Editorial Policy

AR EduX Journal adheres to the standard of the International guidelines.

Approval of an article rests with the Editor-in-Chief who reserves the right to revise the article and/or request the author to edit the contents. All material is subject to review by members of the Editorial Board and a panel of international reviewers. Acceptance of material is based on scientific rigor and innovation.

Because AR EduX Journal is distributed on a complimentary basis.

There are article processing charges (APC) if the manuscript is accepted for publication. For invited manuscripts, there is no provision of fees.

The corresponding author will receive page proofs of his/her contribution for final approval before publication. The author will be responsible for bringing to the attention of the publisher any changes that need to be made within two days after sending of the page proof. The corresponding author can request print copy of the journal/article on charge basis.

Authors are encouraged to suggest the names of possible reviewers who are able to provide an unbiased review though these recommendations may or may not be used. Names, postal and email addresses of three to four experts in the appropriate area of research should accompany each manuscript submission. The Editor-in-Chief’s decision on the choice of peer reviewers should be final. Reviewers suggested should not be from the same institution as the author and should have expert knowledge of the subject. You should not have substantially worked with the reviewer in the past few years, and in particular, this should not be someone who has already reviewed or otherwise contributed to the manuscript. To the best of your knowledge, reviewers should not have conflicts (financial, personal) which would interfere with their objectivity. Selected scientist(s) will be invited to act as reviewer(s).

Copyright

It is a condition of publication that manuscripts submitted to AR EduX Journal have not been and will not be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. By submitting a manuscript, the authors agree that the copyright of their article is transferred to the publisher if and when the article is accepted for publication. The authors are required to sign a ‘Copyright Transfer’ form after manuscript selection.

Preparation of Manuscript

Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word file including tables and figures, typewritten as straight text only (except Latin words), with double line spacing and all pages of the manuscript should be numbered consecutively, beginning with the title page, to facilitate the editorial process.

Please do not use footnote or endnote features. Manuscripts should be arranged in the following order:

Title page

Title of the article: the title should be concise, objective, comprehensive and informative; and may be expanded by means of subtitle.

Author(s) and institutional affiliations: surnames and initials of all authors (or of only the first six), highest academic degree. The names of the department(s) and institution should be attributed.

Address for correspondence: professional title, name of the author, name of department, name of university/institution, full postal address in the format of street number, street name, zip code, city, country (with no punctuation), telephone and fax numbers, email, address of the corresponding author who can be reached during office hours.

Introductory sentence: this is required for the contents page.

Running title: short running title for use in subsequent pages, if the original title is longer than the maximum.

Disclaimers, if any.

Source(s) of support: in the form of grants, equipment, drugs, or all of these.

Word counts: word count of title, introductory sentence, running title, abstract, keywords, text and acknowledgements are required.

Figures and tables: indicate the number of figures and tables attached to the manuscript.

Manuscript

Manuscripts normally contain the following, as appropriate:

Abstract (maximum 250 words for review article, meta-analysis and original research): to attract reader’s attention, a structured abstract that adequately describes the work and highlights its significance. The abstract should include only text. Avoid the use of abbreviations and citations. This should be provided in the format: Introduction/Study Objectives, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and Funding Sources.

Keywords: three to six keywords should be provided in alpha order. Please do not use footnote or endnote features.

Text: the most used division of sections is: Introduction/Study Objectives, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion. Organise manuscript text into sections generally matching abstract sections. Abbreviations should be kept to a minimum and defined when first introduced. Do not abbreviate diseases or conditions, e.g. MI. Use generic drug names.

Acknowledgement(s): this has three components.

1. Contributors: list those (medical writers, proofreaders and editors) who contributed to the manuscript but do not meet the criteria for authorship. The editors reserve the right to request a letter of agreement from those listed in the Acknowledgement section. If you cite individuals (rather than groups) in any Acknowledgement, you will be asked to provide written approval from each for including their name(s) when the manuscript is accepted for publication.

2. Funders: include all funding sources, grants, and other financial support received for the work represented in the manuscript both internal and external, institutional and industry. Include the granting institution and grant number if relevant.

