Original Research Article:
The word count of original article should not exceed 2,500 words excluding abstract and references. It should contain a structured abstract of not more than 250 words. Three to 10 keywords should be given from MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). There should not be more than 4 tables and/or figures. The number of references should not exceed 25. Fifty percent references should be from last five years from the date of submission.
Reporting guidelines available at ‘http://www.equator-network.org/’ should be followed while writing the manuscripts depending upon the specific study design. Reporting of all the RCTs must be based upon CONSORT statement. Reporting of observational studies should be based upon STROBE guidelines. Studies involving animals should follow ARRIVE guidelines. Clinical trials submitted for publication must be registered in international registry and the authors are required to provide the registration number. Unregistered trials will not be published.
Review article:
It should consist of critical overview/analysis of some relatively narrow topic providing background and the recent development with the reference of original literature. It should incorporate author’s original work on the same subject. The length of the review article should not be more than 3,500 words with maximum 40 references. It should have unstructured abstract of 150 words with 3–10 keywords. An author can write a review article only if he/she has written a minimum of three original research articles on the same topic.
Case Report:
These reports must be of academic and educational value and provide relevance of the disease being reported as unusual. Brief or negative research findings may appear in this section. The word count of case report should be 800 words with a minimum of 3 keywords. It should have a non-structured abstract of about 100–150 words (case specific) with maximum of 5–6 references. Not more than 2 figures and one table shall be accepted.
Evidence Based Report:
The report must have at least 10 cases and word count of 1,000–1,200 words with 10–12 references and not more than 2 tables or illustrations. It should contain a non-structured abstract of about 150 words.
Short Communication:
It should not be more than 1,000 words, having a non-structured abstract of not more than 150 words with maximum two tables or illustrations and not more than 5 references.
Letter to Editor:
Letters should normally not exceed 400 words, with not more than 5 references and be signed by all the authors-maximum 3 are allowed. Preference is given to those that take up points made in contributions published recently in the journal. Letters may be published with a response from the author of the article being discussed. Discussions beyond the initial letter and response will not be entertained for publication. Letters to the editor may be sent for peer review if they report a scientific data.
Editorial:
Editorials are written upon invitation from the Journal Editor.