Journal of Convergence

All the manuscripts submitted to Convergence are subjected to the journal's publication policies which are outlined here;

Authors should ensure that the paper they are wish to submit for publication in this journal adheres to the publication policies. If the manuscript is misaligned, it will not be considered for further publication process.

Each manuscript shall be assessed based on its originality, language, technical strength, significance and clarity.

Peer Review Process:

Double Blind Review System is followed by the editorial team and each manuscript will be forwarded to at least two reviewers who are expert in the relevant subject for peer reviewing.

If the manuscript is recommended for revision, the reviewer's report will be delivered only to the corresponding author through E-mail.

If not recommended, it will be rejected and confidentiality of the reviewer will be maintained. Acceptance letter will be offered on the clearance of final manuscript from the editorial team.

The flowchart given below depicts the complete review process.

Convergence is a multidisciplinary research journal published quarterly covering the fields of Physical, Chemical and Life Sciences with focus on Energy, Environment and Bio-ethics.
Convergence is committed to original multidisciplinary experimental and theoretical basic research. Convergence encourages the Authors to communicate their research findings either as articles or short communications. However special arrangements could be made with the consent of Editor-in-Chief to publish symposium/conference papers as a group.
Submission of a script will be held to imply that it has not been previously published and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere and further that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere.
All the manuscripts are peer-reviewed for scientific quality and acceptance. It is to be understood that the final decision regarding the manuscript's suitability for publication, rests solely with the Editor-in-Chief.
Article must be concise, cover the subject with thoroughness and clarity and should provide definite accounts of completed studies in the following format: Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement (if any) and References. Articles are published in the order of acceptance within limited of available space. The editorial board may invite a few featured article from resource persons in active research fields, within the authors are expected to give a concise report of the field as introduction and the authors own contribution and related work done as the main body of the article followed by the possible future directions.
Short communications are those articles that may report results whose immediate availability to the scientific community is quite important. A brief abstract of not more than 100 words, should be included. Since the time available for proof reading is relatively short, the authors are expected to ensure that the manuscripts are in error-free final form.
Presentation of Paper
Manuscripts must be presented in English and should be typewritten on one side of A4 size paper, double spaced with ample margin on all sides. All the communications should be submitted in triplicate (one original and two copies) and care must be taken to avoid errors. The authors should also make sure that the copies of the manuscript are clearly reproducible and readable. Abstracts, tables, figure captions and the list of references are to be typed on separate sheets. The authors' line should include as asterisk to identify the corresponding author. Authors are requested to provide their email and fax addresses along with their postal address.
Abstract should give a brief account of significant results and conclusions of not more than 200 words. A maximum of six keywords should be provided along with the abstract for indexing. Introduction should be clear, citing the nature of the problem providing its background with relevant references. Experimental details should be given with sufficient care so as to be repeated other workers. Descriptions of reported procedures are unnecessary and could be given as relevant references. Results and discussions should be presented without any ambiguity. Units and symbols must invariably follow SI practice.
References
The references should be cited in the text in large brackets not in superscript or subscript. A complete reference should comprise the following.
An Article in Journal
1. Li, H, Kim, J, Groy, L, Convergence, 2008, 10, 40.
A Book
2. Young RJ, Introduction to polymers (Chapman and Hall London, 1995) P. 195.
A Conference Proceeding
3. Brown, B and Black, C, in proceedings of the International Conference on Recent trends in sensor-Development for the assessment and Management of the Environment. December 2010, edited by Boniface Jeyaraj (Geetha Printers, Chennai) P. 321.
A Thesis
4. Cook, A, PhD thesis, Edinburg University (Edinburg, UK, 1995). All tables and figures should be consistent with information provided in the text. Tables should be used only if they present information more effectively and efficiently than the running text, if possible they should occupy a single journal column. Unusual or hazardous nature of materials should be emphasized by the authors, in the experimentation section. All the tables should have a descriptive title and must be numbered in Arabic numerals in the order occurrence in the text. Lettering should be of sufficient size so that after photo reduction the text is clearly visible. Figures should be drawn in black ink on a high quality white paper. Photographs should be in high contrast prints with glossy finish. Colour reproduction is possible provided the author agrees to bear all incremental charges. Copyright Terms
The author retains all proprietary rights other than copyright such as patent rights, in any process, procedure or article of manufacture described in the contribution and the right to make oral presentation of the contribution.
Electronic Manuscript
Authors are encouraged to send the final version of the accepted articles in electronic format prepared with MS word, for faster accessibility. However a hard copy with figures is a must.
Submission of Manuscript
The authors must submit their manuscript by email to: convergence.life@loyolacollege.edu
Correspondence
All correspondence should be addressed to:
The Editor-in-Chief
Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE)
Loyola College, Chennai - 600 034
Tamil Nadu, India.

Convergence is a multidisciplinary journal published quarterly covering the fields of Physical, Chemical, Life Sciences with focus on Energy, Environment and Bio-ethics. This peer-reviewed journal was started in the year 1999 by Dr. Francis P Xavier, SJ as Editor-in-Chief and Founder Director of LIFE, Dr. M. Selvanayagam as Editor with like-minded scientists from Chemistry, Physics and Zoology. The following professors served on the board of editors at the journal's inception: Dr. M. Selvanayagam, Dr. John Pragasam SJ, Dr. K. S. Nagaraja, Dr. S. Vincent, Dr. K. Swaminathan, Dr. S. Arockiadoss, Dr. P. S. Chandrakumar, Dr. Dunston P. Ambrose and Dr. K. V. Raman. This Journal has actively been involved for the last two decades in publishing quality research papers related to all areas of Science from all over the world.