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JOURNAL
OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE |
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INDIAN
ASSOCIATION OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE ORISSA CHAPTER |
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Contributors
Guideline |
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The journal of community medicine
(JCM) publishes articles focusing on original research findings related to
current community health problems, issues, policies and programs of India and
the world at large. The journal invites publication of
original article, short article, on recent advances, clinical epidemiological
diagnosis, and management, comments, review articles, correspondence, and
letter to editor, field experience, success stories, and lecture notes on
issues of public health importance. The journal is published biannually
(July and January) .it is assigned a number 0973-2454 ISSN (international
standardized serial number) and in due course will be indexed in other
indexing system. It is published by the Indian
Association of preventive and Social Medicine (Orissa Chapter) at the
department of Community Medicine VSS Medical College, Burla – 768017,
Sambalpur, Orissa, India. All submission must be in English and
should not have been published in any substantial from in any other
publication, professional or lay. All manuscripts will become the property of
the publishers and will be subjected to editorial review. It is sent to out
side review to at least 2 referees whose comments are sent back to others.
The revised manuscript is again peer-reviewed and if found unsuitable for
JCM, the same is communicated to author. Accepted articles will be edited for
style and grammar. Accepted papers become the permanent property of the IAPSM
(Orissa Chapter).All articles should mention how ethical aspect of the study
was addressed.(
http://wws.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm) The editors and the publishers
disclaim any responsibility of liability for statements and opinions
expressed in any format published by journal. The editorial policy is
subjected to periodic modification by the decision taken on Annual General
Body Meetings. Preparation and Submission of
Manuscript Author are requested to consult
“Uniform Requirement for manuscript (URM) submitted to Biomedical Journal’s
before submission of manuscript to JCM.(
http://www.icmji.org). All contribution should be sent
to the Editor, Journal of Community Medicine:- Dr.Subrat Kumar Pradhan,
Assistant Professor, Community Medicine,V.S.S.Medical
College,Burla-768017(Orissa),INDIA. The manuscript may be emailed to the
email address:
editor@jcmorissa.org ,
drsubratpradhan@yahoo.co.in,
sadhu.p7@gmail.com Manuscript
submission: Hard
copy: Type written in English, one side of A4 size bond paper Double
spaced Margin
of 1” on each side 3 copies of manuscript plus figures and table printed Soft
copy: CD Mention
file name Use
MSWord document format Figures
in Harvard graphics/Excel Sent
in a diskette mailer Packed
in tick board paper Other requirements Two self addressed envelope
manuscript (affixing postage of Rs22/-) for early response. Cover letter The submitted work should have a
covering letter on the official letter head under signature of the
corresponding author or any other authorized person. Authorship &
Contributorship A certificate signed by all authors
must accompany the contribution, stating that “
This is to certify that the reported work in the paper entitled
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Submitted for the publication in the “ journal of community medicine” is an
original one and the content has not been published elsewhere and does
not overlap or duplicate their published work. Upon acceptance they will take
public responsibility for the content and provide any relevant data on
request .It will not be published anywhere without permission of the editor.
Rewriting, modification or rejection by the editorial board will be accepted
by us. The
content of all authors of the paper has been obtained for submission to the
journal. Copyright to “journal of community medicine” is transferred upon
acceptance.” Individual contribution of each
author must be specified in a single brief statement. E.g. S.Ganguli
conceived of the study and supervised all aspects of its implementation. R.
