NOTE: ALL MANUSCRIPTS PUBLISHED FROM VOLUME 9, 2003 AND ONWARDS, WILL BE SUBJECT TO PAGE CHARGES.

Heterocyclic Communications seeks to publish preliminary communications and full length research papers on all phases of heterocyclic chemistry including inorganic ring systems. All papers to the journal will be reproduced from authors' typescripts (camera-ready manuscripts) by a reduction of 25%.

Guidelines for Authors

1. Preparation and Mailing of Manuscripts

Author(s) should mail manuscript to respective editor in triplicate. All manuscript should be made on a computer and printed out by laser printer preferably at 600 dpi or higher resolution. Author(s) should send the editor a floppy disk (3 1/2" or 5 1/4") in DOS format (1.4 MB for 3 1/2" and 1.25 MB for 5 1/4") which contains a combined manuscript file including computer drawn structural formulas, figures, tables etc. For the all type setting, Times Roman 10 Pt. font or corresponding font set should be used. Preferably, file format of the manuscript is Adobe Page Maker 6.5/6.0/5.0 or MS Word 97 versions for Windows. Structures may be drawn by programs like Chem Draw, ISIS Draw, Chem Win, Chem Window/Caral Draw, Chem Text. Apple Macintosh and other word processor users should convert the file format to those readable by these softwares. Sometimes RTF (Rich Text Format) and PDF (Portable Document Format) are effective. Details of the program(s) used should be also provided. If structures/diagrams have been prepared by using program(s) other than those stated, then structures/diagrams should also be converted into Windows meta file format. Details of the program(s) used to draw structures/diagrams should also be provided. Manuscript should end with even numbered page (viz 2,4,6...). Normally manuscript not excedding 6 pages (excluding graphical abstract) will be accepted. Editors can accept even manuscript excedding 6 pages, if they feel it is appropriate to do so.

All manuscripts except from European countries, North America and Japan should be mailed to:

Dr. R.R. Gupta
Editor-in-Chief, Heterocyclic Communications
10A, Vasundhara Colony
Tonk Road
Jaipur-302018
India

Authors from Europe should mail manuscripts to:

Prof. Jacques Barbe
Editor for European Countries
Faculté de Pharmacie
27, Bd. Jean-Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5
France

Authors from North America should mail manuscripts to:

Prof. Lucjan Strekowski
Editor for North America
Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University
University Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3083
USA

Authors from Japan should mail manuscripts to:

Prof. S. Eguchi
Department of Molecular Design and Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering
Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku
Nagoya 464-8603
Japan

2. Organization of the Manuscript

2.1. Title: It should be clear, concise, and informative. It should be typed with words all in bold face capitals, single spaced, centered on the width of the first page, 2 cm below the top of the typing area.

2.2. Author(s): After 4 single spaces from the title, authors’ names and addresses should be given on separate lines, typed single spaced, centered on the width of the first page. The name of the author to whom correspondence should be directed should be marked with an asterisk.

2.3. Abstract: After 4 single spaces from authors’ address, a short abstract (50-100 words) describing results, methodology employed, conclusions, etc., should be placed. It should be labeled as the abstract with the word "Abstract" in bold face and should be typed single spaced. Total typing area on the first page should be 17 x 22 cm. Typing area for other pages should be 17 x 24 cm. Each manuscript should be accompanied by a Graphical Abstract, which should contain the title in bold face single spaced, authors’ names and addresses. It should summarise concisely the contents of the communication  in pictorial form designed to capture the attention of a wide readership and to facilitate compilation of database. Chemical structures designed to illustrate the theme of research work presented should be included. It should be prepared on a separate sheet of paper sized 19 x 7 cm. An example of graphical presentation is shown as.

2.4. Text: Text should be divided into sections like Introduction, Experimental, including spectra screening instruments specifications, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements (if applicable) and References. However, the experimental section should be excluded in preliminary communications as far as possible. Between the end of one section and the beginning of another, there should be a gap of three single spaces. Text should be typed in one and a half spacing throughout.

2.5. References: These should be numbered consecutively throughout the text as they appear and should be enclosed in parentheses such as (1). To differentiate compound number from reference number in text, compound number should not be enclosed in parentheses and should be underlined, e.g., phenothiazine 7 can be prepared... . Abbreviations for journals should be those used in Chemical Abstracts. Abbreviations for other terms should also be taken from Chemical Abstracts / ACS journals. Each reference should be typed single spaced. However, there should be one empty line between two consecutive references. Some examples for journal and book references are given:

1 R.R. Gupta, V. Saraswat, A. Gupta, M. Jain and V. Gupta, J. Heterocycl. Chem. 29, 1703 (1992).
2 R.R. Gupta, Diamagnetic Susceptibility, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1986.
3 R.R. Gupta (Ed.), Physical Methods in Hetero-cyclic  Chemistry, John Wiley, New York, 1984.
4 R.R. Gupta and M. Kumar, Syntheses, Properties and Reactions of Phenothiazines, in R.R. Gupta (Ed.), Phenothiazines and 1,4-Benzothiazines - Chemical and Biomedical Aspects, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1988, pp. 1.

2.6. Illustrations

Both line drawings and photographs should be used sparingly. All illustrations must be numbered in sequence using arabic numbers, and each illustration must be referred to in the text. Each illustration must be provided with a caption which is complete enough for the figure to be appreciated without referring to the text. Line drawings must be submitted as the perfectly drawn original or as a glossy photographic print. Photocopies, multiliths, Verifax or Xerox copies are not acceptable substitutes. If you are using desktop publishing software with high quality graphics capability, which is recommended, it is desirable that the graphics be sized and printed along with the text. A laser-printer should be used. Photographs must be supplied as glossy prints in which any lettering must be part of the photographs. No lettering should be applied to the surface of the photograph. Micrographs and similar material in which linear dimensions are important should have a scale of length.

2.7. Tables

Tabular presentation of data is an economic way of condensing many items. Refer to tables by using Latin numerals in text and to head the table itself. Provide each table with a caption which will allow it to be read without reference to the text. The table caption should be typed to the width of the table itself. Exceptionally large tables may be placed landscape on the page with the top of the table at the left-hand margin.

2.8. Page Numbers

When your typescript is complete and in its final form, number each page sequentially from 1, using a light blue pencil, in the top right-hand corner of each sheet. Final page numbers will be inserted by the Editor or the Publisher.

2.9. Layout

The typing area should be 17 x 24 cm for all pages except the first. On the first page typing should start 2 cm below the top of the typing area, e.g. its typing area should be 17 x 22 cm. After abstract text should be typed in one and a half spacing throughout on all pages. Photographic reduction will be by 25%.

2.10. Displayed Equations and Formulas

Leave a blank line above and below all displays. Break equations, where possible, only at an equals sign (=), or equivalent (>, <, ¾, *). Do not repeat equals sign at the end of one line and the beginning of the next, but carry it over to the beginning of the following line.

Reprints

Orders for purchase of reprints or a request for prices should be sent to the publisher after receiving acceptance of the paper.

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