechnology, The Netherlands.6. Lecture:Lockton, A. 2010. BSBI
RecordersConference. 20 September. Discussion on
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Bryology lecture. Shrewsbury: BotanicalSociety of the British
Isles.
Further considerations Manuscript has been "spellchecked"
and"grammar-checked". References are in the correct format
forIJMAP. All references mentioned in the referencelist are cited
in the text, and vice versa.
Submission checklistThe following list will be useful during
the final checking of an article prior tosending it to the
journal for review. Pleaseconsult instructions to authors for
furtherdetails of any item. Ensure that thefollowing items are
present:1. Covering letter.2. Certificate of submission.3. Complete
manuscript including an
abstract, texts, tables, footnotes,appendixes, and references in
asingleword file.
Join usWe are seeking for qualified and
dynamic researchers across the globe, whocan serve on reviewer
board of IJMAP. Ifyou are interested in joining IJMAP as areviewer,
kindly send us your resume [email protected].
Important information for authorsBy submitting to IJMAP,
authors
acknowledge and accept that articles areconsidered for
publication on the basis that:1. The article presents original work
that is
not being considered or reviewed by anyother publication, and
has not beenpublished elsewhere previously (exceptin the form of an
abstract or as part of apublished lecture or academic thesis) inthe
same or a similar form. If accepted, itwill not be published
elsewhere includingelectronically in the same form, in Englishor in
any other language.
2. Authors agree to publish their workunder the terms of the
CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC
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3. All authors are aware of, and haveconsented to, the
submission to IJMAP.Its publication is approved by all authorsand
tacitly or explicitly by responsibleauthorities where work was
carried out.
4. Due regard has been paid to ethicalconsiderations relating to
the workreported and the article contains, to thebest of the
authors' knowledge, nolibellous or unlawful statements.
5. The permission has been obtained foruse of copyrighted
material from othersources (including the web).
6. It is sole responsibility of the authors ofthe manuscript to
check the facts andviews expressed in the manuscript. Onlyauthors
are responsible for anystatements and views expressed in
themanuscript. Neither publisher nor editoror members of the
editorial board areresponsible for the views and
statementsexpressed by the authors in the article.
7. We have zero tolerance policy towardsplagiarism (including
self plagiarism) andcopyright violations. If it comes to
ourknowledge that any article submitted/published in IJMAP has
violated copyrightor is plagiarized, it will be
immediatelyretracted and authors will bepermanently black listed
from thejournal.
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office in New Delhi, India. If youwant any further information
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Editorial Board
Chief EditorDr. Jyotsana SharmaNew Delhi, India
Editorial Board/ Subject EditorsProf. T.S. NayarHead, Division
of Conservation Biology, Tropical Botanic Garden andResearch
Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram 695562, Kerala,India
Prof. Jian Wen WangDirector of Biopharm Department, College of
PharmaceuticalSciences, Soochow University, Su Zhou, Jiang Su
Province 215123,China
Prof. Alireza GhannadiDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of
Pharmacy andPharmaceutical Scienes,Isfahan University of Medical
Sciences andHealth Services (I.U.M.S.H.S.), Hezar Jerib Avenue,
Isfahan- 81746-73461, Iran
Prof. Helana Naguib MichaelHead, Department of Tanning Materials
and Leather Technology,National Research Centre, EC-bohouth street,
Dokki, Cairo 12311,Egypt
Prof. Nour-Eddine ES-SAFILaboratoire de Chimie Organique et
dEtudes Physico-Chimiques,Ple de Comptences Pharmacochimie, Ecole
Normale Suprieure,B.P 5118 Takaddoum, Rabat, Morocco
Prof. Salah AkkalPhytochemistry Laboratory, Department of
Chemistry, University ofConstantine, Route de ain el bey 25000
Constantine, Algeria
Prof. Neveen Helmy AboelsoudPediatrics and Complementary
Medicine, National Research Center,Cairo-12311, Giza-Dokki,
Egypt
Prof. Muhammad Manjurul KarimDepartment of Microbiology,
University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000,Bangladesh
Dr. Tanawan KummalueDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of
Medicine, SirirajHospital, Mahidol University, Adulyadejvikrom
Building Fl.10,Bangkok-10700, Thailand
Dr. Murray Lee EilandCharles Henry & Co, Unit 156, 28 Old
Brompton Road, London SW 73SS, UK
Dr. Venkata Sai Prakash ChaturvedulaThe Coca-Cola Company, One
Coca-Cola Plaza, NW, Tec 411, Atlanta,GA 30313, USA
Dr. R.S. ChauhanHigh Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre,
HNB GarhwalUniversity, Srinagar Garhwal 246 174, Uttarakhand,
India
Dr. Chang-Gu HyunJeju Technopark, 4-8. ara-1-dong, Jeju-si, Jeju
690-121, South Korea
Dr. Zhen-Xing TangHangzhou Wahaha Group Co. Ltd, Hangzhou,
Zhejiang, 31, China
Dr. V. Nkechi OffiahUnit of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of
Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of
the West Indies, St.Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Dr. B.P. NautiyalHead, Dept. of Horticulture, Aromatic and
Medicinal Plants(HAMP),Mizoram University, Aizawl 796 004, Mizoram,
India
Dr. Lekhnath KafleDepartment of Entomology, National Taiwan
University (NTU), RoomNo. 308, 3F, No.86, Joushan Rd. Taipei 106,
Taiwan
Dr. Qingwen ZhangInstitute of Chinese Medicine Science,
University of Macau, MacauSAR
Dr. Uur aklcoluElazg Directorate of National Education Turkey,
Cumhuriyet Mah.Malatya Cad. No: 50-6, Elazig 23100, Turkey
Dr. Muhammad AkramFaculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard AlMajeed
College of EasternMedicine, Hamdard University, Karachi 74600,
Pakistan
Dr. Omayma Abd Elkarim EldahshanDepartment of Pharmacognosy,
Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain ShamsUniversity, Cairo - 11566, Nasr City,
Egypt
Dr. Ridvan PolatBingl Directorate of National Education, Kltr
Mal. Bar Sok. No:90, 12100-Bingl, Turkey
Mr. Solomon Abate MekonnenNational Aromatic, Medicinal and
Bioenergy Research Coordinator,Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural
Research, Wondo GenetAgricultural Research Center, Ethiopia
Dr. Sherein Ismail Abd El-MoezDepartment of Microbiology and
Immunology-Vet. Division, FoodRisk Analysis Group, Center of
Excellence for Advanced Technology,National Research Center, Dokki
12622, Cairo Egypt
Dr. Ilker UguluBiology Department, Balikesir University,
Necatibey Faculty ofEducation, Balikesir, 10100, Turkey
Dr. Zouhir DjerrouPharmacology Toxicology Laboratory, Department
of VeterinarySciences, University of Constantine, Route de ain el
bey 25000Constantine, Algeria
Dr. Christos DamalasDepartment of Agricultural Development,
Democritus University ofThrace, 68200 Orestiada, Greece
