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The Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is a bi-monthly Journal,
which publishes original research work that contributes significantly to
further the scientific knowledge in Pharmaceutical Sciences
(Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics,
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Computational
Chemistry and Molecular Drug Design, Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry,
Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacy Practice, Clinical and
Hospital Pharmacy, Cell Biology, Genomics and Proteomics,
Pharmacogenomics, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical
Interest). The Journal publishes original research work either as a Full
Research Paper or as a Short Communication. Review Articles on a current
topic in Pharmaceutical Sciences are also considered for publication by
the Journal.
Type-written manuscripts prepared using MS Word should be submitted in
triplicate to The Editor, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Kalina, Santacruz East, Mumbai-400 098. Alternatively, the manuscript
can also be sent as a MS word document to editor@ijpsonline.com.
Manuscripts will be subjected to peer review process to determine their
suitability for publication provided they fulfil the requirements of the
journal as laid out in the instructions to authors. After the review,
manuscripts will be returned for revision along with reviewer’s and/or
editor’s comments. One original copy of the final revised manuscript
should be submitted for publication with in two months of receiving the
reviewer’s comments. It is also desirable to submit the final revised
manuscript on a CD prepared in MS Word Version 97-2002 or a higher
version. Prepare the manuscript in Times New Roman font using a font
size of 12. Title shall be in a font size 14. All section titles in the
manuscript shall be in font size 12, bold face capitals. Subtitles in
each section shall be in font size 12, bold face lower case followed by
a colon. There shall not be any decorative borders anywhere in the text
including the title page. The entire MS Word document with graphs and
illustrations pasted in it shall not exceed 1.2 mb.
Submission of a manuscript to Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
for publication implies that the same work has not been either published
or under consideration for publication in another Journal. Authors, in
their cover note to the Editor, have to clearly mention whether the
manuscript shall be considered as a Research Paper, Short Communication
or Review Article and also confirm that the manuscript has not been
submitted to any other Journal for publication. Authors publishing
results from in vivo experiments involving animals or humans should
state whether due permission for conduction of these experiments was
obtained, from the relevant ethics committees, in the Materials and
Methods section. In addition, authors wishing to publish research work
involving human studies should also send a notary verified letter of
approval from the Ethics Committee or the Institutional Review Board.
Preparation of Manuscripts: Research Papers
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Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with “Uniform requirements
for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journal” developed by
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (October 2001).
Authors desirous of submitting manuscripts for publication to the Indian
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences are advised to refer to the current
issue of the Journal to understand the format and style of papers that
get published. Authors are also advised to go through the current set of
Instructions to Authors and prepare their manuscripts accordingly.
Information should be conveyed in simple language with the correct
syntax. Care should be taken to avoid common errors like having
abbreviations in the Title or Abstract, beginning a sentence with a
numeral, adding “etc.” after a few examples, dropping articles and using
“&” instead of ‘and’ in the text. The usage of standard abbreviations
and symbols is encouraged. Manuscripts that fail to conform to the
requirements of the Journal, as specified under Instructions to Authors,
will be rejected outright.
Manuscripts should be concisely written and conform to the following
general requirements: Manuscripts should be typewritten in double-space
in A4 sized sheets, only on one side, with a 2 cm margin on both sides.
Research Papers should have more than 15 pages, Review Articles in the
range of 15-30 pages and Short Communications up to 15 pages, inclusive
of illustrations. Pages should be numbered consecutively, starting with
the title page and the matter arranged in the following order: Title
page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion
or Results and Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, Illustrations
(Tables and figures including chemistry schemes along with titles and
legends) and figure and Table titles and legends. Abstract should start
on a separate page and each table or figure should be on separate
sheets. The titles “Abstract” and “Introduction” need not be mentioned.
All other section titles should be in capital letters while subtitles in
each section shall be in bold face lower case followed by a colon.
