RECINATUR International Journal of Applied Sciences, Nature and Tourism 

Editor-in-Chief                                                                                       

Associate Editors                                                                                  

1. Aim and Scope of the Journal

2. Pre-submission Checklist

Authors are advised to make use of this checklist before submitting your articles to RECINATUR Journal which will ensure fast processing and easy proceedings. 

Research papers address research questions through methodological proceedings looking for empirical evidences. This type of papers has as a mission to promote substantial advance in understanding an important problem and have immediate and far-reaching implications. A usual research paper does not exceed 6,000 - 7,000 words excluding references, tables, and legends to figures. It is usually structured as: Introduction, Materials and Methods or Methodology, Literature Review, Results or Statistical Analysis, Discussion, Conclusion, Limitations and Recommendations, and References. Other than the above, the text may have additional subheadings that should not affect the flow. Abstract, Reference, Bibliography are also essential are discussed in the author guidelines,  as well as other types of papers accepted for publication in the Journal. 

• Author(s) and co-authors complete information such as Names, Surnames, Email address (for the correspondence), institutional affiliation with country, and physical address(es), etc.;
• A corresponding author with active e-mail must be identified in the article;
• The maximum number of authors and co-authors cannot exceed 5 (five) in total per article. If the article is the result of a project with many participants and, or, Institutions, etc., their names must be mentioned in the Acknowledgments Section;
• Abstract/Summary with Keywords (p.s.: if the article is not in English, an Abstract and Keywords must be provided in this language);
• Figures, Tables are properly captioned;
• Uploading a Microsoft Word 2007 (or more) version file or an odt. Libre Office file (similar to .doc) and, or, with supporting related files (if any);
• The referencing and citation system adopted by RECINATUR Journal is APA style 6th Edition. All papers must be properly and entirely formatted according to APA 6th version. Authors interested in submitting their papers can check for APA style sources, manuals, samples, etc. on the internet. The following websites may be also useful: http://www.citethisforme.com/apa/source-type; https://www.citefast.com/?s=APA;
• A short Cover Letter duly filled with the name of 3 (three) potential reviewers and their Institutions and contacts (e-mails, etc.). It will be discretionary to the Editorial Board to decide wether to approach the appointed reviewers;
• Spell checked and formatted/referenced as per the guidelines. Language proofreading by a qualified professional person is mandatory for all articles either in English, Spanish or in Portuguese, and this will be the authors’ responsibility to cope with as a condition to have accepted papers/articles published. Only quality papers/articles approved by reviewers and free of language inconsistencies will be finally accepted for publication;
• Acknowledgments, conflict of interest, Funding information are filled (if applicable);
• Permissions for using copyrighted materials are mandatory whereas applicable. RECINATUR Foundation, and its editorial and scientific boards, are not responsible at any point and at any circumstances for any infringements or legal charges related to copyrighted material used by authors and co-authors in their articles. The authors themselves will be in charge of clearing and solving any issue related to copyrights;
• Authors must strictly pay attention to ethics issues in their papers/articles. This is mandatory to have their articles published at RECINATUR Journal. Refer to item 2.1 on Publication ethics;
• Plagiarism will not be tolerated and is considered an academic dishonesty; it is a misconduct. Among many forms of plagiarism, ‘text recycling’ and ‘self-plagiarism’ are some of them. Authors must pay attention to these aspects and must cite sources, etc., accordingly in their articles. Refer to item 2.2 on Plagiarism Policy.

2.1 Publication ethics

RECINATUR Journal is committed to ensure that there is no impact on influence on editorial decisions looking at the advertising, reprint and other commercial revenues. We are truly committed to publish high quality research articles and according to us payment should not be an obstacle for the good quality research work for getting published. RECINATUR Journal and its group of publications are working closely with other publishers and industry associations in order to set standards for best practices on ethical matters, errors and retractions--and are prepared to provide specialized legal review and counsel if necessary. RECINATUR Journal and its group of journals ensure open, transparent publications with its business model that is benefitted by the society without harming the business ethics. We are against any form of illegal activities such as, but not confined to publishing illegal notes, encouraging terrorism of any types, discriminative content, plagiarism, double-publishing, biased reviews, publishing papers that affects the sentiments of people, religion, culture, country which could possible bring conflicts between the two communities etc., RECINATUR Journal and our group of journals are committed to abide by the laws set forth in the country where it is being published.

