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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit original, high-quality, and scientifically sound manuscripts to the Innovative Research in Applied, Biological, and Chemical Sciences (IRABCS) journal. All submissions must represent original work that has not been published previously nor is under consideration elsewhere.

Manuscript Types Accepted

  • Original Research Articles: 3,000 to 7,000 words. Comprehensive empirical studies including Abstract, Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References.
  • Review Articles: 4,000 to 10,000 words. Authoritative syntheses of current literature in the journal's scope.
  • Short Communications: Up to 3,000 words. Rapid dissemination of significant preliminary discoveries or medical case reports.
  • Conference Proceedings: Peer-reviewed conference papers matching the journal's disciplines.

Turnitin Plagiarism Policy & Threshold

IRABCS routinely screens all submissions using Turnitin. The overall similarity index must not exceed 18%, with no single source exceeding 3%. Submissions exceeding this threshold will be immediately returned to authors or rejected.

Article Processing Charges & Waivers

IRABCS charges an Article Processing Charge only upon formal acceptance:

  • National Authors (Pakistan): PKR 10,000
  • International Authors: USD $100
  • Zero Submission Fees: No charges apply for manuscript submission, review, or color figures.
  • Fee Waivers: Full (100%) waivers are granted to authors from World Bank / Research4Life Group A low-income economies. Partial waivers (50%) are available for Group B economies or upon demonstrable financial need. For full details, see our Publication Fees & Waiver Policy.

Copyright & Author Rights

Authors retain full copyright and all publishing rights without restrictions. Works are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.

Formatting & Reference Style

  • Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) format.
  • Reference citations must follow the Vancouver numerical citation style, numbered consecutively in order of appearance.
  • DOIs or stable URLs must be provided for all references where available.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Please review each of the following checklist items prior to submitting your manuscript to IRABCS:

  • The manuscript conforms strictly to the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines and falls within the Aims & Scope of IRABCS.
  • This submission is original work, has not been previously published, and is not currently under consideration by any other journal.
  • All authors have approved the final manuscript and agreed to its submission to IRABCS.
  • I acknowledge that Article Processing Charges (PKR 10,000 / USD $100) apply upon formal acceptance, and fee waivers or discounts are available for eligible authors from low-income economies or demonstrable hardship (see Publication Fees & Waiver Policy).
  • All references adhere to the Vancouver citation style, and DOIs or active URLs are provided for cited references where available.
  • All figures, tables, and supplementary files are properly numbered, labeled, and cited in the manuscript text.
  • Necessary ethical approvals (IRB / Animal Care Committee) and informed patient consent have been obtained where applicable and documented in the text.
  • The manuscript has been checked for originality and similarity in accordance with the Turnitin policy (≤ 18% similarity).

Short Communications

IRABCS publishes short communications, which are short papers but contain significant information and data to be disseminated rapidly. Short communications may be limited to 3000 words or a maximum of 4 typeset pages. Short communication in IRABCS may have sections like a Research Article or it may be in simple form. If required, materials and methods of short communication should be provided as supplementary data.

Review Articles

Review articles may be written in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; discussion; conclusion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; and references.

Research Articles

IRABCS considers all original research articles that are technically sound and provide considerable new information for the scientific community. A research article should typically contain the following elements: title page; abstract; keywords; main text (introduction; materials and methods; results and discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of conflict of interest statement; and references). Table(s) with caption(s) and figures and figure captions should be merged in the article where they are described.

Copyright Notice

Copyright & Licensing

Authors retain full copyright and all publishing rights without restrictions for all articles published in the Innovative Research in Applied, Biological, and Chemical Sciences (IRABCS) journal.

Creative Commons Licensing Terms

All articles published in IRABCS are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License.

  • Attribution (BY): You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You must cite the original published article including its official Crossref DOI.
  • NonCommercial (NC): You may not use the material for commercial purposes without prior written authorization.
  • NoDerivatives (ND): If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.

Publishing Rights

Authors grant Innovative Research Journals (IRJPL) a non-exclusive license to publish, display, distribute, and preserve the Version of Record. Authors retain all rights to share, deposit, and archive their published work without restrictions.

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