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Author Guidelines

Manuscripts on clinical, review, experimental and historical topics pertinent to medical sciences are accepted for the publication in this journal. The papers are accepted for the publication with an understanding that they are solely submitted for this journal. The statements, comments or opinions expressed in the papers are exclusively of author(s), not of editor(s) or publisher. The manuscripts are to be prepared as described in following instructions. 3 (three) hard copies are to be submitted. Letters about potentially acceptable manuscripts will be sent after review process is complete. No manuscripts will be returned if not accepted for publication. In addition an electronic/digital version of the manuscript composed in MS word 98/2000 should be submitted in a diskette.

Preparation of manuscripts

Manuscripts should be typewritten, double-spaced throughout (including references and tables) on one side of good quality A4 sized paper, with margins of at least 25 mm. Each component of the manuscript should begin on a new page in the sequence of title or cover page, abstract with key words, text, acknowledgement, references, tables and legends for illustrations.

Title page will contain 

  1. Concise and informative title of the article
  2. Author(s) name, highest academic degree(s).
  3. Name of the department(s) and institution(s).
  4. Address for correspondence and reprint (please include e-mail address and fax if available).

Abstract and key words

An informative abstract not more than 250 words should briefly describe the objectives, materials and methods, results and conclusion. Number of key words should not more than ten and none that are in the title. 

Text should contain Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion in sequence.

Introduction

It should briefly disclose the purpose of study. It will help the readers with the problem finding. It should be clear in nature and purpose.

Materials and Methods

Clearly it should include materials, experimental procedures, methods etc. Mention the nomenclature, source of material, equipment with manufacturer’s details in parentheses. Describe new methods in sufficient detail indicating their limitation. Established methods should be cited with authentic references. Ethical standards should be followed in reporting experiments done in human subjects. Precisely identify the dosage and route of administration, when drugs or chemicals are used. Evidence for approval by the institutional ethical committee must be supplied by the authors on demand. Measurements and data should be stated in SI unit, or if SI unit does not exist, use an internationally accepted unit. Abbreviations and acronyms should be used for widely used terms and names, which occurs consistently and frequently in the manuscript.

Results

It should be presented in logical sequence in text, tables or illustrations. Duplications of data in the tables or illustrations should be avoided. Emphasize or summarize only important observations.

Discussion

Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and conclusion derived from them. Detail data written in introduction and other portions of text should not be repeated. The implication of results and their limitations including suggestion for future research should be included in the discussion.

References

Number the references consecutively in order mentioned in the text. Full list of reference should include all authors. Avoid using abstracts as references. References to paper accepted but not yet published should be designated as ‘in press’ or ‘forthcoming’. Authors should obtain written permission to cite such papers as well as verification that they have been accepted for publication. Information from manuscripts submitted but not accepted should be cited as ‘unpublished observations’ with written permission from the source. Use the styles of example below, which are based on the formats used by US National Library of Medicine (NLM) in the Index Medicus. The title of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in Index Medicus.

Article in journal

a) List all six authors when six or less

Vega KJ, Pina I, Krevsky B. Heart transplantation in associated with an increased risk for pancreatobiliary disease. Ann Intern Med 1996; 124 (11): 980-3.

As an option, if a journal carries continuous pagination throughout a volume (as many journals do) the month and issue number may be omitted.

b) More than six authors

Parkin DM, Clayton D, Black RJ, Masuyer E, Friedl HP, Ivanov E, et al. Childhood leukaemia in Europe after chernobyl: 5 year follow-up. Br J Cancer 1996; 73:1006-12.

c) No author given

Cancer in South Africa (editorial). S Afr Med J 1948; 84:15

d) Organization as author

The cardiac society of Australia and New Zealand. Clinical exercise stress testing. Safely and performance guidelines. Med J Aust 1990; 146: 267-9.

