Instruction For Authors
Peer-Review Process
Plagiarism Policy
Authorship Criteria
Permissions
Submission
Manuscript
Preparation
Types of Articles
Published
Submission
Preparation Checklist
Withdrawal Policy
Authors from all over
the world are invited to share their original research and ideas on the
platform of Advanced Research Publications (ARP) to get maximum impact in the
scientific community. Each paper submitted to International Journal of Advanced
Research in Pharmacy and Education (IJoARPE) is double-blind peer-reviewed and
professionally checked for quality. IJoARPE provides support to authors at
every step in the process of publication.
Authors are
encouraged to submit their work to IJoARPE as the journal is supervised by
highly qualified professionals working in reputed institutions backed by a
competent publication team. The following guidelines are framed for
authors to draft their manuscripts with ease.
Peer-Review Process
The critical
evaluation of articles submitted to IJoARPE by specialists who are typically
not on the editorial staff is known as the peer-review process. The reviewer
evaluates the paper based on its quality, validity, originality, and adherence
to proper procedures. IJoARPE follows the Committee on Publication Ethics'
Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers policy.
Two or more reviewers
are assigned to articles that satisfy the minimum requirements. Peer-review is
double-blind, meaning that neither the reviewers' nor the authors' identities
are disclosed to each other.
The initial step for
a newly submitted manuscript is the plagiarism check. The next step is for the
editors to screen the manuscript; if they determine that it is not original, of
insufficient quality, or outside the purpose and scope IJoARPE, they may reject
it.
The minimum number of
requirements for an article is met and it is assigned to two or more reviewers.
A reviewer has fifteen days to offer his comments on a manuscript. The author
receives reviewers' comments on the paper after it has been evaluated. The
author sends the revised file to the reviewer once more. Satisfaction of the
reviewers and editor is a must before acceptance of the paper for publication
in IJoARPE.
Plagiarism Policy
At the submission
stage, an automated plagiarism checker is used to verify all submissions for
plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, which is illegal as well. IJoARPE has
strict policies against plagiarism. The articles are rejected if they are found
to contain plagiarised text. Our team at IJoARPE has been verifying the
similarity of submitted manuscripts using the iThenticate software in
association with CrossRef from 2021.
The authors are
responsible for ensuring that the manuscript is entirely their work and hasn't
been published before. No words, figures, or tables from other publications may
be used by authors without proper citation and authorization.
Authorship Criteria
IJoARPE complies
totally with the following guidelines:
Permissions
There are various
permissions required to carry out research work and get it published in IJoARPE
- approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee or research ethics board,
informed consent from the subjects or guardians under study, copyrighted or
patented products or technology etc.
The anonymity of the
subject must be preserved in every submission. The subjects or their
parents/guardians must provide a written agreement for the author to use any
figure in which the subject’s identity could be revealed. The author must
include a statement in the article acknowledging receipt of this consent.
Submission
Our self-explanatory
online submission system will ease the process of manuscript submission to
IJoARPE. Authors from anywhere in the world are welcome to register and submit
a manuscript. IJoARPE uses the Online Journals System (OJS) to submit and
publish articles. This system ensures a transparent and quick review process
and makes it easier for authors, editors, and reviewers to communicate with one
another. It also enables article submission with progress tracking all the way
to the proof stage.
Registration to our
OJS is required before manuscript submission to IJoARPE. If the author has
already registered on our OJS, he/she can log in and submit the manuscript
right away. If this is the first time the author is using the system, he/she
must first register before the manuscript can be submitted. We request that all
persons who intend to register on OJS should choose the options of Author and
Reader. This will help the system to allow the user to act on both of these
roles for IJoARPE. We request you to provide your consent for these roles which
will further improve the quality of IJoARPEand we will be highly obliged for
it. If you experience any difficulties during the process, please contact
info@adrpublications.in via e-mail.
Manuscript
Preparation
Title Page
The author should
submit a title page that:
Structure of Research
Article
A manuscript/paper
should not be more than 4500 words in case of original research or systematic
or meta-analysis. For short reports, case reports etc., the number of words is
less. A maximum of thirty references may be used. Generally speaking, these
articles should not contain more than six contributors, however, there is no
limit to the number of authors, if the contribution of each of them is
justified.
The following
arrangement is recommended when compiling a research article (optional):
Abstract
This part summarises
the article's key ideas, presents the findings and conclusions, and clarifies
the importance of the findings. It is important to note that the abstract
should not contain any references. It should not consist of more than 250
words. Please refer to https://groups.niso.org/apps/group_public/download.php/14601/Z39-14-1997_r2015.pdf
for additional information.
The abstract of a
research article should be structured including the following headings:
Abstracts can be
unstructured for other categories of articles.
Keywords
A minimum of three
and a maximum of ten keywords are required.
