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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

PUBLICATION ETHICS / SIMILARITY INDEX

All manuscripts submitted to the journal should be free of plagiarism with respect to ideas, data, words, graphic materials or other forms of communication. Every submitted article will be checked through ‘TURNITIN’ for similarity index. In case of more than 19% or   more than 5% from a single source, the authors need to resubmit the manuscript after revision. The data presented in the manuscript should be unpublished. Authors shall be responsible for the originality and quality of the manuscript. All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest. The authors must also mention the funding source of the study in the acknowledgment section (if any). All authors should be aware of and in agreement with the submission of this manuscript and share responsibility for its content.

Those studies that involve patient(s), their identification, photographs, reports, etc. should only be used after the consent of the patient or parent or guardian (whichever applicable). Authors should remove patients' names from figures unless they have obtained written consent from the patients. All submissions containing such information are believed to be obtained as per criteria described above and if required the authors are liable to submit the written consent to the Editorial Office.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is submitted currently to another journal for consideration.
  • You may also suggest two to three potential reviewers related to your subject.
  • The submission file should be in Microsoft Word document format.
  • The text should be double-spaced; 12-point, Times New Roman font; italic for other than English word rather than underlining; and all illustrations, figures, and tables should be placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • Letter of Undertaking should be signed by all authors which is available on the website. Please scan it and upload it.
  • Ethics /Institution Review Committee approval is required where applicable.
  • The figures should be in JPEG format with at least 300 dpi of resolution. It should be added in text at appropriate position and upload as supplementary file.
  • Do not submit tables as photographs. Give each column an abbreviated heading and elaborate abbreviations below the table.
  • Statistical techniques/tests with significance level should be mentioned clearly.

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