INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

Concise and conveying a strong message regarding the contents (Capitalize, font size-14, bold and centered)

Example:
The Location Of The Main Central Thrust In The Northwest Himalayas Of Pakistan: Tectonic Implications

Full name(s) of all authors and their affiliation should be clearly mentioned with at least one author as the corresponding author (provide email of corresponding author).

Example: Corresponding author and email: Naghma Haider, naghma.haider@gmail.com

A short and brief summary (not more than 300 words) that explains the study topic, its contents, methodology, and main results/conclusions, that should be elaborated in details in the main text (Times New Romans, font size 10, typed in italics, centered).

Example:
A number of workers have proposed different positions for the Main Central Thrust in the northwest Himalaya of Pakistan A number of workers have proposed different positions for the Main Central Thrust in the northwest Himalaya of Pakistan A number of workers have proposed different positions for the Main Central Thrust in the northwest Himalaya of Pakistan A number of workers have proposed different positions for the Main Central Thrust in the northwest Himalaya of Pakistan A number of workers have proposed different positions for the Main Central Thrust in the northwest Himalaya of Pakistan A number of workers have proposed different positions for the Main Central Thrust in the northwest Himalaya of Pakistan A number of workers have proposed different positions for the Main Central Thrust in the northwest Himalaya of Pakistan.

Provide 3 to 6 keywords (font size 10)

Example:
Tectonics, Main Central Thrust, NW Himalayas, Pakistan

Clearly present objectives of the work, provide a brief background of the study (avoid detailed literature survey), and what has been achieved in the study (Times New Roman, font size 12, bold, and left aligned).

Details on study area or related matter

Procedures, analytical methods, materials, instruments etc. should be clearly stated.

Provide detailed results, data, figures, tables amd so on.

Discuss the rationale of study, results/data, figures, observations, and supported with past literature or relevant areas.

Brief and concise summary of the study.

Provide funding source, and other relevant info if applicable

From a journal

Ashraf, M., Chaudhry, M. N., Hussain, S. S. 1994. Geology of Lead-zinc, Molybdenum, Copper and Iron Skarns of Besham area, Pakistan. Kashmir Journal of Geology 12, 1-28.

From a book

Gansser, A. 1964. Geology of the Himalayas. Wiley Interscience, New York, p. 299.

From an edited book

Ashraf, M. 1983. Geochemistry of Acid Minor Bodies Associated with Hazara Granitic Complex, Hazara Himalayas, Northern Pakistan. Granites of Himalayas, Karakorum and Hindukush (Ed. Shams, F. A.), Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab, Special Publication, 123-141.

From a thesis

Saeed, A. 2005. Comparative Studies on the Biosorption of Heavy Metals, Ph. D. Thesis, unpublished, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

From proceedings of conferences, symposia

Marceau, J. 2000. Innovation Systems in Building and Construction and the Housing Industry . Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Science and Technology Management Seminar ‘How to Maintain a Sustainable Growth of the Asia-Pacific Region’, Japan International Science and Technology Ex-change Centre, Saitama, Japan, p 129-130.

For patents

Young, D. M. 2000. Thermostable Proteolytic Enzymes and Uses Thereof in Peptide and Protein Synthesis. US Patent No. 6, 143, 517, 7^th Nov., 2000, USA.

References to be quoted in text

References should be cited in the text as (single author: Author, 2020), if two authors (Author1 & Author2, 2020), and multiple as (Auhtor1 et al., 2020). If cited altogether use semi-colon between/among various authors works following the chronological order (Author1, 2010;Author1 & Author2, 2018; Auhtor1 et al., 2020).

Tables should be prepared in Microsoft Excel, Word, or data in CSV format, with no internal formatting, line artworks or internal line-breaks. Provide all the data in single sheet and to be printed on a single page if possible.

Provide all illustrations/figures in electronic format at the time of manuscript submission, with resolutions no smaller than 300 dpi. If the quality is low, editorial office may contact for better resolution files. Acceptable formats are eps, jpg, tiff, or pdf. Illustrations of each file must be provided separately.