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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission of the following files are mandatory: Cover Letter, Article text and Copyright.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor). They must not be published partially or completely in any other journal by the author.
  • The paper submitted is in the precise format only. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word file format.
  • The text is as per the template employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines. The guidelines for preparing manuscripts for the journal are mentioned in the template.
  • Wherever available, URLs for the references have been provided. All the papers are refereed and acknowledged. Once accepted they will not be returned.
  • References are not cited in the abstract. Keywords closely reflect the topic and should optimally characterize the paper. Minimum four/five keywords are used or phrases in alphabetical order, separated by commas.
  • During the Submission process, make sure to provide details about all co-authors (Name, Email, County, Affiliation etc).
  • ORCID of the corresponding author is mandatory (https://orcid.org/).
  • If submitting to the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a double-blind peer-review have been followed.

Author Guidelines

The Journal does not have any article submission charges.

A. Paper Submission

The journal is published two times a year. All the selected papers are published online.

1) Manuscripts are required to be submitted to online Submission. Please submit the Manuscript in English as an MS Word file (.doc or .docx), in the format provided in the download section.

2) Submission of a manuscript to a journal does not indicate that the paper is considered for publication, it will be published only after final acceptance.

3) Manuscripts will be published in the Journal after the review process.

4) If any copyrighted material is used by the author, the author must obtain prior permission for the same from the owner of the copyright.

5) All the papers are refereed and acknowledged. Once submitted they will not be returned.

6) If any of the authors requires a copy of the paper, they can download it from the site.

7) Paper is required to be submitted in the precise format only.

Formats and Style

In the manuscript, the text should be arranged in the following order: Title, Authors, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Body Text, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, and References. The guidelines for preparing a manuscript for a journal are mentioned in the template. The file of your paper will be formatted further by the editorial team. Minimum 5 keywords are mandatory. Keywords should closely reflect the topic and should optimally characterize the paper. Use about four keywords or phrases in alphabetical order, separated by commas.

Tables

  • Tables should be self-explanatory and should not duplicate textual material.
  • Tables with more than 10 columns and 25 rows are not acceptable.
  • Number tables, in Arabic numerals, consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text and supply a brief title for each.
  • Place explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the heading.
  • Explain in footnotes all non-standard abbreviations that are used in each table.
  • Obtain permission for all fully borrowed, adapted, and modified tables and provide a credit line in the footnote.
  • For footnotes use the following symbols, in this sequence: *, †, ‡, §, ||,¶, **, ††, ‡‡
  • Tables with their legends should be provided at the end of the text after the references. The tables along with their number should be cited at the relevant place in the text.

Illustrations (Figures)

  • Upload the images in JPEG format. The file size should be within 4 MB in size while uploading.
  • Figures should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they have been first cited in the text.
  • Labels, numbers, and symbols should be clear and of uniform size. The lettering for figures should be large enough to be legible after reduction to fit the width of a printed column.
  • Symbols, arrows, or letters used in photomicrographs should contrast with the background and should be marked neatly with transfer type or by tissue overlay and not by pen.
  • Titles and detailed explanations belong in the legends for illustrations not on the illustrations themselves.
  • When graphs, scatter-grams or histograms are submitted the numerical data on which they are based should also be supplied.
  • The photographs and figures should be trimmed to remove all the unwanted areas.
  • If photographs of people are used, either the subjects must not be identifiable or their pictures must be accompanied by written permission to use the photograph.
  • If a figure has been published elsewhere, acknowledge the original source and submit written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce the material. A credit line should appear in the legend for such figures.
  • Legends for illustrations: Type or print out legends (maximum 40 words, excluding the credit line) for illustrations using double spacing, with Arabic numerals corresponding to the illustrations. When symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters are used to identify parts of the illustrations, identify and explain each one in the legend. Explain the internal scale (magnification) and identify the method of staining in photomicrographs.
  • Final figures for print production: If the images uploaded are not printable quality, the publisher office may request for higher resolution images which can be sent at the time of acceptance of the manuscript.
  • The Journal reserves the right to crop, rotate, reduce, or enlarge the photographs to an acceptable size.

Statistics

Whenever possible quantify findings and present them with appropriate indicators of measurement error or uncertainty (such as confidence intervals). Report losses to observation (such as dropouts from a clinical trial). When data are summarized in the Results section, specify the statistical methods used to analyze them. Avoid non-technical uses of technical terms in statistics, such as 'random' (which implies a randomizing device), 'normal', 'significant', 'correlations', and 'sample'. Define statistical terms, abbreviations, and most symbols. Specify the computer software used. Use upper italics (P 0.048). For all P values include the exact value and not less than 0.05 or 0.001.

