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Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences (ISSN: 2456-7450, Print) is a quarterly, international, peer-reviewed journal published by Pacific Medical University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
The journal covers multidisciplinary subjects within medical and health sciences, including but not limited to: Anatomy, Anaesthesia, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Physiology, Pharmacology, Oncology, Cardiology, Community Medicine, Dermatology and Venereal Diseases, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Forensic Science, Gastroenterology, Geriatric Medicine, Haematology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Microbiology, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), Paediatrics, Pathology, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology, Toxicology, Dentistry, Nursing, Health Informatics, and Occupational Safety and Health.
The key aims of the journal are to provide authoritative interpretations of emerging developments in medical knowledge by trusted experts in their respective fields, and to assist practitioners in incorporating not only evidence-based findings but also new conceptual frameworks and ways of thinking into their clinical practice.
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences invites original research articles, medical case studies and review articles. All submitted manuscripts are sent to independent external referees and are accepted solely on the basis of their recommendations.
The journal is committed to promoting high-quality, original, evidence-based research articles, medical case studies and review articles. Authors are encouraged to provide sufficient methodological detail to enable reproduction and extension of their work by other researchers.
Manuscripts should be approximately 8 to 15 pages in length, inclusive of the abstract, all figures, tables and references.
Submitted manuscripts must represent original work that has not been previously published and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere in any form, including as an abstract or part of another article. All source material must be fully acknowledged and appropriately referenced.
As part of its commitment to research integrity, Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences screens all accepted manuscripts for plagiarism using Turnitin software. Plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the author's own work in whole or in part without proper citation, will not be accepted under any circumstances.
Authors must prepare their manuscripts in the following order:
The title page must include the following:
A structured abstract of no more than 150 words is required. The abstract must include the following headings:
A minimum of three keywords that accurately reflect the content of the manuscript must be provided.
The main text should follow a format consistent with the structured abstract. Authors must ensure that technical language is comprehensible to a scientifically informed but general readership. A glossary may be included as an addendum where appropriate.
This section should provide detailed discussion of areas of agreement, controversy, growing points and areas identified as priorities for future research.
In accordance with the updated ICMJE guidelines (2023), authors are required to declare any use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted writing tools in the preparation of their manuscript.
This declaration must appear in either the Methods section or the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript and must clearly specify the name of the tool used and the nature of its application (for example, text drafting, language editing, data analysis or literature searching).
AI tools may not be listed as authors or co-authors under any circumstances. Responsibility for the accuracy, integrity and originality of the submitted work remains entirely with the human authors. Where no AI tools have been used in the preparation of the manuscript, authors must include a statement to this effect.
Authors may acknowledge funding sources, institutional support and contributions of individuals who do not qualify for authorship.
References must be listed in numerical sequence according to their order of appearance in the text. References should be identified in the text, tables and figure captions by Arabic numerals as superscripts. Abstracts should not be used as references. The journal follows Vancouver referencing style. If a paper has more than six authors, list the first three followed by 'et al.' Use abbreviated journal titles as listed in Index Medicus.
Examples:
Candis JH. Artificial joint materials. J Biomed Eng. 1994;45:54-78.
Paul KN, Smith ADF, Manners M, et al. Coagulation mechanisms. J Cell Biol. 1993;430:200-30.
Acorn AD. Management of rheumatoid arthritis. In: Brown CC, Davies GH, editors. Inflammatory diseases. 3rd ed. London: Apple; 1992. p. 203-30.
Dunlop E, David BC, Winston WDC, editors. Diabetes update. New York: Pullworth; 1983.
Public Health Laboratory Service. Antimicrobial resistance in 2000: England and Wales [Internet]. [cited 2004 Jan 7]. Available from: http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/antimicrobial_resistance/amr.pdf
Only standard abbreviations should be used. SI (International System of Units) units must be used throughout the manuscript.
Trade names must be marked with the registered trademark symbol (R) and proprietary drug names must be capitalised. For example: Cifran(R).
The use of figures is strongly encouraged where they assist reader comprehension and can replace lengthy textual descriptions. Figures must be numbered consecutively. Where figures are related, they should be numbered 1(a), 1(b), 1(c) and so on.
Photographs submitted must be of sufficiently high resolution and quality with respect to detail, contrast and grain.
Tables must be numbered consecutively. A descriptive heading must be placed above each table. Each column must be given a short heading. All non-standard abbreviations used within a table must be explained in footnotes. In the text, tables should be referenced as Table 1, Table 2 and so on, and not referred to as 'above table' or 'below table'.
Captions should provide a brief description of each figure or illustration. For example: Fig. 1. The diagram shows the distribution of... Where relevant, captions must also include definitions for all symbols used.
All manuscripts must conform to the following formatting specifications:
| File Format | Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) |
| Font | Times New Roman |
| Font Size | Title: 16pt, Bold. Section Headings: 14pt, Bold. Body Text: 12pt. |
| Line Spacing | 1.5 |
| Margins | 1 inch (2.54 cm) on all sides |
| Layout | Single column, with both left and right margins justified |
| Language | English |
| Title Page | Must contain: title of the paper, name(s) of author(s), designation, institutional affiliation, email address, phone number and postal address. Authors must not include their name or affiliation anywhere else in the manuscript. |
| Tables, Graphs and Charts | Each table, graph and chart must have its own heading and source. References in the text should read Table 1, Table 2, etc. |
| Abstract | Maximum 150 words (structured) |
| Full Length Paper | Maximum 5,000 words (excluding references) |
| References Style | Vancouver (numbered, superscript) |
Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format by email to:
info@medicaladvances.ac.in
All submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter stating the full name(s) of the author(s), correspondence address, email address and contact numbers. The title of the manuscript must appear on the first page. As the journal follows a double-blind peer-review process, the identity of the author(s) must not appear anywhere within the main manuscript document. The editorial team will remove author details before sending the manuscript to referees.
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences operates a distinctive and generous distribution policy that sets it apart from most academic journals.
Upon publication, every article is made freely available online on the journal's official website at www.medicaladvances.ac.in. In addition, the journal dispatches a printed hard copy of the complete published issue to every contributing author, including those based internationally, by Registered Speed Post. All costs associated with printing and dispatch are borne entirely by the publisher.
Printed copies of each issue, in full colour, are distributed free of charge to the libraries of medical colleges, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) across India. This commitment to broad physical distribution ensures that the journal's published research reaches the widest possible readership across the academic and medical community.
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences is committed to maintaining the highest standards of research integrity. All accepted manuscripts are screened for plagiarism using Turnitin software. Only manuscripts with an acceptable similarity index will be considered for publication. Plagiarism, including self-plagiarism and duplicate submission, in whole or in part, will result in immediate rejection.
Authors of articles published in Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences retain the copyright of their work. By submitting a manuscript, authors grant the journal the right of first publication and a non-exclusive licence to publish, distribute and archive the work in print and online formats.
All published articles are made freely available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Under this licence, readers and researchers are permitted to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, and to adapt, transform and build upon it for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors, a link to the licence is provided, and any changes are clearly indicated.
Note: The submission of a manuscript implies that the work described is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere in any form.
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences is committed to maintaining editorial independence and diversity of authorship in accordance with internationally accepted standards for academic medical publishing.
To safeguard editorial independence and ensure a broad and diverse authorship base, the following policy applies to all submissions:
This policy is reviewed annually by the editorial team in accordance with COPE guidelines and the standards of relevant indexing bodies.
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences does not levy any charges on authors. There are no submission fees, article processing charges, editorial processing charges, language editing fees, colour charges, page charges, membership fees or any other supplementary charges. Publication in this journal is entirely free of cost for authors.
