EduPub aims to cover all major
disciplines including science, medicine, technology, humanities and social
sciences. The publication is a joint effort between the author(s) and the
publisher. Author(s) are encouraged to concentrate on the scientific content
only. The publisher will guide and take care of the layout and other
formalities.
EduPub publishes authored
and edited Book, short Monograph, long Monograph, Book Chapter as a part of
Edited Volume, Book series, Textbooks, Handbooks, etc. The Author Guidelines, presented
here are based on standardized book writing norms and are fully approved by the
EduPub. Author(s) and Editor(s) should endeavour to follow these guidelines
carefully before submitting the manuscript to the publisher.
If you have a book
proposal, please send the book title, abstract and chapters titles to the
following email (editor@EduPub.org). Our editorial team will
contact you after review of the proposal.
Types of Books
Authored Book: It is written by the single author or multiple
authors. There is no page limit for a Book.
Book Chapter: It is written by the single author or multiple authors
and published as a part of an Edited Volume. The work may be an original
research on a particular subject or a specific aspect of that subject.
Edited Volume: It is a collection of book chapters written by multiple
authors and edited by one or more editors on a particular subject or a specific
aspect of that subject.
Long Monograph: It is a writing up to 200000 words written by one or
more authors. The work may be an original research on a particular subject or a
specific aspect of that subject.
Short monograph: Same as a Long monograph with a word limit 20000 to
30000 words.
Book Series: It is the publication of a number of Books in a series of
Volumes on a particular subject or a specific aspect of that subject. Each
volume is edited by a minimum of one or more editors. The Authored book series
volume may contain many chapters contributed by the same authors. The Edited
book series volume may contain several chapters contributed by different
authors, solicited by the Editor(s). At the same time, the editor(s) may also
write some chapter(s). The publishing contract signed between
Author(s)/Editor(s) and the publisher will initially be valid for three volumes
and may be renewed by mutual consent for future volume(s).
Publishing Agreement
Once the peer-review is
complete and the Work is accepted for publication by the Editor, the
Editor/Author will need to sign a publishing contract for their book with EduPub.
Main Guidelines for the Author(s)
1. Originality: Submission of a manuscript entails that the work has not
been published previously nor is under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Submission of any content to EduPub will automatically transfer all rights for
publication, selling and distribution in all forms of media (electronic and
printed, etc.)
to EduPub. It is the responsibility of the person submitting the contents to
have the prior written consent of the organization/person where/by whom the
work was carried out.
2. English Style: The manuscript must be written in British or American
English in a clear and active style to maintain the uniformity throughout the
text. Authors from non-English speaking countries should team up with English
speaking colleagues or contact with professional English editing companies for
checking the language, style and grammar of the manuscript. Alternatively, for
English language and grammatical corrections, editors/authors are advised to
contact us at editor@pen2print.org
3. Content Organization: The manuscript may be divided into
the following sections:
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4. Files: The complete manuscript must be provided in the form of a
single zipped folder containing soft copies of all the materials i.e., main
text in MSWORD or Tex/Latex format, figures/illustrations, tables, equations
and chemical structures, as separate files. A PDF version of the manuscript
embedded with all the figures/illustrations/tables/chemical structures etc. in
the correct location must also be submitted.
5. Numbering Style: Author(s) are requested to select the numbering
style for the chapters and apply this style consistently to all chapters or
sections.
6. Tables & figures should be placed inside the text. Tables and
figures should be presented as per their appearance in the text. It is
suggested that the discussion about the tables and figures should appear in the
text before the appearance of the respective tables and figures. No tables or
figures should be given without discussion or reference inside the text.
Tables should be
explanatory enough to be understandable without any text reference. Double
spacing should be maintained throughout the table, including table headings and
footnotes. Table headings should be placed above the table. Footnotes should be
placed below the table with superscript lowercase letters.
Each figure should have a
caption. The caption should be concise and typed separately, not on the figure
area. Figures should be self-explanatory. Information presented in the figure
should not be repeated in the table. All symbols and abbreviations used in the
illustrations should be defined clearly. Figure legends should be given below
the figures.
7. Abbreviations, special characters, etc: Before submission, author(s)
should carefully proofread the manuscript for abbreviations, special
characters, mathematical symbols, Greek letters, equations, tables, figures,
references and images, to ensure that they appear in proper order and format.
8. Nomenclature and Units
Internationally accepted
rules and the international system of units (SI) should be used. If other units
are mentioned, please give their equivalent in SI.
For biological
nomenclature, the conventions of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature,
the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria, and the International
Code of Zoological Nomenclature should be followed.
Scientific names of all
biological creatures (crops, plants, insects, birds, mammals, etc.) should be
mentioned in parentheses at first use of their English term.
9. Chemical nomenclature, as laid down in the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and
the official recommendations of the IUPAC-IUB Combined Commission on Biochemical
Nomenclature should be followed. All biocides and other
organic compounds must be identified by their Geneva names when first used in
the text. Active ingredients of all formulations should be likewise identified.
