Sciences of Phytochemistry

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MANAGING EDITOR

Bharath Kumar Chagaleti
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, SRM College of Pharmacy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India
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EDITORS

The editorial board of SciPhy comprises of 10 professionals from 6 different countries. Our editors bring a diverse range of knowledge, skills and experiences to the table, enabling us to provide a broad perspective on various topics.

Journal template
The authors should use the journal template to draft their manuscripts (Download Journal Template). The authors may use the most recent published papers as a reference to help them improve their understanding about the journal formatting style.

Submission of manuscript
The authors should use the online submission system to submit their manuscript. The authors should not submit their papers through e-mail.

Tracking of submitted papers
The submitting authors can track the real-time status of their manuscripts through the online submission system.

Title
The title of an article should not be too short and not too long. A desirable title should be short, simple and scientifically catchy. It is preferable for a title to contain multiple words that could be used as keywords to help increase the visibility of the article. 

Authors
The names of the authors should be entered correctly (First name, middle name, last name). It is mandatory to provide the email address of all the authors during the online submission process. If possible, the ORCID ID of the authors may also be provided.

Affiliations
The authors should provide their full affiliation in the manuscript as well as in the online submission system. The authors should provide all the necessary information regarding their Department, Faculty/School, College/University, City, PIN code, State, and Country. Example: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh 786004, Assam, India.

Abstract
The abstract should be written in an unstructured format in not more than 250 words. The abstract should briefly highlight the background, methods, main results, conclusions, and future scope of the study.

Graphical abstract (optional)

• Graphical abstract is not mandatory for SciPhy, but it is highly encouraged (especially for research articles).
• The graphical abstract should have a minimum quality of 300 dpi.
• The graphical abstract can be submitted in either JPG or PNG file format.
• The graphical abstract should not be included in the manuscript. It should be submitted separately as a 'Figure' type during the submission process.
• If a graphical abstract is not provided by the authors, the journal will randomly select a figure within the manuscript to be used as a graphical abstract for the HTML version. 

Figures

• The authors should use an image editing software/tool to edit the figures.
• The authors should use a software/tool, especially for figures containing multiple images, so that a single figure can be obtained. For example, when compiling 10 different chemical structures for Figure 1, do not adjust the 10 structures manually in the MS Word. Instead, use an image editing software/tool to compile the 10 chemical structures as a single figure. In the Figure, label the 10 structures as (A), (B), (C),..., (J).   
• Figures should have a minimum quality of 300 dpi.
• Figures can be submitted in either JPG or PNG file format.
• Figures should be placed at the appropriate places in the manuscript. 

Reproduction of figures
To reproduce any figures that are already published in other articles, the authors should obtain a permission from the corresponding author of that paper from which the original figures are to be copied. For those type of figures, a statement 'Reproduced with permission from Hmar et al. 2022' must be written in the figure caption. If any figures are reproduced without proper permission, it will be considered as a case of plagiarism.

Tables
Tables must be created with the insert table feature of the MS Word.

Equations
Equations must be created with the insert equation feature of the MS Word.

Funding
If an author receives funding from a funding agency to carry out the reported research work, the information should be mentioned in the manuscript as well as in the online submission system. Otherwise, the author should mention that they did not receive any funding for the study. 

Acknowledgement

• The authors should use this section to give thanks to anyone they are grateful of.
• It could be their peers that contribute to the work but did not qualify the criteria for an authorship.
• If an author receives funding for any other project that is not directly related to the submitted work, the author may use this section to thank the funding agency for providing them fellowships/grants.
• If the author do not have anything to write in this section, the authors should write 'Not applicable'.

Conflict of interest
The authors should declare a potential conflict of interest if:

• There are conflicting interest among the authors
• A funding agency/collaborator is influencing the outcome of the study
• An internal/external personal relationship is influencing the outcome of the study

Authors contribution
For articles that contain multiple authors, the authors must highlight the contribution of each author such as conceptualization, methodology, investigation, visualization, and supervision. For articles with a single author, this section is not mandatory.

Software to reduce grammatical errors
The use of grammarly (or any other software) is encouraged to help the authors to minimize grammatical errors.