Title Page - Title page should contain title of the paper in bold
face, title case (font size 14), names of the authors in normal face,
upper case (font size 12) followed by the address(es) in normal face
lower case. The author to whom all correspondence be addressed should be
denoted by an asterisk mark. The title should be as short as possible
and precisely indicate the nature of the work in the communication.
Names of the authors should appear as initials followed by surnames for
men and one given-name followed by surname for women. Full names may be
given in some instances to avoid confusion. Names should not be prefixed
or suffixed by titles or degrees. Names should be followed by the
complete postal address or addresses with pin code numbers of the
place(s), where the research work has been carried out. At the bottom
left corner of the title page, please mention “*Address For
correspondence” and provide a functional e-mail address. Address of the
corresponding author to whom all correspondence may be sent should be
given only if it is different from the address already given under
authors’ names. Trivial sub-titles such as ‘Title’, ‘Author’, ‘Address’
or ‘Place of Investigation’ shall not be included in the title page.
Title page should be aligned centre except for “* Address For
correspondence”.
Provide a running title or short title of not more than 50 characters
Abstract - Should start on a new page after the title page and
should be typed in single-space to distinguish it from the Introduction.
Abstracts should briefly reflect all aspects of the study, as most
databases list mainly abstracts. Short Communications as well as Review
Articles should have an Abstract.
Key-words - Provide four to ten appropriate key words after
abstract preferably from MeSH terms provided by National Library of
Medicine
Introduction - Shall start immediately after the Abstract, as the
next paragraph, but should be typed in double-space. The Introduction
should lead the reader to the importance of the study; tie-up published
literature with the aims of the study and clearly states the rationale
behind the investigation.
Materials and Methods - Shall start as a continuation to
introduction on the same page. All important materials used along with
their source shall be mentioned. The main methods used shall be briefly
described, citing references. Trivial details may be avoided. New
methods or substantially modified methods may be described in sufficient
detail. The statistical method and the level of significance chosen
shall be clearly stated. IJPS prefers to publish work that has been
subjected to an appropriate statistical test at one level of
significance.
Results - All findings presented in tabular or graphical form
shall be described in this section. The data should be statistically
analyzed and the level of significance stated. Data that is not
statistically significant need only to be mentioned in the text - no
illustration is necessary. All Tables and figures must have a title or
caption and a legend to make them self-explanatory. Results section
shall start after materials and methods section on the same page.
Discussion - This section should follow results, deal with the
interpretation of results, convey how they help increase current
understanding of the problem and should be logical. Unsupported
hypothesis should be avoided. The Discussion should state the
possibilities the results uncover, that need to be further explored.
There is no need to include another title such as “Conclusions” at the
end of Discussion. Results and discussion of results can also be
combined under one section, Results and Discussion.
Acknowledgements - Should be given after the text and not in the
form of foot-notes.
References -
Should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first
mentioned in the text (not in alphabetic order). Identify references in
text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals in superscript in square
brackets. References cited only in tables or figure legends should be
numbered in accordance with the sequence established by the first
identification in the text of the particular table or figure. Use the
style of the examples below, which are based on the formats used by the
NLM in Index Medicus. The titles of journals should be abbreviated
according to the style used in Index Medicus. Use complete name of the
journal for non-indexed journals. Avoid using abstracts as references.
Information from manuscripts submitted but not accepted should be cited
in the text as “unpublished observations” with written permission from
the source. Avoid citing a “personal communication” unless it provides
essential information not available from a public source, in which case
the name of the person and date of communication should be cited in
parentheses in the text. For scientific articles, contributors should
obtain written permission and confirmation of accuracy from the source
of a personal communication.
The commonly cited types of references are shown here, for other types
of references such as electronic media, newspaper items, etc. please
refer to ICMJE Guidelines (
http://www.icmje.org ).
Articles in Journals
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Devi KV, Pai RS. Antiretrovirals: Need for an Effective Drug
Delivery. Indian J Pharm Sci 2006;68:1-6.
