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The chemical structures must be prepared using ChemDraw (any version) and should be provided as a separate file and submitted both on disk and in printed formats. The structures should fit into a width of 8 cm (for structures to be inserted within single column widths) or a width of 18 cm (for structures or schemes to be inserted in double column widths).

Authors are asked to explain each scientific abbreviation at its first occurrence in their paper. For example Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT). SI (Systems Internationals) symbols should be used.

Only papers closely related to the author’s work should be mentioned. References should be cited in the text, in case of one author e.g., Zaki (1999) or (Zaki, 1999); in case of two authors e.g., Hague and Gowen, (1987) or (Hague and Gowen, 1987); or more than two authors e.g., Shaukat et al., (2002) or (Shaukat et al., 2002). References will appear in alphabetic order and should follow the following style:

Shaukat, S.S., I.A. Siddiqui, G.H. Khan and M.J. Zaki (2002). Nematicidal and allelopathic potential of Argemone mexicana, a tropical weed. Plant and Soil, 245: 239-247.
Khan, D., R. Ahmad and M.Q. Channa (2003). A Phytosociological study of vegetation of some highly saline and waterlogged sites of Hyderabad District, Sindh, Pakistan. Hamdard Medicus, 46 (1): 51 – 68.

References to books and monographs should include (1) author (s) or editor (s) (2) year of publication (3) title (4) edition (5) place of publication and publisher (6) beginning and final page numbers.

Hague, N.M.H. and S.R. Gowen (1987). Chemical control of nematodes. In: Principles and Practices of Nematode Control in Crops. (R.H. Brown and B.R. Kerry Eds.). Academic Press, Sydney, pp.131-178.

Rahman, A.U. and Z. Shah (1993). Stereoselective Synthesis in Organic Chemistry. Spring-Verlag, New York.

Abstracts, unpublished data and personal communications (which can only be included if the permission has been obtained) should not be given in the reference section but they may be mentioned in the text with details provided as footnotes.

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International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology
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