Title of the Article

First Author1, Second Author2

1Designation, Department, Institution, City, Country

2Designation, Department, Institution, City, Country

Article information

Received: xxxx	Volume: x
Received in revised form: xxxx	Issue: x
Accepted: xxxx	DOI: xxxx
Available online: xxxx

Abstract

An abstract is a concise summary of a research paper. It must be fully self-contained and make sense on its own, without requiring reference to external sources or the full paper (not exceed 300 words).

Keywords:- up to 5 to 10, separated by commas

FORMATTING THE ARTICLE (Heading 1)

Page Layout (Heading 2)

Insert text (Times New Roman font, size 10, and single-line spacing, contents should be pasted in Text only format).

The paper should be formatted on A4-sized pages with the orientation set to portrait. The margins must be precisely defined as follows: top margin of 0.96 inches, left margin of 1.57 inches, right margin of 1.75 inches, and a bottom margin of 2.0 inches. Page numbers should be placed in the bottom-right corner of each page to maintain consistency.

Font and Spacing

The text should be written in Times New Roman font with a font size of 10 points throughout the document. Line spacing must be set to single, and all text should be justified to ensure a clean and uniform appearance. Each new paragraph should begin with a first-line indent of half inch(or 1.25 cm), providing clear visual separation between paragraphs while maintaining a professional and consistent layout.

Structure of the Paper

The article should include the following key sections:

Title of the article Abstract Keywords Introduction Literature Review	Methodology Results Discussion Conclusion Reference

HEADINGS AND SUBHEADINGS

Use hierarchical numbering and maintain consistency throughout the paper.

Table 1. Headings format

Heading Type	Format/Alignment	Example
Main headings	12pt., Bold, Uppercase, Left aligned	I. HEADINGS
Sub headings	11 pt., Left aligned, number using arabic numerals	1.1 Headings
Sub-sub headings	10 pt., Left aligned, number using Arabic numerals	1.1.1 Headings

Notes: font- Times New Roman

CITATIONS

Please note that only in-text citations are recommended; footnotes and endnotes are not permitted.

In-Text Citations

Please use APA 7th edition style for all in-text citations. In this style, the format varies based on the number of authors. For a work by one author, cite as (Smith, 2021). For two authors, use an ampersand between names, for example, (Smith & Lee, 2020). When citing a source with three or more authors, include only the first author's surname followed by et al., such as (Smith et al., 2022). For direct quotations, include the page number as well, like (Smith, 2021, p. 45).

Parenthetical Citation (Heading 3)

The author's name and the year of publication appear within parentheses at the end of the sentence—for example, (Smith, 2021).

Narrative Citation

Integrates the author's name into the text, with the year of publication placed in parentheses immediately afterward—for example, Smith (2021).

TABLES AND FIGURES

Number tables and figures sequentially (e.g., Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1) and provide a title above each table and a caption below each figure.

Figure 1: Figure Caption

Source:

REFERENCES

Format the reference list according to APA 7th edition guidelines. Use 9-point font, single spacing, and a hanging indent of half inch (or 1.25 cm) (i.e., indent all lines except the first). Entries should be alphabetized by the author's last name. For example:

Smith, J.A., & Lee, K. (2020). Effects of light intensity on photosynthetic activity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Plant Biology, 63(2), 123–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpb.2020.04.001

Gupta, P., Sharma, R., & Mehra, N. (2021). Morphological variations in ferns from tropical forest ecosystems. Botany Letters, 168(1), 45–52.

Chen, H.Y., & Wang, Z. (2019). Role of secondary metabolites in plant defense: A case study of alkaloids in Nicotiana tabacum. Plant Science Today, 6(3), 98–106.

Johnson, T.R. (2018). Plant hormones and development. In: D. Kumar (Ed.), Advances in Plant Biology (pp. 87–104). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99999-9_5

Raven, P.H., Evert, R.F., & Eichhorn, S.E. (2013). Biology of Plants (8th ed.). W.H. Freeman and Company.

Ahmed, L., & Patel, S. (2022). Drought stress responses in desert-adapted legumes. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Botany Congress, Dubai, UAE, March 2022, pp. 212–218.