LMC journal Final.indd v Journal of Lumbini Medical College Editorial Policy GENERAL POLICY 1. Journal of Lumbini Medical College Journal (JLMC) is a biannually Scien� fi c Medical Journal published in English by Lumbini Medical College in Palpa, Nepal. The Journal is printed in two column format. Its publica� on is supported by patron fee, commercial adver� sement. 2. Subjects covered include all aspects of health and diseases including clinical and experimental studies and medical educa� on (in the form of original full papers, short communications, critical reviews, editorial commentaries, conference summaries and book reviews). 3. Manuscripts in English from inves� gators/authors from any ins� tu� ons in any country are considered. The results and ideas contained therein should be original. 4. Three sets of manuscript (one original and two copies) accompanied by a covering le� er signed by fi rst author should be submi� ed to The Editor, Journal of Lumbimi Medical College (JLMC), Lumbini Medical College, Tansen 11, Pravas, Palpa, Nepal; Email: lmcpalpa@gmail.com. The covering le� er should clearly state that the manuscript has not been submi� ed for considera� on and will not be submi� ed in any other Journal � ll the manuscript remains under consideration for publication in JLMC. 5. All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship. Each author must have at least bachelor degree in the related fi eld and should have par� cipated suffi ciently in the work to take the public responsibility for the content. A paper with corporate (collec� ve) authorship must specify the key person responsible for the ar� cle. 6. Ar� cles for publica� on will only be accepted a� er ge� ng signed declara� on from the author that the manuscript has not been submi� ed elsewhere for publica� on. 7. If the instruc� ons are not followed, the manuscripts will be returned to the authors for appropriate modifi ca� on. 8. Manuscripts mee� ng the editorial policy will be sent to two anonymous peer reviewers. The sugges� on and/or comments of peer reviewers will be communicated to the author for necessary revision/ modifi ca� on/informa� on. 9. Upon acceptance, authors should submit the whole text of manuscript revised as per the advice or comments of peer reviewers and/or Editorial Board in IBM compa� ble. 10. The galley proofs of the ar� cles will be sent to the corresponding authors for minor correc� ons and must be returned(reached) to the Editor within one month � me(from the date of dispatch). Major altera� ons (even and addi� on or dele� on of single sentence) will not be accepted. 11. If the manuscript is accepted for publica� on and published, the paper or the por� on there of, will not be published elsewhere unless the consent is obtained in wri� ng from editor of JLMC. 12. The fi nal decision of whether to publish is made by the Editorial Board. PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT 1. Format: The whole test including references should be typed or printed by a good quality printer in double space with margins of at least one inch on both sides. The manuscript should be arranged in this order: (1) Title page, (2) Abstract and Key words, (3) Text (Introduc� on, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion), (4) Acknowledgements, (5) References, (6) Tables, (7) Figures and (8) Legends. 2. Title page: This should carry (1) a concise but informa� ve � tle of the paper, (2) the full name of each author(s) with highest academic degree and ins� tu� onal affi lia� on, (3) running � tle (in less than 40 le� ers), (4) address for correspondence about the articles and for the reprint request and (5) disclaimers, if any. 3. Abstract: The second page should carry an abstract of not more than 250 words. It should include objec� ves and ra� onale of the study, methods used, main fi ndings and signifi cance of fi nding. It should be accompanied by 3-6 key words. 4. Text: The text should be divided into (1) Introduc� on, (2) Materials and Methods in suffi cient detail, (3) Results and (4) discussion (including conclusion) and should be wri� en in capital le� ers. No ‘Tabs’ are given I the text. Findings should be analysed by vi sta� s� cal methods and be well interpreted showing level of signifi cance. 