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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 manuscript) by a reduction of 25%.

1. Guidelines for Authors

Organization of the manuscript

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.

 Authors: 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.

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 19 x 24 cm. Typing area for other pages should be 19 x 26 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 on the last page of these guidelines.

Text: Text should be divided into sections like Introduction, Experimental, including spectra screen-ing 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.

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.

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.
Drawings should be finished to a size compatible with the printed typing sheets. If a desk-top publishing software is not used, lettering should be done with a lettering stencil, or with press-on lettering; free-hand or typewritten lettering is not allowed.
If, for any reason, it is impossible to provide artwork of the correct finished size, leave enough space in the typescript for incorporation of the illustration, and supply the artwork to the Publisher, who will take care of photographic reduction and mounting for you. Bear in mind that the typescript itself will be photographically reduced to 75% of the initial size before printing and that all lettering and fine detail on both line and photographic illustrations must be very clear and of good visual quality.
Oversize illustrations may be turned landscape on the page, with the top at the left-hand margin. No illustration should be allowed to fall outside the typing area.

 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.

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.

 Mailing of Manuscripts

All manuscripts except from European countries and Japan should be mailed in triplicate (one original copy and two Xerox copies) to Dr. R.R. Gupta, 10A, Vasundhara Colony, Tonk Road, Jaipur-302018, India. Authors from Europe should mail manuscripts to Prof. J. Barbe, Editor for European Countries, Faculté de Pharmacie, 27, Bd. Jean-Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France. Authors from Japan should mail manuscripts to Prof. S. Eguchi, Institute of Applied Organic Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-01, Japan.
 

2. Instructions for Typists

The Printer

If using a computer-controlled printer, you should choose to use a laser-printer. Please use Helvetica 10 fonts or any lettering similar in style and size.
If you are using a typewriter with a facility for aligning the right-hand margin, or a computer-controlled printer, please use justified margins.

Paper

The paper for use with either a typewriter or laser-printer should be white, heavy-duty, bond and free of marks.

Layout

The typing area should be 19 x 26 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 19 x 24 cm. After abstract text should be typed in one and a half spacing throughout on all pages. Photographic reduction will be by 25%.

 Displayed Equations and Formulas

Leave a blank line above and below all displays. Break equations, where possible, only at an equals sign (=), or equivalent (>, <, *, *). 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.

Tables

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.

Corrections

Submitted manuscripts should be error-free. Careful proofreading is expected. Do not use an eraser on the typing sheets.
In general, the use of white correction fluids in the preparation of camera-ready typescripts is not recommended.

Reprints

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

Aims & Scope

Editorial Board

Instructions to Authors

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