2.2 Plagiarism policy

RECINATUR Journal is committed to publish quality research articles and strictly exhibit no-tolerance to plagiarism. Plagiarism is nothing but the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. RECINATUR Journal detects plagiarism in all the submissions irrespective of its type with anti-plagiarism software and those research articles found with plagiarism will be immediately rejected and the author(s) are blacklisted so that they are not allowed to publish in RECINATUR Journal or any of its group of journals thereafter. So, authors are requested to check plagiarism well in advance prior to submission to RECINATUR Journal. Those who are unaware about the plagiarism checking software, please check www.turnitin.com or www.ithenticate.com

2.3 Policies on research conducted using human subjects

Human research involves significant risks and RECINATUR Journal is careful about publishing research articles that involves Human research activities. Though the best care is taken during the research, there are instances that may create mishaps which leads to man-made disasters.For all the research submissions, authors must (if in case, vulnerable people such as pregnant women or children are involved) and get it approved by the Institutional Review Board of the respective institutions and/or their equivalent authorities and/or the government institutions. Authors must get informed consent from the human participants explaining the study’s objective and possible outcome. While submitting research articles for consideration, authors must declare that their study comply with the ethical considerations put forth by International forums and institutions. RECINATUR Journal does not hold any responsibility or undergo any kind of legal proceedings in case if the research publications invited any such activity.

2.4 Instructions for Cover letter

With every submission to RECINATUR Journal, authors are required to submit a concise one-page cover letter that include the following aspects

• Type of research article
• Total word count excluding tables and figures
• No-plagiarism assurance
• Information on acknowledgements, conflicts of interest, and funding sources
• Novelty or uniqueness of the research/publication in 150-175 words maximum
• How your submission aligns with RECINATUR Journal Aims & Scope
• Non-submission/consideration/under revision in other journals
• Correspondence details/Institutional affiliation(s), and to attach a list of three possible reviewers for the manuscript;

If author(s) do not enclose a covering letter mentioning all the above, the research articles or any such submissions would be returned and asked to resubmit with the required information. The cover letter should not:

2.5 Instructions for ‘Suggestions for List of Potential Reviewers’
Authors are encouraged to submit a list of potential reviewers (Template Enclosed) when you submit your manuscript to be published in the RECINATUR Journal. However, it is discretionary to the Editorial board whether to choose a reviewer or not out of the suggested list provided by the contributor as RECINATUR Journal has its own Scientific Board and affiliated reviewers. Here is the suggestions when you submit the list of potential reviewers:

• Reviewers are expected to hold doctorate degree from an Higher education institution recognized by the concerned country’s Ministry of Education or equivalent authority, and/or;
• The reviewers must be a Subject Matter Expert in the same area under which your research falls. In case of interdisciplinary research articles, at least two Subject Matter Experts from the study areas must be suggested;
• Author can suggest only one reviewer from their own country who do not belong to author’s institution and should not be directly/indirectly associated with the author(s);
• Your suggestion to RECINATUR Journal does not bind the Editor-in-Chief any way. Those who are suggested by authors may or may not be considered by the editor-in-chief to review your article;
• You should not have worked with the suggested potential reviewers in the past three years
• The suggested reviewers should have not already reviewed or otherwise contributed to your manuscript in any form
• The potential reviewers should not have conflicts in terms of funding, research findings, discriminative or any such conflicts for that matter.

2.6 Permissions

The authors are required to obtain Permission for using the copyrighted material(or the materials which were published elsewhere) from any sources (hard copy or soft copy, in full use or partial use or modified usage). The authors are advised to be aware of the non-grant of electronic rights by some publishers for which RECINATUR Journal will not be able to take any costs that may have incurred due to permissions. Authors are required to completely analyze before using such materials, instead of which they are suggested to use free and non-copyrighted sources

3. Article types

3.1 Original research paper

3.2 Review article

Review articles are written to summarize the current/ongoing and the literature studies of a particular topic pertaining to the research interests which would not usually contain the new facts or analysed results. Review articles should be between 4,500-5,500 words that encompass the information about the current investigations, government policies and international environment about the specific topic.Reviews can be of any type such as systematic review, clinical reviews (for which the format would be different). General review format should contain, but not limited to, Introduction, Methodology, Foundation, Synthesis with Concepts, Analysis of the studies, General critique followed by conclusion. The Appendices and Bibliography are to be listed as per the author guidelines.

3.3 Short communication

Short communications are nothing but concise, independent report to represent a significant contribution with not more than 2,500-3,000 words and must be a completed work since it is considered as an alternative format to describe smaller pieces of work rather than preliminary findings.

3.4 Opinion articles / Academic Essays

Current Opinion articles or opinion articles are usually developed by the authors in a systematic, and integrative manner which provides unique updates on the expanding theme areas based on their personal views which invites healthy debates on a particular research-related topic. Being an updated topic, the opinions and evaluations on most interesting articles in a specific theme/area is published in this which acts as a valuable resource to researchers across the globe. The authors are recommended to do an in-depth analysis before submitting an opinion article since mere outlining an issue will not be considered for publication in RECINATUR Journal. Opinion articles should be developed between 1,500 and 2,500 words and may contain subtopics such as, but not limited to, Introduction, opinion structure with subtitles, conclusion, and message to readers followed by questions.

