For the publication purpose in NJHS following submissions
are essential:
1. Cover letter with a declaration of any conflict of interest and stating that the submission has not been
submitted to any other journal or publishing house besides NJHS as well as the transfer of the copyright to NJHS in
the case of publication.
2. Title page with authorship details (including signatures of the individual authors
as well as emails and phone numbers of each author) and the address (both
online as well as offline) for correspondence.
It must be clearly stated that no other authors besides the ones mentioned
in the submission have any claim to
authorship. The authors should state the name of the corresponding author with signature, in the same order as it would
appear in the final published article. Please
state in clear words that all the authors would bear full responsibility in the
instance of any authorship disputes or any violation of research ethics.
Please check the website of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for more
detail at https://publicationethics.org/.
3. Manuscript along with author(s)
name(s), affiliation(s), correspondence, abstract, and references as it would
appear in the final published article (Please check few published articles in
the latest issue of NJHS for more clarity and error-free submission).
4. Ethical clearance letter for Research
Articles (and whenever relevant) and Consent
form signed by the patient(s) and one or more of the Author(s) for Case
Reports/Series.
5. Along
with your submission please write a 50-word
summary of your article highlighting the major findings or the theme of the
article (NJHS will publish that after the table of contents under “Highlights of this Issue” category).
6. An
additional document with only references
after unlinking from the reference managers or software such as Endnote,
Mendeley, Zotero, etc. For unlinking purpose, use the "Keep Text Only (T)" paste option in a new document and
make appropriate corrections in the referencing style in that document.
NJHS publishes articles
under the following categories/sections:
The manuscripts should be written in British English and comply with the following guidelines:
Title should be
in title case (upper case for all initial letters, mainly nouns, and pronouns)
and in centre alignment (Ctrl+E in MS
Word in Windows). E.g., “Healing
Response to Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy among Smokers and Nonsmokers”
The authors’
names should be in full (complete name) and in right alignment (Ctrl+R in MS Word in Windows).
The superscripts for institutional/ organisational
affiliations should be placed after full name and comma. Each affiliation is given a
Hindu-Arabic number. The affiliations are separated by semi-colon and last
affiliation should end in a full stop. E.g.,
Ranjita
Shrestha Gorkhali,1 Shaili Pradhan,1 Khushboo Goel,2
Navaraj Lamdari3
1Periodontology
and Oral Implantology Unit, Dental Department, Bir Hospital,
National
Academy of Medical Sciences, Mahabouddha, Kathmandu, Nepal;
2Department of Periodontology and Oral
Implantology, BP Koirala Institute of Health
Sciences,
Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal;
3Department
of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, College of Medical Sciences,
Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal.
For correspondence,
the details (affiliation, phone numbers, designation, etc.) should be mentioned
in the cover letter and title page. In the manuscript, please write only the
name of the corresponding author and email under the heading “Correspondence” as
it would appear in the final published article. The email should be in plain
text and not hyperlinked. E.g.,
Correspondence:
Dr.
Ranjita Shrestha Gorkhali. Email: ranjish2@yahoo.com
NOT ranjish2@yahoo.com
For all manuscripts except Case Report/Series, the numbers
of Tables and Figures should not be
more than six, both combined. For
Case Report, it shall have no more than 12 figures and Case Series
can have up to 24 figures. Under
special circumstances, if you need to have more than the allowed number of
tables/figures, kindly contact the NJHS Editorial Board.
The main headings in the Tables should be centrally aligned.
For the contents of the table, all text should be left-aligned and numbers
centrally aligned.
The legends of tables should be written ABOVE the tables while for figures they
should be written BELOW the
respective figures. NJHS keeps graphs, charts, bar diagrams, photographs, etc.,
all under the FIGURE heading. So, no other headings besides, the Tables
or Figures.
Though it is not mandatory, NJHS prefers full forms instead
of abbreviations in the legends. Also, it is preferred that high-quality
pictures/photographs should be attached separately as well, in addition to
keeping them in the manuscript.
Table number colon legend full stop
(The first letter of the first word
uppercase rest lowercase) E.g.,
Table 1: Prevalence of dental anomalies present.
Figure 1: Distribution of subjects based on the impact on
performance.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH SUBMISSION
CATEGORY
They are written by invitation or produced in-house. It
would state the opinions expressed in editorials and those of the author alone.
They are in no way intended to express the official viewpoint of the journal,
the board, or NJHS. Up to 800 words excluding references which in turn are
restricted to a maximum of eight in number are allowed.
ABSTRACT - word
limit-250 excluding keywords.
Structured as: Introduction; Objective; Methods; Results;
Conclusions.
Keywords: Three
to six
keywords (MeSH terms check at https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/search) arranged alphabetically separated by
semicolons and ending with a full stop. Only the first letter of the first
keyword is upper case, rest lower case. No abbreviations.
INTRODUCTION in
a maximum of 200 words. Anything extra can be strategically placed in METHODS
or DISCUSSION sections.
