Pacific J ournal of M edical and H ealth Sciences

ISSN No.: 2456-7450
Editors

Prof Emeritus Dr.S.K Verma
(Chief Editor)

Ravindra Bangar
(Editor)

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A Bi-Annual International Peer Reviewed Journal of the Pacific Group of Institutions in the Medical and Health Sciences
Call for Papers
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences (ISSN No: 2456-7450) is a Bi-Annual International Peer Reviewed journal of the Pacific Group of Institutions in the Medical and Health Sciences. The subject areas for publication include, but are not limited to, the following fields: Anatomy, Anesthesia, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Cancer, Cardiology, Community Medicine, Dermatology and Venereal Diseases, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Forensic Science, Gastroenterology, Geriatric Medicine, Hematology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Microbiology, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Pediatrics, Pathology, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology, Toxicology, Dentistry, Nursing, Health Informatics, Occupational Safety and Health. Its key aims are to provide interpretations of growing points in medical knowledge by trusted experts in the field, and to assist practitioners in incorporating not just evidence but new conceptual ways of thinking into their practice.
Invitation for Manuscripts
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences invites original research based papers, medical case studies and paper reviews. The manuscripts received are sent to referees and are accepted on their recommendation only.
Guidelines For Author(s)

The Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences is keen to promote high quality original research based papers, medical case studies and paper reviews based on sound evidence. Sufficient information should be given in the paper for it to be capable of reproduction by other authors and added to as more data become available.
Your paper should be approximately 8-15 pages in length, including abstract, all figures and tables and references.
Preparation of Manuscript
Please remember that your article should be an original piece of work in its own right and be written without the extensive reuse of previously published material. All source material should be fully acknowledged and referenced.
As part of the Cross-check initiative to detect and prevent plagiarism, the Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences screens all accepted manuscripts. Plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the author's own work, in whole, or in part without proper citation is not accepted by the journal.
References
Number references consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned. Identify references in text, tables, and captions by Arabic numerals superscripted above the line.
Abbreviations and Units
Only use standard abbreviations. SI units should always be used.
Trade Units
These should be marked with ® and proprietary drug names should be capitalised e.g. Cifran.
Manuscript Order

TITLE page

  • Full title of the article
  • Initials (or first name) and surname of each author as they should appear in the chapter (Degrees and appointments will NOT be included)
  • Department and institution to which the work should be attributed
  • Name, full postal address, telephone and fax numbers and email address of author responsible for correspondence

STRUCTURED ABSTRACT

of no more than 150 words. The abstract headings should include:

Introduction or background

Sources of data

Areas of agreement

Areas of controversy

Growing points

KEY WORDS

A minimum of 3 key words which reflect the content of the review

FORMAT

Text to follow a similar general format to the abstract. Authors should ensure that technical language used is understandable to a scientific but general readership. A glossary may be a useful addendum where appropriate.

DISCUSSION OR CONCLUSIONS

which gives more detail of areas of agreement, controversy, growing points and areas timely for developing research.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCES

listed in numerical sequence according to their order of appearance in the text. Avoid using abstracts as references.

Journals
If there are more than 6 authors of a paper (see 19 in example below), abbreviate to the first 3 names and then add 'et al'. Use abbreviated journal title as given in Index Medicus.

Examples

18. Candis JH. Artificial joint materials. J Biomed Eng 1994; 45: 54-78

19. Paul KN, Smith ADF, Manners M et al. Coagulation mechanisms. J Cell Biol 1993; 430: 200-30

Books
Authors and title of chapter are followed by the editor(s) of the book, title of book, main town of publisher, publisher's name (omit 'Press', '& Sons', 'Inc' etc), year and page range.

Examples

20. Acorn AD, Management of rheumatoid arthritis. In: Brown CC, Davies GH. (eds) Inflammatory diseases. 3rd edn. London: Apple, 1992; 203-30

21. Dunlop E, David BC, Winston WDC. (eds) Diabetes update. New York: Pullworth, 1983

Electronic Source (Website/Web Page/Online Journal Article)
The publication is listed first followed by the article title, web address, publication date, and the date last accessed.

Example

Public Health Laboratory Service. Antimicrobial Resistance in 2000: England and Wales. http://www.hpa.org.uk./infections/topics_az/antimicrobial_resistance/amr.pdf (7 January 2004, date last accessed).

Figures
The use of figures is strongly encouraged where they can assist the reader in the understanding of the article and replace lengthy passages of text. Number figures consecutively and, where figures are related, number them 1(a), 1(b), 1(c) etc.
Photographs
These should be of sufficiently high quality with respect to detail, contrast and fineness of grain.
Tables
Number tables consecutively and place a descriptive heading above each table. Give each column a short heading. Explain in footnotes all non-standard abbreviations used in a table.
Figure Captions
Captions should be brief descriptions of each figure or illustration (e.g. Fig. 1 The diagram shows…). Where relevant, captions should also include definitions for all symbols used.
Submission of Manuscript
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences accepts original research papers/articles and book reviews in Microsoft Word format via e-mail, pmchresearchjournal@gmail.com.
Format of Manuscript
Submission of manuscript must have a cover letter showing the full name of author(s) along with correspondence address including e-mail and contact numbers. The title should appear on the first page of the manuscript, as we use peer-review process, so that PJMHS can remove the identity of the author(s) before sending it to referees.
Copyright
Submission of the manuscripts implies that the work is original and not submitted elsewhere for publication in any form (abstract or a part of article). The copyright to this research paper/case study/ review article in Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences is reserved. In this regards, after acceptance for publication, the author(s) has/have to fill the and submit the same before publication to the editor. On the receipt of the copyright form, we shall start the procedure for publication.
Guidelines for Formatting of the Paper
The contributors must mention their track on the separate page.

Paper be typed MS Word
Font Times New Roman
Font size 16pt. and Bold for Title of the Paper, 14pt and Bold for heading in the paper, 12pt. for text.
Line spacing 1.5
Margin 1 inch on all sides.
Layout Use a single column layout with both left and right margins justified.
Language English
The title page It should contain title of the paper, followed by name(s) of author(s), designation, affiliation, e-mail, phone, fax with STD code and Postal Address. Authors should not write their name and affiliations anywhere else in the paper.
Tables, graphs, and charts etc. In the text, the references for table should be mentioned as Table-1 and so on, not as above table. Same should be followed in case of graphs and charts. Each table, graph and chart should have its own heading and source.
Abstract 500 words
Full length paper 5000 words
References APA with hanging format.