Instructions to Authors

Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy publishes papers on all aspects of Astrophysics and Astronomy, including instrumentation. Papers should contain results of original research not previously published nor under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed. There are no page charges.

Three copies of each paper should be submitted. Manuscripts should be typewritten double-spaced on one side of the paper, with a margin of 3cm on the left side. Authors must ensure that annotation of the typescript is such as to give the printer sufficient guidance in setting the paper, with special reference to ambiguous and unusual symbols, sub- and superscripts and the placing in the text of diagrams and tables. Each paper should be provided with a concise abstract and appropriate key words. The first page of the manuscript should contain the title, the name(s) and the institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s), a running title and an address to which the proofs are to be sent.

References should be typed on a separate sheet at the end of the text and arranged alphabetically and chronologically. They should follow the format prescribed by the International Astronomical Union, which is set out in I. A. U. Trans. XIIC.

Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively and have self-contained headings and legends. Each table should be typed on a separate page and numbered in sequence with Arabic numerals. Line drawings must be made in Indian ink and should not exceed twice the final size. Authors are requested to pay adequate attention to thickness of lines, sizes of points and adequate spacing of shaded and dotted areas. The words on a drawing should be in upper and lower case characters.

Photographs for preparation of half-tone plates, should be glossy prints of high contrast. These should be unmounted and trimmed precisely at right angles. Copies of such prints are required for the use of the referees and editors.

Authors are requested to exercise utmost care in preparation of the manuscripts so that there is little need to incorporate alterations at the proof-reading stage. Proofs should be returned within three days of receipt.