ISSN (Print) 2076-2860 ISSN (Online) 2958-5945 Email: Editorial@jaimc.org Phone: +924299231453 PMDC & UHS (IP-0043)
INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
The JAIMC agrees to accept manuscripts prepared in accordance with the “Uniform Requirements submitted to the Biomedical journals as approved by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines, published in the British Medical Journal. In year 2008, the committee revised and reorganized the entire document and incorporated the Separate Statements into the text.
Submission of Manuscripts:
All manuscripts submitted for publication should be sent exclusively to JAIMC, Lahore. Papers submitted for publication must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Authors have to submit the article in Microsoft Word.
All authors and co-authors must provide their contact telephone/cell numbers and e-mail addresses on the manuscript. It is mandatory to provide the institutional ethical review board/committee approval for all research articles at the time of submission of article. Additionally, Authors are required to submit undertaking and processing fee at the time of submission. Submissions will only be entertained if they are submitted using OJS platform available on journal's website. All submissions are subject to review /alterations by the Editor/ editorial board.
General Principles:
Authors should submit the manuscript typed in MS Word. Manuscripts should be written in English in British style/format in past tense and third person form of address. Sentence should not start with a number or figure. The manuscript should be typed in double spacing as a single column on A4, with white bond paper with one inch(2.5cm) margin on one side in Times New Romanstyle (12font). Pages should be numbered consecutively through the last page of type written material. The material submitted for publication may be in the form of an original article, a review article, a case report or letter to the editor. Original articles should report original research with about 2000 words with not more than three tables or illustrations. References should not exceed 40 in number. Short communications should be of 250 words approximately. Letter should not exceed 150 words.
Components of manuscript should be in the following sequence:
Title Page: It should include the following: article title, abstract word count, manuscript word count, and the number of tables and figures.
·The Title of the Article. Authors should include all information in the title that will make electronic retrieval of the article both sensitive and specific. The title should be clear and concise. The title length should not exceed more than 14 words. Do not capitalize the first letter of each word in the title unless it is a proper noun. Do not use abbreviations in the title.
·Name of authors with highest academic degrees of each, their postal addresses, fax, phone number and mobile numbers.
·The name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed.
·Disclaimers, if any.
·Corresponding authors. The name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the author responsible for correspondence about the manuscript.
Abstract: It should be structured, not more than 250 words, briefly mentioning under following sub- headings Background and Objectives, Methods, Results and Conclusion. Abstracts should be followed by 3-5 MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) words. Use appropriate terms to increase search-ability of your article.
Manuscript Format:
Introduction: Present a background for the study. Include global, regional and local reports where appropriate. Cite only strictly pertinent references. State the purpose or objective of the study without sub-headings. Explain the hypothesis and the rationale of the research. Do not include data or conclusions from the current study.
Methods: Methodology should be written including study design, ethical review statement, description of the selection of the observational or experimental subjects, study setting, study duration, sampling method, sample size calculations with references, follow-up period, inclusion and exclusion criteria, operational definitions, variables(independent and dependent), identification of the methods and apparatus (provide the manufacturer's name and address in parenthesis) and identification of all drugs and chemicals in paragraph/s form. The source of the study subjects should be included and clearly described. The inclusion and exclusion criteria need to be elaborated. Any equipment used in the study should give the manufacturer's name and address.
Procedures should be clearly described so as to facilitate others to reproduce them easily. References are necessary to established methods, statistical methods, for already published methods not well-known, substantially modified methods with the reasons for using them, along with their limitations. All drugs and chemicals used should be stated in generic name(s), dose(s), and route(s) of administration. State the statistical software package used along with the version. Exact p-values and 95% confidence interval (CI) limits must be mentioned instead of only stating greater or less than level of significance. State the statistical software package used along with the version.
Results: Emphasize or summarize only the most important observations. Give numeric results not only as derivatives (for example, percentages) but also as the absolute numbers from which the derivatives were calculated, and specify the statistical significance attached to them giving degree of freedom, test of significance value and p- value (in brackets) if any. Do not duplicate data in graphs and tables if already mentioned in text.
Discussion: The introduction content should not be included in the discussion. Do not repeat in detail data or other information given in other sections. Should begin with a summary of the main results. These are then discussed with results of other published studies either supporting or refuting your results. Any new findings of the research should be emphasized, and the relevance should be stated. These can be used for future research or clinical practice. Limitations of the study should be stated at the end of the discussion in a separate paragraph.
Conclusion: It should be provided under separate headings and highlight new aspects arising from the study. It should be in accordance with the objectives.
References: Vancouver style is essential for publication in Journal of Allama Iqbal Medical College. References should be cited in consecutive numerical order as first mentioned in the text and designated by the reference number in superscript. References appearing in a table or figure should be numbered sequentially with those in text.
The Journal follows Index Medicus style for references and abbreviated journal names according to the list of Journals indexed in Index Medicus: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/
Tables: Data should be placed clearly and concisely to enable the reader to comprehend easily. Do not repeat the results stated in tables in the text. Tables should be numbered consecutively and cited in the results. Arabic numerals should be used. The title should be short and explanatory and written on top of the table. The columns of the table should have a short heading. Footnotes should elaborate on the abbreviations. If any data or table has been included from a published article, the source should be cited.
Illustrations: Figures and pictures should clarify and augment the text. The selection of sharp, high- quality illustrations is of paramount importance. Figures of inferior quality will be returned to the author for correction or replacement. For x-ray films, scans, and other diagnostic images, pictures of pathology specimens or photomicrographs, high- resolution photographic image f i les are recommended. Legend should be placed below the figure and detailed explanations should be given as legends and not on the illustrations. Photomicrographs should have internal scale markers. Symbols, arrows, or letters used in photomicrographs should stand out on the background. Figures should have consecutive numbers and should be cited in the results accordingly in the text and written as “Figure”. Arabic numerals should be used. Any symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters used to identify parts of the illustration should be explained clearly in the legend. Original illustrations should be submitted; previously published illustrations are not preferred. If a figure is taken from a previous publication, the source should be given as a reference.
Peer-Review Process
