Aims and Scope
Octa Journal of Environmental Research (ISSN: 2321-3655: http://www.sciencebeingjournal.com/octa-journal-environmental-research), an international journal, is a journal for the publication of
peer reviewed, original research for all aspects of environmental sciences,
such as environmental chemistry, environmental biology, ecology, geosciences
and environmental physics. It is devoted to publishing original, peer-reviewed
research papers. Appropriate subjects
include basic and applied research on atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic
environments, pollution control and abatement technology, and conservation of
natural resources, environmental health and toxicology. Announcements of
international environmental science meetings and other recent information are
also included. The objectives are to report on the latest research achievements
and developments; to strengthen academic exchanges; to promote cooperation in
science and technology and to contribute to the progress in environmental
sciences. The OJER provide forum for the advancement of interdisciplinary
approaches to the study of the coupled human-nature systems.
The
Journal offers a peer-reviewed, academically rigorous and professionally
recognized venue for the publication of explicitly interdisciplinary
environmental research, educational discourse and other related matters.
Contributions are welcome from any discipline or combination of disciplines,
any vocation or professional affiliation, any national, ethnic or cultural
background. These contributions should explicitly involve multi-disciplinary or
trans-disciplinary aspects of environmental issues and identify the ways in which
the work will contribute to environmental research in thrust area or related
activities.
Type of contributions
The
Journal provides several submission categories:
1. Research Articles: An
Article for papers reporting the results of completed
definite studies. If several closely related manuscripts are being prepared at
about the same time, all should be submitted together. Articles of high
scientific quality and originality that are of interest to the wide and diverse
readership of the Journal will be given priority for publication.
2. Communications: They are intended for the rapid and timely publication
of original research of significance. Communications are short contributions
not exceeding three printed pages in length.
3. Reviews: Articles deal with topics of current interest in
areas relating to environmental sciences. Rather than an assemblage of detailed
information with a complete literature survey, a critically selected treatment
of the material is desired. Unsolved problems and possible developments should
also be discussed. Review articles are generally written upon invitation of the
Chief Editor.
4. Book Reviews: Concise reviews of newly published books or more extended
essays combining a review of several books with a discussion of issues raised
by the collective publications not exceeding one printed page.
5. Special Issues
and Symposia: A collection of related articles or
other materials relevant to environmental issues, edited by one or more authors
who provide coherence by clarifying the importance and relationship among the
materials. We also encourage publishing the proceedings of conference,
symposia, seminar related to environment. Proposals may involve whole Journal
issues or portions of an issue.
6. Letter to
Editor: Communications relating to
significant issues for readers, which can concern previously published Journal
material not exceeding one printed page.
Submissions
are encouraged from individuals at all levels of professional development. The
Editorial Board includes a diverse range of scholars and persons from related
professions whose expertise extends broadly across the sciences, social
sciences, humanities, the professions, and other disciplines related to
environmental study. We encourage contributors unsure about the appropriateness
of their manuscript for the Journal to send a title and abstract to the
Editor-in-Chief (editor.chief.oje@gmail.com) for initial evaluation.
Research Areas Include, but are not exclusive to:
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Environmental chemistry, biology, ecology, physics
and geosciences
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Environmental Pollution and Soil
Conservation
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Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology
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Resource quality, quantity and sustainability
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Environmental Genomics and Proteomics
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Environmental toxicology,
mutagenesis and carcinogenesis
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Environmental Impact Assessment
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Ecotoxicology and ecological Risk assessment and management
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Remediation of contaminated sites
such as bioremediation
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Process modification for pollution
prevention
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Waste treatment and disposal
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Gene-Environment interactions
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Health Risk Assessment and management
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Natural resources Damage Assessment
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Emerging issues in Environmental Health
and Diseases
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Environmental education and Public Health
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Improved Energy Efficiency
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Role of Ecology and Biodiversity in Construction,
Township and Area Developments.
Octa Journal of Environmental Research Indexed in Google Scholar & scientific index
ReplyDeleteOcta Journal of Environmental Research is the official publication of the Scientific Planet Society and will be publish quarterly, i.e. March, June, September and December every year. The journal publishes review articles, original full research papers and short communications in the field of Environmental Chemistry, Biology, Ecology, Physics and Geosciences, Environmental Pollution and Soil Conservation, Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Resource quality, quantity and Sustainability, Environmental Genomics and Proteomics, Environmental Impact Assessment, Ecotoxicology and Ecological Risk Assessment and Management, Bioremediation, Gene-Environment interactions, Health Risk Assessment and Management, Natural resources Damage Assessment, Emerging issues in Environmental Health and Diseases, Environmental education and Public Health, Improved Energy Efficiency, Ecology and Biodiversity, etc. The contribution of manuscripts to the journal is open to all researchers irrespective of their membership to Scientific Planet Society.
ReplyDeleteINSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
ReplyDelete1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ethics in publishing
For information on Ethics in publishing and Ethical guidelines for journal publication see http://www.sciencebeingjournal.com/octa-journal-environmental-research
Conflict of interest
All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work.
Submission declaration
Submission of an article entails that the work described has not been published previously in any journal and also, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form in any language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
Changes to authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts:
Before the accepted manuscript is published online: Requests to add or remove an author or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the editor-in-chief from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include: (a) the reason the name should be added or removed, or the author names rearranged and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, fax, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed.
After publication online: Any requests to add, delete, or rearrange author names in an article published in an online issue will not be accepted.
Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a Journal Publishing Agreement. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form. If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article.
Retained author rights
As an author you (or your employer or institution) retains certain rights*.
Role of the funding source
You are requested to identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. If the funding source(s) had no such involvement then this should be stated.
Open access
This journal does not have any publication charges and open for all access online.
Referees
Please submit, with the manuscript, the names and addresses of at least two potential referees, but we prefer four to six referees.
2. PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS
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The Title should clearly and accurately indicate the contents of the Articles or Communications and should be expressed in adequate scientific terms. No abbreviations should be used in the titles.
Affiliations of authors should be placed below the author’s name accordingly.
An information should be included on the first page to give the mail address, phone number and e-mail address of the author of correspondence, and if applicable, information regarding funding.
Abstract
A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Keywords:
Three to six Keywordsshould be given at the bottom of the abstract to serve as guidelines for indexing.
Headings: Articles should be organized under the main headings:
Introduction, Experimental, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements and References.
Acknowledgements
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).
Tables and Figures must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals respectively and should be self-explanatory. Tables should be concise and exact and should use three-lines. Tables must have a brief descriptive title and include footnotes if necessary. Figures should have figure captions, either with the figures or collected on a separate sheet. The contents of figures, tables and word descriptions should not be duplicated.
Photographs should be of sufficiently high quality with respect to detail and contrast.
References
In the manuscript: see example-
(Kumar, 2011) - One author
(Kumar and Dhatwalia, 2002) - Two authors
(Kumar et al., 2011) - more than two authors
(Kumar and Dhatwalia, 2012a, b) - More than one paper in the same year by the same authors
(Kumar and Dhatwalia, 2011; Kumar et al., 2011; Kumar, 2012) - listed by earliest year first for multiple citations
References should be arranged alphabetically by author without serial numbering. Titles of journal should be abbreviated in accordance. Reference accuracy is critical and authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references. Only articles that have been published should be included in the References. Journal articles and books must be cited by the following formats:
APHA (1998); Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, 18th Ed. American Public Health Association, Washington, DC: 45-60.
Kumar Ashok, Bisht B.S., Talwar Amitabh and Chandel Dipika (2010a); Physico-Chemical and Microbial Analysis of Ground Water from Different Regions of Doon Valley. Inter. Jour. App Environ. Sci., 5(3):433–440.
Kumar Ashok, Bisht B.S., Joshi V.D., Singh A.K., Talwar Amitabh (2010b), Physical, Chemical and Bacteriological Study of Water from Rivers of Uttarakhand, J Hum Ecol, 32(3):169-173
WHO (2002); Guideline for Drinking Water Quality, Surveillance and Control of Community Supplies. World health Organization Geneva.
WHO (2004); Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality, Vol. 1: 3rd Ed. World Health Organization Geneva.
Sherman Cappuccino (2009); Biochemical activities of Microorganisms. Microbiology a Laboratory Manual 7th Ed., pp. 143-203
3. SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
ReplyDeleteThe Journal of Environmental Sciences has completed a system for online manuscript submission. The authors can visit http://www.sciencebeing.com and contribute the manuscripts online. If you are submitting a manuscript for publication in a special issue, please contact the Editor-in-Chief for submission instructions.
Submission checklist
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
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E-mail Address
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Full Postal Address
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Phone Numbers
All necessary files should be sent:
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All figure captions.
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All tables (including title, description, footnotes).
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Cover Letter.
Further considerations
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Manuscript has been 'spell-checked' and 'grammar-checked'
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References are in the correct format for this journal.
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All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa.
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Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Web).
For any further information please visit our website. http://www.sciencebeingjournal.com/OJER/Guide%20for%20Authors