I. INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS: Please (i) Prepare the Manuscript (Ms) as per Instructions to Authors and Model Mss., (ii). Send Ms as single File (Text in MS WORD 2019 + Tables + Figs), (iii). Do not insert Tables and Figs in Text, but add after the References, however, indicate their Preferred Positions in Text, (iv). Use Times Roman Font ‘12’ in Ms.

II. MODEL MANUSCRIPT : Many new Authors, submit manuscripts (Ms) to allelopathy Journal written in their own style, which (i) causes problem in its processing, (ii) delays its publication and (iii) results in wastage of valuable time of Peer Reviewers and Editors. Therefore, to help the Authors to know the format/style of Allelopathy Journal and for uniformity of submitted Ms., the 'Model Ms' outlines are given in following pages for (A) Research Paper and (B) Review Paper . The Authors are advised to (I) strictly follow the outlines of 'Model Ms.', (II) type throughout in 12 Font in MS Word, (III) keep Figure size to (17.5 x 12.5 cms) and (IV) submit Ms. in Single File (Text, Tables + Figs) at E. Mail Chiefeditor@allelopathyjournal.com, allelopathy2021@gmail.com , narwals2021@gmail.com

The 'Model Mss' just shows the Format/ Style/Outline of Ms for submission and there is no limit of Pages in a Ms.

Manuscript (Ms) must be prepared and submitted as per the Instructions to Authors and the 'MODEL MANUSCRIPTS' given in this Website. All Mss are Reviewed by International Experts at 4- stages including the Peer Review. The accepted Manuscripts are published within 60-90 days after submission.

III. INTERNATIONAL REVIEWERS: To evaluate the Ms, please send Names, E.mail Addresses and Postal Addresses of 5- International Reviewers (Outside Author’s country). They should be other than ASSOCIATE EDITORS of Allelopathy Journal.

1. REQUIREMENTS OF MS FOR ALLELOPATHY JOURNAL

1.1. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: From 2013, for faster Publication of Mss in Allelopathy Journal, we have set the Minimum Requirements for Mss, so that Authors prepare the Mss Accordingly. The Minimum Requirements for Ms are: (i). Should have Results of Lab Bioassay, Pot Culture/ Field Experiments, (ii). Identification of Allelochemicals in Donor plant material/Experimental Field/Pot Soil, its Extracts or Leachates and (iii). Bioactivity of chemical compounds found in Donor plant/Soil. Hence, Authors are strongly advised to add such additional Data of Chemical Analysis studies and its related text in Results and Discussion, otherwise it will be REJECTED. Allelopathy Journal is INTERNATIONAL SCI JOURNAL with 5 years IMPACT FACTOR of 1.05, hence, we maintain International Standard for Publication of Mss.

1.2. BIOASSAYS (Simple Lab. Bioassay with plant extracts): So many Mss. on Simple Lab. Bioassay with plant extracts/leachates have already been published in literature, thus, the Allelopathy Journal has stopped publication of such Mss. Hence, it is advised to improve research of your Group as under.

1.3. ADDITIONAL STUDIES: To support results of Lab. Bioassay, please also conduct following studies:
(i). POT CULTURE: Please study effects of Donor plant material/Experimental Field/Pot Soil on Recipient organism to support results of Lab. Bioassay.
(ii). IDENTIFICATION OF ALLELOCHEMICALS: Please identify and quantify the allelochemicals present in Donor Plant/Soil, leading to your results. Please identify the actual allelochemicals using HPLC, GCMS etc., if you do not have this facility, you can collaborate with Institute having these facilities.
(iii). BIOACTIVITY OF ALLELOCHEMICALS: After identifying the allelochemicals in donor plan spp/soil, please find their Bioactivity on recipient organisms. The allelochemicals which show greater bioactivity i.e. potential allelochemicals, please study their bioactivity at various doses/rates to help in development of new ecofriendly Pesticides (Weedicide, insecticide, nematicide, fungicide) or Growth Regulators etc.

