Instructions to authors

All submissions must be in the English language. Articles are accepted for publication on condition that, it was submitted only to the Ad-din Sakina Women’s Medical College Journal.

Neither the editors nor the publishers are responsible for the views and statements of authors expressed in their contributions. It is the author’s responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce illustrations, tables etc. from other publications. The followings are the minimum requirements to submit paper for publication, which is based on Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submission to Biomedical Journals recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).Website of ICMJE is www.icmje.org.

Format for manuscript

  1. Typing should be on one side of the A4 size paper in English.
  2. Manuscript should have uniform style, correct journal format, carefully proof-read for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
  1. Manuscript should be submitted in Microsoft Word file using font size 12 Calibri (Body) characters, double-spaced except for abstract and author’s information where single space is required and with 1.5 cm margins on top and left and 1 cm on right and bottom.
  2. All authors’ names, posts, affiliation at the time they did their work and their highest academic degree(s), cell phone numbers and e-mail addresses should be included. The name of the corresponding author should be mentioned.
  3. A cover letter must be signed by the corresponding author and co-author(s). The letter must include the following statement: “This manuscript is my/our own work, it is not under consideration by another journal, and this material has not been previously published.”
  4. Abstract and key words in the first page followed by the text, prepared in the format of Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion and

 

Requirements

  1. Three typed copies (hard copies) of the article and one soft copy in MS Word (*.doc format only) attached with e-mail should be submitted to the Editor-in-chief.
  2. Manuscripts of rejected articles are not returned, but the principal author or the author for correspondence will be informed about the rejection of the article.
  3. Standard abbreviations may be used. Avoid abbreviations in the title and abstract. However, the full term for which an abbreviation stands should precede its first use in the text unless it is a standard unit of measurement.
  4. Statistical procedure should be described in the methods section supported by reference.
  5. The Editor reserves the customary right to style and if necessary, shorten the material for the acceptance purpose, to determine the priority and time of publication. Editor assumes that the submitted work will be based on honest observations. It is not a task of the editor to investigate scientific fraud paper.

Criteria for submission of original manuscripts

The authors are requested to strictly follow the guide- lines for submission of manuscript to Ad-din Sakina Women’s Medical College Journal for publication. The following documents with manuscripts are to be submitted.

  • A cover letter addressed to the Editor-in-chief of the journal (Sample given at the end)
  • A title page

In general, original article should be divided into following sections:

  1. Title page
  2. Abstract
  3. Introduction
  4. Methods
  5. Results (Tables with titles and Figures with legends)
  6. Discussion
  7. Conclusion
  8. Acknowledgement (if any)
  9. References

Each of the sections is to start on a separate page. Page should be numbered consecutively beginning from the abstract.

Title Page

  • Should be short (not more than 15 characters) & specific
  • Providing a distinct description of the complete article
  • Should include the names of all authors with their designation & their affiliations
  • Name of the department and institution where the work has been carried out
  • The address of the corresponding authors including contact number & email address
  • Disclosure of conflict of interest if any
  • Subtitles may be used to amplify the main title Abstract
  • Title of the article
  • Authors name should not be given
  • Preferably within 250 words
  • Avoid abbreviations in the title and abstract except standard abbreviation (eg: DNA)

Introduction

  • Statement of the problem with a short discussion of its

importance and significance

  • Review of the literature(s) related to the problem with pertinent reference
  • Objectives/hypothesis/benefits should be clearly stated

Methods

  • Research type, place and time
  • Description of research variables
  • Discussion of research population
  • Selection criteria (Exclusion criteria if any)
  • Approval of the research involving human subjects by ethical review committee (IRB/ERC) and description of the ethical aspects in such research
  • Description of procedure, methods, apparatus, drugs or chemical as applicable
  • Statistical procedure should be described and supported by reference

Result

  • Present results in a logical sequence in text, table and illustration with most important finding first
  • Figure should be numbered as 1 and table in Roman numerical (Tab. I)
  • Do not duplicate data in table and figure
  • Table and figure not supportive to the research are strictly discouraged
  • Do not use internal horizontal and vertical rules

References

  • Should be followed the Vancouver Format
  • Should be numbered consecutively as superscript and should appear on top of the line after the punctuation
  • At least 15 references should be included
  • At the end of the paper these should be listed in numerical order according to the order of citation in the text

Criteria for submission of review article

  • Reviews are evidence-based articles about a specific topic using relevant citations from the most recent literature with the authors’ conclusions on this subject
  • The author is expected to have conducted research on the subject and to have experience in order to discuss and analyze the subject. The text should be ranging from 2000-10,000 words excluding the title, abstract, references and tables. Please provide 3-5 keywords or short- phrases (preferably MeSH terms)

Criteria for submission of case report

  • Rare Cases with educational value for practicing doctors should be reported.
  • Length should not exceed 1000 words excluding the abstract, references and tables and no more than 10 references

Authors must ensure that the patient’s identity is protected both in the text and pictures before submitting the report.

Criteria for submission of short communication

  • Short communication is accepted when the research topic, aim and results of the research are in limited in scope and in cases that do not require writing a full original article.
  • Short communication can be described as a summarized version that have been prepared according to the structure of research articles
  • Abstracts should not exceed 100 words and the text should be restricted to a maximum of 1000 words

Criteria for submission of evidence-based commentary

These are short reports based on a focused question arising from a clinical encounter, and accompanied with a summary of the appraised evidence.

Criteria for submission of letters to editor and comments

Letters to the editor or comments can be sent to provide commentary and analysis concerning an article published in the journal, to give information about ongoing research to draw attention to a particular subject. It may include an optional title, tables and references. These articles should not exceed 1000 words.