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Aims and Scope:

The Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University (JKIMSU), (ISSN -
2231 - 4261) is peer reviewed, open access journal published biannually (January to
June and July to December) in two formats; printed and online (epub- ahead of print).
The main aims of this journal are to publish novel and interesting observations and
advance scientific knowledge in all the branches of medicine and allied sciences.
The JKIMSU provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the
dissemination of peer-reviewed review articles, original articles, case reports, short
communication, letters to the editor and book reviews in the field of all branches of
medical sciences. The advisory board and editorial board of JKIMSU include well
known eminent scientists from India and abroad in all the branches of medicine to
produce a high quality scientific journal an impact on researchers and practitioners.
The most of the articles accepted for publication will be based on the work carried
out as part of a research projects or postgraduate/ doctoral programme.
Contributions are expected to be of a high standard, not only in respect of subject
matter and its treatment, but also in the quality of writing. Particular attention to be
given in clarity and conciseness of expression.
Submission of a manuscript accompanies certification on the part of the author(s)
that the article submitted has not been published, nor is being considered for
publication in any other similar journal. Contributions may, however, be considered
based on prior conference presentation.
All contributions that are considered by the editors to be within the aim and scope of
the journal are subjected to peer review by at least two reviewers. Decision of
publication is made by the editorial board as per the direction of the reviewers and
the responses to the queries of reviewers from the author(s).
The journal is owned and managed by the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences
University, Karad (Maharashtra) India.
The scientific information published in the journal is the views of the contributors and
not of the Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University or the editorial
board. The JKIMSU or editorial board cannot be held responsible for any wrong
scientific information published in the journal. Duplication or reduplication of earlier
published in any journal will not be entertained by the JKIMSU. Editorial board having
the right to determine the style and if necessary, edit and shorten any material
accepted for publication. Every effort will be made to notify authors promptly of
editorial decisions.Declaration of authorship duly signed by all authors and letter to
the editor in chief must be accompanied while submissions of manuscript and
copyright transfer form once again duly signed by all authors if the manuscript is
accepted for publication. Articles accepted would be copy edited for grammar,
punctuation, print style, and format. Page proofs will be sent to the corresponding
author, which has to be returned within three days. Correction received after that
period may not be included. Electronic submission by e-mail is preferred or one copy
of manuscript, one set of quality glossy prints or CD should be submitted to the
Editor in Chief of JKIMSU.
Authorship Criteria:
Authorship credit should be based only on substantial contributions
1. Conception and design or acquisition of data or analysis and interpretation
of data;
2. Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content;
3. Final approval of the version to be published.
Conditions 1, 2, and 3 must be met. Participation solely in the acquisition of funding
or the collection of data does not justify authorship. General supervision of the
research group is not sufficient for authorship. Each contributor should have
participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate
portions of the content. The order of naming the contributors should be based on the
relative contribution of the contributor towards the study and writing the manuscript.
Once submitted the order cannot be changed without written consent of all the
contributors.

For a study from in a single institute the number of contributors should not exceed


six. For a case-report, brief communication, letter to the editor and review article the
number of contributors should not exceed four. A justification should be included, if
the number of contributors exceeds these limits.

