The Indian Journal of Ecology is an open-access journal. You do not need to be a member of
the Indian Ecological Society to submit a manuscript. At least Annual Membership of Rs
1000 (Indian and SAARC countries)/ US$ 125 (Other countries) of each author compulsory
once the manuscript is accepted for publication. However, the author (s) can also opt for life
membership. At the time of submission, a processing charge of Rs 750 or US$10 must be
paid.
Original research papers concerned with various fields of ecology, both basic and applied, are
accepted from the annual/life members or non-members of the Indian Ecological Society if
considered suitable by peer reviewers and the Editorial Board. It is presumed that the articles
submitted for publication to Indian Journal of Ecology have not been previously and will not
be simultaneously submitted and published in any other journal.
Writing and Formatting
Research article
Manuscripts of research articles should be prepared under the following headings: Title,
Affiliation, Abstract, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results and Discussion,
Conclusion and References. Short notes should have no headings and abstract. The
manuscript should be uploaded to the designated web site for consideration.
Each MS must have names of three reviewers from an institution other than the authors’
place(s) of work, including a valid email address.
The manuscript should be in Times New Roman with font size 12. Use page numbering, line
numbering, double line spacing.
Title must be short and specific. The byline should comprise name(s) of author(s), complete
postal address, and e-mail address. Title page must also include a running title.
Abstract must be self-explanatory and should include the objectives, methodology, important
points in the results and a conclusion. It should not, in any case, exceed 250 words. The
authors should also suggest up to 5 key words below the abstract.
Introduction should be brief and include justification for undertaking the investigation and a
short review of earlier work. Key references related to the work must be cited. Avoid
information not related to the study conducted.
Materials and Methods should be clear and concise. This section can be subtitled for clarity.
Provide references for methods used as appropriate.
Results should be written concisely in a logical order. All data must invariably be given in
metric and decimal system. Data presented in figures should not be duplicated in tables and
vice versa. All figures and tables should be cited in text and should have concise and self-
explanatory headings. The results should be based on proper statistical analysis. In case of
papers with qualitative data of significance without statistical analysis, the decision Chief
Editor to consider the same for review shall be final.
Discussion should be oriented towards explaining the significance and implications of the
results obtained and should be well connected with the previous work in this direction. A
description of study limitations should be included in this section. Any related papers
published in Indian J Ecology must be cited. See Journal Contents link.
The total text length of the article must not be more than 6000 words (excluding the
references).
References should be arranged alphabetically by the name of the first author and then by the
second and third authors as necessary. Scientific Periodicals should not be abbreviated. Cite
the full title of journal. Citation should follow the following pattern
Note: Rs.750 (Indian authors) and $10 (International Authors) are charged towards the article
submission/processing fee, which is non-refundable even if an article is accepted/not accepted/withdrawn.
Review article
For review articles please follow the general instructions for research articles, with the
following exceptions:
• The text length of review articles is limited to 8000 words, excluding figures, tables and
references.
• The title should end by “. A review”
• The abstract of less than 300 words should contain two parts: the first part should give
general and global issues, then specific and scientific issues in about 5-6 sentences.
• The first section of the article should be “1. Introduction”, and the last section “X.
Conclusion”, and sections should have topic titles. All sections and sub-sections should be
numbered. At the end of each section, authors are advised to propose a concise view of the
novelty described and/or the main research hypotheses addressed by the reviewed knowledge.
Scientific names
Complete scientific name of the insect with its full name of authority must be given on its
first mention. The contributors must ensure the authenticity of current scientific name and
authority.
Figures, photos and illustrations
Illustrations should be very clear for photographic reproduction. Line drawings and
photographs should be separately grouped. Photographs should be of high quality (300 dpi)
with sharp details and contrasts. The publication cost of colour photographs will be charged
separately at the prevailing market rates. Small figures should be grouped to fill a page and
full-page figures should be larger than 26 x 36 cm. Cite all Figures/ Photos/or Illustrations
in the manuscript text as Figure1, Figure 2 and so on.