1.4. ALLELOPATHY PUBLICATIONS: To improve your research, your Library needs to have Allelopathy Publications available as per CATALOGUE OF PUBLICATIONS with INTERNATIONAL ALLELOPATHY FOUNDATION. Hundreds of Graduate students/ Researchers have improved their research considerably using these books. The books on RESEARCH METHODS IN PLANT SCIENCES describe Research Methods STEP BY STEP to conduct research Independently. Hence I advise you to buy these books for your Library/ Laboratory or for your self, to improve your Allelopathy research.

1.5 TITLE PAGE : Please add following on Title Page of Ms :

1.5.1. TITLE: Please change Ms Title to ….

1.5.2. AUTHORS NAMES, AFFILIATIONS etc.: Please add on Title page
(i). Abbreviated names of Authors,

(ii). Phone: Office & Home/ Fax Number with ISD, Area code, Mobile Number and WhatsApp Numbers of Correspondence author,
(iii). E. Mail address in G.Mail/Hot mail etc. These informations are Mandatory.
(iv). Chinese Mss.: In China, Gmail/Hotmail do not work, hence, besides the Institute mail address Author should also give (i). Two more Mail address of Chinese popular websites and (ii). Mobile Number .
(v). WHAT’S APP, HOME AND MOBILE PHONE NUMBER : These are mandatory to contact Author in Emergency about his Ms. Because Associate Editor cannot contact author at Institute Phone number. to contact Author in Emergency about his Ms. Mobile Number of Chinese Authors is Mandatory.

2. SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT IN MSWORD-2019

Manuscript (Ms.) must be the report of original research and neither simultaneously submitted to, nor previously published in any other scientific Journal. Ms. should be written in active voice, clear, concise, grammatical English. Contributors, whose native language is not English, are strongly recommended to get their Ms. checked by native English speaker or a colleague with adequate experience in written English. The Ms. submission implies that consent of all authors and permission of institute has been obtained. Please send Ms as single File including Tables and Figs. Do not insert Tables and Figs in Text, but add after the References, however, indicate their Preferred Position in Text, For better evaluation of your Ms, please send the names of 5- INTERNATIONAL REVIEWERS. They should be (i). from another country and (ii). other than ASSOCIATE EDITORS of Allelopathy Journal.
We use MSWORD-2019 to publish Mss in Allelopathy Journal, hence, please Submit Ms in MSWORD 2019. Besides, Please send (i). Ms as Single File including Text + Tables + Figs, (ii). Do not Insert Tables and Figs in Text but indicate their preferred position in TEXT and (iii). Add Tables and Figs after the References.

2.1. SINGLE FILE : In Ms, add Tables and Figs after REFERENCES and submit full Ms (Text+ Tables+ Figs) as single File in MS WORD 2019.
2.2. MSWORD-2019 : We use MSWORD-2019 to publish Mss in Allelopathy Journal, hence, please Submit Ms in MSWORD 2019.
2.3. UPDATED MSS: We do screening of all Ms. received for Publication in Allelopathy Journal. Those Mss. found within the Scope of Journal undergo Preliminary Screening and Preliminary COMMENTS are sent to Author (s) to Update these Mss. Please send the Updated Ms within 3-days, so that it could be processed for publication in Allelopathy Journal. Thereafter, we will assign Ms. ID to your Ms. and send the Ms. to Associate Editor for further Processing including the Peer Review. Please submit Electronic Ms. (Text in MS Word 2019), in one File (Text + Tables +Figures) with Names of 5- International Reviewers (outside Author’s country) by E. Mail to Prof. S.S. Narwal, Chief Editor, Allelopathy Journal at Chiefeditor@allelopathyjournal.com, allelopathy2021@gmail.com , narwals2021@gmail.com. He will judge the Suitability of Ms for Allelopathy Journal. Those Mss found suitable will be (i) assigned Centralised Ms. ID and (ii) sent to Associate Editor for Processing.
2.4 CORRESPONDENCE MAIL ADDRESS: We make all Correspondence for Mss by Gmail, hence, we strongly advise all Authors to open Account in Yahoomail/GMail/Hotmail for (i) Easy, (ii) Efficient, (iii) Fast and (iv) to ensure surety of delivery of our mails between us (Journal and Authors). Because many Servers in different countries are not compatible with Gmail, hence, we cannot correspond successfully with such Authors. Sometimes, Authors mail reaches us but our mail neither reaches Author nor return to us. Please give two E. Mail address, so that Mail surely reaches the Author.

