RULES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF ARTICLES Contributions should be sent to the Honorary Editor, Indian Forester, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun - 248006 (Uttarakhand) The Central Editorial Board does not hold itself responsible for the opinions expressed by the authors. The Central Editorial Board Reserves the right of accepting or rejecting any contribution and of making suitable alterations and amendments, without assigning any reason. Contributors will be supplied 8 extra copies of their contribution, free of charge.   INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS Title - This Should be brief, it should be inserted on the top of the first page in block capitals. Summary - Each paper must commence with an accurate, informative abstract in one paragraph, that is complete in itself  and intelligible without reference to text or figure. It should not exceed 200 words. Introduction - An Introduction should present the general object of the work Keyword - Three or four Keywords Presentation - The Contribution should be submitted in the following  format : (1) Abstract, (2) Introduction, (3) Material and Method, (4) Results and Discussion, (5) Conclusion and, (6) References. The matter should be typed in double spacing on one side only of A4 size paper with a margin of 2.5cm. Contributions should be sent in duplicate. Electronic Manuscript - For the initial submission of manuscripts for consideration, hardcopies are sufficient. For the processing of accepted papers, electronic versions are required. After final acceptance, the soft copy of the final paper (CD), exactly matching printed versions should be submitted. Label the CD disk with the article no., Title and Authors' name. Please make all illustrations only in black & white. Please note that the figures given must not contain any background/screen. In case of scanned half-tones (photographs) inserted in the text, invariably send the original photo prints also. Illustrations/Photographs - The number of illustrations should be kept at a minimum as their reproduction is costly. Photograph and drawing should be made to the correct proportion of the printing page of the journal. Nothing should be written in pencil or ink or typewritten on the back of illustration. Photographs and illustrations should not be pinned or sewn with thread. The former should be in black and white, with pronounced contracts and glossy finish. Captions should be typed or written on separate strips of paper and attached with colorless adhesive to the back of the prints. The approximate place where the illustrations are to be inserted, should be indicated in the text. All the illustrations should be serially numbered. While mailing illustrations should be placed between cardboards held together by thin thread or clips References -  The References should be given at the end of the article on separate sheet of paper. Reference to a citation in the text should be made by means of the author's name followed by the year of publication in parenthesis. The reference will consist of the serial number, the author's name and initials, the year of publication, the title of the article, the title of the book or periodical (in italics), volume number (in bold) and the page numbers, thus : Hamilton, A. P. F. (1947). Farm Forester in India, Indian Forester, 74 (3): 84-88. Tables - Tables should be reduced to the simplest form and present only essential data. They should be submitted at the end of the article. Note :- Authors are requested to kindly follow the guidelines strictly while submitting the papers for publication in The Indian Forester.