State the background of the study, rationale, and
objective. In the background, the information should be given as global,
regional, and local.
METHODS
State the a) study design, b) place and duration of the
study, c) sample size and sampling technique, d) inclusion and exclusion
criteria, e) ethical approval and informed consent, and f) statistical analysis
and software used. Please do not use separate headings for study design (and
other topics mentioned in the previous sentence) or other headings for
inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria, data analysis, etc. Also, mention
everything in paragraphs, not bullets or numbers.
RESULTS
State the main findings first then move towards the rest of
the findings. All the findings should be in n (%) format. For decimal values in
findings, please mention up to two decimal values except for the P values where
up to three decimal values are allowed.
In the legends of tables and figures, write the complete
words, preferably no abbreviations: "Table Table number separated from the
title by a colon" and Figure, not Fig. The title should be in
"Sentence Case" and the table or figure number separated by a colon.
The first letter of the title is upper case, rest all lower case.
Table 1: Title should be in brief.
Figure 1: The title should be simple.
For detail please check under the general instructions for
the "Legends of Tables and Figures" section.
DISCUSSION
(limitation within it).
CONCLUSIONS The
conclusion section should not contain the numeric findings but the conclusion
you have drawn from the findings. Please write "recommendation"
within this section.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
(optional and no more than 100 words).
Just name the individual or organisation. Please do not use
this section as a praising platform for your bosses, seniors, family, friends,
colleagues, and others.
Conflict of
Interest: If any conflict or disclosure present, please mention here or
write "None" if no conflict. Financial support not falling under
“Conflict of Interest” can be mentioned under the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT section.
REFERENCES in
Citing Medicine style. It is similar to the Vancouver referencing style with a
full stop after the journal name.
(Citing Medicine is the newer version of the Vancouver referencing
style. There is no Vancouver referencing style after 2007 AD). Include the
names of six authors followed by et al. if there are more than six authors. Do
not give et al. after three authors. Rules of punctuation should be strictly
followed: Index name of journals, the use of full stop, space, semicolons, and
colon according to Citing Medicine referencing style (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/).
No more than 30 references are allowed. At the end of each
reference, please use a hyphen
instead of an en-dash or em-dash while denoting page numbers and
be uniform in your writing.
E.g.,
Thapa P, Kc S, Hamal AB, Sharma D, Khadka S, Karki N, et al. Prevalence of
acute kidney injury in patients with liver cirrhosis. J Nepal Med Assoc. 2020
Aug 31;58(228):554-9. [PubMed |
Full Text | DOI]
For each
references NJHS requests you to hyperlink the PubMed, Full text (the link to
pdf in the journal site or wherever available) and DOI as [PubMed | Full Text |
DOI] at the end of each reference. When you hyperlink (Ctrl+K) the respective
words with their web addresses, please do not hyperlink the bracket arms or the
separation bars.
NO OTHER HEADINGS
besides these. For legends of tables and figures, check at the end of this
document.
Total word limitation - 3000 excluding abstract, references, and legends of tables and
figures.
Case Report
should have a maximum of four
authors but no limit on the number
of authors for Case Series with
Literature Review.
Case Report
should have no more than four
patients while five to 10 patients
can be reported in Case Series with
Literature Review. That means a Case Series should not report more than 10
patients.
Case Report
shall have no more than 12 figures
and Case Series can have up to 24 figures. Under special
circumstances, if you need to add more figures please contact NJHS Editorial
Team.
Please do not
merge/collage multiple "Figures/Pictures" to make one. They will
be counted as individual figures/pictures and not accepted in NJHS if the
figure limit is exceeded.
ABSTRACT - word
limit-100 excluding keywords. For case
series 250 words allowed. Not structured.
Keywords: Three
to six
keywords (MeSH terms check at https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/search) arranged alphabetically separated by
semicolons and ending with a full stop. Only the first letter of the first
keyword is upper case, rest lower case. No abbreviations.
INTRODUCTION in
a maximum of 100 (200 for case series) words should include the background of
the case being reported.
CASE REPORT The
case(s) being reported should be new/interesting/rare with clinical
significance or implications.
DISCUSSION
Other Appropriate headings:
NO “CONCLUSIONS” section (NJHS format of
case report section does not keep conclusions, if you feel necessary, write a
SUMMARY instead).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
(optional and no more than 100 words).
Just name the individual or organisation. Please do not use
this section as a praising platform for your bosses, seniors, family, friends,
colleagues, and others.
Conflict of
Interest: If any conflict or disclosure present, please mention it here or
write
"None" if no conflict. Financial support not
falling under “Conflict of Interest” can be mentioned under the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
section.
REFERENCES in
Citing Medicine style: it is similar to the Vancouver referencing style with a
full stop after the journal name.
(Citing Medicine is the newer version of the Vancouver referencing
style. There is no Vancouver referencing style after 2007 AD). Include the
names of six authors followed by et al. if there are more than six authors. Do
not give et al. after three authors.
