Copyright
Copyright on any research article is transferred in full to Delta Medical College Journal upon publication in the journal. The copyright transfer includes the right to reproduce and distribute the article in any form of reproduction (printing, electronic media or any other form).
Articles in the Delta Medical College Journal are Open Access articles published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License] CC BY License.
This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
It is the authors responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce illustrations, tables, etc. from other publication.
Charges and Fees:
There are NO article processing charges (APCs) or article submission fees.
Ethical aspects:
Dealing with human subjects relating to ethical aspects should be in accordance with WMA Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects, revised in 2008 (www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/b3/). Evidence for approval by the local ethics committee must be supplied by the authors on demand.
Preparation of manuscript:
The journal accepts manuscripts prepared under the guidelines of International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) (www.icmje.org). Authors should follow the following general framework -
a) Manuscript should be written in English and typed on one side of A4 size white paper.
b) Text should be in Times New Roman font in 12 point.
c) Double spacing should be used throughout.
d) Margin should be 5 cm for the header and 2.5 cm for the remainder.
e) Referencing style should be that of Vancouver approved by U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
f) Each of the following section should begin on separate page:
f) Pages should be numbered consecutively at the lower right hand cover of each page beginning with the title page.
g) All scientific units should be expressed in System International (Sl) units. Traditional units may be used where they are widely accepted.
h) All drugs should be mentioned in their generic form. The commercial name may however be used within brackets.
Title Page
Title of the article (should be concise, informative and self explanatory)
Name of each author with highest academic degree
Name and email address of the author to whom correspondence regarding manuscript to be made.
Name and address of the author to whom request for reprint should be addressed
Abstract
Structured with subheadings of Background, Objective, Materials and method, Results, Conclusion.
Not mandatory for review articles and case reports.
Should not exceed 250 words
Should contain only approved abbreviations
Three to five keywords below the abstract
Text
Introduction:
States the purpose of the article and summarizes the rationale of the study
Give only strictly pertinent references
Brief review of the subject
Materials and method:
Should be very clear mentioning study design, place and period
The selection criteria of the study population including controls (if any)
The methods and the apparatus used in the research
The procedure of the study in such a detail so that other workers can reproduce the results
Statistical procedure should be briefly and comprehensively addressed. Specify the computer software used (if any) along with version.
Result:
Presented in logical sequence in the text, tables and illustrations
Described without comment
Supplemented by concise textual description of the data presented in table and figures only where it is necessary
Table:
Tables should be simple, self explanatory and supplement, not duplicate the text
They should be numbered consecutively with roman numerical (I, II, III, IV, etc.) in order of text
If abbreviations are to be used, they should be explained in footnotes
Captions should in bold (Table I: ------)
Illustrations:
All illustrations must be numbered and cited in the text
Print photograph of each illustration should be submitted
Figures and photographs:
Should be used only where data cannot be expressed in any other form
Numbered in Arabic (1,2,3,etc.)
Captions should in bold (Fig 1: ------)
Photomicrographs should indicate the magnification, internal scale and the method of staining.
Legends for figures:
Legends must be informative and comprehensive without reference to the text. Legends should be in similar font and style as in text.
Discussion:
Should reflect the authors comment on the results and to relate them to those of other authors.
The relevance to experimental research or clinical practice should contain well-founded arguments.
Acknowledgements
Individuals, organizations or bodies may be acknowledged in the article and may include -
Name (or a list) of funding bodies and name of the organization(s) and individual(s) with their consent.
References
Must be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are mentioned in the text.
Should be identified in the text by superscript in Arabic numerical (1,2,etc).
Should use the form of references in Vancouver style adopted by US National Library of
Medicine and used in Index Medicine and used in Index medicus.
Some mostly needed examples are given below
Articles in Journals
1. Standard journal article
List the first six authors followed by et al.
Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002 Jul 25;347(4):284-87.
2. Organization as author
Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin, and proinsulin in participants with impaired glucose tolerance. Hypertension. 2002;40(5):679-86.
3. Volume with supplement
Geraud G, Spierings EL, Keywood C. Tolerability and safety of frovatriptan with short- and long-term use for treatment of migraine and in comparison with sumatriptan. Headache. 2002;42 Suppl 2:S93-9.
4. Issue with supplement
Glauser TA. Integrating clinical trial data into clinical practice. Neurology. 2002;58(12 Suppl 7):S6-12.
Books
1. Personal author(s)
Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.
2. Editor(s)/compiler(s) as author
Gilstrap LC, Cunningham FG, VanDorsten JP, editors. Operative obstetrics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002.
3. Author(s) and editor(s)
Breedlove GK, Schorfheide AM. Adolescent pregnancy. 2nd ed. Wieczorek RR, editor. White Plains (NY): March of Dimes Education Services; 2001.
4. Chapter in a book
Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.
Conference proceedings
Harnden P, Joffe JK, Jones WG, editors. Germ cell tumours V. Proceedings of the 5th Germ Cell Tumour Conference; 2001 Sep 13-15; Leeds, UK. New York: Springer; 2002.
Scientific or technical report
Akutsu T. Total heart replacement device. Bethesda MD: National Institutes of Health, National Heart and Lung Institute; 1974 Apr. Report No.: AFRLSRBLTR020123.
Dissertation
Borkowski MM. Infant sleep and feeding: a telephone survey of Hispanic Americans [thesis/dissertation]. Michigan: Central Michigan University; 2002.
Unpublished Material
Tian D, Araki H, Stahl E, Bergelson J, Kreitman M. Signature of balancing selection in Arabidopsis. Science. In press.
Electronic Material
1. Journal article on the Internet
Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [Internet]. 2002 Jun [cited 2002 Aug 12];102(6). Available from: http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/Wawatch.htmArticle.
2. Homepage/Web site
Cancer-Pain.org [Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources [updated 2002 May 16; cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from: http://www.cancer-pain.org/.
Manuscript submission:
Two typed copies (hard copies) of the article and one soft copy on a CD / DVD processed in MS Word should be submitted to the executive editor. Manuscripts must be accompanied by a covering letter with a statement that the manuscript has been read, approved and signed by all authors. Alternatively, manuscripts may also be submitted electronically via email to the executive editor where corresponding author is liable for the consent of coauthors. Scanned authorization letter must be provided by the principal author on demand. If the work has been conducted abroad the manuscript must be accompanied by a certificate from the institute head.
Editorial process:
All submitted manuscripts are subject to scrutiny by the executive editor and/or any member of the editorial board. Manuscripts containing materials without sufficient scientific value and of a priority issue, or not fulfilling the requirement for publication may be rejected or it may be sent back to the author(s) for resubmission with necessary modifications to suit one of the submission categories. Manuscripts fulfilling the requirements and found suitable for consideration are sent for peer review. The journal follows a double blinded peer review process. Articles found suitable for publication by the reviewer, may need revision/modifications before being finally accepted. Editorial board finally decides upon the publishability of the reviewed and revision/modifications after submission. All accepted manuscripts will be edited according to the journals style. The editorial board reserves the right to edit and if necessary, shorten any material, crop/trim any illustration to ensure relevance for publication. Acceptance letter may be provided upon the request of the principal author.
Copyright on any research article is transferred in full to Delta Medical College Journal upon publication in the journal. The copyright transfer includes the right to reproduce and distribute the article in any form of reproduction (printing, electronic media or any other form).
Articles in the Delta Medical College Journal are Open Access articles published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY License.
This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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