Communications accept original research articles and letters to the Editor in various fields of research in physics, engineering physics and astronomy. Contribution is open to researches of all nationalities.
Manuscripts should be written in English. Each paper should be preceded by an abstract in English. They must be type-written using a font style and size which is quite legible, double spaced throughout with ample margins and single-sided on white 4 standard papers. Manuscripts submitted for publication should contain one original and two complete copies; single or incomplete texts will not be accepted and will not be returned.
After the manuscript has been accepted for publication, i.e., after referee-recommended revisions are complete; the author will not be permitted to make any new additions to the manuscript.
Attention: before publication on the galley proof is always sent to the author for corrections. Thus, it is solely the author’s responsibility for any typographical mistakes which occur in their article as it appears in the journal. Only those mistakes/omissions which occur due to some negligence, on our part during the final printing will be reprinted in a Corrections section of a later issue. However, this does not include those errors left unnoticed by the author on the galley proofs.
1. Title Page
The title should be short in length but informative. Each title page should contain:
(i) Name of the paper, (ii) Complete name(s) of the author(s), (iii) Name and address of the university, laboratory or institute at which the research has been carried out.
2. Abstract
Each paper should always be proceded by an abstract. The abstract should be short and self-contained and all essential points of the paper should be mentioned.
3. Sections and Subsections
Principle sections such as introduction or formulation of the problem should be numbered consecutively (1. Introduction, 2. Formulation of the problem, …, etc.) Subsections should be numbered 1.1, 1.2, …, etc.
4. References
References including comments must be numbered consecutively in order of first appearance in the text. The reference number should be put in brackets [>] where referred to in the text. References should be listed at the end of the manuscript in the numbered order in which they appear in the text. The method of citation should be as follows:
Articles in periodicals: (I) Surname(s) of the author(s) with their initial(s), (ii) Title of the periodical abbreviated according to the “Physics Abstract list of journals”, (iii) Volume number, (iv) Year of the publication, (v) Page number.
Example: M. Chen and P.M. Zerwas, Phys. Rev. D 12 (1975) 187.
Books; (I) Surname(s), of the author(s) with their initial(s), (ii) Title of the book, (iii) Name of the editor (if any), (iv) Volume number, (v) Place and year of publication and name of the publisher, (vi) Page number.
Example: A. Arima, Progress in particle and nuclear physics, ed. D. Wilkinson, vol. 1 (Pergamon, New York, 1978) p. 41.
Theses; (I) Surname and initials of the author, (ii) Type of degree (Ph. D., M. Sc.), (iii) Name and address of institute where the work has been carried out, (iv) Year.
Example: H. Parker, Ph. D Thesis, Department of Physics, Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616. USA, 1990.
5. Footnotes:
Footnotes should be avoided if possible, but when necessary, should be short and never contain any important part of the work and should be numbered consecutively by superscripts.
6. Tables and Figures:
All illustrations not including tables (photographs and other films, drawings, graphs, etc) must be labeled as “Figure”.
The proper position of each table and figure must be clearly indicated in the paper.
All tables and figures must have a number (Table 1, Figure 1) and a caption or legend. If there is only one table or figure, simply label it “Table” or “Figure”.
All tables and figures must be numbered consecutively through the paper.
All captions and legends must also be double-space typed o a separate sheet and labeled according to which table or figure they belong.
Dimensions of tables and figures must not exceed 13x16 cm.
Tables must be clearly typed, each on a separate sheet, and double spaced. Dimensions including caption, title, column heads, and footnotes must not exceed 13x16 cm. tables may be continued onto another sheet if necessary but dimensions still apply.
Figures must be originals and drawn clearly in Indian ink on white paper printed on smooth tracing/drawing paper. Reduced photocopies are not acceptable. Photographs must be clear, black and white, and printed on glossy paper.
7. Appendices
All appendices must be typed on separate sheets and should be numbered consecutively with capital Roman numerals.
8. Computer Disk:
If you are able to initially prepare your manuscript in a MS Word Programme (Macintosh or PC) file including the figures translated into the picture environment of Encapsulated PostScript format (EPS), we advise that you do so. Then, only if and after your manuscript is accepted for publication, we will ask you to submit a revised disk copy of your manuscript which will enable us to more efficiency and accurately prepare proofs. (This is not a requirement but it is highly encouraged.)
