Guidelines for Authors

Manuscript preparation

The submitted manuscripts that are not as per the “Instructions to Authors” will be directly rejected. Generally, the manuscript should be submitted in the form of two separate files:

[1] First-page file (Including cover letter):

Details to be included in the First-page file: Manuscript type, Article Title, Name(s) of the author(s), Affiliation(s) of the author(s), Name, Contact details, postal address of the corresponding author, Email address(es) of all authors, acknowledgments and Running title. You may include a covering letter in the First-page file Maximum file size allowed: is 4 MB.

[2] Article file:

The manuscript must not contain any mention of the authors' names or initials or the institution at which the study was done or acknowledgments. Page headers/running titles can include the title but not the authors' names. Manuscripts not in compliance with The Journal's blinding policy will be returned to the corresponding author. The main text of the article, beginning from the article title to References (including tables and figures) should be in this file. Use doc /Docx files. Do not zip the files. Tables and images should be incorporated into this file. The pages should be numbered consecutively, beginning with the first page of the article file.

Article Processing Charges

There are no submission or publication charges in the journal

Preparation of Manuscript

The manuscript should be concisely typewritten in double space on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. The manuscript shall be prepared in Times New Roman font using a font size of 12. The fonts used in the text, as well as graphics, should be restricted to Times New Roman, Symbol and Zapf Dingbats.

The prescribed word count for original research article and review articles are up to 3000 words including Article Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion [including Tables and/or Figures], Conclusion, Acknowledgement and References. The pages shall be numbers consequently.

No abbreviations on acronyms shall be used in the titles or Abstract acronyms except for measurements. All references, figure (Fig.) and tables (Table) in the text shall be numbered consequently as they first appear. Abbreviations like “&” and “etc” shall be avoided in the paper. There shall not be decorative borders anywhere in the text including the title page. These entire MS word documents with graphs and illustrations pasted in it shall not exceed 4 MB.

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE:

An original research article typically should include the following in the order given below:

Article Title

Abstract

Keywords

Introduction

Materials and Methods

Results and Discussion [including Tables and/or Figures]

Conclusion

Acknowledgment

References

Article Title

The article title should be not more than 14 words.

Abstract:

The abstract should present the novelty of the study, the main findings, and principal conclusions, in not more than 250 words. All the three categories, Review Articles, Original Research Articles and Short Communications should have an Abstract.

Keywords

No more than six keywords are needed. Words appearing in the title should not be given as keywords. It is desirable to include the alternative words if any under keywords e.g. the word ‘famotidine’. They should be written left aligned, arranged alphabetically in 12pt Times Roman, and the line must begin with the words Keywords boldfaced. A 12pt space should separate the keywords from the affiliations.

 Introduction

Description of the research area, pertinent background information, and the hypotheses tested in the study should be included in this section. The introduction should provide sufficient background information such that a scientifically literate reader can understand and appreciate the work to be described. The introduction should be precise and a detailed review of literature is not at all required under this section. The specific aims of the project should be identified along with the rationale for the specific experiments and other work performed. The introduction must include in-text citations including a few references pertinent to the background and justification for the study.

Materials and Methods

Materials and/or subjects utilized in the study as well as the procedures are undertaken to complete the work. The methods should be described in sufficient detail such that they could be repeated by a competent researcher. The sources of all major instruments and reagents used (kits, drugs, etc) must be given with parentheses. Illustrations and/or tables may be helpful in describing complex equipment or elaborate procedures. The statistical tool used to analyze the data should be mentioned. All procedures involving experimental animals or human subjects must accompany a statement on ethical approval from the appropriate ethics committee along with the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) approval number.

Results and Discussion

Data acquired from the research with the appropriate statistical analysis described in the methods section should be included in this section. The results section should highlight the important results obtained. Data should be organized into figures and tables. Qualitative, as well as quantitative results, should be included, if applicable. The discussion section should relate the results section to the current understanding of the scientific problems being investigated in the field. Description of relevant references to other work/s in the field should be included here.

Tables

All tables must be numbered consecutively (1, 2, 3 etc) and be cited in the text. Titles should be short but descriptive. Each table should have a legend and/or footnotes identified by superscripts a, b, c, etc. Do not use vertical lines and keep horizontal rules to a minimum. In tables, the units are usually in brackets following the quantity, and the font should be Times New Roman and font size of 10.

Figures

Figures (photographs, drawings, diagrams and charts) are to be numbered in one consecutive series of Arabic numerals [1, 2, 3 etc.] in the order in which they are cited in the text.

Formula and equations

Structural and chemical formulas, process flow diagrams and complicated mathematical expressions should be very clearly presented. All subscripts, Greek letters and unusual characters must be identified. Structural and chemical formulae as well as process flow diagrams should be prepared in the same way as graphs.

Conclusion

This section allows the author to discuss the significance of the results - i.e. does the data support the hypotheses you set out to test? This section should end with new answers/questions that arise as a result of the author’s work.

Acknowledgments

Those who have helped the authors carry out the study and/or prepare the manuscript but have not made a significant intellectual contribution to deserve authorship must be acknowledged. Mention all applicable grants and other funding that supported the work.

Conflicts of Interest/ Competing

Interests All authors submitting manuscripts to the journal must disclose any and all conflicts of interest they may have with the publication of the manuscript or an institution or product that is mentioned in the manuscript and/or is important to the outcome of the study presented. Authors should also disclose conflicts of interest with products that compete with those mentioned in their manuscript.

References

Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic citations lies entirely with the authors. Citations of literature in the text must be presented in numerical order and a separate Reference List should be supplied. Type reference numbers in square brackets after the punctuation mark and do not use superscripts.

In-text citation Correct / Acceptable Format

Respiratory tract infection is one of the most important infectious diseases worldwide. This infection is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients in developing countries. [1] Respiratory tract infections (RTIs), which involve the upper or lower respiratory tract, frequently occur after birth. [2, 3] RTIs, such as sore throat, earache, laryngitis, common cold, otitis media, sinusitis, and mastoiditis, are the most frequently-occurred infections of all human diseases and have been frequently documented. [4-9]