Rules of punctuation should be strictly followed: Index name of
journals, the use of full stop, space, semicolon, and colon according to Citing
Medicine referencing
style
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/).
No more than 10 references except for "case report
with literature review" where a maximum of 30 references is allowed. At
the end of each reference, please use a hyphen
instead of an en-dash or em-dash while denoting page numbers and
be uniform in your writing.
E.g.,
Thapa P, Kc S, Hamal AB, Sharma D, Khadka S, Karki N, et al. Prevalence of
acute kidney injury in patients with liver cirrhosis. J Nepal Med Assoc. 2020
Aug 31;58(228):554-9. [PubMed |
Full Text | DOI]
For each
references NJHS requests you to hyperlink the PubMed, Full text (the link to
pdf in the journal site or wherever available) and DOI as [PubMed | Full Text |
DOI] at the end of each reference. When you hyperlink (Ctrl+K) the respective
words with their web addresses, please do not hyperlink the bracket arms or the
separation bars.
For legends of tables and figures, check under the general
instructions.
Total word limitation - 1500 (2500 for case
report with literature review) excluding abstract, references.
ABSTRACT - word
limit-200 excluding keywords. Not
structured.
Keywords: Three
to six
keywords (MeSH terms check at https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/search) arranged alphabetically separated by
semicolons and ending with a full stop. Only the first letter of the first
keyword upper case, rest lower case. No abbreviations.
INTRODUCTION in
a maximum of 200 words should include the background of the review, rationale
for doing the review. Main points to focus.
Other Appropriate headings:
NO “CONCLUSIONS” section (NJHS format of
review article section does not keep conclusions, if you feel necessary, write
a SUMMARY instead).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
(optional and no more than 100 words)
Just name the individual or organisation. Please do not use
this section as a praising platform for your bosses, seniors, family, friends,
colleagues, and others.
Conflict of
Interest: If any conflict or disclosure present, please mention here or
write "None" if no conflict. Financial support not falling under
“Conflict of Interest” can be mentioned under the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT section.
REFERENCES in
Citing Medicine style: it is similar to the Vancouver referencing style with a
full stop after the journal name.
(Citing Medicine is the newer version of the Vancouver referencing
style. There is no Vancouver referencing style after 2007 AD). Include the
names of six authors followed by et al. if there are more than six authors. Do
not give et al. after three authors.
Rules of punctuation should be strictly followed: Index name of
journals, the use of full stop, space, semicolon, and colon according to Citing
Medicine referencing style
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/).
E.g.,
Thapa P, Kc S, Hamal AB, Sharma D, Khadka S, Karki N, et al. Prevalence of
acute kidney injury in patients with liver cirrhosis. J Nepal Med Assoc. 2020
Aug 31;58(228):554-9. [PubMed |
Full Text | DOI]
For each
references NJHS requests you to hyperlink the PubMed, Full text (the link to
pdf in the journal site or wherever available) and DOI as [PubMed | Full Text |
DOI] at the end of each reference. When you hyperlink (Ctrl+K) the respective
words with their web addresses, please do not hyperlink the bracket arms or the
separation bars.
A minimum of 50 references and no more than 100 references.
At the end of each reference, please use a hyphen
instead of an en-dash or em-dash while denoting page numbers and
be uniform in your writing.
For legends of tables and figures, check under the general
instructions.
Total word limitation - 4000 excluding abstract, references.
For a Systematic
Review or Meta-analysis, please
follow the PRISMA recommendations. You can access the relevant information from
their website at http://www.prisma-statement.org/
This section includes information about various activities
of MBAHS. The submission to this section is open to Nepal Dental Association
only.
It should be up to 400 words and cite a maximum of eight
references and may concern any item felt to be of interest to the readership,
or more usually be a question or critique concerning a paper. Letters may be
subject to peer review.
The articles under this heading are the personal opinions
and perspectives that allow the author(s) to express their own point of view on
issues relevant to health. They should be of scientific or clinical value. The
purpose may be to raise awareness, new ideas, thought-provoking concepts, and
personal expert opinion to improve health. Current or ongoing controversial
topics are recommended to be probed into. Up to 1000 words excluding references
which in turn are restricted to a maximum of 10 in number are allowed.
Submission based on some experience, education, or a
variety of topic which has some clinical or scientific value that does not fall
under any of the above categories. Word limit – 800. References - maximum of
eight in number.
Note: It is also required that the corresponding author clearly
specifies the category/type of article s/he is submitting. However, the final
decision under which category the article is published rests on the decision of
the NJHS editorial board. In such a case, the author will be duly informed
regarding the decision. The author will have the right to withdraw the article
if s/he chooses but must do so within the specified time.
Disclaimer: The
research studies or statements presented in the NJHS are the personal opinions
and expressions of authors and in no way represent the official stance of NJHS
Editorial Board. Neither NJHS nor MBAHS shall be held responsible, under any
circumstances, for any loss or harm due to information provided in NJHS.