Disclosure for the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
AI models like ChatGPT do not qualify as authors for SciPhy. The use of AI should be limited to correction of grammatical errors or improvement of the language. AI should not be used to entirely draft a paper. If authors are using AI to improve the quality of the grammar or language, they should make a new section heading as "Disclosure for the use of artificial intelligence". Under this section, the authors should state that "An AI model (name of the model) was used to improve the quality of the grammar/language". This section should come after the Acknowledgement section. The authors should not use QuillBot AI to paraphrase their manuscripts.  

Reference managing software
Authors are encouraged to use software such as Mendeley, etc. to assist them while arranging the references.

The references should be arranged in the Vancouver format. We do not accept other styles. Few examples are provided in the journal template.

Reference category

Authorship policy
In terms of planning the study design, data analysis, statistical analysis, software, executing work, writing, and editing, a significant contribution should be made by all contributing authors such as the first author, co-authors, and corresponding authors. Authors are encouraged to get familiar with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.

Corresponding author
The corresponding author will take the responsibility of communicating with the editors from the initial submission till publication. Depending on the requirement, there may be two corresponding authors. In case of two corresponding authors, the asterisk '*' sign should accompany their names in the manuscript and the initials of the authors should accompany their email address in the manuscript.

Change of authorship
During the review process, the corresponding author may make a request to the editor-in-chief to make changes in the authorship with valid reasons to justify the request. Addition or deletion of authors after acceptance of manuscript is not allowed.

Plagiarism policy
If possible, authors are requested to submit a plagiarism report from a commercial software (or from a free online server). For all types of articles, the plagiarism percentage should be kept as low as possible (maximum upper limit 20% excluding references). Even if the plagiarism percentage remains below 20%, the authors may be further asked to reduce the plagiarism to increase the authenticity of the manuscript.

Ethic policy
Studies involving animal, cell lines, or human participants should be carried out keeping in mind the standard guidelines set by OECD, CPCSEA, ICH, Animal Welfare Board of India, ICMJE recommendations, as well as other organizations. Ethical clearance with proper documents should be obtained from the concerned authority (for example, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee) to carry out the studies. Also, sufficient details regarding the document numbers should be mentioned in the manuscript. 

Plants
Medicinal plants should be collected in minimal amounts to avoid exploitation of natural resources and to avoid disturbing the local ecosystem. The World Health Organization guidelines on good agricultural and collection practices for medicinal plants should be followed.

Retraction policy
Retraction guidelines provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics will be followed. A notice of retraction will be given to a paper if the findings are unreliable, unethical, plagiarized, or manipulated. To maintain integrity, the retracted paper will remain visible on the journal page. However, a notice of retraction will accompany the paper.

Guidelines for editors
The editor-in-chief will be responsible for searching suitable reviewers that are experts in the concerned field. If potential reviewers are suggested by the authors, the editor-in-chief should contact the suggested reviewers. Following SciPhy's double-blind peer-review policy, the editor should make sure that the reviewer completes their task within 2-4 weeks. After peer-review, the editor-in-chief will evaluate the reviewer comments for a decision. Following this, the editor-in-chief will contact the corresponding author of the manuscript to inform about the decision and to check the status of their submitted manuscript in the online submission system. In case of revision, the editor-in-chief should direct the authors to submit the corrected manuscript to the editor-in-chief. After revision, the editor-in-chief will make the final editorial assessment. If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the editor-in-chief will send a galley proof to the authors. The final corrected proofs must be submitted to the editor-in-chief. Following this, the manuscript will be published online.

Proposing Special Issues
To propose a special issue, a proposal should be submitted to SciPhy through the journal's email address. The proposal for a special issue should be submitted in a single MS Word file and it must contain:

1. Title of the special issue
2. Theme/Scope/Areas covered by the special issue
3. Significance of the special issue
4. CV of Guest Editors
5. Projected Timeline (Call for papers and submission deadline)

Submission of manuscript for Special Issues

• Authors should use the online submission system to submit their manuscripts.
• Under New submission, authors should select the special issue under the issue option.
• The Editor-in-Chief of SciPhy will initially evaluate the authenticity of all submitted manuscripts.
• Following this, the manuscript will be handed to the Guest Editor.
• The Guest Editor will be responsible for handling the peer-review process of all the manuscripts.
• All manuscripts that are accepted by the Guest Editor shall be submitted to SciPhy for publication.