Chhotroy assisted with the study and completed the analysis. S.K.Pattnaik supervised
analyses and led the writing. N.C.Samal helped analyzing the study. All
authors helped to conceptualize ideas, interpret findings and review draft of
manuscript. Content of the
Manuscript Each
of the following should begin on separate page. Title
page (first page) On a
separate page Concise
and descriptive Author(s)’s
name to be given as initials following by surname The
academic degree and designation with name of the institution to be given
below author’s name after superscripting individual author names with
asterisks. Detailed address of corresponding author has to be given at the
bottom of the page. A
short title or foot line not more than 40 letters (count letter including
spaces) has to be mentioned. Word
count of the main text (excluding abstract, acknowledgement,
figures, legends, references) and abstract besides the number of tables and
figures should be mentioned in the title page. Abstract On a
separate page Carry
a structured summary of 250 words Include
background, aims of study, methodology, results and conclusion 3-10 keywords to be mentioned below the abstract. Keywords
should not include words in the title as title is automatically indexed. The
keywords may be taken to the medical subject heading(Mesh)list of Index
medicus Text Concise Follow
IMRAD Format Should
not contain data given in the table. Introduction Background
for the study Objective
of research Hypotheses
tested by Strictly
pertinent reference Don’t
include data or conclusion from prior work Material &
Method Type
of study Study
design Period
of study Sample
size and selection of the study subject Statistical
method used in the study should be specified Methods,
apparatus and procedure used should be specified Reference
and reason of the established methods and statistical methods should be
described Results Present
in logical sequence Linked
to table, figures or illustrations All
data in the table or illustration or both need not be repeated in the text Use of
graph as alternative to table is encouraged when it seems appropriate Important
observations should be summarized Discussion Detailed
data of result section should n’t be repeated Compare
findings with those of others, wherever appropriate Discuss
its relevance to the problem tackled New
findings, new interpretation to be clearly spelt out. Conclusion Main
findings of the investigation reported in the paper Link
the conclusions with the goals of the study Recommendation
if appropriate may be included. Acknowledgement Specify
the contributions that need to be acknowledged in one or two sentences Written
permissions from persons acknowledged by name In a separate sheet Conflict of interest A
brief statement on source of findings and conflict of interest, financial or
otherwise In a
separate page Abbreviation Use familiar ones Define them when used first in the
text Reference The
literature as referred to in the text should be put under this section and
number sequentially in the order of its first use as mentioned in the text.
Indicate sources in the text as serial numbers. Eg. [1], [2]. The full list of references at t5he
end of the paper should include: Names
and initials of all authors up to six If
more than six, only the first six are given followed by et al. Examples are given below: JOURNAL Kmietowicz Z. Antiabortionist hijacks
fetal pain argument. BMJ 1996:313:188-190 BOOK Y.k. Ambedkar, R.D.Khare,
R.R.Chokhani, Lesson from the ground rounds, Mumbai, Health care for children
2005 CHAPTER IN THE BOOK Malhotra K.C. Medicogenetics problems
of Indian tribes in: Venna IC Ed medical genetics in Indi, Vol.2.
Pondicherry; Auroma Enterprises, 1975; 51-55 INTERNET REFERENCE Document/Individual Work Author(s), Title of
document (medium). Date of publication; URL; Access date. JOURNAL Author(s), Title of article, journal
title (in italics), [medium], year and month; page no. or indication
of length, URL; Access date. For detailed information about the Vancouver
style authors should consult “New England journal of Medicine”1997;
336:339-15. LEGENDS A descriptive legend must accompany
each illustration and must define all abbreviations used therein. ILLUSTRATION Designed
on glossy paper Large
enough to be eligible even after reduction. The
back of each paper should have the name of authors, sequence numbers and
proper orientation (eg,top) on pencil. Figure
should be unmounted. Legends
should be triple spaced in a separate paper. TABLE Type
each table double-spaced in a separate page Provide
a title for each table and indicate its position in the text. Number
the table in Arabic numerals Each
column must have a short heading Put
explanatory notes in the footnote if necessary. Don’t
use internal horizontal or vertical rules. Number
of each table should be proportionate to the length of the text. SIZE OF THE ARTICLE Editorial
1000-2000
N.A.
10
welcome Original
3000
200
15
5 Short
1500
N.A.
5
2 Letter
to the
500
N.A.
5
2
Editor 5.
Review/public
2500
150
10
4 6.
Health matters 7.
Lecture notes
1500
N.A
5
2 IMPORTANCE Review of the manuscript takes
any time between one to six months. Authors are requested to quote the
reference numbers of the article in all correspondence with the JCM( Journal
of Community Medicine). Cooperation is solicited from the authors to follow
these guidelines. |
