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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.
  • Read the Aims & Scope to gain an overview and assess if your manuscript is suitable for this journal
  • Use the Microsoft Word template to prepare your manuscript according to the ICMJE Guidelines
  • Read the Research and Publication Ethics guidelines on the website and ensure that they are reflected in your manuscript
  • Make sure that issues about publication ethics, copyright, authorship, plagiarism, conflict of interest etc have been appropriately considered. Read the policy documents under "JRMC Policies" on the main page
  • Ensure that all authors have approved the content of the submitted manuscript.
  • Download the Author Declaration Form, get it signed from all authors
  • An Ethical Review board approval letter is required for every original study. If an ethical review board is not present in your institute, download the Ethical Declaration Form.
  • Click Register and log in to the OJS system as an author.
  • Attach the Manuscript in Word format along with the authorship form and ethical approval letter.
  • Abstract is 300 words
  • Study is within the last 5 years
  • References are within the last 5 years
  • DOI numbers are added with each reference
  • Tables are minimum 2 & maximum 4.
  • Figures are minimum 2 & maximum 4
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Please follow ICMJE Guidelines for Preparation of Manuscript

Additionally,

  • The title should be appropriate with no abbreviations.
  • The abstract should be 300 words or less.
  • The abstract should have the headings: Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion & Conclusion.
  • The introduction should be 2-3 Paragraphs with the hypothesis clearly mentioned.
  • The materials and methods must include place, year, duration of the study, study design, sample size calculation, Inclusion/exclusion criteria, Ethical/Consent statement, Description of variables, and statistical tests used. The study must be within the past 5 years
  • The results must describe each table and figure with in-text referencing. Tables and Figures must have descriptive captions. Captions of tables should be above the table and captions of the figures should be below the table. The total table and figures must not be more than four.
  • The discussion should be 2-3 paragraphs with references to local and international studies.
  • The conclusion should be brief and in alignment with the title and hypothesis.
  • The references should be in Vancouver superscript style with DOI numbers where applicable. Most references should be within the last 5 years.

Don’t submit till all the above criteria are met in your manuscript as improper manuscripts may result in delayed processing or rejection.  

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