List the first six contributors followed by et al.
List the first six contributors followed by et al.
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Volume with supplement: Shen HM, Zhang QF. Risk assessment of nickel
carcinogenicity and occupational lung cancer. Environ Health
Perspect 1994; 102 Suppl 1:275-82.
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Issue with supplement: Payne DK, Sullivan MD, Massie MJ. Women’s
psychological reactions to breast cancer. Semin Oncol 1996;23(1,
Suppl 2):89-97.
Books and Other Monographs
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Personal author(s): Ringsven MK, Bond D. Gerontology and leadership
skills for nurses. 2nd ed. Albany (NY): Delmar Publishers; 1996.
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Editor(s), compiler(s) as author: Norman IJ, Redfern SJ, editors.
Mental health care for elderly people. New York: Churchill
Livingstone; 1996.
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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. 465-78.
Download a PowerPoint presentation on common reference styles and using the reference checking facility on the manuscript submission site.
Illustrations: Tables -
Should be typed on separate sheets of paper and should not preferably
contain any molecular structures. Only MS word table format should be
used for preparing tables. Tables should show lines separating columns
but not those separating rows except for the top row that shows column
captions. Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and
bear a brief title in capital letters normal face. Units of measurement
should be abbreviated and placed below the column headings. Column
headings or captions shall be in bold face. It is essential that all
tables have legends, which explain the contents of the table. Tables
should not be very large that they run more than one A4 sized page.
Tables should not be prepared in the landscape format, i. e. tables that
are prepared widthwise on the paper.
Figures - Should be on separate pages but not inserted with in
the text. Figures should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals
and bear a brief title in lower case bold face letters below the figure.
Graphs and bar graphs should preferably be prepared using Microsoft
Excel and submitted as Excel graph pasted in Word. These graphs and
illustrations should be drawn to approximately twice the printed size to
obtain satisfactory reproduction. As far as possible, please avoid
diagrams made with India ink on white drawing paper, cellophane sheet or
tracing paper with hand written captions or titles. Photographs should
be on glossy paper. Photographs should bear the names of the authors and
the title of the paper on the back, lightly in pencil. Alternatively
photographs and photomicrographs can be submitted as jpeg images. Figure
and Table titles and legends should be typed on a separate page with
numerals corresponding to the illustrations. Keys to symbols,
abbreviations, arrows, numbers or letters used in the illustrations
should not be written on the illustration itself but should be clearly
explained in the legend. Avoid inserting a box with key to symbols, in
the figure or below the figure. In case of photomicrographs,
magnification should be mentioned either directly on them or in the
legend. Symbols, arrows or letters used in photomicrographs should
contrast with the background. Method of staining should also be
mentioned in the legend.
Tables and figures must be cited in the text in numerical order. Table 2
cannot be first cited before Table 1. If citation to a Table or Figure
is not found in the text, the table or figure will be deleted.
General Guidelines for units and symbols - The use of the nternational
System of Units (SI) is recommended.
| Physical quantity |
Base unit |
SI Symbol |
| Length |
meter |
m |
| Mass |
gram |
g |
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kilogram |
kg |
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microgram |
µg |
| Time |
second |
s |
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minute |
min |
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hour |
h |
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day |
d |
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week |
w |
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month |
mo |
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year |
y |
| Amount of substance |
mole |
mol |
| Area |
square meter |
m2 |
| Volume |
cubic meter |
m3 |
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liter |
l |
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milliliter |
ml |
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microliter |
µl |
| Specification |
Example |
Correct style |
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Use lowercase for symbols or
abbreviations, |
Kilogram |
kg |
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Symbols are not followed by a
period, exception end of sentence |
meter |
m |
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Do not pluralize symbols |
kilograms |
kg |
| When numbers are printed symbols are preferred |
100 meters |
100 m |
| Space between number and symbol |
2mol
10mg |
2 mol
10 mg |
| Place a zero before a decimal |
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0.01 |
| Decimal numbers are preferable to fractions |
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0.75 |
| Space used to separate long number exception
four-digit numbers |
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1 500 000
1000 |
Chemical terminology -
The chemical nomenclature used must be in accordance with that used in
the Chemical Abstracts.
