Name of the Journal	Indian Journal of Landscape Systems & Ecological Studies (IJLS & ES)
ISSN Number	0971-4170
Nature of Publication	ISSN for Hard Copy only for members (Free circulation via pdf files uploaded on website)
Periodicity	Bi-annually
Review Policy	Single anonymised and Collaborative review
Publication Fee	None. However authors need to have a membership of ILEE.
Publisher, City and Country	Institute of Landscape, Ecology and Ekistics (ILEE) Kolkata, India

The IJLS & ES is an interdisciplinary journal, devoted to the study of environment, both physical and cultural, and is published bi-annually, usually in June and December. The journal has an International Standard Serial Number of 0971 4170.

Editorial Policy

The Indian Journal of Landscape Systems & Ecological Studies (IJLS & ES) is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study of environment, both physical and cultural, and is bi-annually published in every June and December with ISSN: 0971-4170. The articles not confirming to the following guidelines may not be considered for publication.
Correspondence regarding publication of paper(s) should be made to the Hony. Editor, IJLS & ES by E-mail only: editor.ilee@gmail.com. Please check website before submission for latest regulations.
Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies (IJLS & ES) has adopted standard ethics in publication of journals. We try to promote zero tolerance against any kind of plagiarism. Single blind peer review followed by the final decision taken in the editorial board for publication is the normal practice of this journal. The editorial advisory board consisting of senior academicians and scientists helps to maintain the process of review of the manuscripts as per standards of contemporary global scientific research publications and ethics.

The following ethical standards and guidelines must be compiled:

• A research publication is expected to be an outcome of genuine research leading to a scientific and logical conclusion. The authors must be careful about any kind of misconduct in research which might be misleading to the scientific community.
• Other than Special Volumes where articles based on a theme are solicited, all articles are to be focussed on earth sciences, social sciences and allied subjects related to the physical and cultural environments. Calls for Special Volumes are posted on this website itself.
• Acceptance of the paper is subject to assessment by the peer reviewers and the editorial advisory board. The editor has the reasoned discretion to accept/ reject a paper or to include it in any other volume of the journal.
• No publication fees is charged from the contributors. However, unless the paper is invited, each contributor must be a Fellow of ILEE. Any waiver requested by students addressed to the Chief Editor through proper format only shall be dealt on the case to case basis.
• The published articles individually in electronic format may be uploaded/circulated only by the respective authors for dissemination among the scholars without any commercial gain with due acknowledgment to ILEE.
• Copyright of the paper will rest with the author(s) concerned, but for its reproduction elsewhere, if necessary, the author(s) must take prior permissions from ILEE.
• Copyright violations from any publication including this journal is unethical as well as unlawful. Strict actions will be taken against any form of plagiarism, copyright violation, conflict of interest, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication. All complaints are to be addressed to the Chief Editor in this matter. Appropriate punitive action as per latest UGC guidelines will be attracted to the offenders. https://www.ugc.ac.in/e-book/Academic%20and%20Research%20Book_WEB.pdf
• Any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, is unacceptable. Same research work cannot be accepted for simultaneous submission in more than one journal/book chapter. Standard citation, acknowledgment and details of funding agency should be followed. A certificate from the corresponding author with a declaration that there is no conflict of interest, the paper is based on original research work and has not been submitted/ will not be submitted elsewhere till a decision is received from the office of the Editor, IJLS & ES for publication, has been received for every article in this volume.
• Errata for any previous volumes will be published in the Journal page of the website: https://ilee.org.in/Journal.php. Any queries regarding the content will be emailed to editor.ilee@gmail.com.

Article Publication Process

• The editors of the journal pledges to provide a fair, easy and efficient submission, review and publication experience to all our learned authors. We take utmost professionalism and care in selecting reviewers so that our authors are encouraged to continue their scientific research and add their valuable contributions through this organization.
• All authors are requested to complete the entire membership process before submission of their articles, as only members are eligible to submit the articles.
• Authors should read the guidelines carefully and follow the format before submission of the research papers.
• Only electronic version of the original research article will be accepted through email (editor.ilee@gmail.com) or by self to the editorial office of ILEE.
• After the article has passed the initial acceptance criteria, it will be sent to the reviewers according to required specializations.
• The review report shall be sent to the author/authors for necessary revisions in the paper and the final manuscript shall be sent for the approval of the Editorial Working Committee.
• After all the authors complete the publication formalities for a particular volume, they shall be entitled to one printed copy of the Journal each where their paper has been published along with an electronic version emailed to the corresponding author.

Proceedings and Special Publications

The Institute has so far published a number of proceedings of seminars and conferences organised by it. The last such publication was Proceedings of International Seminar on ‘Environmental Perspectives and Resource Management’ in 2014 with ISBN: 978-81-928047-4-3. Moreover, some of the volumes of IJLS & ES have been dedicated as special publication to commemorate the founders of the Institute. We are planning to publish manuals in print/ online version on emerging themes of the Institute’s interest for capacity building of the young learners.