Instructions to Authors

The Editorial Process

The manuscripts will be reviewed for possible publication with the understanding that they are being submitted to one journal at a time and have not been published, simultaneously submitted, or already accepted for publication elsewhere. The Editors review all submitted manuscripts initially. Manuscripts with insufficient originality, serious scientific flaws, or absence of importance of message are rejected. After initial review by editorial board manuscripts will be sent to two or more expert reviewers without revealing the identity of the contributors to the reviewers. Articles accepted would be copy edited for grammar, punctuation, print style, and format.

Address for submission of the manuscripts

Editor-in-Chief
Editorial office, JDMIMSU
Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University
Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha - 442004, Maharashtra
State (India)
Tel: 07152-287701, 287702, 287703, 287704, 287705, 287706 (Ext. 450)
Fax: 07152-287714
E-mail : jdmimsu@rediffmail.com
Web : http://ruralnursingdmims.com/
Authors are advised to visit above site for online submission of articles.

Authorship

As stated in the Uniform Requirements, credit for authorship requires substantial contributions to (a) the conception and design or analysis and interpretation of the data, and (b) the drafting of the article or critical revision for important intellectual content. Each author must sign a statement attesting that he or she fulfills the authorship criteria of the Uniform Requirements. Any change in authorship after submission must be approved in writing by all authors.

Types of Manuscripts and word limits

Original articles : Randomized controlled trials, intervention studied, studies of screening and diagnostic test, outcome studies, cost effectiveness analyses, case-control series, and surveys with high response rate. Up to 2500 words excluding references and abstract.

Review articles : Systemic critical assessments of literature and data sources. Up to 3000 words excluding references and abstract. Review articles will be invited from the experts in the subjects.

Case reports : New/interesting/very rare cases can be reported. Cases with clinical significance or implications will be given priority, whereas, mere reporting of a rare case may not be considered. Up to 1000 words excluding references and abstract and up to 10 references.

Short reports : New/interesting/very rare cases with clinical significance. Up to 600 words excluding references and abstract and up to 5 references. Letter to the

Editor : Should be short, decisive observation. They should not be preliminary observations that need a later paper for validation. Up to 400 words and 4 references.

Images : Classical clinical/radiological/pathological image Up to 250 words and 4 references.

Announcements : Announcements of conferences, meetings, courses, awards, and other items likely to be of interest to the readers should be submitted with the name and address of the person from whom additional information can be obtained. Up to 100 words.

Checklist for Authors

Cover Letter : Address to : Editors The Journal of Datta Meghe Institure of Medical Sciences University, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha.

Provide a statement verifying that
(1) The manuscript is original,
(2) All the authors were active participants,
(3) You wish to submit the manuscript for publication in Journal of Datta Meghe Institure of Medical Sciences university, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha,
(4) The manuscript is not currently under consideration for publication in another journal,
(5) Disclosure of financial support,
(6) Declaration about conflict of interest and
(7) Transfer of copyright to publisher of JDMIMSU,
(8) Declaration of clearance from institutional review board and ethics committee of institute.
(9) Author should declare that patient's right to privacy is not infringed while preparing the manuscript meant for publication. An informed consent should be obtained from patients at publication and such should be indicated while submitting the manuscript.

General

Submit 3 sets of the double-spaced manuscript (reference list also double spaced) with ample margins & its ditto diskette/CD Rom.
Limit the length of the text to approximately 3,000 words.
Number the pages consecutively, starting with the title page, and continuing in the following order: abstract and keywords, body of text, references, figure legends and tables.
Provide signed permission forms from the copyright holder and original author for all previously published tables or figures.
Cite all references, figures (in Arabic numerals) and tables (in roman numerals) in the text.
Use generic names of drugs when possible. For any trade name cited, capitalize the first letter, and include the manufacturers name and location (city, state/province, country).
Express weights and measures in metric values.

Title Page

Provide the authors academic degrees (e.g., M.D.) and positions (e.g.. Professor) and the corresponding authors name and mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and E-mail address.
Limit the number of authors to 6. If more than 6 authors contributed significantly to the article, the editorial office will consider including their names upon request.
Acknowledge any presentation at a national or international medical society and any substantive financial support.

Abstract Page

? Submit a structured abstract limited to 200 words: Objective, Study Design, Results and Conclusion.
case report - the headings should be: Introduction, Case and Discussion.
? Address the study's power to detect a difference if the research identified important variables that lacked a statistically significant difference.

Materials and Methods

Acknowledge that the original research was approved by the local institutional review board.
Clearly state the method of any randomization, blinding and selection of specific statistical tests.
Explain dropouts/exclusions and confounding variables.

References

Cite journal articles as follows: Authors: Article title. Abbreviated journal name. volume: inclusive pages & year. Use Index Medicus abbreviations of journal names.
Cite books as follows: Authors: Name of chapter. In Name of book. Editors names. Place, Publisher, inclusive page numbers, year.
Identify references in the text with numeral -e.g., Mishra et al (6).
Number all references consecutively as they appear in the text.
Avoid listing unpublished data or manuscripts, personal communications, web sites and non-peer-reviewed publications.
Do not superscript the number of reference in the text article
Check the number across the list of references which are cited in the text

Figures

Submit 3 prints for each figure. (Color illustrations in excess of 2 figures (1 image each) will be published at the authors expense.)
All photographs (line art, grayscale and color) must be in the form of glossy prints surrounded by a 0.5-in, white border. (Slides are not acceptable.)
Ensure that each photograph or section (i.e.. A, B, etc.) is at least 3.5 inches wide.
Scan images at the highest dpi possible. Do not modify a low-resolution image by increasing the dpi. Send files at not less than 300 dpi in one of the following formats: GIF, TIFF, BMP, JPEG, PHOTOSHOP, EPS or PICT. Send color files in CMYK mode for 4-color separation.
Provide names of stains and magnification, and clearly identify critical areas of radiographs, photomicrographs, etc.
Do not write on either the front or back of figures. Do not attach figures to any type of paper. Use self-sticking notes to indicate numbers, directional position and article.

Tables

Number and title all tables.
Provide sufficient information for the table to stand alone.
Avoid tables in which the data could be included in the text in several sentences.
Do not duplicate results depicted in tables in graphs again.

Limits for number of images and tables : for all the above-mentioned categories the number of images and tables should not be more than one per 500 words.

Abbreviations

Except for units of measurement, abbreviations are strongly discouraged. Except for units of measurement, the first time an abbreviation appears, it should be preceded by the words for which it stands.

Drug Names

Generic names should be used. When proprietary brands are used in research, include the brand name and the name of the manufacturer in parentheses after the first mention of the generic name in the Methods section.

Copyrights

The whole of the literary matter in the copyright of the Editorial Board. The Journal, however, grants to all users a free, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual right of access to, and a license to copy, use, distribute, perform and display the work (either in pre-print or post-print format) publicly and to make and distribute derivative works in any digital medium for any reasonable non-commercial purpose, subject to proper attribution of authorship and ownership of the rights. The journal also grants the right to make small numbers of printed copies for their personal non-commercial use.

Proofs

After the manuscript has been accepted for publication, the Editorial team will copyedit the manuscript prior to publication and make changes to conform to the Journal style and format. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to carefully read the copyedited proof of the manuscript and to answer all queries fully. Confirmation or comments from the authors must be answered within three days after receipt of the proof, in order to avoid delays in publication of the manuscript or for the journal to proceed with publication without waiting for the corresponding author's comments. Authors should note that major alterations to the text would not be entertained. Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work, including changes made by the Editorial team and authorized by the corresponding author.