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I ndian J ournal of Physiology and PharmacologyI ndian J ournal of Physiology and PharmacologyI ndian J ournal of Physiology and PharmacologyI ndian J ournal of Physiology and PharmacologyI ndian J ournal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Guidelines for ContributorsGuidelines for ContributorsGuidelines for ContributorsGuidelines for ContributorsGuidelines for Contributors

(Revised April 2003)

I ndian J ournal of P hysiology and

Pharmacology (I J PP ) welcomes or iginalmanuscripts based upon research in

physiological, pharmacological and allied

sciences from any part of the world. An

original article may be published either as

a Full-length research paper or as a Short

communication. Although the Editorial

Board generally solicits review articles,

proposals for review articles are welcome.

Such a proposal should include a synopsis

of the review article, and a list of publications

of the author(s) on the subject of the review

art i cl e. L etters to the Edi tor should

generally address the scientific contents of

arti cles recently publi shed in I J PP. A ll

articles and letters are subjected to editorial

processing which includes review of the

articles by referees and the Editorial Board.

Submit three copies of the manuscript,

typed in double space on one side of the paper

only, to the Editor for Physiology/Pharmacology,depending on the subject of the article, or

to the Executive Editor, I J PP, Department

of Physiology, Al l I ndia Institute of Medical

Sciences, New Delhi 110 029.

I t will facili tate the quality and speed

of publication if the manuscript is also

submitted on a floppy diskette in M S WORD

in addition to the printed copies. However,

the diskette may be submitted only after

the article has been accepted for publication

so that revisions suggested by referees, if

any, can also be incorporated in the floppy

by the authors.

TTTTT itle Pageitle Pageitle Pageitle Pageitle Page

The ti tle page should carry (1) the ti tle

of the article, which should be concise but

informative, (2) a short running head

footline of not more than 40 charact

(count letters and spaces) placed at the f

of the title page and identified, (3) f

name, middle initial, and last name of eaauthor, (4) name of department(s) a

institution(s) to which the work should

attributed, (5) name and address of aut

responsible for correspondence about

manuscript, (6) name and address of aut

to whom requests for reprints should

addressed, (7) the source(s) of support

the form of grants, equipment, drugs or

of these, and (8) a statement signed by

authors that the paper has neither bepublished in whole or part earlier (exc

as an abstract) nor is under considerat

elsewhere.

Abstract and K ey WAbstract and K ey WAbstract and K ey WAbstract and K ey WAbstract and K ey Wordsordsordsordsords

T he second page should car r y

abstract of not more than 150 words. T

abstract should state the purpose of

study or investigation, basic procedur

(study subjects or experimental anima

observational and analytic methods), m

findings (give specific data and th

statistical significance, if possible), and

principal conclusions. Emphasize new a

important aspects of the study or observatio

Use only approved abbreviations.

At the bottom of the abstract, suppl

few key words, preferably using ter

included in Medical Subject HeadingsI ndex Medicusand MEDLINE.

The text of ori ginal scientifi c pap

should be in the following sequen

I ntr oducti on, M ethods, Resul ts a

Discussion. Only standard terms which h

been generally accepted should be us

Proprietary or trade names should begin


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capitals and the spellings carefully checked.

The chemical and official name must precede

the proprietary name of a drug.

I ntr oducti onI ntr oducti onI ntr oducti onI ntr oducti onI ntr oducti on

Clearly state the purpose of the article.

Summarize the rationale for the study orobservations. Give only strictly pertinent

references, and do not review the subject

extensively.

M ethodsMethodsM ethodsMethodsM ethods

Describe your selection of the

observational or experimental subjects

(patients or experimental animals, including

controls) clearly. I denti fy the methods,

apparat us (manufactur er s name andaddress in parentheses), and procedures in

sufficient detail to allow other workers to

repeat the experiments. I f the procedures

involve an assay, include data on its

accuracy, e.g. specificity, sensitivity and

recovery. Give references to established

methods, including statistical methods.

Provide references and brief descriptions

for methods that have been published

but are not well known. Describe new orsubstantially modified methods, give reasons

for using them and evaluate their limitations.

When reporting experiments on human

subjects, indicate whether the procedures

followed were in accordance with the ethical

standards of the committee on human

experimentation of the institution in which

the experiments were done or in accordance

with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975. When

reporting experiments on animals, indicate

whether the institutions or I ndian National

Science Academys guidelines for the

care and use of laboratory animals were

followed. I denti fy precisely all drugs and

chemicals used, including generic name(s),

dosage(s) and route(s) of administration. Do

not use patients name, initials, or hospital

numbers.

I nclude number of observations and

statistical significance of the finding wh

appropriate. Detailed statistical analys

mathematical derivations, and the like m

sometimes be suitably presented in the fo

of one or more appendices.

ResultsResultsResultsResultsResults

Present your results in logical seque

in the text, tables, and illustrations. Do

repeat in the text all the data in the tab

illustrations, or both. Emphasize

summarize only important observations

DiscussionDiscussionDiscussionDiscussionDiscussion

E mphasize the new and i mpor ta

aspects of the study and conclusions t

follow from them. Do not repeat in de

data given in the results section. I nclude

the discussion the implications of

findings and their limitations and relate

observations to other relevant studies. L

the conclusion with the goals of

study but avoid unqualified stateme

and conclusions not completely suppor

by your data. Avoid claiming prior

and alluding to work that has not be

completed. State new hypotheses wh

waranted, but clearly label them as suc

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Acknowledge only persons who ha

made substantive contributions to

study. Authors are responsible for obtain

written permission from persons acknowledg

by name because readers may infer th

endorsement of the data and conclusion

ReferencesReferencesReferencesReferencesReferences

Number the references consecutively

the order in which they are first mention

in the text. I denti fy reference in text, a

legends, by arabic numerals (in parenthes

References cited only in tables or

legends should be numbered in accorda

with a sequence established by the f


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identification in the text of the particular

table or illustration.

