Details of Each Type of Manuscript
The recommended word count and number of references for each category of the article is forwarded herewith:
Types of article |
Number of words |
Number of references |
Further details |
Editorial |
± 500 |
10-15 |
|
Original Research |
3000 with abstract (250 words) |
25-35 |
|
Short review (on very selected topics) |
1000-2000 words |
25-40 |
|
Reviews |
3000-6000 |
50-100 |
|
Journal scan* |
200-300 per journal article |
- |
May attach short discussion of 200-300 words with 2-5 reference |
Short paper / case series |
800-1500 |
15 |
|
Letter to Editor |
|
|
|
- Scientific content
|
Upto 500 ± one chart/figure |
10 |
|
- Reply/remarks on published
|
Upto 300 |
4-5 |
|
New development / horizon (discussion on new topics, innovation, technology, development etc) |
Upto 3000 words |
20-30 |
|
Interactive forum (Discussion on an issue on Q & A format) |
3000 |
20-40 |
|
Book review |
Upto 300 |
- |
- |
Obituary |
Upto 300 |
- |
Photo may be added |
Lateral thinking / opinion |
Upto 3000 |
Any number |
|
Other (as desired by the author) may be an observation |
Upto 400 |
|
|
- Rejected article forum*
|
Upto 2000 words |
20-30 |
|
- Case presentation
|
600-1200 |
15 |
|
- Observation
|
400-1200 |
10 |
|
- Reporting adverse event forum*/ drug reaction
|
200-1000 |
10 |
|
- Any other scientific valued observation
|
200-1200 |
10 |
|
- Students’ forum**
|
500-1500 |
10 |
|
- Society and medicine#
|
500-1500 |
10 |
|
- Ideas and innovations#*
|
500-1500 |
10 |
|
- Special articles (new developments, note of experience, interactive sessions, experience and observations, innovative ideas and alike)
|
Upto: 3000 |
As desired; no compulsion |
|
- Cover page picture and
picture of the month ## |
Up to 50 Up to 500 |
None Up to 10 |
Should explain the cover page and the salient findings in the picture.Should describe the picture, discuss the interpretations and the differential. diagnose. |
*Preferably needs to be relevant to clinical practice or having likely impact on the clinical practice in future. This section is meant for original research been apparently not appreciated by one or more journals while the authors feel that it is a very important issue to be published. The authors need to clarify the relevance separately through a letter to the editor at the submission of the manuscript.
**The forum is meant for scientific issues been raised by medical students (both the undergraduate and postgraduate students)
# This section is meant to deal with social issues related to medicine and Medical issues related to society.
## The cover page is decided to carry illustrations of a disease or an issue of importance with black and white or colored pictures. A short description up to 50 words (no reference) is allowed for the cover picture. The author (at most three) will be acknowledged in the ‘content’ page. The picture of the month will be published as a regular content when ever available.