2.5 AUTHOR(S) CERTIFICATE: It is not given, please submit as under:

AUTHOR(S) CERTIFICATE

(Please Type on Institute /University Letter Pad and submit Scanned copy with Ms.)
The Author(s) Certify that (i). The research work presented in this Ms is Original, (ii). Its no part has been copied from research work published earlier, (iii). This manuscript has been submitted solely to Allelopathy Journal and is not under consideration elsewhere, (iv). I/We are responsible for the Contents/Findings reported in this Ms. (v). I/We transfer its Copyright to Allelopathy Journal, (vi). I/We will Cite this Research paper in our all future Publications, (vii). I/We will follow all Rules of Allelopathy Journal, (viii). I/We will Accept the Decision of Chief Editor for Publication/Rejection of Ms., (ix). I/We agree to pay the Publication Charges of this Ms.
Author (s) Signature
Full Name:
Postal Address:
E. Mail address
Date: ...................

3. MSS PRELIMINARY SCREENING

As allelopathy is new area of Research, hence, for its development, we encourage more researchers to come to this area. We know the beginners make so many mistakes in conducting Research and their writing is too bad. Hence, we do not reject the Ms, because it will demoralise the Researcher, but point out the Shortcomings in the Ms., so that (a). Author can reconduct the Experiment (b). revise the Ms as per PRELIMINARY COMMENTS. For development of this science, now we have started PAID SERVICES for Ms. English Improvement and Ms. Re-Writing.
Chief Editor first does screening of Mss, those not of good quality and out of Scope are Rejected. Mss. suitable for Allelopathy Journal are returned with Preliminary Comments to Author for Updating (i) To remove the deficiencies, (ii). To add additional Data, (iii) or in some cases, Authors are advised to conduct additional studies and resubmit the Ms with additional Data. For example, results of only Petri Plate Bioassays are not Accepted and Authors are advised to add Data of Pot Culture/Field Study to support the Results obtained. If data is not available, authors are advised to conduct such studies and submit Updated Ms with additional new Data.

MSS PRELIMINARY COMMENTS (COMMON SHORTCOMINGS)

3.1. TOO LITTLE DATA: The Ms cannot be published with present Data. From 2013, we have set the minimum requirements for Mss Publication, which are: (i). Should have Results of Lab Bioassay, Pot Culture/ Field Experiments. (ii). Identification of Allelochemicals in Donor plant material, its Extracts or Leachates and (iii). the bioactivity of these compounds. Hence, you are strongly advised to add additional Data of Chemical Analysis studies and its related text in Results and Discussion, otherwise it will be REJECTED. Our Journal is International SCI JOURNAL with THOMPSON REUTER current IMPACT FACTOR of 0.962, hence, we maintain International Standard for Publication of Mss. It is a simple Lab. Bioassay, So many Mss. on this aspect have already been published in literature, hence, the Allelopathy Journal has stopped publication of such Mss.

3.2. IDENTIFICATION OF ALLELOCHEMICALS: I am happy to see that you did some Preliminary studies. Please identify and quantify the allelochemicals present in Donor Plant, leading to your results. Please identify the actual allelochemicals using GCMS, if you do not have this facility, you can collaborate with Institute having these facilities.

3.3. ADDITIONAL STUDIES SUGGESTED (BIOACTIVITY OF ALLELOCHEMICALS): Please (i). identify and quantify the allelochemicals present in Donor plant/soil using GCMS, leading to your results.(ii). After identifying the allelochemicals in donor plant spp., please study Bioactivity of major compound(s) on recipient organisms (Weeds, Insects, Nematodes, Pathogens spp. etc.). The allelochemicals which show greater bioactivity i.e. potential allelochemicals, please study their bioactivity at various doses/rates to help in development of new ecofriendly pesticide (Weedicide, insecticide, nematicide, fungicide) etc.