Use the style of the examples below,

which are based on the formats used by U.S.

National L ibrary of Medicine in Index Medicus.

T he t i t l e of journal s should be

abbreviated according to the style used inI ndex Medicus.

Tr y to avoi d usi ng asbstracts as

references. Unpublished observations and

verbal personal communications may not be

used as references, although references to

written communications may be inserted. I n

manuscripts accepted but not yet published,

designate the journal followed by in

press (in parenthesis). I nformation from

manuscripts submitted but not yet accepted

should be cited in the text as unpublished

observations (in parentheses).

The references must be verified by the

author(s) against the original documents.

Examples of correct forms of reference

are given below :

J ournal s

Standard journal article (list all authorswhen six or less; when seven or more, list

only first three and add et al.) Muralidhara

DV, Shetty PS. Nutritional status and

spontaneous locomotor activity in the

rat. I ndian J Physiol Pharmacol 1990; 34:

120124.

Books and Monographs

Weatherall M. Drugs and excitable cell

membrances. In: Robson J M, Stacey RS, eds.Recent advances in pharmacology. London,

Churchill 1986: 2228.

TTTTTablesablesablesablesables

Type each table on a separate sheet :

remember to use double space. Do not

submit tables as photographs. Number

tables consecutively and supply a brief title

for each. Give each column a short

abbreviated heading. Explain in footno

all nonstandard abbreviations that are u

in each table.

I denti fy statistical measures of variat

such as standard deviation and stand

error of the mean.Do not use internal horizontal a

vertical rules.

Cite each table in the text in consecut

order.

I l lustrationsI l lustrationsI l lustrationsI l lustrationsI l lustrations

I l lustrative materials should be u

with economy. E ach copy of the manuscr

should be accompanied by one set of figurF igures should be professionally drawn a

photographed : fr eehand or typewri t

lettering is unacceptable. Instead of origi

drawings, roentgenograms, and oth

material, send at least one set of la

printouts or sharp, glossy black-and-wh

photographic prints, about 127 by 173 m

(5 by 7 inch) but no larger than 210

300 mm (8.4 by 11.8 inch). I f you sup

only one set of laser printouts or gloprints, all the remaining copies of

manuscript should be accompanied by a

of photocopies of the figures. L ette

numbers and symbols should be clear a

even throughout, and of sufficiently la

size so that when reduced for publicati

each item will still be legible. Titles a

detailed explanations should be given

legends, not on the illustrations themselv

Each figure should have a label pason its back indicating the number of

figure, the names of the authors, and

top of the figure. Do not write on the ba

of the figures, mount them on cardboard,

scratch or mar them using paper clips.

not bend figures.

Photomicrographs must have inter


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scale markers. Symbols, arrows, or letters

used in the photomicrographs should

contrast with the background.

I f photographs of persons are used,

either the subjects must not be identifiable

or their pictures must be accompanied by

written permission to use the photograph.The approximate position of the figures

and tables should be indicated in the margin

of the manuscript.

T he cost of pr i nt ing of mor e than

three F igures/I l lustrations and Table(s)

in one article will be charged to the author(s).

Legends of I l lustrations: Type legends for

illustrations double spaced, starting on a

separate page, with arabic numeralscorresponding to the illustrations. When

symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters are

used for identifying parts of an il lustration,

identify and explain each one clearly in the

legend. Explain internal scale and identify

method of staining in photomicrographs.

Units of MeasurementUnits of MeasurementUnits of MeasurementUnits of MeasurementUnits of Measurement

Measurement of length, height, weight,and volume should be reported in metric

units (metre, kilogram, litre) or their

decimal multiples or fractions.

Temperatures should be given in degrees

Celsius. Blood pressures should be given in

millimitres of mercury. Other measurements

should be reported in the units in which

they were made.

The following abbreviations should be used :Unit UK ilogram, gram kg, gMilligram mgPicogram pghour(s) hminute(s) minsecond, millisecond s, msmole, mil limole, micromole mol, mmol, mol

nanomole, picomole nmol, pmolmetre, centimetre, m, cmmill imetre, micrometre mm, mlitre, millitre L , mLmicrolitre Lmicrogram gmi llimetre of mecrury mm Hg

milliequivalent mEqcuri ciangstrom Acalorie caldegree centigrade Croutes ip, po, im, iv

Statistical TStatistical TStatistical TStatistical TStatistical Termsermsermsermserms

correlation coeffi cient rdegrees of freedom df mean xnot significant NSnumber of observations nprobability pstandard deviation SDstandard error of the mean SE Mvariance ratio F

General RemarksGeneral RemarksGeneral RemarksGeneral RemarksGeneral Remarks

A recent i ssue of the J ournal is a gguide to the style. For good publication eth

see Editorial, I ndian J Physiol Pharma

2002; 46: 131135.

Proofsshould be corrected and return

within 48 hours to the Executive Editor, I J

Department of Physiology, All India I nstit

of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110 0

Fifty reprintsof every article publish

in I J PP are prepared as a matter of rout

and supplied to the authors at nominal c

(to cover handl ing and postal expenses)

is regretted that requests for more than

reprints cannot be entertained.

Papers which have been publish

become the property of the J ournal, a

permission to reproduce them in any fo

must be obtained from the Executive Edi

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