Tutorial: How to submit article using online journal system

Protection of Patients' Rights to Privacy

Identifying information should not be published in written descriptions, photographs, sonograms, CT scans, etc., and pedigrees unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (or parent or guardian, wherever applicable) gives informed consent for publication. Authors should remove patients' names from figures unless they have obtained informed consent from the patients. The journal abides by ICMJE guidelines:

1) Authors, not the journals nor the publisher, need to obtain the patient consent form before the publication and have the form properly archived. The consent forms are not to be uploaded with the cover letter or sent through email to editorial or publisher offices.

2) If the manuscript contains patient images that preclude anonymity or a description that has an obvious indication of the identity of the patient, a statement about obtaining informed patient consent should be indicated in the manuscript.

 

Ethics

When reporting studies on humans, indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional or regional) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 (available at WMA Declaration of Helsinki ). Do not use patients’ names, initials, or hospital numbers, especially in illustrative material. When reporting experiments on animals, indicate whether the institution’s or a national research council’s guide for or any national law on the care and use of laboratory animals were followed.

Evidence for approval by a local Ethics Committee (for both human as well as animal studies) must be supplied by the authors on demand. Animal experimental procedures should be as humane as possible and the details of anesthetics and analgesics used should be clearly stated. The ethical standards of experiments must be in accordance with the guidelines provided by the CPCSEA (animal) and ICMR (human). The journal will not consider any paper which is ethically unacceptable. A statement on ethics committee permission and ethical practices must be included in all research articles under the ‘Materials and Methods’ section.

 

Reporting Guidelines for Specific Study Designs

Initiative

Type of Study

Source

CONSORT

Randomized controlled trials

http://www.consort-statement.org

STARD

Studies of diagnostic accuracy

http://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/stard/

PRISMA

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses

http://www.prisma-statement.org

STROBE

Observational studies in epidemiology

http://www.strobe-statement.org

MOOSE

Meta-analyses of observational studies in epidemiology

https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/meta-analysis-of-observational-studies-in-epidemiology-a-proposal-for-reporting-meta-analysis-of-observational-studies-in-epidemiology-moose-group/

CARE

Case reports

https://www.care-statement.org/

Short Communication

Language

Authors are required to follow either American English or British English to prepare the manuscript, but not the blend.

Length of paper

The manuscript document of this type shouldn't be more than 10 pages, including tables, figures, and references, but appendices (if available). Any paper with more than 10 pages will be sent back to the authors for editing. Articles ought to be written in one column. Although authors are expected to write concisely, this should not result in unclear language.

Title Page

The following information is required to be on the title page: (i) The author(s)' names (ii) A succinct and self-explanatory title (iii) The authors' affiliation(s) and address(es) (iv) The corresponding author's phone number, fax number (optional), and email address.

Abstract

Please submit a 100–150 words abstract. There shouldn't be any undefined acronyms or references in the abstract.

Keywords

Three to six keywords must be included in the keyword section of the manuscript.

Acknowledgement

The acknowledgment section on the paper's title page is available for usage by the author (if any). All contributions are given the due credit they deserve for their efforts. This section aids in identifying the contributors accountable for components of work. It may include:

  1. Authors
  2. Non-authors (colleagues, friends, supervisor, etc.)
  3. Funding sources
  4. Editing services
  5. Administrative staff

Conflict of Interest

Research scenarios known as conflicts of interest occur when professional neutrality may be jeopardised, or believed to be jeopardised, due to conflicting financial, personal, or professional ties, or personal views and positions. Academic publication and research both frequently include conflicts of interest. To ensure that a manuscript is processed efficiently, it is the duty of everyone engaged in research and publishing, particularly writers, to recognise and disclose any possible conflicts. Authors must declare that they have or not have any conflict of interest.

Table and Figures

Instead of placing them at the end, include tables and figures throughout the text. The coloured version of the figures (if any) should be submitted by the authors to improve clarity. A caption should accompany each table and figure.

  1. Figure 1. Example of a figure caption (figure caption).
  2. Table 1. Table type styles (Table caption is indispensable).

References

The journal invites authors to attach IEEE Style references with their manuscripts. Please see the complete document on IEEE REFERENCE GUIDE. The number of references in review articles should not be more than fifteen.