3.4. Ms STYLE: The Ms has not been Written as per Allelopathy Journal Style, Please submit full Ms (Text+ Tables+ Figs) as single File in MS WORD 2019. Re-write as per attached INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

3.4.1.  AUTHORS NAMES, AFFILIATIONS etc.: Please add on Title page
(i). Abbreviate names of Authors,
(ii). Phone: Office & Home/ Fax Number with ISD, Area code, Mobile Number of Correspondence author,
(iii). WHATS APP, HOME AND MOBILE PHONE NUMBER : These are mandatory to contact Author in Emergency about his Ms. Because Associate Editor cannot contact author at Institute Phone number. to contact Author in Emergency about his Ms. Mobile Number of Chinese Authors is Mandatory.
3.4.2. ALTERNATE MAIL ADDRESS: Many times the Ms sent at given mail address do not reach, hence, to overcome this problem, please always give two mail addresses, to ensure that Author can receive the mail. Sometimes one mail address given do not work, hence, please always give 2- Mail addresses for successful correspondence with Author.
Chinese Mss.: In China, Gmail/Hotmail do not work, hence, besides the Institute mail address Author should also give (i). Two more Mail address of Chinese popular websites and (ii). Mobile Number.

3.5. TITLE: Please change Ms Title to ….

3.6. AUTHORS NAMES, AFFILIATIONS etc.: Please add on Title page (i). Abbreviate names of Authors, (ii). Phone: Office & Home/ Fax Number with ISD, Area code, Mobile Number and WhatsApp Numbers of Correspondence author, (iii). E. Mail address in G.Mail/Hot mail. These informations are Mandatory.

3.7. WHAT’APP NUMBER: In past 2-3 years, we are facing the problem of Non-submission of Revised Ms. from some Authors, perhaps, because our Mails do not reach them? Now we are using Gmail in Mss. Processing, hence, we advise the Authors to use their Gmail/Hotmail Addresses for Correspondence with us for surety of Correspondence. But we cannot contact some Authors at the Office Phone/Fax Numbers. To overcome this problem, it has been made mandatory for Authors to give their What’s App Number in Ms. so that Authors can be contacted in Emergency. We ensure that their What’s App Number will not be misused and will be used only in Emergency to contact Author.

3.8. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE: Please add Economic Importance of Donor and Recipient plants.

3.9. PHOTOGRAPH(S): Please add Photograph(s) of Donor specie plant in Introduction.

3.10. OBJECTIVES OF STUDY: These are not clear, please add why you did this study? Have you observed some Interactions between the Donor and Recipient plants in fields? Do you want to study the effects of its extracts as Growth Regulator or herbicide?

3.11. STUDY SITE: Please add Longitude, Latitude, Mean height above sea level, Annual Rainfall, Maximum and Minimum Temperature for study site.

3.12. STUDY PERIOD: Please add months and Years of Study.

3.13. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Too brief, please add details.

3.14. STATISTCAL ANALYSIS OF DATA: Please statistically Analyse the Experimental Data.

3.15. TABLES/FIGURES: Delete Tables/Figures from Text and shift after References, however, indicate their preferred positions in Text.

3.16. NEW FIGURES: Please (i). Draw Figs in colour in Ms Excel so that these could be edited, (ii). Keep width and height/length in these Figs to fit in Allelopathy Journal page (17 x 12 cms) and (iii). Use Figs Text (X-Axis, Y-Axis, Legends etc.) as TIMES ROMAN Font ‘9’. (iv). Please Cite these Figs Numbers in text.

3.17. REFERENCES: These do not follow Journal style. Add more Recent References up to present year. Please (i). Re-arrange all References in Alphabetical Order, (ii). then add Serial Numbers for use as Citation Numbers, (iii). Replace old Citation Numbers in Ms. Text by these new Citation Numbers, (iv). Keep year in parenthesis, (v). Add full names of Journals in Italics, (vi). Make volume number Bold, (vii). Add full Pages, (viii) Reduce size of Dash (-) small between page numbers, (ix). Please translate NON- English References to English and add its language in Parenthesis at the end.