Introduction
The following should
be included in the Introduction section:
Materials and Methods
To help other
researchers use the work in further research, this section provides a brief
description of the study settings, sample size, sampling method, study design,
tools & techniques of observation and analysis, statistical tests, ethical
approval, etc. This section should be thoroughly described so that readers can
find the scientific robustness of the study.
Results
The primary study
findings must be mentioned by the authors. The text, tables, and figures should
display the results in a logical order, with the primary or most significant
findings appearing first. They should also make sure that tables and graphs do
not include duplicate data and should not be repeating tables into text.
Discussion
This section should
evaluate the results’ validity and compare them to related findings from
earlier studies using the appropriate in-text citation style. Here the results
should be given with a concise justification of their importance and
applicability. The limitations of the methods and the importance of the
findings for additional research should also be stated. It needs to be brief.
Conclusion(s)
This should clearly
outline the research's key findings and provide an explanation of their
significance and applicability. This section can include the recommendations of
the study which have wider application or public health importance.
Acknowledgment(s)
A brief and accurate
acknowledgement of support organisations, as well as any applicable scientific
or technical assistance, should be included in this area. It is inappropriate
to bring up standard institutional or departmental support.
Conflict of Interest
and Sources of Funding
Financial, institutional, personal, and other relationships that could affect
findings and decision-making should be mentioned here. The authors should
declare such associations, if any. It should be made very apparent if there isn't
a conflict of interest.
A list of funding
sources for the work must be declared by the authors.
In the article,
disclosure of funding sources and conflicts of interest should come before
references.
References
The authors need to
adhere to the Vancouver style guide for reference. References within the text
should be cited as superscript numbers. At the end of every manuscript, there
should be a numbered list of references. Every reference should include the
names of a maximum of six authors followed by et al.
A few examples of
references have been mentioned below:
Journals
Books
Figures and Tables
Every figure and
table should have an Arabic number assigned to it and should be cited in the
text at the beginning of the description (e.g., Figure 1, Tables 1 and 3). The
figures and tables should be provided at the appropriate places in the text or
should be grouped at the end of the manuscript to be submitted. There should be
a caption for each table (maximum 15 words). Any non-standard symbols and
abbreviations should have an explanation in the footnotes. In a similar vein,
every figure needs a legend (not more than 300 words) or caption (not more than
15 words). Any time a part of the figure is designated by an arrow, number,
symbol, or letter, the legend should identify and explain each one. An example
of a figure caption has been provided below:
Figure 6.Oxidative
Stress and Antioxidant Enzymes in the Liver of Experimental Rats
An example of a table
caption has been provided below:
Table 6.Correlations
among the Proteins
Please note that in
order to reprint figures or tables that have already been published somewhere
else, the author(s) must get permission from the copyright holder.
Types of Articles
Published
Other types of
articles that are frequently published in IJoARPE include, but are not limited
to, the following:
Editorial: Short, invited opinion
pieces that address a topic of immediate concern to the clinical and scientific
communities are welcome in this area. An editorial should not exceed a word
count of 1000 words. It should not contain any abstract, figures, or tables and
generally does not have more than five references.
Review Article: Instead of
presenting original research, this provides a summary of the current level of
knowledge on a subject by summarising findings from several research
publications. It includes an unstructured abstract, keywords, an introduction,
additional headings that the author deems appropriate, a conclusion, and
references.
Perspective: This offers a fresh
perspective on an issue or idea, a novel theory based on pre-existing ones, or
potential implications of a recent discovery or innovation. Abstract and
keywords are not required in this kind of article. It might include headings if
the author deems them relevant.
Submission
Preparation Checklist
Authors must check
whether their submission complies with all of the following requirements as
part of the submission process; submissions that do not follow the following
rules may be returned to authors:
Withdrawal Policy
IJoARPE is committed
to raising the standard of papers using processes such as plagiarism check,
review, copyediting, and formatting. Our team puts in endless efforts to
achieve this goal. Therefore, if an item is withdrawn in the midst of its
processing, it is very discouraging. We work hard to make the publishing
process as convenient as possible for authors, and in exchange, we expect them
to abide by all ethical guidelines. We adhere to the following policy for the
withdrawal of articles in IJoARPE:
Within ten working
days from the article's submission date, the author will receive an update on
the result of the plagiarism check of the article. Once the article is found to
be free of plagiarised text, the author will be requested to share the
Copyright Form with us.
A request for
withdrawal of an article will be considered only if received within 15 days
from the date of submission of the article or before the receipt of the
copyright form, whichever is earlier. Article withdrawals from IJoARPE
following the submission of the Copyright Form are not permitted. An article
may be withdrawn if it is determined that the reason for the withdrawal is
valid. However, if the payment has been made for the Article Processing
Charges, it will not be reimbursed. Details of published articles that are
withdrawn or retracted for valid reasons will be posted on our website.