Books and monographs

a) Personal author(s)

Laurence DR, Bennett PN, Brown MJ. Clinical Pharmacology. 8th ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1997.

b) Editor(s),compiler(s) as author

Norman IJ, Redfern SJ, editors. Mental health care for elderly people. 5th ed.  New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1999.

c) Organization as author and publisher

World Health Organization. Ethical criteria for medical drug promotion. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1988.

d) Chapter in a book

Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP. Hypertension and stroke. In: Laragh JH, Brenner BM, editors. Hypertension: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. 2nd ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995. p 465-9.

e) Dissertation or thesis

Kaplan SJ. Post hospital home health care: the elderly access and utilization (dissertation). St. Louis (MO): Washington Uni; 1995.

Other published material

a) Newspaper article

Lee G. Hospitalization tied to ozone pollution: study estimates 50,000 admissions annually. The Washington post 1996; June 21; sect. A: 3 (col. 5).

b) Dictionary and similar references

Student’s medical dictionary. 26th edi. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins; 1995. Apraxia; p.119-20.

Unpublished material

  1. In press

Leshner AI. Molecular mechanisms of cocaine addiction. N Eng J Med (in press) 1997.

Electronic material

a) Journal articles in electronic format

Morse SS. Factors in the emergence of infectious diseases. Emerg Infect Dis [serial online] 1995 Jan-Mar [cited 1996 June 5]; 1(1): [24 screens]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eid.htm

b) Monograph in electronic format

CDI, clinical dermatology illustrated [monograph on CD-ROM]. Reeves JRT, Maibach H. CMEA Multimedia group, producers. 2nd ed. Version 2.0. San Diego: CAEA; 1995.

C) Computer files

Haemodynamics III: The ups and downs of haemodynamics [computer program]. Version 2.2. Orlando (FL): Computerized Educational Systems; 1993.

Table(s)

Each table should be typed on a separate sheet, brief title for each and should be numbered consecutively using Roman numbers and be cited in the consecutive order. Internal horizontal and vertical lines should not be used.

Illustration(s)

[Figure(s), photograph(s) etc.]

Figure(s) should be clear and legible. Illustration will be modified or recreated to conform to journal style. Photographs and photomicrographs should be clear and large enough to remain legible after the figure has been reduced to fit the width of a single column. The back of each figure should include the sequence number and the proper orientation (e.g.top). All illustrations should be referred to as figures numbered consecutively in the text in Arabic numerical.

Acknowledgement should appear at the end of the manuscripts before references.

Review and action

Manuscripts are usually examined by the editorial staff and are sent to outside reviewers. Author's suggestion regarding the names of possible reviewers is encouraged, but editorial board reserves the right of final selection. 

Submission

Please send the manuscript(s) to
Editor-in-Chief
Jalalabad Medical Journal (JMJ)
Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College
Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Road
Pathantula, Sylhet-3100
e-mail: jrrmcjournal@gmail.com
Phone: 88-0821-719096
Fax: 88-0821-719096

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish in the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Journal (BSMMCJ) agree to the following terms:

The Jalalabad Medical Journal (JMJ) retains copyright and grants the JMJ the right of the first publication of the work.

Creative Commons Licence

Articles in the JMJ are licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC License Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). This license permits Share— copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • 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.

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Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL) is a member of the Ubiquity Partner Network coordinated by Ubiquity Press. According to the EU definitions, BanglaJOL is the data controller, and Ubiquity Press are the service providers and data processors. Ubiquity Press provide the technical platform and some publishing services to BanglaJOL and operate under the principle of data minimisation where only the minimal amount of personal data that is required to carry out a task is obtained.

More information on the type of data that is required can be found in Ubiquity Press’ privacy policy below.

Ubiquity Press Privacy Policy

We take seriously our duty to process your personal data in a fair and transparent way. We collect and manage user data according to the following Privacy Policy. This document is part of our Terms of Service, and by using the press portal, affiliated journals, book, conference and repository websites (the “Websites”), you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service. Please read the Terms of Service in their entirety, and refer to those for definitions and contacts.

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There are four main categories of personal data stored by our journal platform, our press platform, and our book management system; Website User data, Author data, Reviewer data and Editor data.