Citations in the text

Please make sure that every reference that should be cited in the text is also included in the reference list (and the vice versa). Unpublished findings and private communications can be cited in the text but cannot be included in the reference list. The citations should be in the square bracket, such as [1]. For multiple but different citations are included in the same square bracket separated by comma, e.g. [1, 5, 26], whereas for sequential multiple citations on the same place can be mentioned as [21-28].  Citation of a reference as ‘in press’ implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

Reference List

References should be organised alphabetically first, and if required, then chronologically.

 

General structure and sequence for writing a short communication article:

  1. Title
  2. Authors’ details
  3. Abstract
  4. Keywords
  5. Introduction
  6. Materials and Methods
  7. Results and Discussion
  8. Conclusion
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Conflict of Interest
  11. References

Case Study

Language

Authors are required to follow either American English or British English to prepare the manuscript, but not the blend.

Length of paper

The manuscript document of this type shouldn't be more than 15 pages, including tables, figures, and references, but appendices (if available). Any paper with more than 15 pages will be sent back to the authors for editing. Articles ought to be written in one column. Although authors are expected to write concisely, this should not result in unclear language.

Title Page

The following information is required to be on the title page: (i) The author(s)' names (ii) A succinct and self-explanatory title (iii) The authors' affiliation(s) and address(es) (iv) The corresponding author's phone number, fax number (optional), and email address.

Abstract

Please submit a 150–200 words abstract. There shouldn't be any undefined acronyms or references in the abstract.

Keywords

Three to six keywords must be included in the keyword section of the manuscript.

Acknowledgement

The acknowledgment section on the paper's title page is available for usage by the author (if any). All contributions are given the due credit they deserve for their efforts. This section aids in identifying the contributors accountable for components of work. It may include:

  1. Authors
  2. Non-authors (colleagues, friends, supervisor, etc.)
  3. Funding sources
  4. Editing services
  5. Administrative staff

Conflict of Interest

Research scenarios known as conflicts of interest occur when professional neutrality may be jeopardised, or believed to be jeopardised, due to conflicting financial, personal, or professional ties, or personal views and positions. Academic publication and research both frequently include conflicts of interest. To ensure that a manuscript is processed efficiently, it is the duty of everyone engaged in research and publishing, particularly writers, to recognise and disclose any possible conflicts. Authors must declare that they have or not have any conflict of interest.

Table and Figures

Instead of placing them at the end, include tables and figures throughout the text. The coloured version of the figures (if any) should be submitted by the authors to improve clarity. A caption should accompany each table and figure.

  1. Figure 1. Example of a figure caption (figure caption).
  2. Table 1. Table type styles (Table caption is indispensable).

References

The journal invites authors to attach Vancouver Style references with their manuscripts. Please see the complete document on Vancouver Reference Guide. The number of references in review articles should not be less than fifteen.

Citations in the text

Please make sure that every reference that should be cited in the text is also included in the reference list (and the vice versa). Unpublished findings and private communications can be cited in the text but cannot be included in the reference list. The citations should be in the square bracket, such as [1]. For multiple but different citations are included in the same square bracket separated by comma, e.g. [1, 5, 26], whereas for sequential multiple citations on the same place can be mentioned as [21-28].  Citation of a reference as ‘in press’ implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

Reference List

References should be organised alphabetically first, and if required, then chronologically.

 

General structure and sequence for writing a case study article:

  1. Title
  2. Authors’ details
  3. Abstract
  4. Keywords
  5. Introduction
  6. Case Presentation
  7. Materials and Methods
  8. Outcome and Discussion
  9. Conclusion
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Conflict of Interest
  12. References

Review Article

Language

Authors are required to follow either American English or British English to prepare the manuscript, but not the blend.

Length of paper

The manuscript document of this type shouldn't be more than 30 pages, including tables, figures, and references, but appendices (if available). Any paper with more than 30 pages will be sent back to the authors for editing. Articles ought to be written in one column. Although authors are expected to write concisely, this should not result in unclear language.

Title Page

The following information is required to be on the title page: (i) The author(s)' names (ii) A succinct and self-explanatory title (iii) The authors' affiliation(s) and address(es) (iv) The corresponding author's phone number, fax number (optional), and email address.

Abstract

Please submit a 250–350 word abstract. There shouldn't be any undefined acronyms or references in the abstract.

Keywords

Three to six keywords must be included in the keyword section of the manuscript.

