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Author Guidelines
The Journal publishes reviews, research articles and short communications. The scope of the journal is to publish clinical and Pharmaceutical Sciences which include organic, inorganic, analytical chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical analysis, pharmaceutical microbiology and biotechnology. It is essential that authors prepare their manuscripts according to established specifications. Failure to follow them may result in papers being delayed or rejected. Therefore, contributors are strongly encouraged to read these instructions carefully before preparing a manuscript for submission. The manuscripts should be checked carefully for grammatical errors. All papers are subjected to peer review. Types of manuscripts Research papersshould present new experimental studies in elaborate form that constitute a significant contribution to knowledge. Research Papers should not exceed 10 pages. Manuscripts are accepted on the understanding that the authors have obtained the necessary authority for publication. Manuscripts with multi-authors imply the consent of each of the authors. Submission of an article to JPR is understood to imply that it has not been either published or not being considered for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should be neatly typed, single-spaced throughout, including tables, graphs, figures. Manuscript should be uniform size with at least 2.5 cm margins on all sides. We do not want any hard copy or CD of the Manuscripts. Only complete file should be submitted to the e-mail: parialcognosy@rediffmail.com Manuscripts preparations Prepare the manuscript in Times New Roman font using a font size of 12. Title shall be in a font size 14, bold face capitals. All section titles in the manuscript shall be in font size 12, bold face capitals. Subtitles in each section shall be in font size 12, bold face lower case. Standard International Units could be used throughout the text. Pages should not be numbered, manuscript should be starting with the title page and the text should be arranged in the following order: Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion or Results and Discussion (Figure and Table titles and legends), Acknowledgements, References. Should start on a new page after the title page and should present the reason of the study, the main findings, and principal conclusions, not more than 250 words. All the three categories, Review Articles, Research papers and Short Communications should have an Abstract. Keywords: 3-6 keywords are to be provided by the authors. Introduction: Should start on a new page and should clearly indicate the aim of the study. Discussion: should contain a critical review of the results of the study with the support of relevant literature. It can end with brief conclusions. Acknowledgements: All acknowledgments should be typed in one paragraph directly preceding the reference section. References:References should be referred to by number. Nothing should be italicized. Examples: Journals Author (last name) AB (initials), Author BB, Title of Article, Journal name, volume, year, page numbers.:Books: Author AB, Author BB, Author CC, Title of Book, Ed, Vol, Publisher, City, year, page numbers.
Short communications are the one that should present new important findings in a brief form,a maximum of 5 pages including illustrations.
Review articles
Title Page: The title must be as brief as possible, comprehensive and descriptive. Each author must provide their full name including their forenames and surname followed by their address in normal face lower case. The Corresponding Author of the manuscript must be marked with an asterisk, and should be listed first. In addition the corresponding author must include telephone, fax and E-mail address at the bottom left corner of the title page. If any of the co-authors are from different organizations, their addresses too should be mentioned and indicated using numbers after their names. Abstract:
Materials and Methods: The section Materials and Methods should include concise details on the methodology adopted, sufficient to repeat the experiment. Extracts and/or fractions tested for in vitro or in vivo biological activities should be chemically defined, at least by means of the results of preliminary phytochemical screening. Complete formulation details of all crude drug mixtures and extracts should be mentioned. The plant name should be fully mentioned when cited first, and the authors are asked to add the details regarding its identification, voucher herbarium specimen number and name of the herbarium institution where it has been deposited. The statistical method and the level of significance chosen should be clearly stated. Results All results presented in tabular or graphical form shall be described in this section. All Tables and figures must have a title and a legend to make them self-explanatory and they should be given numbers. Tables and figures should be typed on separate sheets. :
All the authors should be a subscriber to the journal. No gratis reprints will be provided.
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.
· Covering letter
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 Methods, citing previous study as 'our study', names on figure labels, name of institute in photographs, etc.)
· Presentation and format
Single spacing
Margins 1.5 cm from all four sides
Title page contains all the desired information
Abstract page contains the full title of the manuscript
Abstract provided (about 150 words for case reports and 250 words for original articles)
Structured abstract provided for an original article
Key words provided (three or more)
Introduction of 75-100 words
Headings in title case (not ALL CAPITALS)
The references cited in the text should be after punctuation marks, in superscript with square bracket.
References according to the journal's instructions, punctuation marks checked
Send the article file without ‘Track Changes’
· Language and grammar
Uniformly American English
Write the full term for each abbreviation at its first use in the title, abstract, keywords and text separately unless it is a standard unit of measure. Numerals from 1 to 10 spelt out
Numerals at the beginning of the sentence spelt out
Check the manuscript for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors
If a brand name is cited, supply the manufacturer's name and address (city and state/country).
Species names should be in italics
· Tables and figures
No repetition of data in tables and 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 permission taken)
Credit note for borrowed figures/tables provided
Write the full term for each abbreviation used in the table as a footnote
Copyright Notice
Copyright agreement and authorship responsibility
To
The Editor,
Susmita Parial
Journal of Pharmacy Research
C/O Santosh Stone Wale Ka Makan
Near Kumawat Dharamsala
Nurshing Pura Road
Ramtekari
Mandsaur-458001
Madhya Pradesh
Dear Sir,
Sub: Submission of an original paper with copyright agreement and authorship responsibility ( submit by e-mail only)
Topic entitled:
I certify that I have participated sufficiently in the conception and design of this work and the analysis of the data (wherever applicable), as well as the writing of the manuscript, to take public responsibility for it. I believe the manuscript represents valid work. I have reviewed the final version of the manuscript and approve it for publication. Neither has the manuscript nor one with substantially similar content under my authorship been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere, except as described in an attachment. Furthermore I attest that I shall produce the data upon which the manuscript is based for examination by the editors or their assignees, if requested.
Kindly find it suitable to publish in your esteemed journal.
Thanking you
Yours sincerely,
Author name and address Signature
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