The minimum personal data that are stored are:

  • full name
  • email address
  • affiliation (department, and institution)
  • country of residence

Optionally, the user can provide:

  • salutation
  • gender
  • associated URL
  • phone number
  • fax number
  • reviewing interests
  • mailing address
  • ORCiD
  • a short biography
  • interests
  • Twitter profile
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  • profile picture

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How do we use the data?

Personal information is only used to deliver the services provided by the publisher. Personal data is not shared externally except for author names, affiliations, emails, and links to ORCiD and social media accounts (if provided) in published articles and books which are displayed as part of the article/book and shared externally to indexes and databases. If a journal operates under open peer review then the reviewer details are published alongside the reviewer details.

How we collect and use your data:

1. When using the website

1.1 what data we collect

  • When you browse our website, we collect anonymised data about your use of the website; for example, we collect information about which pages you view, which files you download, what browser you are using, and when you were using the site.
  • When you comment on an article or book using Disqus, we are not collecting, controlling or processing the data. More details on the DISQUS privacy policy can be found on their website.
  • When you annotate an article or book, this is done via a 3rd party plugin to the website called Hypothes.is. In using this plugin we are not collecting, controlling or processing the data. More details on the Hypothes.is privacy policy can be found on their website.

1.2 why we collect the data

  • We use anonymised website usage data to monitor traffic, help fix bugs, and see overall patterns that inform future redesigns of the website, and provide reports on how frequently the publications on our site have been accessed from within their IP ranges.

1.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We do not collect personal information that can be used to identify you when you browse the website.
  • We currently use Google Analytics for publication reports, and to improve the website and services through traffic analysis, but no personal identifying data is shared with Google (for example your computer’s IP is anonymised before transmission).

1.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • Please contact info@ubiquitypress.com to request a copy of your data, or for your data to be removed/anonymised.

2. When registering as an author, and submitting an article or book

2.1 what data we collect

  • When registering an account we ask you to log in and provide certain personal information (such as your name and email address), and there is the option to register using an ORCiD which will pre-fill the registration form.
  • As part of submitting an article for publication, you will need to provide personally identifying information which will be used for the peer review process, and will be published. This can include ‘Affiliation’, ‘Competing interests’, ‘Acknowledgements’.

2.2 why we collect the data

  • Registering an account allows you to log in, manage your profile, and participate as an author/reviewer/editor. We use cookies and session information to streamline your use of the website (for example in order for you to remain logged-in when you return to a journal). You can block or delete cookies and still be able to use the websites, although if you do you will then need to enter your username and password to login. In order to take advantage of certain features of the websites, you may also choose to provide us with other personal information, such as your ORCiD, but your decision to utilize these features and provide such data will always be voluntary.
  • Personal data submitted with the article or book is collected to allow follow good publication ethics during the review process, and will form part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.

2.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We do not share your personal information with third parties, other than as part of providing the publishing service.
  • As a registered author in the system you may be contacted by the journal editor to submit another article.
  • Any books published on the platform are freely available to download from the publisher website in PDF, EPUB and MOBI formats on the publisher’s site.
  • Any personal data accompanying an article or a book (that will have been added by the submitting author) is published alongside it. The published data includes the names, affiliations and email addresses of all authors.
  • Any articles published on the platform are freely available to download from the publisher website in various formats (e.g. PDF, XML).
  • Ubiquity Press books and articles are typeset by SiliconChips and Diacritech.This process involves them receiving the book and book associated metadata and contacting the authors to finalise the layout. Ubiquity Press work with these suppliers to ensure that personal data is only used for the purposes of typesetting and proofing.
  • For physical purchases of books on the platform Ubiquity Press use print on demand services via Lightning Source who are responsible for printing and distribution via retailers. (For example; Amazon, Book Repository, Waterstones). Lightning Source’s privacy policy and details on data handling can be found on their website.

2.4 why we store the data

  • We store the account data so that you may choose to become a reviewer and be able to perform those tasks, or to become an author and submit an article and then track progress of that article.
  • Published personal data that accompanies an article or a book forms part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.

