Journal of Applied and Integrative Biology

Instructions for Authors

Why Publish with Us?

• Broad Audience: Reach scientists, educators, and practitioners across a wide spectrum of biological sciences and allied fields.
• Fast Review Process: Timely, constructive peer review to ensure rapid dissemination of research.
• Open Access: All articles are freely accessible, enhancing global visibility and impact.
• Multidisciplinary Scope: A platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and convergence of research perspectives.
• Expert Editorial and Reviewer Panel: An esteemed panel of experts ensuring rigorous and transparent peer review.
• Single-Blind Peer Review: Reviewers remain anonymous to authors, ensuring objective evaluation.

Submission Guidelines

The Journal of Applied and Integrative Biology accepts original research articles, reviews, short communications, technical reports, and perspective articles. Manuscripts must demonstrate high scientific quality and relevance to integrative biology.

1. Manuscript Formats

• Original Research Articles: Full-length reports of novel findings (≤ 6,000 words).
• Review Articles: Critical overviews of recent advances (≤ 6,000 words).
• Short Communications: Brief reports of significant findings (≤ 3,000 words; max 4 figures/tables).
• Technical Reports: Descriptions of innovative methodologies (≤ 5,000 words).
• Perspective and Opinion Articles: Scholarly commentary on emerging topics (≤ 3,500 words).

2. Manuscript Structure

• Title Page
• Abstract (≤ 250 words)
• Keywords (4–6)
• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Supplementary Materials

Author Contributions

• Conceptualization and study design
• Data collection and analysis
• Manuscript writing and revisions
• Supervision and project administration

Conflict of Interest

Authors must declare any financial or personal relationships that could influence the research or state explicitly that no conflicts exist.

Ethics Statements

• Human Research: Compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki and informed consent.
• Animal Research: Compliance with national and institutional guidelines.
• Data Sharing: Transparency regarding data availability and restrictions.

3. Referencing Style

The journal follows the Vancouver referencing style with numerical in-text citations and a numbered reference list.

4. Figures, Tables, and Formatting

• Figures: Minimum 300 dpi (.jpeg or .tiff)
• Tables: Editable format (Word/Excel)
• Manuscripts: Word (.doc/.docx) or LaTeX

5. Ethics and Plagiarism

All submissions are screened using plagiarism detection software. Ethical misconduct and plagiarism are strictly prohibited.

6. Submission Process

Manuscripts should be submitted via the journal’s submission portal or by email to the Editor-in-Chief.

Publication Charges

No publication fees are charged for articles published in the initial volumes. From July 1, 2026, a fee of Rs. 6000 (India) or USD 200 (non-Indian authors) will apply. Articles accepted before July 1, 2026 will not incur any charges.

This is an open access journal. All articles published in the Journal of Applied and Integrative Biology (JAIB) are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Authors publishing in the Journal of Applied and Integrative Biology (JAIB) retain the copyright of their work. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original author(s) and source are properly cited. By submitting and publishing in this journal, authors grant the journal the right of first publication and agree to the terms of this license.

Archiving policy

All articles published in the Journal of Applied and Integrative Biology are stored on the journal’s website and backed up on secure servers. The journal is in the process of establishing long-term digital preservation through recognized archiving services.