Review of manuscript -Two referees will review the article and a revised article documenting
the authors’ response to the reviewer comments and any editorial direction will have to be
submitted within 15 days. Any further delay will result in change of date of receipt of article.
Any articles that do not follow the format of the journal will not be considered.
Reference style
The Indian Journal of Ecology follows APA style of referencing.
In text citation: Parenthetical citation: (Bedenel et al., 2019); (Dhawan and Peshin, 2009);
(Chhuneja , 1991)
Narrative citation: Bedenel et al. (2019), Dhawan and Peshin (2009), Chhuneja (1991)
Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of
publication. Two authors: both authors' names and the year of publication. Three or more
authors: first author's name followed by 'et al.' and the year of publication.
Two or more than two references cited jointly should be arranged chronologically and
distinguished from each other by (;) except that the word ‘and’ should be used between the
last two references.
Journal article
Reference to a journal publication with doi
Peshin, R., Dhawan, A. K., Kranthi, K. R., & Singh, K. (2009). Evaluation of the benefits of
an insecticide resistance management programme in Punjab in India. International Journal of
Pest Management, 55(3), 207–220. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670870902738786
Reference to a journal publication without doi:
Van der Geer, J., Handgraaf, T., Lupton, R.A. (2022). The art of writing a scientific article.
Heliyon, 19, e00205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e00205.
Dhawan, A. K., Kumar, V.& Shera, P. S. (2013). Ecological perspectives in pest management
for sustainable IPM. Indian Journal of Ecology 40(2): 167-77.
Reference to a journal publication with an article number:
Van der Geer, J., Handgraaf, T., Lupton, R.A. (2022). The art of writing a scientific article.
Heliyon, 19, e00205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e00205.
Online magazine article
Thomson, J. (2022, September 8). Massive, strange white structures appear on Utah’s Great
Salt Lake. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/mysterious-mounds-great-salt-lake-utah-
explainedmirabilite-1741151 (accessed on date-day/month/year)Print magazine article
Nicholl, K. (2020, May). A royal spark. Vanity Fair, 62(5), 56–65, 100.
Authored book
Painter, R. H. (1951). Insect Resistance in Crop Plants. The Macmillan Company , New
York, USA.
Edited book
Peshin, R., & Dhawan, A. K. (Eds.). (2009). Integrated Pest Management: Innovation-
Development Process (Vol. 1). Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-
8992-3_17
Edited book chapter
Dhawan, A. K., Kumar, V., & Shera, P. S. (2012). Management of insect pests of cotton:
retrospect and prospect. In R. Arora, B. Singh, & A. K. Dhawan (Eds.), Theory and Practice
of Integrated Pest Management (pp. 274–297). Scientific Publishers, , Jodhpur, India.
Conference proceedings
Peshin R, Kaul V, Perkins JH, Sood KK, Dhawan AK, Sharma M, Yangsdon S, Zaffar O and
Sindhura K (Eds.) (2022). Sustainable AgriculturalInnovations for Resilient Agri-food
Systems. Proceedings of the Indian Ecological Society International Conference
2022.https://doi.org/10.55362/IJE/IESIC/2022/PROC
Dissertation
Horvath-Plyman, M. (2018). Social Media and the College Student Journey: An Examination
of How Social Media Use Impacts Social Capital and Affects College Choice, Access, and
Transition. Doctoral Dissertation, New York University, USA.
Open educational resource
Fagan, J. (2024, February 7). Nursing Clinical Brain. OER Commons.
https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/53029-nursing-clinical-brain/view (accessed on date..
day/month/year).
Webpage with a retrieval date
Worldometer. (n.d.). Current world population. Retrieved October 17, 2025, from
https://www. worldometers.info/world-population/
Reference to a dataset
FAOSTAT. (2025). Food and Agriculture Data. Food and agriculture organization
corporatestatistical database (FAOSTAT). https://www. fao.org/faostat/en/#home (accessed on
date.. day/month/year).
All editorial correspondence should be addressed to:
Managing Editor, Indian Journal of Ecology
Indian Ecological Society,
Punjab Agricultural University Campus, Ludhiana – 141004, India
e-mail: indianecologicalsociety@gmail.com