2.5 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • You are able to view, change and remove your data associated with your profile. Should you choose to completely delete your account, please contact us at support@ubiquitypress.com and we will follow up with your request as soon as possible.
  • To conform to publication ethics and best practice any personal data that is published alongside an article or book cannot be removed. If you have a query about a publication to which you are attributed please contact info@ubiquitypress.com

3. When registering as a reviewer

3.1 what data we collect

  • To become a reviewer you must first register as a user on the website, and set your preference that you would like to be considered as a reviewer. No new personal data is collected when a registered user elects to become a reviewer.
  • When registering an account we ask you to log in and provide certain personal information (such as your name and email address), and there is the option to register using an ORCiD which will pre-fill the registration form.
  • Reviewers can also be registered by editors who invite them to review a specific article. This requires the editor to provide the reviewer’s First Name, Last Name, and Email address. Normally this will be done as part of the process of inviting you to review the article or book.
  • On submitting a review, the reviewer includes a competing interest statement, they may answer questions about the quality of the article, and they will submit their recommendation.

3.2 why we collect the data

  • The data entered is used to invite the reviewer to peer review the article or book, and to contact the reviewer during and the review process.
  • If you submit a review then the details of your review, including your recommendation, your responses to any review form, your free-form responses, your competing interests statement, and any cover letter are recorded.

3.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • This data is not shared publicly and is only accessible by the Editor and system administrators of that journal or press.
  • The data will only be used in connection with that journal or press.
  • Data that is retained post final decision is kept to conform to publication ethics and best practice, to provide evidence of peer review, and to resolve any disputes relating to the peer review of the article or book.
  • For journals or presses that publish the peer reviews, you will be asked to give consent to your review being published, and a subset of the data you have submitted will become part of the published record.

3.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • If you would no longer like to be registered as a reviewer you can edit your profile and tick the box ‘stop being a reviewer’. This will remove you from the reviewer database, however any existing reviews you may have carried out will remain.
  • If you have been contacted by an editor to peer review an article this means that you have been registered in the system. If you would not like to be contacted for peer review you can reply to the email requesting that your data be deleted.

4. When being registered as a co-author

4.1 what data we collect

  • Co-author data is entered by the submitting author. The submitting author will already have a user account. According to standard publishing practice, the submitting author is responsible for obtaining the consent of their co-authors to be included (including having their personal data included) in the article/book being submitted to the journal/press.
  • The requested personal data for co-authors are at the bare minimum; first name, last name, institution, country, email address. This can also include; ORCID ID, Title, Middle Name, Biographical Statement, Department, Twitter Handle, Linkedin Profile Name or ImpactStory ID.

4.2 why we collect the data

  • Assuming that it is accepted for publication, this data forms part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.
  • Author names, affiliations and emails are required for publication and will become part of the permanent cited record.

4.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • The co-author’s personal data is stored in the author database. This personal data is only used in relation to the publication of the associated article.
  • Any co-author data collected is added to the author database and is only used in association with the article the user is co-author on.

4.5 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • To receive a copy of your data, please contact info@ubiquitypress.com
  • To conform to publication ethics and best practice any personal data that is published alongside an article or book cannot be removed. If you have a query about a publication to which you are attributed please contact info@ubiquitypress.com

5. When signing-up to receive newsletters

5.1 what data we collect

  • We require you to include your name and email address

5.2 why we collect and store the data, and for how long

  • This data would be collected to keep you updated with any news about the platform or specific journal

5.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We use mailchimp to provide our mailing list services. Their privacy policy can be found here

5.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data or want your data to be removed

  • All emails sent via our newsletter client will include a link that will allow you to unsubscribe from the mailing list

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We may choose to buy or sell assets. In the case that control of data changes to or from Ubiquity Press and a third party, or in the case of change of ownership of Ubiquity Press or of part of the business where the control of personal data is transferred, we will do our best to inform all affected users and present the options.

(Updated: 25 February 2020)