Submission
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The Indian Journal of Dermatology is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal
that publishes articles in the field of dermatology, leprosy and
sexually transmitted diseases. The journal is published in print as well
as electronic versions. Articles may be submitted for the print or the
electronic version. However, some articles may be published only in the
electronic version at the discretion of the editorial team.
Articles are accepted in the following sections (all word limits
exclude abstracts and references):
Studies: This includes reports of trials, studies of diagnostic
tests or surveys (2500 words). Please write a structured abstract and
add statistical methods. Permission of ethics committee/IRB, statement
of sources of support and conflict of interest are mandatory.
Case Reports: Reports of an unusual manifestation of a disease or
a new disease (1000 words and 10 references) should be submitted with
photographs. Case reports of diseases that are already described in
standard textbooks may not be published.
Reviews: Systematic critical assessments of literature and data
sources of about 3000 words should be submitted only after consulting
the Editor regarding the topic. Please add 10 multiple choice questions
(MCQs) with four options based on the review article.
Letters to the Editor: These should normally be no more than 500
words in length and up to 5 references.
Residents’ page: Short articles (up to 1000 words) that are
educational for postgraduates or help improve their learning skills or
ability to perform in examinations would be considered. Case reports
will not be accepted.
Focus: Short reviews (up to 1500 words) on instruments or
equipment or drugs or procedure of current interest may be submitted
after consulting the Editor on the topic selection.
Quiz: Classical cases with one to three good photographs will be
considered. A short history, examination and investigation findings (up
to 150 words) should be followed by the answer in the form of the
diagnosis and a short review of the condition (500 words and 5
references), if necessary with additional photographs.
Announcements: Announcements of conferences, meetings, courses,
awards, and other items that are likely to be of interest to readers
should be submitted with the name and address of the person from whom
additional information can be obtained (up to 100 words). Paid half page
insertions are allowed from IADVL members only.
Book Review: Please send two copies for book reviews.
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EDITORIAL PROCESS
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- All manuscripts received online are duly acknowledged within one
week of their receipt.
- Contact the Administrative Office, preferably by e-mail, if you
do not receive an acknowledgment within two weeks.
- Manuscripts are sent to at least two reviewers without revealing
the identity of the contributors.
- Authors may suggest the names and e-mail addresses of one or two
reviewers who have had some experience in the subject of the
submitted manuscript but who are not affiliated to the same
institute as the authors.
- Authors will be informed about the reviewers’ comments and
acceptance or rejection of their manuscript within eight to ten
weeks.
- Unaccepted manuscripts will not be returned.
- Galley proofs will have to be downloaded by the author/s from
the web site and need to be returned within three days. Corrections
received after that period may not be included.
- The editors reserve the customary right to style, to abridge the
article to ensure clarity and conciseness and to decide the time of
publication.
- Reprints are not free and should be requested in a reprint
request form that will be sent with the acceptance letter.
- Type the manuscript following the instructions mentioned below
under ‘Preparation of manuscript’ and submit it online through the
web-site (http://www.journalonweb.com).
This saves on time and cost for authors as well as for the journal.
Authors can subsequently track the progress of a manuscript through
the editorial process on the web-site. Figures and photographs must
be submitted online simultaneously after scanning as jpeg files of a
size less than 100 KB each. The copyright form, covering letter and
other documents mentioned in Appendix I below should be sent to the
Editorial office within 15 days of the online submission along with
prints/projections slides of the photos. For digital photographs,
send the original digital camera files of resolution not less than
1200 x 2400 pixels (preferably of the tiff type) on a CD.
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Preparation of manuscript
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Prepare the manuscript using MS Word with
double spacing and for A4 size paper with a 1 inch margin on all sides.
Do not type headings or any other text in ALL CAPITALS. Do not use the
software’s facility for a header, footer or footnotes. Number pages
consecutively beginning with the title page.
A manuscript should be divided into the following sections, each
beginning on a separate page:
Title page:
This page should carry the title of the article; the
names of all contributors and their professional affiliations; the name,
address, phone numbers and email address of the corresponding
contributor; and the total number of pages and photographs.
Abstract page:
The second page should carry the full title of the
manuscript and an abstract of 200-250 words for studies and 100-150
words for case reports. The abstract for studies should be structured
as: Background, Aims, Methods, Results and Conclusions. Below the
abstract, 3 to 10 key words should be provided.
Key messages (Learning points):
Try to provide one to
three short key messages for all studies and reviews and one or two for
case reports.
