Author Guidelines
Background
Nepal Journal of Science and Technology is the first journal brought out by the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). The publication is envisaged to serve as a forum for dissemination of results and achievements of various research and development (R&D) activities carried out in various fields of science and technology (S&T), viz. agriculture and animal sciences, biological sciences, engineering and technology, environment and nature conservation, forestry, health and medicine, physical sciences, etc.
Instructions to contributors
Nepal Journal of Science and Technology publishes original papers, short notes and review articles in all fields of science and technology. Preference will be given to the works related to Nepal. Papers published in this journal become the property of NAST.
Submission of papers
Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the A4 paper, double spaced with ample margins. The title and name(s) and address(es) of the author(s) could be placed on the first page of the manuscript. Sub-titles should be avoided. An abstract must be included, which should be of about 150-200 words reporting concisely on the purpose, methodology and results of the paper. Not more than five keywords in alphabetical order should be provided that are not included in the title. For research papers, the text should normally consist of five sections: Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion and References. Authors are suggested to use Times font for the text and Helvetica for figures as far as practicable.
Manuscripts are submitted to reviewers for evaluation of their significance and soundness. Authors will generally be notified of acceptance, rejection, or need for revision within three months. Decisions of the Editor-in-Chief are final.
Revised manuscripts with an electronic copy on disk (MS Word or IBM compatible using WordPerfect) should be submitted within prescribed time as notified.
Manuscripts should be in English. Linguistic usage should be correct. Authors are advised to write in a clear style. The International System of Units (meters, kilograms) should be used for all measurements.
Acknowledgements must be placed after the main text and before the references.
Illustrations
Tables and figures must be presented in separate pages. Each table and figure must be clearly numbered and the name(s) written on the back in pencil. Legends should be typed on a separate sheet.
References
References to articles and books should be limited to published work, work in press, or theses and dissertations. References should be listed in alphabetical order. Check the manuscript to make sure that all references are cited and that all citations in the text are included in the references. Use the following style for citations.
Journal Articles
Mahat, T.B.S., D.M. Griffin and K.R. Shepherd. 1987. Human impacts on some forest of the middle hills of Nepal. Part 3. Forest in the subsistence economy of Sindhu Palchok and Kabhre Palanchok. Mountain Research and Development 7:53-70.
Proceedings
Grosse, W. 2003. Ecological values and economical benefits of wetland ecosystems in mountain areas. In: Proceedings of international seminar on mountains (March 6-8, 2002), Kathmandu (Eds F.P. Neupane & K.M. Bajrachrya). Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Kathmandu. pp.87-97.
Book Chapter
Shrestha, H.G. 1997. Fighting a lone battle for computer education in Nepal. In: Capacity building for IT in education in developing countries. (Eds. G. Marshall & M. Ruohonen). Chapman and Hall, London. pp. 75-80.
Thesis/Dissertation
Yonzon, P.B. 1989. Ecology and conservation of the red panda in the Nepal Himalayas. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Maine, Orono, USA.
Technical Report
Duwadi, V.R., S.R. Gautam and M.P. Thapa. 1993. Test of efficacy of some local measures against pests and diseases in vegetable crops at PAC. Working paper No. 78. Pakhribas Agricultural Center, Dhankuta, Nepal. 9pp.
Book
Sharma, C.K. 1997. A treatise on water resources of Nepal. S. Sharma Publisher, Kathmandu. 493 pp.
In the text references are given as (Darwin 1859), MacAurthur and Wilson 1967, Kozlowski et al. 1991). Use (&) for (and) in the text when used in parenthesis (e.g. Smith & Roy 1989).
Footnotes should be avoided.
Proofs and Reprints
Page proofs are sent to the author(s). They must accept responsibility for checking all numerical materials for accuracy. Twenty five free reprints of each paper may be provided to the first author.