3.18. ALLELOPATHY PUBLICATIONS: To improve research in your Institute, your Library needs to have Allelopathy Publications available with International Allelopathy Foundation. Hundreds of Graduate students/ Researchers have improved their research considerably using these books. The books on Research Methods In Plant Sciences describes Research Methods STEP BY STEP to conduct research Independently. I am attaching Catalogue of Allelopathy Publications.

3.19. PUBLICATION CHARGES: The publication of Mss in Allelopathy Journal is NOT FREE and the Author has to pay Publication Charges of about Euro 800-1000/- for each Ms [Indian Mss Charges (Rs) are different]. In the past we faced problems in getting the Publication Charges from Iran, Pakistan and Tunisian Researchers, because we cannot get Payment directly from Iran/Pakistan. If you can send payment through another country, then we Process your Ms.

3.20. LAST DATE: Please submit updated Ms. with above corrections till ______________.

4. ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT AND MANUSCRIPT RE-WRITING SERVICES

We receive large number of Mss from Non-English countries, hence, to help Authors to get their Ms published in Allelopathy Journal, from 2013, we have started two new Paid Services: (i). Ms. ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT and (ii). Ms. REWRITING. These services are sourced from another Agency with highly qualified Professional, with long experience. Our Charges for these Services are nominal compared to other such Services. PRE-PAYMENTS OF THESE CHARGES ARE REQUIRED AND MSS ARE SENT TO THE AGENCY AFTER RECEIVING FULL PAYMENT FROM AUTHOR.

5. MSS PROCESSING

STEPS IN MSS PROCESSING

We have large Editorial Board of Internationally Renowned Allelopathy Scientists to quickly Process the Mss and maintain the Mss Quality. Before publication, the Ms. passes through 15- Processing Stages, including 5- times Reviews as under:

MSS PROCESSING STAGES
(Flow Diagram)

5.1. PRELIMINARY SCREENING: Chief Editor evaluates all submitted Mss, to see their suitability for Allelopathy Journal. If not suitable/Out of Scope, Ms is Rejected. If suitable with some deficiencies, Ms is returned to Author to UPDATE/ IMPROVE the Ms and remove the deficiencies as per the Preliminary Comments sent to him. Those Mss that meets the minimum criteria are Assigned Ms ID and sent to an Associate Editor (Expert in the Desciplne/Subject), who will get Ms Reviewed from two International Reviewers.

5.2. ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT/RE-WRITING: It is done for Mss from NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES at nominal Charges. If Ms is suitable, it is sent first for English Improvement or Re-writing and thereafter sent to Associate Editor for Processing.

5.3. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: He is Leader of Editorial Team and responsible for (a). Maintaining high Academic standard of Journal, (b). Mss Processing, (c). Mss Editing and (e). Invite Reviewers on important Aspects.

5.4. CHIEF EDITOR (CE): He does Final Editing of Accepted Mss for Publication in Allelopathy Journal. If there are still deficiencies in the Ms, it is sent to Author with EDITORIAL COMMENTS for Revision. Then CE critically examines the Revised Ms, if satisfied, send it for Composing/Publication, otherwise, returned to Author for Re-Revision.

5.5. ASSOCIATE EDITOR (AE): (i). Based on the Subject of Ms., it is sent to Expert AE in that Area. He reads the Ms, if found suitable, he will send it to 2-INTERNATIONAL PEER REVIEWERS. It takes about 10 days. (ii). If Reviewers Rejects the Ms, it is REJECTED and AE Informs the Author and Chief Editor. (iii). If comments are Positive, AE send it to Author to revise the Ms as per these comments. (iii) Then Author submits the revised Ms to AE (iv). Then AE critically reads the Revised Ms, if he is satisfied with it, he Accepts the Ms and sends Acceptance Letter to Author/ Chief Editor and Ms to Chief Editor. (iv). If AE is not satisfied with revised Ms, either he sends it with his comments to Author for Re-revision OR (v) Send it again to REVIEWERS for their Expert Opinion, based on their comments, then Ms is sent for Re-Revision to author.

