Randomized control trials, observational studies, studies of screening and diagnostic tests, cost-effectiveness analyses, case-control series, and surveys can be submitted for consideration as Original Articles.

1. Preparation of Manuscript
   • Observational and Experimental articles should be divided into the following: Introduction, Objectives, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Limitations, Conflict of interest, Funding, Acknowledgement and References.
   • The font of the entire article must be Times New Roman with a font size of 12 fonts (including headings).
   • The entire article must have 1.5 line spacing.
   • The language of submission should be English (United Kingdom).

 

1. Title Page

The title page for an article must contain the Project title and must not exceed 50 words (excluding the author names). The author(s) should be named below the title, with mentioning MBBS batch for students and designation for faculty members along with institutional affiliations of each author being mentioned in a footnote using superscripts. For original articles, the senior faculty, under whose guidance the research is undertaken will act as the corresponding author and his/her designation and contact details should be mentioned.

 

1. Abstract Page

The second page of the submitted article should contain the complete title of the manuscript along with an abstract. The abstract may be structured based on the type of the article for publication.

 

1. Keywords

Three (3) to five (5) keywords (MeSH terms) should be provided below the abstract.

 

1. The Body proper of the article

The body proper of the original research paper should begin from the third page and must contain the following:

Introduction: Introduction should state the purpose of the article and summarise the rationale for the study or observation and included the objectives of the study. No separate section for objectives needs to be added.

Materials and Methods: In this section, the author(s) should describe the tools used and the methodology of the study under the following sub-heading. The journal gives primary importance to this section and the chances of selection for publication in the journal would depend to a large extent on the quality of this section.

• Study Type and Design: Describe the type of study like descriptive or observational and the design like case control, cohort etc.
• Study Setting: Describe where the study is being undertaken. The journal encourages community-based studies. However, quality researches in hospital settings are also welcome.
• Study Period: The time during which the study was undertaken will need to be mentioned clearly.
• Study population including exclusion criteria: The study population must be described with regards to which characteristics are being considered for the study and why. The researcher(s) also need to mention the reasons for which specific groups of the population were excluded as subjects (exclusion criteria).
• Sample Size and sampling technique: The journal encourages the authors to provide the sample size calculation formulae with the details of assumptions on which the sample size calculations are based. The sampling technique that has been used to obtain the sample needs to be clarified.
• Study tools and technique: Any and all tools and techniques including questionnaires, schedules etc. must be mentioned in this section of the methodology. In case of a review article, the tools and techniques of systematic as well as meta-analyses that were used to reach to the conclusion must be mentioned here.
• Data Analysis: In this section the author (s) must mention the methods of data analysis including the names of the statistical tools used (if any) in the study.

Results:  The results should bee presented in a logical sequence in the text, tables and illustration. Emphasis should be given on summarizing the important observations rather than repeating the data in the tables in text. Results from observational studies (cohort, case control or cross-sectional designs) should be reported using the STROBE guidelines. The results of the randomized trials should be reported following CONSORT guidelines, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses should follow the PRISMA (references) guidelines.

Tables and Figures:

• All tables and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals consecutively ibn order of their first citation in the text.
• Tables should be self-explanatory
• Explanatory materials in the tables and figures should be replaced as footnotes
• Valid permissions shall be obtained for all borrowed, adapted and modified tables and due credits for these shall be provided in a footnote
• All non-standard abbreviations that are used in each table must be explained as footnotes
• When graphs, scatter-grams or histograms are submitted, the numerical data on which they are based on should also be supplied
• If photographs of people are used, either the subject must not be identifiable or their picture must be accompanied with a written consent to use their photograph
• If a figure has been published, acknowledgement of the original source and written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce the material must be provided
• RJUMS reserves the right to crop, rotate, reduce or enlarge photograph to the desired sizes

Discussion: In this section, the author(s) should:

• Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusion that results from them
• Not repeat in detail the data or other material provided in the Introduction or Result sections
• Include the implication of the findings for the present and for future research
• Avoid claiming priority and alluding to work that has not been completed

Limitations: The limitations of the study are those characteristics of design or methodology that may have impacted or influenced the interpretation of the findings from the research. In this section, the authors should discuss the potential shortcomings and limitations on their interpretation of the research.

Conclusion: This section should summarize in a couple of sentences the major findings of the study and the way forward.

Acknowledgements: As an appendix to the main text, one or more statements should specify:

• The contributions to the research that should be acknowledged but do not justify an authorship
• Acknowledgement of technical help
• Acknowledgement of financial and material support, specifying the support

Declaration of Conflicts of Interest: All manuscripts for articles, original research reports, editorials, reviews, invited articles and letters to editor(s) that are submitted to the RJUMS must be accompanied by a conflict-of-interest disclosure in accordance with the guidelines on Good Publication Practices (2003) by the Committee on Publication Ethics

Funding: The sources of funding for the research or publication should be clearly stated. A disclosure statement to the effect should accompany all article, except medical and radiology quiz, special articles or medical philately.

References:

• The citation should be in superscript and the reference in Vancouver style of referencing
• Reference should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they first appeared in the text (not in alphabetical order)
• Tables and figures should be numbered separately and consecutively in the text
• In case of a non-indexed journal, the author(s) should use the complete name of the journal
• Information from manuscripts, submitted but not accepted should be cited in the text as “unpublished observations” with written opermnuissio9n from the source
• For scientific research articles, contributors and authors should obtain written permission and confirmation of accuracy from the source with a personal communication

Word Count: up to 3,500 excluding abstract and references.

Abstract: up to 350 words; Structured under the following headings: Introduction, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions.

Tables/Illustration: up to 6.

References: up to 30.