Introduction:
Summarize the rationale and purpose of the study.
Materials and Methods:
Describe the selection of the observational or experimental subjects.
Identify the methods, apparatus (give the manufacturer’s name and
address in parentheses), and procedures in sufficient detail to allow
confirmation of the observations. Give references to established
methods, including statistical methods.
Results:
Do not repeat in the text all the data in the tables or illustrations.
Emphasize only important observations. Report losses to observation
(such as dropouts from a clinical trial).
Discussion:
Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions
that follow from them or the implications of the findings and their
limitations. Do not repeat data or other material given in the
Introduction or Results sections.
Acknowledgments:
This
section should include contributions that need acknowledging but do not
justify authorship (such as general support by a departmental head);
acknowledgments of technical help; and acknowledgments of financial and
material support (which should specify the nature of the support).
References:
Number
references in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text.
Identify them in the text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals in
superscript. References cited only in tables or figure legends should be
numbered in accordance with the sequence established by the first
identification in the text of the particular table or figure. Abbreviate
the titles of journals according to the style used in Index Medicus; use
the complete name of the journal for non-indexed journals. Avoid citing
a “personal communication” unless it provides essential information not
available from a public source, in which case the name of the person and
date of communication should be cited in parentheses in the text. Avoid
using abstracts as references. Use the style of the examples below. For
references that do not fit these common examples, refer to the ICMJE
guidelines (www.icmje.org).
Standard journal article: Kulkarni SB,
Chitre RG, Satoskar RS, Wighe RS, Tillu KJ, Joshi PJ, et al. Serum
proteins in tuberculosis. J Postgrad Med 1960;6: 113-20.
Volume
with supplement: Shen HM, Zhang QF. Risk assessment of nickel
carcinogenicity and occupational lung cancer. Environ Health Perspect
1994;102 Suppl 1:275-82.
Issue with
supplement: Payne DK, Sullivan MD, Massie MJ. Women’s psychological
reactions to breast cancer. Semin Oncol 1996;23(1, Suppl 2):89-97.
Personal
author(s): Ringsven MK, Bond D. Gerontology and leadership skills for
nurses. 2nd ed. Albany (NY): Delmar Publishers; 1996.
Editor(s),
compiler(s) as author: Norman IJ, Redfern SJ, editors. Mental health
care for elderly people. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1996.
Chapter in
a book: Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP. Hypertension and stroke. In: Laragh JH,
Brenner BM, Fitzpatricck TB, Holmes KL, Tan KJ, et al, editors.
Hypertension: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. 2nd ed. New
York: Raven Press; 1995. p. 465-78.
Tables:
Make self-explanatory tables that do not duplicate the text. Number
tables in Arabic numerals consecutively in the order of their first
citation in the text and supply a brief title for each.
Place
explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the heading. Explain in
footnotes all non-standard abbreviations. Obtain permission for all
fully borrowed, adapted, and modified tables and provide a credit line
in the footnote. For footnotes use the following symbols, in this
sequence: *, †, ‡, §, ||, **, ††, ‡‡
Illustrations (Figures):
Send
preferably 35 mm projection slides or sharp, glossy, unmounted, color
prints (4 inches x 6 inches). They should be numbered consecutively
according to the order in which they have first been cited in the text.
Indicate the number of the figure, the first contributor’s surname and
the top of the figure on a label pasted (avoid the use of liquid gum) on
the back of each print or mount of a slide. Prints should be trimmed to
remove unwanted areas. The IJD reserves the right to crop, rotate,
reduce, or enlarge the photographs to an acceptable size. For digital
photographs, the original digital camera files of resolution not less
than 1200 x 2400 pixels (preferably of the tiff type) should be sent on
a CD. For clinical photographs, either the subjects must not be
identifiable or their pictures must be accompanied by written permission
to use the photograph. If a figure has been published before,
acknowledge the original source and submit written permission from the
copyright holder to reproduce the material. A credit line should appear
in the legend for such figures.
Legends for illustrations:
Type
legends (maximum 20 words) for illustrations using double spacing. Use
Arabic numerals for numbering illustrations. When symbols, arrows,
numbers, or letters are used to identify parts of the illustrations,
identify and explain each one clearly in the legend. For
photomicrographs mention the scale and the method of staining.
N.B. In case of any doubt, please refer to
‘Uniform requirement for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals’
at the web page www.icmje.org or in the Annals of Internal Medicine (Ann
Intern Med 1997;126:36-47) for more detailed guidelines.