3. Prior presentations: include the name and date of any conference at which the paper was presented.

Others: authors are encouraged to add a summary paragraph on how they would explain the information in their manuscript to patients, how the patient can utilize this information, or how the information is related to patients. The information will be published in the ‘For patients’ section of the journal.

Reference style and format

Number references consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Identify references in text, tables and legends by Arabic numerals in square brackets. Only papers closely related to the authors’ work should be cited. Exhaustive lists should be avoided. Please follow the style given in the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals*, see citation example listed below. List all authors when there are six or fewer, when there are seven or more, list the first six and add ‘et al.’ Authors’ names (initials preceded by surname, no periods after initials), complete title of the article, name of journal (abbreviate according to Index Medicus or the list of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE, posted by NLM), year/month, volume, issue, page numbers. Include the city and publisher’s name for books. Authors must double-check the completeness and accuracy of all references because errors in the references are a common cause of delays in publishing accepted manuscripts.

Examples of reference style

Articles: Class JN, Langis L. A patient-centred paradigm for the biosimilars market. Generics and Biosimilars Initiative Journal. 2012;1(1):17-21. doi:10.5639/gabij.2012.0101.006

Books: Fleiss JL. Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions. New York: John Wiley and Sons; 1981:165-8.

Websites: GaBI Online – Generics and Biosimilars Initiative. Merck enters biosimilars deal with Korea’s Hanwha [www.gabionline.net]. Mol, Belgium: Pro Pharma Communications International; [cited 2011 Jun 23]. Available from: www. gabionline.net/Biosimilars/News/Merck-enters-biosimilars-deal-with-Korea-s-Hanwha

Abstracts and letters must be identified as such. Papers in press and papers already submitted for publication may be included in the list of references. No citation is required for work that is not yet submitted for publication.

Pictures, graphics, figures and tables

Figures should be submitted in high resolution PDF, TIFF or JPEG format with maximum quality (minimum 300 dpi) in black and white (colour figures are accepted with extra charge). Figures should be numbered consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text. Titles and detailed explanations belong in the legends for illustrations, not on the illustrations themselves. If a figure has been published before, permission from the copyright holder to reproduce the material must be obtained and the original source acknowledged. Tables should each be submitted likewise in a separate file. Number tables consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text and supply a brief title for each. All non-standard abbreviations should be explained.

Units of measurement

Measurements of length, height, weight, and volume should be reported in metric units (metre, kilogram, or litre) or their decimal multiples. Temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius. Blood pressures should be given in millimetres of mercury. All haematological, clinical chemistry, and other measurements should be reported in the metric system in terms of the International System of Units (SI). The symbol L for litre is recommended in order to avoid the risk of confusion between the letter l and the number 1.

Abbreviations and symbols

Use only standard abbreviations. Avoid abbreviations in the title, abstract and introductory sentence. The spelled-out abbreviation followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis should be used on first mention unless it is a standard unit of measurement, and except for e.g., i.e., etc., and vs (between figures/numbers).

Conflict of Interest

Each author must disclose and describe any affiliations or financial arrangements or relationships with any company whose product appears prominently in the manuscript, or with any company making a competing product, or with the organisation that sponsored the research. Authors should also state that they have full control of all primary data and that they agree to allow the journal to review their data if requested. Disclosure must be included in the text of the manuscript, and such information will not influence the editorial decision.

Fee & Charges

With our minimum article processing charges policy, we offer the publication of your articles in the following formats:

1. Research paper: Rs. 2000 (For Indian authors); $500 (For authors outside India)

2. Review paper: Rs. 1500 (For Indian authors); $450 (For authors outside India)

3. Short communication: Rs. 1500 (For Indian authors); $450 (For authors outside India)

4. Presentation: Rs. 1000 (For Indian authors); $400 (For authors outside India)

5. Conference preceding: Rs. 1000 (For Indian authors); $400 (For authors outside India)

6. Thesis: Rs. 5000 (Only for Indian authors)