Journal of Agroecology and Natural Resource Management (JANRM)

Website: http://www.krishisanskriti.org/janrm.html

Aims and Scope:

Journal of Agroecology and Natural Resource Management (JANRM) (Print ISSN: 2394-0786; Online ISSN: 2394- 0794) is a quarterly international open access journal of the Krishi Sanskriti (http://www.krishisanskriti.org), a non-governmental organization (NGO) registered under society registration act 1860 which is engaged in academic and economic development of the society with special emphasis on integrating industry and academia. The journal JANRM is devoted to publication of original research on various aspects of agroecology and natural resource management including the scientific leads in the formative stage which has a promise for a pragmatic application. The scopes of the journal include, but are not limited to, the following fields: agricultural sciences, biological engineering, agronomy, horticulture, crop protection, soil and water management, structures and environment, agricultural and bio-resource engineering, agricultural economics, environmental sciences, such as environmental chemistry, environmental biology, environmental physics, cold stress, drought, observational research land, air quality, water quality, sustainability, waste management, irrigation, mitigation, land use, landscape, mineral deficiency, salinity, oxidative stress, flood, chemistry, temperature, urbanization, agricultural policy / politics, issue, technology transfer, greenhouse, impact assessment, socioeconomics and social ecology, genetically modified organism, farm planning and management, genetically modified food, seed, genetic marker, gene expression patterns, postharvest technology, basic and applied research on atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic environments, biodiversity, pollution control and abatement technology, conservation and management of natural resources, environmental quality assessment, environmental standards and criteria and so on. Publication is open to all researchers from all over the world. Manuscripts to be submitted to the Journal must represent original research reports and has not been submitted elsewhere prior to or after submission to this journal for publication. All the manuscripts submitted for consideration in JANRM is subject to peer-review for taking up final decision on acceptance for publication, and decision of the editorial team will be final.

All papers will be reviewed by at least two referees who are peers in their field of research and by an Editor of the Journal or as appointed by the Editor-in-Chief to be responsible for editing the manuscript.

The authors agree to automatically transfer the copyright to the publisher (Krishi Sanskriti Publications), if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication.

No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owners.

DISCLAIMER The authors are solely responsible for the contents of the papers compiled in this volume. The publishers or editors do not take any responsibility for the same in any manner. Errors, if any, are purely unintentional and readers are requested to communicate such errors to the editors or publishers to avoid discrepancies in future.

The journal may publish supplements to the journal in the form of monographs etc. also, but all costs related to the production of supplements are to be paid by the orderer/author. The contacts in this regard may be made prior with the Editor-in-Chief or the editorial office. Supplements will be treated in the same way as other submissions.

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Submission of Manuscripts Please visit the journal’s home pages at http://www.krishisanskriti.org/janrm.html for details of aims and scope, readership, instruction to authors and publishing procedure and table of contents. Use website to order a subscription, reprints and individual articles.

Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically to [email protected] and mention journal title (JANRM) in subject line.

Publication Fee: The publication fee for this journal is $300 (International authors) and INR 3500 (India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh), including taxes.

Subscription Information Subscription orders may be directed to the publisher or contact your preferred subscription agents.

Regular Subscription price for the Journal US$380/Libraries and US$360/Individual (Outside India) Rs. 3500/Libraries and Rs. 1800/ Individual (Inside India)

The Bank details for subscription/publication payment through NEFT/Online Transfer/ DD: Beneficiary Name : Krishi Sanskriti Bank Name : Canara Bank Bank Address : Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi Account No. : 1484101026988 Account Type : Savings IFSC Code : CNRB0001484 Swift Code : CNRBINBBBID

Frequency of Publication Quarterly (depending on the number of literature being accepted for publication, the volume will be split in numbers as required).

All business correspondence enquires and subscription orders should be addressed to: Editor-in-Chief Editorial Office, Journal of Agroecology and Natural Resource Management (JANRM), Krishi Sanskriti Publications E-47, Rajpur Khurd Extn. Post Office- I.G.N.O.U. (Maidangarhi), New Delhi -110 068, India E-Mail: [email protected]