Authors Guidelines

Article Type

  • Research Article, Review Article, Case Report, Short communication.
  • Manuscript should be typewritten in “MS Word”, 10-font size, 1.5 lines spacing, with margins of at least one inch on all sides. Pages should be numbered consecutively.

Communication to the Journal

All the articles must be communicated through journal email-……………….

Structure of the Manuscript

  • TITLE
  • ABSTRACT (not exceeding 250 words)
  • KEYWORDS (Up to 4-6 keywords)
  • INTRODUCTION
  • MATERIALS & METHODS
  • RESULTS
  • DISCUSSION
  • CONCLUSION
  • CONFLICT OF INTEREST
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • FUNDING SOURCE
  • REFERENCES

Note: Divide your article into clearly defined sections. Heading should be typed in upper case, bold. Sub-headings should be typed in sentence case, italics. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.

Title

Title page contains title of the manuscript in bold face, Title case (font size 14, Arial Black, in Bold), names of the authors in title case (font size 12, Times New Roman, Bold) followed by the affiliation of authors in title case (font size 10, Times New Roman). Names of the authors should appear as first name followed by surnames. Please provide the complete postal address or addresses with pin code number of the place(s), where the research work has been carried out.

If the publication originates from several institutes, the affiliation of each author should be clearly stated by using superscript Arabic numbers after the name and before the institute. The author of correspondence must be indicated with an asterisk. At the bottom left corner of the title page, please mention address for correspondence and provide a functional e-mail address.

Abstract

A structured abstract up to 250 words, should be written including objective, methods, results and conclusion.

Keywords

Up to 4-6 keywords must be provided in alphabetical order.

Introduction

The introduction should start on a new page after the abstract and key-words. The introduction should provide a clear statement of the problem, the relevant recent literature on the subject, objectives of the study, and the proposed approach or relevant findings.

Materials & Methods

Documentation of methodology used should be sufficient to permit replication of the research. State the source of specialized materials, diets, chemicals, and instruments and other equipment, with model or catalog numbers, where appropriate. Specify kits, analyzers, and commercial laboratories used. Cite references for methods whenever possible and briefly explain any modifications made.

Describe all statistical tests utilized and indicate the probability level (P) in which differences were considered significant. If data are presented in the text, state what they represent (e.g. means ± SEM). Indicate whether the data were transformed before analysis. Specify any statistical computer programs used.

Results

The important results of the work should be clearly stated and illustrated where necessary by tables and figures. The statistical treatment of data and the significance level of the factors should be stated wherever necessary.

Discussion

This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined result and discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

Conclusions

A brief paragraph summarizing the significant findings of the work is required.

Conflict of Interest

Authors should clearly state about any conflict in the manuscript.

Acknowledgments

List here those individuals who provided help during the research(ex- providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc).

Funding Source

Please list the source(s) of funding for the study, for each author, and for the manuscript preparation.

References

Citations of literature within the text must be presented in numerical order and should be set in square brackets, thus [1, 2]. The cited literatures are also collected in numerical order at the end of the manuscript under the heading “References”. Please give the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) if the paper is not yet in print.

  • Journals
    • Reynald DJ. Oxidative stress and vascular disease. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences 2015; 20:189-195.
    • Dogen KI, Philips R, Kevin C, Kallis G, Aldero P. Biomarkers of nerve damage in human disease. Clinical Chemistry 2010; 41(1):101-123.
  • Chapter in a Book
    • Reddy PJ. Pathophysiology of pain. In: Wolff's headache and other head pain. Silberstein SD, Lipton RB, Dalessio DJ (eds). 4th ed. Oxford, England, Oxford University Press, 2010, pp 57-72.
  • Website Reference
    • FDA Approves Beleodaq (belinostat) for Type of T-cell Lymphoma, 2014 (http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/fda-approves-beleodaq-belinostat-for-type-of-t-cell-lymphoma ). [Last Accessed August 12, 2014].

Figures

  • Figures should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals (i.e. Figure 1, 2, 3, etc.).
  • Provide a brief legend for each figure.
  • Figures should be inserted in the text where they were first described.
  • File formats accepted are:
  • Microsoft Word (figures must be a single page)
  • PowerPoint (figures must be a single page)
  • PNG
  • JPEG
  • TIFF
  • BMP
  • CDX (ChemDraw)
  • TGF (ISIS/Draw)
  • Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the web).

Tables

Tables should be editable text and numbered consecutively. Each table must have a title, with notes below the body. Avoid vertical lines; use minimal horizontal lines.

  • Tables should be submitted as editable text and not as images.
  • Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals (e.g., Table 1, Table 2, etc.).
  • Each table should be inserted in the text where they are first described.
  • Each table must have a title, and any table notes should be placed below the table body.
  • Tables should be created using Microsoft Word's table formatting tools.
  • Vertical rules (lines) should not be used in tables.
  • The use of horizontal lines in tables should be kept to a minimum.
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Review Article

Review articles should contain up-to-date information providing comprehensive coverage of relevant literature. Review articles should preferably be written by scientists who have in- depth knowledge of the topic. All format requirements are similar to those applicable to Research papers. Review Articles need not be divided into sections such as Materials and methods, and Results and discussion, but should definitely have an abstract and introduction and other relevant heading to the topic. There is no page limit for Review Article.

Short Communications

The research and technical communications section of this journal (maximum 2,000 words) is open to interesting results worthy of publication without requiring extensive introduction and discussion. This section should be organized as follows: Abstract, Introduction, Materials and methods, Results and discussion (combined). Not more than 10 references should be provided. Tables, figures and references are to be arranged in the same way as for research papers.

Case Reports

Interesting clinical cases may be considered for publication. Those with photographs stand a better chance. The case reports should have an unstructured abstract, introduction, case history and a brief discussion.

Copyright Transfer Agreement

Authors will be asked to sign a transfer of copyright form when the papers are accepted for publication and be typeset. All authors must read and agree to the conditions of copyright form and return the signed Copyright Transfer Agreement within 10 days. The Copyright Transfer Agreement can be downloaded from the DOWNLOADS section in the home page.