Editorial Policy: The criteria for publication are originality, high scientific quality and interest to a multidisciplinary audience. Papers not sufficiently substantiated by experimental detail will not be published. Any technical queries will be referred back to the author, although the Editors reserve the right to make alterations in the text without altering the technical content. Manuscripts submitted under multiple authorship are reviewed on the assumption that all listed authors concur with the submission and that a copy of the final manuscript has been approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities in the laboratories where the work was carried out. If accepted, the manuscript shall not be published elsewhere in the same form, in either the same or another language, without the consent of the Editors and Publisher.
Online Electronic Submission of Manuscript: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutics (IJP): Manuscripts may be submitted openly to the Dr. Vijay D. Wagh (Editor-in-Chief) in electronic submission, Mail- editorijpdrvijaydwagh@gmail.com ,drvijaydwagh@gmail.com or without prior invitation at the following address.
Dr. Vijay D. Wagh
Department of Pharmaceutics,
Y. B. Chavan College of Pharmacy,
Maulana Azad Education Trust’s, Dr. Rafiq Zakaria Campus,
Dr. Rafiq Zakaria Marg, Rouza Bagh, Post Box N0. 33,
Aurangabad-431001, Maharashtra, India
Ph : 09923072990
e-Mail: editorijpdrvijaydwagh@gmail.com
GUIDE FOR AUTHORS
All manuscripts submitted for publication to the IJP should include the following:
Title: Title of the article should be short, continuous (broken or hyphenated titles are not acceptable) and yet sufficiently descriptive and informative so as to be useful in indexing and information retrieval. A short running title not exceeding 6-7 words may also be provided.
Abstract: All manuscripts should have a structured abstract (of about 250 words) with subheadings of background & objectives, methods, results ,interpretation and conclusions. Abstract should be brief and indicate the scope and significant results of the paper. It should only highlight the principal findings and conclusions so that it can be used by abstracting services without modification. Conclusions and recommendations not found in the text of the articles should not be inserted in the Abstract. A set of suitable key words arranged alphabetically may be provided.
Introduction: Introduction should be brief and state precisely the scope of the paper. Review of the literature should be restricted to reasons for undertaking the present study and provide only the most essential background.
Material & Methods: The nomenclature, the source of material and equipment used, with the manufacturers details in parenthesis, should be clearly mentioned. The procedures adopted should be explicitly stated to enable other workers to reproduce the results, if necessary. New methods may be described in sufficient detail and indicating their limitations. Established methods can be just mentioned with authentic references and significant deviations, if any given, with reasons for adopting them. While reporting experiments on human subjects and animals, it should be clearly mentioned that procedures followed are in accordance with the ethical standards laid down by the national bodies or organizations of the particular country. For example, for research carried out in India on human subjects, the ICMR’s Ethical guidelines for biomedical research on human subjects (2000) should be adhered to. Similarly, for experiments on laboratory animals the guidelines of the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) should be followed. Adequate information should be provided on the care and use of laboratory animals, source of animals, strain, age, sex, housing and nutrition etc. Whenever needed, appropriate certification should be provided at the time of submission of the manuscripts. The drugs and chemicals used should be precisely identified, including generic name(s), dosage(s) and route(s) of administration.
The statistical analysis done and statistical significance of the findings when appropriate should be mentioned. Unless absolutely necessary for a clear understanding of the article, detailed description of statistical treatment may be avoided. Articles based heavily on statistical considerations, however, need to give details particularly when new or uncommon methods are employed. Standard and routine statistical methods employed need to give only authentic references.
Results: Only such data as are essential for understanding the discussion and main conclusions emerging from the study should be included. The data should be arranged in unified and coherent sequence so that the report develops clearly and logically. Data presented in tables and figures should not be repeated in the text. Only important observations need to be emphasized or summarised. The same data should not be presented both in tabular and graphic forms. Interpretation of the data should be taken up only under the Discussion and not under Results.
Acknowledgment: Acknowledgment should be brief and made for specific scientific/technical assistance and financial support only and not for providing routine departmental facilities and encouragement or for help in the preparation of the manuscripts (including typing or secretarial assistance).
References: The total number of References should normally be restricted to a maximum of 30.
References to literature cited should be numbered consecutively and placed at the end of the manuscript. In the text they should be indicated above the line (superior). As far as possible mentioning names of author(s) under references should be avoided in text.
Illustrations: Three sets of illustrations (one set original and two copies) should be submitted, either as hard copies or electronically as TIFF file, numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. Line drawings should be made on good quality tracing paper of Bristol board. Letters, numbers and symbols should be clear in the figures and of sufficient size, so that when reduced, they could be accommodated in single column (8.5 cm) or double column (17.0 x 21.0 cm) without loss in clarity. Titles and explanation of symbols in the legends for illustrations, should be typed on separate pages.
Authors’ Contributions: All authors are encouraged to specify their individual contributions at the bottom of the title page or on a separate page. The IJP will not publish an item unless it has the signatures of all the authors. Participation solely in the acquisition of funding or the collection of data does not justify authorship. General supervision of the research group is also not sufficient for authorship. Any part of an article critical to its main conclusions must be the responsibility of at least one author.
Copyright Transfer Agreement: Author(s) will be asked to sign a transfer of copyright agreement, which recognizes the common interest that both journal and author(s) have in the protection of copyright. It will also allow us to tackle copyright infringements ourselves without having to go back to authors each time.
Proofs And Reprints: Authors of accepted articles are supplied 2 sets of printer’s proofs either by post or through e-mail. Corrections on the proof should be restricted to printer’s errors only and no substantial additions/deletions should be made. No change in the names of the authors (by way of additions and deletions) is permissible at the proof stage. If there are valid reasons for such a change, after acceptance of a paper, the permission of the Editor must be sought. Fifty reprints are supplied gratis for published papers.
Proof reading marks may be obtained on request from the Editorial Office.
