VISTAS is a Multidisciplinary Research Journal that publishes experimental, theoretical and case studies and reviews in Arts, Commerce and Science. Papers should present new, important observations or interpretations that can be of general interest to teachers, researches and students.

Types of paper

·         Research articles- Papers reporting original results of research, usually 3000-5000 words, except References section.

·         Short Communication articles- Brief reporting on research with a maximum length is 2000 words, with a summary of maximum 100 words.

·         Review papers-  It should summaries recent research, data and concepts in the fields covered by the journal. It should be of 3000-5000 words, except References section.

·         Mini-Review- Brief personal commentaries, hypotheses, viewpoints and spotlight reviews.

·         Letters to the Editors- It is devoted for comments and clarifications on articles that have been already published and should be limited to a maximum of 1000 words.

Online Submission Checklist

                Manuscripts should be submitted either through journal website or via email. Online submission substantially reduces the editorial processing and reviewing times and shortens overall publication times. Authors should use make sure that following items are present before send it to the journal for review.

One author should be designated as the corresponding author for the article with contact details:

•         Designation

•         Official address

•         E-mail address

•         Mobile number

Following files should be uploaded:

•         Cover letter

•         Highlights

•         Manuscript:

o   Include a title page

o   An abstract

o   Keywords

o   Figures and tables (where applicable)

o   Table and figure captions including titles, description, footnotes (where applicable)

o   Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'

o   References

o   Referee suggestions

Policy and ethics

                Corresponding author of the all the research articles submitted to VISTAS should certify that formal approval to conduct the experiments described has been obtained from the institution ethics committee and could be provided upon request. If the studies deal with animal experiments, the authors certify that they were carried out in accordance with the National Institute of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NIH Publications No. 80-23) revised 1996 or the UK Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and associated guidelines, or the European Communities Council Directive of 24 November 1986 (86/609/EEC). The authors further attest that all efforts were made to minimize the number of animals used and their suffering. All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately bias their work. All manuscripts should be accompanied by a clear statement that the work has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. All article may be checked by the originality detection software to verify originality.

Article preparation

                All articles submitted should be saved in the native format of the word processor used. Manuscript should be in a simple single-column format. During the publication process most of the formatting codes will be removed or replaced for uniformity. Bold, italics, subscripts and superscripts can be freely used. Source files of figures, tables and text graphics should be provided upon request. 'Spell-check' and 'grammar-check' services of word processor can be used to avoid unnecessary errors. All manuscripts must be in double-spaced typing on pages of A4 (8.5 x 11") size. Depending on the need papers should be divided into sections like Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and References.

A standalone concise and factual abstract is required for all articles. It should be written as a single paragraph without subsections and references. In 200 words, authors should present aim of the research, methods used, experimental design, principal results and major conclusions. Introduction section is to provide an adequate background for readers. Objectives of the work can also be stated clearly. Materials and methods section should provide sufficient and accurate details to allow the work to be reproduced by an independent researcher. Results should be clear and concise. Discussion section is to explore the significance of the results of the work. The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section.