INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
Manuscripts are to be submitted to the Chief Editor by e-mail. They must be typed in MS Word, Times New Roman, 12 point font, double space and with 2 cm margin on all sides. Figures, tables, etc. must be in separate files.
The title must be brief, but informative, preferably indicating the contents of the paper and age and geographical location of the material (e.g. Gujarat, India, etc.). It must be followed by name and address (including e-mail address) of all the authors. Each paper must be accompanied by an Abstract, incorporating all the principal facts and conclusions.
In the main text, three grades of headings may be used. Diagnosis of new taxon, wherever given, must be concise, mentioning the holotype and its repository along with locality, horizon and age. Tables must be such as can be accommodated in the column or page width. All taxa names, irrespective of their ranks, must be printed in italics, e.g. Class Polypodiopsida, Order Equisetales, Family Echinostachyaceae. No word, except taxa names, must be italicized. Authority of taxa name must be abbreviated according to the International Plant Names Index (IPNI, https://ipni.org/) or the International Fossil Plant Names Index (IFPNI, https://ifpni.org/). For example: M. Salard-Cheboldae is abbreviated as Sal.-Cheb., A. Meschinelli as Mesch., B.S. Venkatachala as Venkatach. and Satish K. Srivastava as Sat. K. Srivast.
References in the text must be cited as Seward and Sahni (1920) or (Seward & Sahni 1920). All submitted manuscripts will be peer reviewed. Under "References" only those papers must be listed which have been cited in the text. They must be arranged alphabetically, according to author's surnames.

Examples:

Baksi S.K. 1962. Palynological investigation of Simsang River Tertiaries, South Shillong Front, Assam. Bulletin of the Geological Mining & Metallurgical Society of India 26: 1-22.

Dutta S.K. & Sah S.C.D. 1970. Palynostratigraphy of the Tertiary sedimentary formations of Assam-5. Stratigraphy and palynology of South Shillong Plateau. Palaeontographica Abt. B 131 ( 1--4): 1-72.

Jansonius J. & Hills L.V 1976. Genera file of fossil spores. Special Publication, Department of Geology, Calgary University, Canada: 1-3287.

Kar R.K. & Saxena R.K 1981. Palynological investigation of a bore core near Rataria, southern Kutch, Gujarat. Geophytology 11(2): 103-124.

Turland N.J., Wiersema J.H., Barrie F.R., Greuter W, Hawksworth D.L., Herendeen P.S., Knapp S., Kusber W.-H., Li D.-Z., Marhold K., May T.W., McNeill J., Monro AM., Prado J., Price M.J. Smith G.F. (Editors). 2018. International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017. Regnum Vegetabile 159. Glashiitten: Koeltz Botanical Books. DOI https://doi.org/10.12705/Code.2018.

Saxena R.K. & Khare S. 2004. Palynological investigation of the Jayamkondacholapuram Well 12, Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India. Geophytology 34(1-2): 73-93.

Numbering on the figures must be done separately for each figure. Figures must be planned for reduction to the column or page width or length, leaving space for the legends below. Explanation of Figures and legends to figures must be given at the end of the manuscript. Magnification given must correspond to the final size of reproduction.

Proofs will be sent to the authors once. They should be checked carefully and returned promptly. The authors will receive the pdf of the published articles.

This is to mention that every effort is being made to ensure the accuracy of all the information contained in the journal Geophytology. Moreover, the content provided, opinions and views expressed in the research articles are solely those of the authors.