3.5 Book reviews

You can submit a book review which should be between 1,500-3,500 words. The information such as book title, author(s) name, date, publishers, ISSN, number of pages, Cost and a small write-up about you on how you are justifying that you are qualified to review the book. You can choose a newly published book or a book considered for publication. Since it is not a report on book, do not provide sub-topics, instead brief the contentand then highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the book.

3.6 Conceptual paper

Conceptual articles are described as articles which shed insights on new theoretical perspectives or integrate existing theoretical views in order to address the innovative, new or adaptedprocedures or techniques. With the conceptual articles discussing about the current professional issues or professional development, they are otherwise well-reasoned reactions or responses to previously published articles. Though there is no specific word count requirement, you are required to limit the same within 1,500 – 3,500 words.

3.7 Technical paper

A technical note is an article giving a brief description of a technique or procedure. The technique, procedureor device described should have practical value and coupled with great importance to the society. Technical reports are usually not referenced and between 1,500 -4,500 words in nature.

4. Universal readability

Authors need to ensure that their journal articles comply with the ‘Universal accessibility’ of the content so that differently-abled persons can access the content. In order to give people of all abilities and disabilities access the content, especially figures please make sure thatyou provide descriptive captions to all figures and use patterns instead of different colors to convey the difference/similarity.

5. Formatting a submission

Authors are requested to ensure that the submitted manuscript comply with the submission guidelines and if found mismatching the same may be sent to authors for re-submission. The authors are required to make use of the template and follow the sequence given hereby. Though some of the elements may or may not applicable in your study, this is a common template which can be used based on the article type. The article can be either in English, Spanish or in Portuguese, but its title, abstract and key words must be in English, followed by the translation in the original language of the article (Spanish or Portuguese). RECINATUR Journal targets an international readers. Submission of article(s) in English for universal readership is highly recommended and desirable!

Article's basic structure:

• Article Title (in English followed by its translation to Spanish or Portuguese)
• Authors and their full addresses
• Abstract (250 to 350 words) in English followed by its translation to Spanish or Portuguese.
• Key words (in English followed by its translation to Spanish or Portuguese)
• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgement
• References

5.1 Title, Abstract, Keywords and Author names, Affiliation with Correspondence
The authors are advised to keep the title in a Concise and informative manner since it is primarily used by information-retrieval systems. Do not use abbreviations and formulae in the title. A maximum of 15 words and a minimum of 6 words is required in the title.

Abstract
Structured abstract(Introduction, Methods, Results and conclusion) with word count between 250 - 350 words and no sub-headings are allowed in this structured abstract. Authors should avoid the use of personal pronouns.

Keywords
Authors are advised to provide appropriate and short keywords so that your submissions are user-friendly and visible to the maximum audience. A list of 4-7 keywords per article is suggested which should not exceed 8. Do not use language-specific keyword.

Author names, Affiliation, Correspondence
Author(s) names should be written in full with their designation and affiliation and country (ies). In case of more than one author, the name of the corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk (*) for identification purpose. The corresponding author’s Name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers should be provided clearly for communication.

5.2 Body text
Times new roman, 12 pt with no columns or Arial 11. 

5.2.1 Abbreviations, Acronyms, Units, Equations and Formula
Authors are required to follow the abbreviations, acronyms and units as per the International standard guidelines put forth by IUPAC-IUB and Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (CBN). Further, RECINATUR Journal follow IUPAC Manual of symbols and terminology for Physico-chemical quantities and units. Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.

5.2.2 Figures and Tables

Authors are advised to use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables. All Figures which may be of any type such as charts, diagrams, line drawings, web pages/screenshots and photographic images should be submitted ONLY in electronic form, not as hard copy. Figures and Graphs should’ve been drawn clearly with captions. In case of multiple images combined together, the relevant markings should be given in order to ensure that the images are identified easily. RECINATUR Journal accepts JPEG, PNG, or TIFF files for which the file size should not be more than 3 MB.For figures, the preferred resolution should be 300 dpi (color), 500 dpi (Black and White) and 1,000 dpi for line-art figure at the desired print size.Images less than this resolution will be only accepted for publications if they have good quality. 

5.2.3 Footnotes

Authors are requested to ensure footnotes are used whenever it cannot be avoided and most necessarily to be used. Footnotes are not to be listed again the reference list.

5.2.4 Acknowledgement

Authors are encouraged to acknowledge under a separate section prior to references. Kindly do not add this information in title page/footnotes. Please list the individuals who contributed to the research in language help or proofreading etc.

