Papers are accepted for publication with an understanding that they are submitted solely to the journal of 'TMSS Medical College Journal' and are subject to peer review and editorial revision. The statement, views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) and are not necessarily those of the editor or publisher. Manuscripts should be accompanied by a cover letter from the author who will be responsible for correspondence. In case of multiple authors, the cover letter should contain a statement that the manuscript has been seen and approved by all the authors. Two copies of the manuscript should be sent to Executive Editor, TMSS Medical College Journal.
- Article must be within 5 years of research work.
- Authors of research work should be of relevent fields.
- Type manuscripts double-spaced, on a good quality A4 sized paper, including references, figures with legends and tables on one side of the page only.
- Use Times New Roman 11 sized font.
- Leave a margin of 1-inch on all sides of the page. Beginning with abstract page, all the pages (including pages containing tables, figures and references) will contain page numbers at the lower right hand corner.
- Cite each reference in text in numerical order and list in the reference section.
- Begin each component of the manuscript with a new page in the sequence of (i) Title page with author information, name of the department(s) and institutions to which the work should be attributed, name md address of the author with post code responsible for corre- spondence and requests for reprints (ii) Acknowledgements (iii) Abstract page (iv) Text (v) References (vi) Tables (vii) Figures with legends, for illustrations.
- Present the text in the sequence of Introduction, Methods & Materials, Results and Discussion. Use SI units of measurements (for blood pressure use mm of Hg)
- Define Statistical methods in method section of the paper.
- Use standard abbreviations, the full forms of which should precede in its first use in the text
- As a general rule, articles should not exceed 10-12 pages. Too much large volume manuscripts will not be accepted for publication
- With two copies of manuscript (hard copy), submit an electronic version (soft copy) composed in Microsoft Word 97-2007 format in a CD.
Title page with author information (first page, but do not number).
Text page must include:
- Full title of the article not exceeding 50 characters with three to five key words for use as indexing terms and as running title for use on top of the text pages
- Author's names, highest academic degree, affiliations, and complete address for correspondence including Fax number, telephone number, and E-mail address.
The acknowledgments pages (Second page, but do not number)
- List all sources of funding for the research, plus substantive contributions of individuals. (Note: If the article is published, this section will be printed at the end of the text).
Abstract page (First numbered page)
- Do not cite references in the abstract. Be concise (250 words, maximum).
- Limit use of acronyms and abbreviations. Abbreviations must be defined at the first mention.
- The abstract should be a total of about 250 words maximum. Abstract should cover Background and Purpose (description of rationale for study); Methods (brief description of methods); Results (presentation of significant results); and Conclusion (succinct statement of data interpretation) in separate headings.
The Text : The following are typical main headings: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion
- Introduction: Summarize the rationale for the study with pertinent references. The purpose(s) of the study should be clearly stated.
- Materials and Methods:Identify type of study and describe the study subjects and methods used. Provide methods of statistical analysis, Cite reference(s) for standard study and statistical methods. Describe new or modified methods. Identify apparatus (with name and address of manufacturer) used. Generic names of drugs must be given. Manuscripts that describe studies on humans must indicate that the study was approved by an Institutional Ethical Committee and that the subjects gave informed consent. Add statistical analysis.
- Results: Present only important results/observations in logical sequence in the text, tables or illustrations with relevant statistics.
- Discussion: Emphasize new and important results and the conclusions that follow including implications and limitations. Relate observations to other relevant studies.
- References:Accuracy of reference data is the author's responsibility. Verify all entries against original sources, especially journal titles, inclusive page numbers, publication dates. All authors must be listed if less than six. Use et al, if more. Personal communications, unpublished observations, and submitted manuscripts must be cited in the text as "([Name(s)], unpublished data, 20XX)." Abstracts may be cited only if they are the sole source and must be identified in the references as "Abstract". "In press" citations must have been accepted for publication and add the name of the journal or book including publisher. Use Vancouver style, for example.
1. World Health Organization: WHO Recommendations: Obesity: Preventing and Managing the Global Epidemic. Geneva, World Health Org., 2000 (Tech. Rep. Sen, no. 894).
2. Rashid M. Food and Nutrition. In Rashid KM, Rahman M, Hyder S eds. Textbook of Community Medicine and Public Health 4th edn. RhM Publishers 2004;126-140.
3. Sayeed MA, Hussain MZ, Banu A, Rumi MAK, Azad Khan AK. Prevalence of diabetes in a suburban population of Bangladesh. Diab Res Clin Pract 1997;34:149-155.
4. Jarrett RJ. Insulin and hypertension (Letter). Lancer 1987; ii: 748-749.
Tables
- Each table must be typed on a separate sheet and double-spaced. The table number should be Roman, followed by a brief informative title. Place explanatory matter in footnotes. For footnotes use symbol in this sequence. *, **, t, tt" etc. Figures
- Line drawings, photomicrographs, colour prints and halftones should be camera ready, good quality glossy prints (highest quality reproduction with 300 dpi or higher). Submit only originals of laser prints, not photocopies. A set of original figures must be submitted. Indicate figure number, short figure title on top of figure lightly in pencil. Any abbreviations or symbols used in the figures must be defined in the figure or figure legend. Legends or captions for figures should be listed on a separate page, double spaced. Keep an extra set of original figures for your records.Figures
