Manuscript Preparation
Submission of Manuscripts:
The authors are requested to check the desired criteria for publication in Scholastic: Journal of Natural and Medical Education, so that we can conveniently proceed further without delay.
The authors should be submitted through e-mail or online (editor@univerpubl.com)
The guidelines are as follows.
Authors should submit their works in Microsoft word format.
Authors should send their work with proper cover letter.
Authors publishing results from in vivo experiments involving animals or humans should state whether due permission for conduction of these experiments was obtained, from the relevant ethics committees, in the Materials and Methods section. In addition, authors wishing to publish research work involving human studies should also send a notary verified letter of approval from the Ethics Committee or the Institutional Review Board.
Article should be written in Times New Roman font style with 12 point with single line space in A4 page layout.
All the Tables and Figures are should be in proper place and the matter and tables should not be repeatable.
The references should be as American Medical Association (AMA) style of referencing by citing at appropriate place in manuscript.
Manuscript should be divided into
Title page,
Abstract,
Keywords,
Introduction,
Materials and Methods,
Results,
Discussion
or Results and Discussion,
Conclusion,
Acknowledgement,
Conflict of interest,
References.
Title page:
The title page should contain the title of the manuscript, the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s), and the mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the corresponding author.
The title should be specific and suitable to the topic of the article. Please avoid using abbreviations in the title and all species/botanical names should be represented in italics.
Title - ------(14 FONT SIZE, TIMES NEW ROMAN, NORMAL, BOLD, LINE SPACE 1, LESS THAN 120 CHARECTERS)
Authors - (12 FONT SIZE, TIMES NEW ROMAN, NORMAL, LINE SPACE 1)
Abstract and Keywords:
The abstract should be summarized about the content of the article and it should not exceed more than 300 words and not less than 100 words.
Please include 3-5 keywords for indexing purposes apart from title.
(11 Font size, Line space 1).
Headings of Manuscript:
Introduction,
Materials and Methods,
Results,
Discussion/ 3. Results and Discussion,
4/5. Conclusion
Introduction- It should summarize the rationale, provides a concise research background (not an exhaustive review) and states in single sentence the objective of the study. Please do not include any results or the conclusion of the study.
Materials and Methods- please provide concise but complete information about the materials and the analytical and statistical procedures used. This part should be as clear as possible to enable other scientists to repeat the research presented. Brand names and company locations should be supplied for all mentioned equipment, instruments, chemicals etc. All the ethical permission associated in the research work must be specified. Indicate the statistical methods used and identify statistical significance using superscripts (* and **) following the data (*P<0.05, **P<0.01).
Results- It should disclose about the findings of works and the same data or information given in the table must not be repeated in a figure and vice versa.
Discussion- It should be with the interpretation of the results and their comparison with those of other studies. No need to repeat the results, review literature, references that do not have a close relationship with the present result in the manuscript.
Conclusion – conclude the study connecting back to the aim of the study.
Abbreviations- At the first appearance in the abstract and the text, abbreviations should be preceded by words for which they stand.
Units and Symbols
Please follow International System of Units (SI Units) and symbols should be used while referring to alpha (α), beta (β), mu (µ), pi (π) etc.
Tables- Tables must be summarizing and cited consecutively using Arabic numerals in the text (Table 1, Table 2...etc.). The title of the table should clearly indicate the nature of the contents and sufficient detail should be included in the footnote to facilitate interpretation without reference to the text. Use horizontal lines only.
Table Format – It should be designed using table tools of MS Word and exactly same as below
Table 1. ---(Title-12 font size, times new roman, normal)
Groups
Change in body weight (unit)
Control
Negative control
Protective
Curative
Figures -Figures (photographs, drawings, diagrams and charts) should be clear, easily legible and cited consecutively using Arabic numerals in the text(fig. 1, fig. 2...etc.). Please supply figures 1.5 to 2 times the size at which they will be finally reproduced. For line work, submit black-ink drawings of professional quality. Micrographs or other glossy photographs must be of the highest quality. Use standard symbols: ○, ●, ×, □, ■, △, ▲. Freehand or typewritten lettering is unacceptable. If a figure comprises more than one glossy photograph, these should be marked A, B, C...etc. Figure legends should be marked clearly with their correspond letters. Legends should contain sufficient detail to permit figure interpretation without reference to the text. Scale markers should be indicated in the photographs. Color plates are also welcome. The choice of cover art illustration will be made by the Editor.
Figure format –
Figure 1. ---(12 Font size, Times New Roman, Normal, Bold)
Manuscripts that fail to conform to the requirements of the Journal, as specified under 'Instructions to Authors', will be rejected outright.