5.2.5 Funding information

The funding information is to be listed with the ‘funding authority/institution’, grants number, date of grant. No need to explain the type of grant or the funded amount. If your university/institution/department received a group fund under which the research is conducted, do mention the same. 5.2.6 Author contribution.

All the authors are requested to specify the contribution made by their coauthors (if any) in the end notes of the paper. If the authors are to be given equal credibility, then cite the information that ‘all the authors contributed equally to this work’.

5.2.7 Conflict of Interest

All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work.

5.2.8 Author biography

The author’s full name with a brief biodata on his/her credibility, research and professional experience, research interests, memberships, awards and grants/funds received in his/her name.
 

5.3 References (in-text and in list)

All the references are to be cited both in-text as well as in a separate list. The list of references should be arranged alphabetically after the acknowledgements. Kindly note that the number ofreferences should be 1 reference per 100-150 words.

RECINATUR Journal requires that the citation and referencing system chosen by the author(s) must be consistent throughout. The author(s) must consider and follow APA, 6th edition, for citing and referencing the manuscript. ABNT is not adopted by RECINATUR Journal. The following online guide should be of  some help: http://www.citethisforme.com/guides

5.4 Appendix

If your article/submission requires appendix to be added, then cite it in alphabetical order within text wherever required. The same order must also be followed while the appendix is prepared and authors are required to ensure that there is no mismatch.

5.5 Supplementary material

RECINATUR Journal accepts supplementary materials only in case of special requirements. These special materials may be animation movies, audio/video recordings, spreadsheets, PDF files,.pdb (chemical), .wrl (VRML), .nb (Mathematica notebook),.tex and .zip or .gz file. These supplementary materials whether need to be uploaded or accepted is at the sole discretion of the Editor-in-Chief, and, or, any appointed associate editor in charge. 

5.6 Submission and Review process

Each manuscript submitted to RECINATUR Journal is reviewed by a team of Subject Matter Experts, Associate Editors and Key Opinion Leaders in the relevant subjects whereas the Editor-in-Chief finalizes the decision towards the submission. The significant contributions and noteworthy advances in the theoretical or conceptual bases of the scientific field aligning with the journal theme remains the main criteria for a submission to be accepted. Plagiarism and the use of unauthorized material lead to automatic rejection of a paper/article. The review process is a simple one and is explained as follows:

• RECINATUR Journal handles double-blind peer-reviewing policy in order to ensure that quality research articles are published;
• RECINATUR Journal provides copy editing queries and page proofs (or e-galleys) via e-mail. We will be sending electronic proofs via emailto the corresponding author's as either a Microsoft word or pdf file once the final review is completed which should be returned within 48 hours of receipt. Authors need to know that the manuscript is final at this stage excluding minor checks like typographical errors. If authors are doing major alterations in text and in data, then the manuscript will be considered for re-evaluation; which charges extra to the authors;
• Final acceptance of a manuscript is contingent upon compliance with requirements
• Manuscripts other than Special Invited Papers are generally published inthe order of receipt of the final, accepted version or of the corrected proof. See article submission and editorial steps in the diagram below.

5.7 Post submission

Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author through e-mail once the submission is accepted.Your response with counter-comments or acceptance with or without corrections should be sent to us within 24 hours upon the receipt of our email. After this timeline, the author will be notified by the Editor-in-Chief whether the article will be considered for next issue in RECINATUR Journal. In spite of two reminders, if the corresponding author does not reply, the article will be archived and no further communications from the corresponding author regarding the submitted article will be entertained.

6. Copyright transfer, archiving policy and licensing agreement
Once the article is accepted for publications, the authors will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to RECINATUR Journal. This will ensure thewidest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws. For papers to be published in this Journal, each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content. 

Once you assigned the copyright to RECINATUR Journal, the author(s) allows us to:

7. Language proofreading and revision

Editors of the RECINATUR Journal receive manuscripts and make a preliminary verification of the style and format, as well as language consistency of the articles/papers . They must be in accordance with the author guidelines. The content quality, relevance and the paper merits are checked by the reviewers/editors. However, the reviewer / copyeditor / editor(s) will not be contributing/altering the paper for language during which the authors are entirely responsible for arranging qualified/professional services for revising language issues, grammar, semantic aspects, phrasal structure, punctuation, typos, etc. This way the final version of the paper can be ready for publication. Proofreading services are mandatory to ensure that the language barriers are cleared to publish a research work/articles of high standards. This service doesn’t qualify the manuscript automatically since it is based on the quality of the research and its contributions to the literature as previously assessed and approved by the editorial board.

Timeframe and publication: Manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 60 days after submission. Acceptance to publication is undertaken in 60-120 days according to the publishing schedule and whether accepted papers/articles have been properly revised and formatted according the Journal’s guidelines. The RECINATUR Journal is expected to be published twice a year (July and December), and Special Editions can also be published in addition to regular ones.