10. Math formulae
All equations referred to
in the text should be numbered serially at the right-hand side in parentheses.
Meaning of all symbols should be given immediately after the equation at first
use. Instead of root signs, fractional powers should be used.
Subscripts and
superscripts should be presented clearly. Variables should be presented in
italics. Greek letters and non-Roman symbols should be described in the margin
at their first use.
To avoid any
misunderstanding zero (0) and the letter O, and one (1) and the letter l should
be clearly differentiated.
For simple fractions use of the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line is
recommended.
Levels of statistical significance such as: *P <0.05, **P
<0.01 and ***P <0.001 do not require any
further explanation.
Guideline for Reporting P values: P is
always italicized and capitalized.
i) Correct exPublisherion:
(P =
.05). Wrong ExPublisherion: (P < .05), unless P <
.001.
ii) The P value
should be exPublishered to 2 digits whether or not it is significant. If P <
.01, it should be exPublishered to 3 digits.
iii) When rounding, 3 digits is acceptable if rounding would change the
significance of a value (eg, P = .049 rounded to .05).
iv) ExPublishering P to more than 3 significant digits does not add
useful information since precise P values with extreme results are
sensitive to biases or departures from the statistical model.
v) Reporting actual P values avoids this problem of
interpretation. P values should not be listed as not significant (NS)
since, for meta-analysis, the actual values are important and not providing
exact P values
is a form of incomplete reporting.
vi) Do not use 0 before the decimal point for statistical values P,
alpha, and beta because they cannot equal 1.
11. Acknowledgements
A brief acknowledgement
section may be given. The acknowledgements of people who provided assistance in
manuscript preparation, funding for research, etc. should be listed in this
section. All sources of funding should be declared as an acknowledgement. Authors
should declare the role of the funding agency, if any, in the study design,
collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the
manuscript. If the study sponsors had no such involvement, the authors should
so state.
12. Competing Interests
Declaration of competing
interest is compulsory. All authors must disclose any financial and personal
relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately
influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include
employment, consultancies, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent
applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. If no such declaration
has been made by the authors, EduPub reserves to assume and write this
sentence: “Authors have declared that no competing interests exist.”
13. List of Contributors
Names of all contributors
to the book, in alphabetical order with their affiliations and addresses, are
published in this page.
14. Patient Consents
All clinical
investigations must be conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki
principles. No manuscript will be peer-reviewed if a statement of patient
consent is not presented during submission (wherever applicable). This section
is compulsory for medical Works. It should provide a statement to confirm that
the patient has given the informed consent for the research work to be
published. Editorial office may ask the copies of the consent documentation at
any time. If the person described in the research work has died, then consent
for publication must be collected from their next of kin. If the individual
described in the article is a minor, or unable to provide consent, then consent
must be sought from their parents or legal guardians.
15. Ethical approval (Wherever applicable)
This section is compulsory
for medical research works. If human subjects are involved, informed consent,
protection of privacy, and other human rights are further criteria against
which the manuscript will be judged. It should provide a statement to confirm
that the authors have obtained all necessary ethical approval from suitable
Institutional or State or National or International Committee. This confirms
either that this study is not against the public interest, or that the release
of information is allowed by legislation.
All manuscripts which deal
with animal subjects must be approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB),
Ethical Committee, or an Animal Utilization Study Committee and this statement,
and approval number must accompany the submission. If required, the author
should be ready to submit a scanned copy of the IRB or Ethical Committee
Approval at any stage of publication (Pre or post-publication stage). The
manuscript should contain information about any post-operative care and pain
management for the animals.
All manuscripts which deal
with the study of human subjects must be accompanied by Institutional Review
Board (IRB) or Ethical Committee Approval, or the national or regional
equivalent. The name of the Board or Committee giving approval and the study number
assigned must accompany the submission. If required, the author should be ready
to submit a scanned copy of the IRB or Ethical Committee Approval at any stage
of publication (Pre or post-publication stage).
16. Reference style
References must be listed
at the end of the manuscript and numbered in the order that they appear in the
text. Every reference referred to in the text must also present in the
reference list and vice versa. In the text, citations should be indicated by the
reference number in brackets [3].
Only published or accepted
manuscripts should be included in the reference list. Articles submitted for
publication, unpublished findings and personal communications should not be
included in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text (e.g., T Nelson,
Purdue University, USA, Unpublished results or personal communication). Avoid
citing a “personal communication” unless it provides essential information not
available from a public source, in which case the name of the person and date
of communication should be cited in parentheses in the text. For scientific
articles, obtain written permission and confirmation of accuracy from the
source of a personal communication. An unpublished result which has been
accepted for publication in any journal should be cited as “in Publisher”.
Journal name abbreviations should be those found in the NCBI databases (Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/journals).
All references should
follow the following style:
APA 7, Chicago, MLA or Vanocur Style of Referencing