5. Acknowledgements: All acknowledgements including fi nancial support should be men� oned under this heading. 6. References: The number of references should be in consecu� ve order in which they are fi rst men� oned in the text. The references in the text should be iden� fi ed by Arabic numerals as superscript. The list of references should be in Vancouver System and the name of journal should be abbreviated in accordance with the Index Medicus and should be in Italic. EXAMPLES: A. Standard Journal Ar� cle (including review ar� cles): List all authors when three or less: when four or more, list only fi rst three and add et al. - Phorkuntham U, Piyawinijwong S, Pilakasiri K, Rojananin J. The infraorbital foramen in Thais. Siriraj Hosp Gaz 1985; 37: 277-82. B. Research Notes, Short communica� on, Le� ers to the Editor and Editorials: The pa� ern should be the same as the of standard Journal ar� cle but with men� on of research notes, short communica� on, le� er to the editor and editorials accordingly in the parenthesis (a� er the � tle) - Uga S, Morimoto M, Saito T, Rai SK. Surface ultrastructure of Heterophyes heterophyes (Trematoda: hetrophyidea) collected from a man (Research Note) J Helminthol Soc Was 1998; 65: 119-22. C. Corporate Author in Journal: Ghana Vast Study Team. Vitamin A supplementa� on in northern Ghana: eff ects on clinical a� endance, hospital admissions and mortality. Lancet 1993; 343: 7-12. Note: Supplement volume or issue of a Journal should be indicated by “Suppl” in parenthesis after the publica� on year [for example, Brit Med J 1990 (Suppl); 13: 121-5] D. Personal Author in Book: - Oslen OW. Animal parasited – Their Life cylces and Ecology. 3rd ed. Bal� ore-London –Tokyo: Univ Park Press 1974; 16: 194. E. Editor(s), compiler(s) as authors: - Firkin F, Chesterman N, Penington D, Bryan R, editors. De Gruchy’s Clinical Haematology in Medica Prac� ce (5th ed.) Oxford: Blackwell Science 1989. F. Corporate Author in Book: - Verginia Law Founda� on. The medical and legal implica� ons of AIDS. Charlo� esville: The Founda� on 1987. G. Chapter in Book: -Nimmannitya S. Dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever. In Cook G, editor. Manson’s Tropical Diseases (5th ed._ London: WB Saunders 1996: 721-9. H. Scien� fi c and Technical Report: - WHO. Control of the leishmaniasis 1990, Technical Report Series 793. I. Papers accepted for publica� on: - Hirai K, Takagi E, Okuno Y, Nagata K, Tamura T, Rai SK, Shrestha MP. Status of polyunsaturated fa� y acids in serum of persons aged 10-72 in Nepal. Nutr Res (in press). 7. Tables: Tables should be typed in separate page and should be typed in double space. Tables should not be typed in double space. Tables should not be submi� ed as photographs. Tables should be numbered consecu� vely in the order of their fi rst cita� on in the text. Each table should be supplied with a brief � tle. Any explanatory ma� er should be placed in footnotes and should be indicated by symbol. Tables should also contain sta� s� cal measure (for example, P values). 8. Illustra� ons: Figures should be drawn professionally. Photographs should be sharp (contrast) and be in black and white (usually 5x 7 inches). Le� ers, numbers and symbols should be clear and even throughout and of suffi cient size so that it will s� ll be legible when reduced. Title and detailed explana� on, if any, should be in the legends for fi gures, not on the illustra� ons themselves. Each fi gure should be labeled on its back indica� ng the Fig. No., author’s name and top of the fi gure. The fi gures should not be iden� fi able unless it is accompanied by wri� en permission of the subject. Figures should be numbered consecu� vely in the order of their fi rst cita� on in the text. 9. Units of Measurements: Measurements of length, height, weight and volume should be reported in metric units. Temperature should in degree Celsius. 10. Abbrevia� ons: Only the standard abbrevia� ons should be used. Abbrevia� ons should be avoided in the Title and Abstract. 11. Reprints: Reprints will be available on request made in advance at the � me of acceptance of manuscript. For the charge, author (S) should contact the Editor.