Symbols and abbreviations - Unless specified otherwise, all
temperatures are understood to be in degrees centigrade and need not be
followed by the letter ‘C’. Abbreviations should be those well known in
scientific literature. In vitro, in vivo, in situ, ex vivo, ad libitum,
et al. and so on are two words each and should be written in italics.
None of the above is a hyphenated word. All foreign language (other than
English) names and words shall be in italics as a general rule. Words
such as carrageenan-induced inflammation, paracetamol-induced
hepatotoxicity, isoproterenol-induced myocardial necrosis,
dose-dependent manner are all hyphenated.
Biological nomenclature - Names of plants, animals and bacteria
should be in italics.
Enzyme nomenclature - The trivial names recommended by the
IUPAC-IUB Commission should be used. When the enzyme is the main subject
of a paper, its code number and systematic name should be stated at its
first citation in the paper.
Spelling - These should be as in the Concise Oxford Dictionary of
Current English.
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Short Commnunications
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The journal publishes exciting findings, preliminary data or studies
that did not yield enough information to make a full paper as short
communications. These have the same format requirements as full papers
but are only up to 15 pages in length in total. Short Communications
should not have subtitles such as Introduction, Materials and Methods,
Results and Discussion - all these have to be merged into the running
text. Short Communications preferably should have only 3-4
illustrations.
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Review Articles
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Should be about 15-30 pages long, contain up-to-date information,
comprehensively cover relevant literature and preferably be written by
scientists who have in-depth knowledge on the topic. All format
requirements are same as those applicable to full papers. Review
articles need not be divided into sections such as materials and Methods
and Results and Discussion, but should definitely have an Abstract and
Introduction, if necessary.
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Abbreviations of journal names
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American Journal of Cardiology, The- (Am J Cardiol)
American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy- (Am J Hosp Pharm)
American Journal of Medicine, The- (Am J Med)
American Journal of Medical Sciences, The- (Am J Med Sci)
American Pharmacy- (Amer Pharm)
American Journal of Pharmacy- (Am J Pharm)
American Journal of Physiology, The- (Am J Physiol)
Analytical Chemistry- (Anal Chem)
British Journal of Experimental Pathology, The- (Br J Exp Pathol)
British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy- (Br J Pharmacol)
British Heart Journal- (Brit Heart J)
Canadian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences- (Can J Pharm Sci)
Canadian Medical Association Journal- (Can Med Assoc J)
Cardiovascular Research- (Cardiovasc Res)
Chemical and Engineering News- (Chem Eng News)
Chemist and Druggist, The- (Chemist and Druggist)
Clinical Pharmacokinetics- (Clin Pharmacokinet)
Current Sciences (India)- (Current Sci (India))
Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy- (Drug Develop Ind Pharm)
Helvitica Chimica Acta- (Helv Chim Acta)
Indian Journal of Medical Sciences- (Indian J Med Sci)
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences- (Indian J Pharm Sci)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, The- (J Am Chem Soc)
Journal of Biological Chemistry- (J Biol Chem)
Journal of Controlled Release- (J Control Release)
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry- (J Med Chem)
Journal of Organic Chemistry, The- (J Org Chem)
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics- (J Pharmacol Exp Ther)
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology- (J Pharm Pharmacol)
Lancet, The- (Lancet)
Nature- (Nature)
New England Journal of Medicine- (N Engl J Med)
Pharmaceutical Journal, The (Pharm J)
Pharmacological Research Communications- (Pharmacol Res Commun)
Science- (Science)
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