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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published or submitted or rejected (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point Times New Roman font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

BMC Journal of Scientific Research (BMCJSR) is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal published by Research Management Cell, Birendra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal. It is published yearly (December). It publishes original research papers, review articles, reports on all topics of physical science, biological science, social science, literature, management and education

Authors are kindly requested to check the final paper thoroughly before submitting – that you have fulfilled all requirements stated in the instructions.

Specific points to note:

  • The manuscript should be in grammatically correct English language (preferably British). Text title (12 pt. Uppercase) and subtitles (10 pt. Sentence case) and text 10 pt., table and figure captions 9.5 pt. (Bold) in Times New Roman. Do not give numbers for the title and subtitle.
  • The length of the paper including tables and figures should preferably not exceed 10 typed pages (4000 words).
  • The manuscript in a word file with table(s) and figure(s) inserted in the main text in the appropriate position but high-quality JPEG should be sent separately.
  • The text should be double-spaced with a margin of at least 3 cm in A4.
  • Paragraphs should be separated by a blank space.
  • Enter the page number on every page.
  • Language should be precise, and clear without redundant words.
  • Binomial names of organisms should be spelled fully in the first use.

Instructions for preparing manuscripts

Manuscripts
A full-length paper should generally contain the following parts:

  1. Title, Authors’ names, and corresponding address with email.
  2. Abstract (not exceeding 200 words)
  3. Keywords (not exceeding 5 words)
  4. Introduction
  5. Materials and methods (or models and data)
  6. Result and discussion
  7. Conclusion
  8. Acknowledgments if any
  9. References
  10. Annexures if any.

Title: Titles should be brief and represent the content of the manuscript. It should be concise, meaningful, and clear. Subtitles may be used whenever needed.

Author(s): The full name of the author(s) and affiliation to the institution should be written below the title and centre aligned. Authors should identify the name of the author to whom correspondence should be sent.

Abstract: Abstract should provide a brief summary of the research including the objective, methods, results, and conclusions with a maximum length of 200 words. Five keywords should be provided at the bottom of the abstract,

Introduction: It should describe the significance of the work with a paragraph that describes the problem under investigation (existing knowledge and gap) leading to the main research objective and questions.

Materials and methods: It should provide sufficient information so that research work can be repeated in the future. Give a clear description of your computational work, experimental design, sampling procedures, and statistical procedures. Give the model number for the equipment used (if any).

Results: Results should be stated concisely, do not interpret your findings.

Discussion: It should provide an interpretation of the results, a comparison of the results with previous research findings, the impact of the results on the existing knowledge, and suggestion for further research.

Conclusion: State clearly the main conclusions of the research and give a clear explanation of the importance and relevance.

Acknowledgments: Acknowledge only those who have made an important contribution to the study.

References: List all cited References alphabetically. A blank line should be inserted between two references.

Tables, Figures, Pictures, Equations:
The tables and figures should be clearly marked with self-explanatory notes and figure legends. Figure and table captions should be given below and above respectively. Figures and illustrations are expected in JPEG (at least 300 dpi resolution) format. Each figure and table should be linked with the text. Figure and Table numbers should be in sequence, using Arabic numerals – i.e. Fig. 1. 2., 3., etc., Table 1., 2., 3., etc.). Equations should be written in Equation Editor/Math Type. They should be clearly numbered. All the new symbols must be clearly explained.

Metric units: all kinds of measurements would be preferred.

Biological taxonomic treatments: Scientific names and taxonomic treatments by the concerned author should follow the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (CN), International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (ICNB), International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) and International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV).

Citation
Citations in the text should be formatted as APA, 7th edition referring style

Example: Aryal (2014), Gotelli and Ellison (2004), Ghale et al. (2019), and when used in parenthesis (Bhattarai, 2019, 1998; Bottino & Sharma, 1983; Ghale et al., 2019).

References
Journal
Surname, Given Name Initial. Second Name Initial (if any). Published Year in the bracket. Paper Title (sentence case). Full Journal Name (italics), Volume No.(italics)(Issue No.), (blank space) xx-xx (page ranges without spacing).

Aryal, T. R. (2014). Population projection under changing fertility conditions. Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, 19(2), 86-88.

Ghale, D. B., Bohara, N. B., Duwal, N., & Bhattarai, J. (2019). Investigation of the mineralogical phase of ancient brick samples of Kathmandu valley (Nepal) using XRD and FTIR analysis. Rasayan Journal of Chemistry, 12(2), 402-408.

Book
Gotelli, N. J., & Ellison, A. M. (2004). A primer of ecological statistics. Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA: Sinauer Associates, Inc.

Edited Book
Sutherland, W. J. (Ed.). (2006). Ecological census techniques: A handbook (2nd ed.). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Book Chapter
Ohtsuka, T. (2007). Introduction to Corrosion Engineering. In T. Akiyama, M. Iguchi, K. Kurokawa, K. Matsuura, T. Mohri, S. Ohnuki, …S. Ukai (Eds.), Frontiers of materials science (pp. 129-150). Tokyo, Japan: Ohmsha, Ltd.

Report
Bhattarai, J. (2019). Investigation on physico-chemical and sintering properties of ceramic tiles and bricks available in the local market of Kathmandu Valley. The University Grants Commission-Nepal, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, p. 121.

Conference paper
Swar, D. B. (2008). History of rainbow trout (Oncochynchus mykis) introduction in Nepal. In T. B. Gurung (Ed.), Proceedings of 1st national workshop on scaling up rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farming strategies in Nepal (pp. 21-24), Kathmandu, Nepal. Retrieved from www.researchgate.net/publication/233733112.

Thesis/Dissertation
Bhattarai, J. (1998).Tailoring of corrosion-resistant tungsten alloys by sputtering (Ph.D. Thesis). Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan.

The manuscript should be sent to the following address by e-mail:

E-mail: rmcbirendra@gmail.com

Once the print version is available, a copy of the journal will be provided at free of cost only to the reviewers and corresponding authors. The charge is NRs 300 per printed volume of the journal plus the postal charge depending upon the location of the addressee.

The decision of the editorial board is final for publishing the articles that have been submitted. The opinions expressed in the articles are the author’s own and do not reflect the view of the publisher or the Editorial Board.

The author(s) should declare that the submitted work has not been published and is not being considered for publication, elsewhere. It is expected to suggest the names and full addresses (with email) of three referees relating to the subject area of the manuscript.

Peer-Review Process
After the submission of the article to the journal, the editorial board will check whether the submitted article is appropriate for the journal or not. The editorial board will also check whether author guidelines are followed. The chief editor will assign the article to reviewers corresponding to the expertise of the reviewer. Each article is sent to two reviewers. The reviewers are given one month period for reviewing the article. A double-blind peer review is applied to the article submitted by the author. Authors should incorporate all questions or should defend (clarify) reviewers' comments. However, the final decision to accept the paper for publication is taken by the editorial board.

Disclaimer
The views and interpretations in this journal are those of the author(s).

Publication Frequency
The journal is published annually.

Open Access Policy
The journal is available for open access at https://bmc.edu.np/downloads

Publisher
Research Management Cell, Birendra Multiple Campus, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal.

Copyright Notice

The copyright of the articles is held by the Research Management Cell, Birendra Multiple Campus, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal.

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  • As part of submitting an article for publication, you will need to provide personally identifying information which will be used for the peer review process, and will be published. This can include ‘Affiliation’, ‘Competing interests’, ‘Acknowledgements’.

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  • Published personal data that accompanies an article or a book forms part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.

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  • Author names, affiliations and emails are required for publication and will become part of the permanent cited record.

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(Updated: 18 May 2018)