Acknowledgment

The acknowledgment section on the paper's title page is available for usage by the author (if any). All contributions are given the due credit they deserve for their efforts. This section aids in identifying the contributors accountable for components of work. It may include:

  1. Authors
  2. Non-authors (colleagues, friends, supervisor, etc.)
  3. Funding sources
  4. Editing services
  5. Administrative staff

Conflict of Interest

Research scenarios known as conflicts of interest occur when professional neutrality may be jeopardized, or believed to be jeopardized, due to conflicting financial, personal, or professional ties, or personal views and positions. Academic publication and research both frequently include conflicts of interest. To ensure that a manuscript is processed efficiently, it is the duty of everyone engaged in research and publishing, particularly writers, to recognize and disclose any possible conflicts. Authors must declare that they have or do not have any conflict of interest.

Table and Figures

Instead of placing them at the end, include tables and figures throughout the text. The colored version of the figures (if any) should be submitted by the authors to improve clarity. A caption should accompany each table and figure.

  1. Figure 1. Example of a figure caption (figure caption).
  2. Table 1. Table type styles (Table caption is indispensable).

References

The journal invites authors to attach Vancouver Style references with their manuscripts. Please see the complete document on Vancouver Reference Guide. The number of references in review articles should not be less than fifty.

Citations in the text

Please make sure that every reference that should be cited in the text is also included in the reference list (and vice versa). Unpublished findings and private communications can be cited in the text but cannot be included in the reference list. The citations should be in the square bracket, such as [1]. For multiple but different citations are included in the same square bracket separated by a comma, e.g. [1, 5, 26], whereas sequential multiple citations in the same place can be mentioned as [21-28].  Citation of a reference as ‘in press’ implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

Reference List

References should be organized alphabetically first, and if required, then chronologically.

 

General structure and sequence for writing a review article:

  1. Title
  2. Authors’ details
  3. Abstract
  4. Keywords
  5. Introduction
  6. Discussion
  7. Observations and Findings
  8. Recommendations
  9. Conclusion
  10. Acknowledgment
  11. Conflict of Interest
  12. References

Research Article

Language

Authors are required to follow either American English or British English to prepare the manuscript, but not the blend.

Length of paper

The manuscript document of this type shouldn't be more than 20 pages, including tables, figures, and references, but appendices (if available). Any paper with more than 20 pages will be sent back to the authors for editing. Articles ought to be written in one column. Although authors are expected to write concisely, this should not result in unclear language.

Title Page

The following information is required to be on the title page: (i) The author(s)' names (ii) A succinct and self-explanatory title (iii) The authors' affiliation(s) and address(es) (iv) The corresponding author's phone number, fax number (optional), and email address.

Abstract

Please submit a 200–300 words abstract. There shouldn't be any undefined acronyms or references in the abstract.

Keywords

Three to six keywords must be included in the keyword section of the manuscript.

Acknowledgement

The acknowledgment section on the paper's title page is available for usage by the author (if any). All contributions are given the due credit they deserve for their efforts. This section aids in identifying the contributors accountable for components of work. It may include:

  1. Authors
  2. Non-authors (colleagues, friends, supervisor, etc.)
  3. Funding sources
  4. Editing services
  5. Administrative staff

Conflict of Interest

Research scenarios known as conflicts of interest occur when professional neutrality may be jeopardised, or believed to be jeopardised, due to conflicting financial, personal, or professional ties, or personal views and positions. Academic publication and research both frequently include conflicts of interest. To ensure that a manuscript is processed efficiently, it is the duty of everyone engaged in research and publishing, particularly writers, to recognise and disclose any possible conflicts. Authors must declare that they have or not have any conflict of interest.

Table and Figures

Instead of placing them at the end, include tables and figures throughout the text. The coloured version of the figures (if any) should be submitted by the authors to improve clarity. A caption should accompany each table and figure.

  1. Figure 1. Example of a figure caption (figure caption).
  2. Table 1. Table type styles (Table caption is indispensable).

References

The journal invites authors to attach Vancouver Style references with their manuscripts. Please see the complete document on Vancouver Reference Guide. The number of references in review articles should not be less than fifteen.

Citations in the text

Please make sure that every reference that should be cited in the text is also included in the reference list (and the vice versa). Unpublished findings and private communications can be cited in the text but cannot be included in the reference list. The citations should be in the square bracket, such as [1]. For multiple but different citations are included in the same square bracket separated by comma, e.g. [1, 5, 26], whereas for sequential multiple citations on the same place can be mentioned as [21-28].  Citation of a reference as ‘in press’ implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

Reference List

References should be organised alphabetically first, and if required, then chronologically.

 

General structure and sequence for writing an academic journal article:

  1. Title
  2. Authors’ details
  3. Abstract
  4. Keywords
  5. Introduction
  6. Materials and Methods
  7. Results and Discussion
  8. Conclusion
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Conflict of Interest
  11. References

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  1. I am authorized by my co-authors to enter into these arrangements.
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