To,
The Editor
Sub: Submission of Manuscript for publication
Dear Sir,
We intend to publish an article entitled “ ” in your esteemed journal as an Original Article / Brief Report.
On behalf of all the contributors I will act and guarantor and will correspond with the journal from this point onward.
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We hereby transfer, assign, or otherwise convey all copyright ownership, including any and all rights incidental thereto, exclusively to the journal, in the event that such work is published by the journal.
We would like to suggest following referees for the article.
Thanking you,
Yours’ sincerely,
Signature
Corresponding contributor:
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Encl : Three copies of the manuscript
Contributor’s form signed by all the contributors
Checklist
Checklist (to be tick marked, as applicable and one copy attached with the manuscript)
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Manuscript Title __________________________________________________________________________________
Covering letter
- Copyright form Signed by all contributors
- Previous publication / presentations mentioned
- Source of funding mentioned
- Conflicts of interest disclosed
Authors
- Middle name initials provided
- Author for correspondence, with e-mail address provided
- Number of contributors restricted as per the instructions
- Identity not revealed in paper except title page (e.g. name of the institute in material and methods, citing previous study as ‘our study’, names on figure labels, name of institute in photographs, etc.)
Presentation and format
- Double spacing
- Margins 2.5 cm from all four sides
- Title page contains all the desired information (vide supra)
- Running title provided (not more than 50 characters)
- Abstract page contains the full title of the manuscript
- Abstract provided (not more than 150 words for case reports and 250 words for original articles)
- Structured abstract provided for an original article
- Key words provided (three or more)
- Key messages provided
- Introduction of 75-100 words
- Headings in title case (not ALL CAPITALS, not underlined)
- References cited in superscript in the text without brackets
- References according to the journal’s instructions.
Language and grammar
- Uniformly British English
- Abbreviations spelt out in full for the first time
- Numerals from 1 to 10 spelt out
- Numerals at the beginning of the sentence spelt out
Tables and figures
- No repetition of data in tables/graphs and in text
- Actual numbers from which graphs drawn, provided
- Figures necessary and of good quality (colour)
- Table and figure numbers in Arabic letters (not Roman)
- Labels pasted on back of the photographs (no names written)
- Figure legends provided (not more than 40 words)
- Patients’ privacy maintained (if not, written permission enclosed)
- Credit note for borrowed figures/tables provided
Manuscript provided on a floppy with single spacing
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Type of article: Original / Brief
Title of the article:
Running title
Authors
[Surname, First Name Middle Name1, academic qualification]
[Surname, First Name Middle Name1, academic qualification]
[Surname, First Name Middle Name2, academic qualification]
[Surname, First Name Middle Name2, academic qualification]
[Surname, First Name Middle Name3, academic qualification]
Affiliations:
1 [Author affiliations – position, department, institute, city, state, country, email ID]
2 [Author affiliations – position, department, institute, city, state, country, email ID]
3 Author affiliations – position, department, institute, city, state, country, email ID]
Main Author (First author)
(Mandatory field)
Name
Address
Phone numbers
Facsimile numbers
E-mail address
Corresponding Author:
Name
Address
Phone numbers
Facsimile numbers
E-mail address
Total number of pages:
Total number of photographs:
Word counts
for abstract:
for the text:
Source(s) of support:
Presentation at a meeting:
Organisation
Place
Date
Conflicting Interest (If present, give more details):
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Title of the article:
Abstract:
Context:
Aims:
Settings and Design:
Methods and Material:
Statistical analysis used:
Results:
Conclusions:
Key-words:
Key Messages:
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Materials and Methods:
Results:
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgement:
Conflict Of Interest:
References:
[General style of reference is:]
[Surname First Name Middle Name, Surname First Name Middle Name. Title of article. Journal Name Year;Volume(Number):Full inclusive page numbers.]
[NO SPACES BETWEEN – Year;Volume(Number):Full inclusive page numbers. ]
Tables
[All tables should be double spaced. Each table on a separate page]
Table 1: [Type or copy/paste here a brief descriptive title of the table DO NOT use full-stop after table sentence]
Abbreviations: [Give here full form of all abbreviations used in the table. Give the full form even if it has been explained in the text.]
[All tables should be double spaced. Each table on a separate page]
Table 2: [Type or copy/paste here a brief descriptive title of the table DO NOT use full-stop after table heading]
Abbreviations: [Give here full form of all abbreviations used in the table. Give the full form even if it has been explained in the text.]
Figure Legends
Figure 1: [Give here a description of figures/image, include information like contrast media, stain, chemical, power used, protect patient privacy at all times. End the legend with full stop.]
Figure 2: (A) – [If a figure has many parts give here a description of part of figures/image, include information like magnification, contrast media, stain, chemical, power used, protect patient privacy at all times;] (B) – [Give here a description of part of figures/image, include information like contrast media, stain, chemical, power used, protect patient privacy at all times. End legend with full stop.]
Appendixes (if necessary)
Abbreviations (if necessary)
Name, Address, Phone numbers, Facsimile numbers, E-mail address