We accept contributions (original articles, review papers, case reports, short communications and letters to the editor) in the fields of agricultural sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, earth sciences and other applied sciences and technology including all branches of engineering Science, Technology and Development also seeks to encourage research and policy discussions that can considerably make an impact on decision making at both communal and government levels. The paper submitted to Science, Technology and Development should describe original and previously unpublished works, not currently under review by another conference, workshop or journal. Papers for publication are selected through peer review to ensure originality, relevance and readability.

Submissions can be made to the Editor at
editor.pcst@gmail.com
For submission details kindly refer to Instruction to Authors section.

INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS

Articles will be considered for publication if they make an original contribution and are not published elsewhere. All articles submitted for publication will be reviewed by two referees and the referees’ decision will be communicated to author/authors within six weeks of submission.

Manuscript Preparation

• Manuscript should be in English, typed and double spaced throughout with 0.5 inches indention.
• Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order:

The Title page should contain:

• paper title
• full author names and affiliations
• postal and email addresses
• telephone and fax numbers
• one author should be identified as the Corresponding Author.

The abstract should be self-contained and citation-free and should not exceed 300 words.

Each paper should have up to five keywords.

Main text should be subdivided into the sections:

• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results (with tables and figures at their appropriate place)
• Discussion
• References
• Results and Discussion may be combined into one section
• Conclusion Section may be included if desired
• First level headings should be boldface, first word capitalized, justified at left margin, on a separate line. Second level headings should be plain type while third level headings Italic type, first word capitalized, justified at left margin, on a separate line for both.  
• All tables and figures should be cited in the paper in a consecutive order
• Authors must adhere to SI units. Units should not be italicized

• All references must be complete and accurate.
• In text references should be cited as Ahmad (2011), (Ahmad and Ali, 2011), (Ahmad et al., 2000).
•  In case of two or more citations in the text, the citation must be ordered in chronological order (Rafiq, 1965; Ahmad and Ali, 1974; Sarwar et al., 1997, Shahid, 2008; Mansoor and Zamir; 2010)
• In case of publications by the same author in the same year, the references must be separated by a, b, c etc (Shahid et al., 2004a, 2004b; Mansoor and Zamir, 2008).
• Work that has not been accepted for publication and personal communications should not be given in the reference section but they may be mentioned in the text and details provided as footnotes.
• References should be arranged alphabetically then by year.
• Online citations should include the date of access.

For reference in the list follow the following instructions:

Journal article

• Shannon, J. 1996. Relationship of food groups and water intake to colon cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 5: 495-502.
• Jones, S. C., J.P. Lafage and V.L. Wright. 1981. Studies of dispersal colony caste and sexual compositions,and incipient colony development of Pterotermes occidentatus (Walker) (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). Sociobiology 6(2): 221-242.

Book
Sokal, R.R. and J.F. Rohlf. 1973. Introduction to Biostatistics. Toppan Company, Tokyo, Japan.
Book Chapter
Nutting, W.L. 1969. Flight and colony foundation. In: Krishna, K. and Weesner, F.M. (Eds.), Biology of termites .Academic Press, New York and London, pp. 233-282.
Edited Book
Rechinger, K.H. (Ed.) 1963-2005. Flora of Iran. Klawer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.
Web site/Homepage:
Gurstein, M.2000. Effective use: A community informatics strategy beyond the digitial divide. URL: http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue8_12/ gurstein/index.html [March 4, 2005].

SUBMISSION CHARGES
There are no submission or processing charges for the Science, Technology and Development.

Proofs will be sent as pdf files. Reprints can not be provided but the authors will be able to print out whatever copies they need from the final pdf file.