INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

1. Manuscripts, typed in Microsoft Word with one and a half spacing in Times New Roman font size 12, with at least 4 cm margin on the left-hand side along with two hard copies, printed on one side of A4 size paper, should be submitted to the Executive Editor, Indian Council of Chemists, Dr. B.R. University, Khandari, Agra-282002.
2. For speedy processing, the manuscript may also be submitted through e-mail on editorjice@gmail.com, with hard copies, as above, sent through regular post.
3. Each author of the paper must be the member of the Indian Council of Chemists, otherwise the paper will not be processed.
   The fellowship fee is:
   
   • Rs. 600/- annually, and
   • Rs. 6000/- for Life Members.
4. The Journal publishes Review articles, Research papers, Short communications and Book reviews in all areas of Chemistry.
5. Authors are solely responsible for the contents of the manuscripts and the accuracy of the data therein.
6. The presentation should be logical, accurate, non-ambiguous and brief.

7. The text should be divided into the following sections:

   • (a) Abstract
   • (b) Introduction
   • (c) Experimental
   • (d) Results and Discussion
   • (e) Acknowledgement
   • (f) References

   Authors should also provide 3–5 keywords immediately after the abstract.

8. Division within sections should be indicated as subheadings. Extensive review and unnecessary details of earlier work should be avoided.
9. The title should be clear and convey what is the paper about. The first letter of each noun and adjective in the title must be in capital. The title should follow the names of authors and their affiliation.
10. Graphs should be provided strictly in Microsoft Excel; however, those figures which are not possible on MS Excel, neat drawing on draftsman paper with 4 mm stencil and 0.3 size UNO pen may be provided.
11. Instead of complete spectra of IR, NMR, TGA etc., only the relevant portion, retraced on draftsman paper in 4 × 6 inches size, should be provided.
12. Any portion of the text, for which special type of print is required, must be indicated:

• Single underlining for italic type.
• Double underlining for bold type.

13. Standard abbreviation for technical terms and references should be used.
14. All constants should be expressed strictly in the SI unit.
15. References should be numbered consecutively and these should appear in the text as superscripts at the appropriate place.
16. References must conform to the following pattern:

i. Singh, B.; Pandey, L.; Sharma, J. and Pandey, S.M., Tetrahedron, 38, 1982, 169.

ii. Vogel, A.I., Quantitative Inorganic Analysis, Longmans, London, 1975.

iii. Sinha, A.K. and Swaminathan, P.N., Ed., Water Pollution, Academic Press, New York, 1993.

17. The number of tables, diagrams and photographs should be what is absolutely necessary. Figures should be numbered with Roman numerals and mentioned consecutively in the text.
18. Authors are requested to provide us their e-mail ID for faster communication.