5.6. PUBLICATION TIME of Ms: If the Ms is well written as per INSRTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS AND MODEL Mss and contains good Information, it may be published within 60-90 days after Submission. Poorly written Ms with unimportant Results takes more time to Publish due to English Improvement and several revisions etc.

5.7. Ms PROCESSING STATUS: Please keep patience and enquire Ms. Processing Status 2-months after submission, if you do not receive any response from Editors during this period.

6. MANUSCRIPT WITHDRAWAL RULES : ALLELOPATHY JOURNAL-2013

Allelopathy Journal adheres to the highest standards of ethics and integrity in academic publishing. We expect that the authors will also show highest integrity in their work and adhere to high ethical standards. Some authors request withdrawal of manuscript from the publication process after submission. In some instances the request for withdrawal is made within few days after submission, however, many times the request is made very late, when the manuscript is only a few days away from publication in the Journal. Withdrawing manuscript from publication at this stage, wastes the valuable Resources, too much valuable time spent in Processing the Manuscripts by the Editors, Reviewers, Editorial staff and Money and Works invested by the Publisher. Hence, Authors are not allowed to withdraw submitted manuscript and the withdrawal request is not entertained without the Withdrawal Penalty. To discourage unwarranted withdrawal of manuscripts, Allelopathy Journal has framed Manuscript Withdrawal Rules:

6.1. Manuscript Withdrawal Request Letter: The manuscript will not be withdrawn from publication process until a completed, signed ‘Manuscript Withdrawal Request Letter’ is received by the Allelopathy Journal Editorial Office. The Author needs to submit a ‘Manuscript Withdrawal Request Letter’ request signed by all Authors stating the reasons for manuscript withdrawal. Authors must not assume that their manuscript has been withdrawn, until they have received appropriate notification to this effect from the Allelopathy Journal Editorial Office.

6.2. Authors must send a ‘Manuscript Withdrawal Request Letter’ by e-mail to Chief Editor, Allelopathy Journal before the notification of acceptance for publication. The ‘Manuscript Withdrawal Request Letter’ must include the following information.
(i) Manuscript Number
(ii) Manuscript Title
(iii) Authors Names, their full Postal addresses and E. Mail addresses
(iv) Detailed reasons for Ms withdrawal
(v) Date and Signatures of all authors
(vi) Agreement of Manuscript withdrawal from all Authors and the letter certifying that all authors agreed for Ms. withdrawal.

6.3. All questions or differences whatsoever concerning manuscripts withdrawal from Allelopathy Journal Publishers, whether as to construction or otherwise, shall be held in the Judicial Courts of Rohtak, Haryana, India.

6.4. Manuscript Withdrawal Penalty : If Author withdraws Ms within 48 hours after submission, he can withdraw without Penalty. Manuscript Withdrawal will be permitted only up to the Processing Stage III, for the most compelling and unavoidable reasons with Penalty depending on the Ms Processing Stage. In principle, Ms withdrawn is not permitted after the Processing Stage III. At Ms processing Stages II and III, he can withdraw after paying the Withdrawal Penalty, while, at the Processing stages IV-VII, the Ms. withdrawal is not allowed. However, for the most compelling and unavoidable reasons withdrawal is allowed after paying the Full Publication Charges.

Processing Stage	Mss. Processing Stage	Ms. Withdrawal Penalty (Euro)
	A. Withdrawal without Penalty
I	Within 48 hours of Ms. submission	Nil
	B. Withdrawal with Penalty
II	Ms. sent for Processing	300.00
III	Ms. Accepted for Publication	500.00
	C. Withdrawal Not Allowed
IV	Ms. Revised*	Withdrawal not allowed
V	Ms. Composed, Galley Proofs sent*	Withdrawal not allowed
VI	Ms. Galley Proofs Corrected by Author*	Withdrawal not allowed
VII	Ms. Published*	Withdrawal not allowed

*Ms Withdrawal allowed after paying the full Publication Charges.

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