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Reprints
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Reprints are made available to authors at a cost against advance payment only. Reprints should be requested at the time of submitting the manuscript.
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Declaration
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The manuscript should be accompanied by the following declaration in a separate page properly signed by the author/s
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DECLARATION BEFORE SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES
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Manuscript title
I/we certify that I/we have participated sufficiently in the intellectual content, conception and design of this work or the analysis and interpretation of the data (when applicable), as well as the writing of the manuscript, to take public responsibility for it and have agreed to have my/our name listed as a contributor. I/We believe the manuscript represents valid work. Neither this manuscript nor one with substantially similar content under my/our authorship has been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere, except as described in the covering letter. I/We certify that all the data collected during the study is presented in this manuscript and no data from the study has been or will be published separately. I/We attest that, if requested by the editors, I/we will provide the data/information or will cooperate fully in obtaining and providing the data/information on which the manuscript is based, for examination by the editors or their assignees. I/we also certify that we have taken all necessary permissions from our institution and/or department for conducting and publishing the present work. I/we have taken patient's consent for participation in the study (if needed) and his/her consent was also taken whenever the patient was recognisable in a clinical photograph.
Financial interests, direct or indirect, that exist or may be perceived to exist for individual contributors in connection with the content of this paper have been disclosed in the cover letter. Sources of outside support of the project are named in the cover letter.
I/We hereby transfer(s), assign(s), or otherwise convey(s) all copyright ownership, including any and all rights incidental thereto, exclusively to the Journal, in the event that such work is published by the Journal. The Journal shall own the work, including
copyright;
the right to grant permission to republish the article in whole or in part, with or without fee;
the right to produce preprints or reprints and translate into languages other than English for sale or free distribution;
the right to republish the work in a collection of articles in any other mechanical or electronic format.
We give the rights to the corresponding author to make necessary changes as per the request of the journal, do the rest of the correspondence on our behalf and he/she will act as the guarantor for the manuscript on our behalf.
All persons who have made substantial contributions to the work reported in the manuscript, but who are not contributors, are named in the Acknowledgment and have given us their written permission to be named. If I/we do not include an Acknowledgment that means we have not received substantial contributions from non-contributors and no contributor has been omitted.
Sl. No. Name Signature Date signed
1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
3. __________________________________________
4. __________________________________________
5. __________________________________________
6. __________________________________________
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# Appendix I
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Covering letter and other documents
The covering letter must be made including
the following points and stating the title of the paper and signed by
all authors. For online submissions, the covering letter inclusive of
copyright transfer form and, with other permissions or consents (if any)
must reach editorial office within 15 days of submitting the article
online. Covering letter must state about:
Authorship
All the authors have contributed enough
towards this publication to justify authorship criteria.
Copyright
We transfer all copyright ownership of the
enclosed manuscript to the Indian Journal of Dermatology if it is
accepted for publication. We warrant that this paper is original and has
not been in part or in whole simultaneously submitted to or published in
another journal.
Sources of support
For studies, add ‘This study was supported
(or not supported) financially or otherwise (specify) by
………………………………….’.
Conflict of interest
There is no conflict of interest of any of
the authors with the results of this study. In case conflict of interest
exists, please elaborate.
Ethics committee / Institutional review board’s permission
We also declare that the study was
assessed and approved by the institutional ethics committee /
institutional review board and that the letter of approval is available
with us for examination. Please attach a copy of the approval letter.
Permission
Copy of permission(s), if any, to
reproduce published material is enclosed.
Patient’s consent
The patient’s consent to use photographs
that may reveal the identity of the patient is enclosed.
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CHECKLIST
FOR SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES TO IJD FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION
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Prepare first page file
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Prepare article file including legends
to photographs. Do not include author names or affiliations or
correspondence address in any part of the article file
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Scan photographs and save as jpeg files
of less than 100 KB each
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Register as an author at
the web-site
www.journalonweb.com/ijd
(not needed if you have registered earlier)
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Follow instructions for submission in
your work area.
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Fill up the authorship responsibility
form, copyright form, and other appropriate documents given in Appendix
I above and send them by post to the editorial office along with photo
prints / slides or CD of original digital photo files (of resolution at
least 1200 x 2400). In case there are not photos, the documents may be
sent by e-mail to editor@e-ijd.org after scanning the printed and signed
forms.
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On receipt of an e-mail regarding
acceptance or revision, login as an author and do the needful as per the
editor’s remarks.
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