Only those who have done substantial work in a particular field can write a review
article. A short summary of the work done by the contributor(s) in the field of review
should accompany the manuscript. The journal expects the contributors to give post-
publication updates on the subject of review. The update should be brief, covering
the advances in the field after the publication of article and should be sent as a letter
to editor, as and when major development occurs in the field.
Contribution Details:
Contributors should provide a description of what each of them contributed towards
the manuscript. Description should be divided in following categories, as applicable:
concepts, design, definition of intellectual content, literature search, clinical studies,
experimental studies, data acquisition, data analysis, statistical analysis, manuscript
preparation, manuscript editing and manuscript review. Authors' contributions will be
printed on the first page of the article. One or more author should take responsibility
of the integrity of the work as a whole from inception to published article and should
be designated as 'guarantor'.
Conflicts of Interest:
All authors of submitting articles to the journal must disclose any conflict of interest
they may have with an institution or product that is mentioned in the manuscript
and/or is important to the outcome of the study presented. Authors should also
disclose conflict of interest with products that compete with those mentioned in their
manuscript. The Editor will discuss with the authors on an individual basis the
method by which any conflicts of interest will be communicated to the readers.
Copies of any permission(s):
To reproduce published material, and to use illustrations or report information about
identifiable people a copy of the permission obtained must accompany the
manuscript. Copies of any and all published articles or other manuscripts in
preparation or submitted elsewhere that are related to the manuscript must also
accompany the manuscript. These copies should be sent to Dr. A. K. Pratinidhi
Editor in Chief, Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University.
Tel. 02164- 242195, Fax: 02164- 242195,
E-mail: [email protected]
Types of Manuscripts and Limits:
Original articles: Randomized controlled trials, intervention studied, studies
of screening and diagnostic test, outcome studies, cost effectiveness
analyses, case-control series, and surveys with high response rate. Up to
3000 words excluding about 30 references and abstract
Review articles (including for Ethics forum, Education forum, E-Medicine,
etc.): Systemic critical assessments of literature and data sources. Up to
4000 words excluding about 90 references and abstract. For review articles,
include the method (literature search) in abstract as well as in the
introduction section. Usually review articles are invited by the Editor-in-chief
from people of eminence with vast personal experience in the field.
Case reports: new/interesting/very rare cases can be reported. Cases with
clinical significance or implications will be given priority. However, mere
reporting of a rare case is not encouraged and may not be considered. Up
to 1000 words excluding references and abstract and up to 10 references.
Brief communication: Study with clinical interest or unusual presentation of
a disease can be sent. Up to 1500 words and 15 references.
Announcements of conferences, meetings, courses, and other items likely
to be of interest to the readers should be submitted with the name and
address of the person from whom additional information can be obtained.
Editorial, Guest Editorial, Review article, Commentary, Experts Comments
and Symposia articles are solicited by the editorial board.
Important Points for Manuscript Preparation
Heading Important Points
Title Page Type of manuscript (e.g. Original article, Case Report).
- The title of the article, which should be concise, but
informative.
Authors full names (First name, middle initial(s) and
surname)
- Affiliations (the name of department(if any), institution,
city and state or country where the work was done),
indicating which authors are associated with which
affiliation
- Detail corresponding author address (Showing telephone
& fax number and E-mail address)
Abstracts &
key words
Summary of manuscript not more than 200 words and
have a structured form i.e. reflect structure of an article i.e.
Aim of the study, material and methods, results and
conclusion.
- A one page abstract for original paper & page for case
study is recommended.
- The abstract should not be structured for a brief report,
review article, brief communication and research
methodology. Do not include references in abstract.
- Key words should not repeat in the title of manuscript.
Ideally, authors should use key words selected from the
MeSH catalogue & minimum 3 key words should be given
below the abstract.
Introduction Mention the reason for the study, the nature of the
problem, and its relation to previous work, quoting the
order in which they are cited.
- Results and conclusions of the study should not be
mentioned.
Material & Methods Should contain sources of special chemical kits, animals,
case material and all the actual methods employed briefly
with references.
- In study design the place of study, duration, inclusive
and exclusion criteria should be given.
- Informed consent form should be obtained from all study
group subjects.
- Ethical clearance of the study should be obtained from
institutional ethical committee.
- Statistical methods used in the study should be
mentioned in details.
- All the investigations involving human or animal research
must confirm with Helsinki Recommendations
Results - Results should be presented in logical sequence using
appropriate tables and figures without duplication.
- Data should be presented in SI units except BP, which
should be expressed in mmHg.
- Tables and figures should be given at the end of
manuscript.
Discussion - Distinguish clearly new information from previous
findings & speculation from facts. Problems arising out of
the study may be identified & relevant hypothesis may be
generated. Indicate the conclusion that may be drawn and
place them in the context of critical appraisal of previous
work.
- Interpretation of results should not be unnecessarily long
& rambling. It should be pertinent to the data presented.
- Results or review of the literature should not be
repeated.
Acknowledgement - Contributions that need acknowledging but do not justify
authorship, such as general support by a departmental
chair;
- Acknowledgments of technical help.
- Acknowledgments of financial and material support,
which should specify the nature of the support.
References - It should be presented in consecutive order( As they are
cited in the text) i.e. Vancouver standard
- First six authors should be presented.
- Journal title abbreviation should be in Medline standard.
- Full title of the cited reference must be included.
- Citation in the text should be marked by Arabian
numbers in brackets.
- Each citation item should be placed in a separate
paragraph

- (1) Standard Journal Article
Savory J. Wills MR. Trace metals: essential nutrients or
toxin. Clin Chem 1992;38;1565-73
-(2) Book and Monographs
Kahn CR, Weir GC, editors. Joslins diabetes mellitus,
13ed, Philadelphia: Lea and Febiger 1994:1068pp.
-(3) Chapter in Book
Schmidt H. Testing results. In: Hutzinger O (ed) Handbook
of environmental chemistry, vol 2E. Spinger, Berlin
Heidelberg New York.1989: p111.
Tables &
Figures
- Tables should have brief titles and without vertical lines.
- Statistical significance to be given as foot note to the
tables and its level should be marked as star in table or
given in separate column as a part of the table.
- Only standard symbols should be used for figures and
legends should be given wherever necessary.
- Each table and figure should be given on separate page
and numbered consecutively (1, 2, etc.)
Cases - The case should be one that is highly unusual, very
unique, underreported in the literature.
- The case report must present as a challenging
diagnostic and therapeutic problem.
- The case report must have significant educational value
including the ability to perhaps change a clinician's
traditional method of handling such a case.
- The case report's interest to the reader should be
significant.Preparation of Case Reports
- Follow the standard format for the article (Abstract, Key-
words, Introduction, Case History, Discussion and
References
Short
communication
- Approximately of 2000 words including an abstract of
100 words.
- Three tables and/or figures may be considered.
- References should not more than 10. - No key words are
required.
Letters to the Editor - Objective and constructive criticism of any article
published in JKIMSU.
- Includes any scientific or medical interest for the
readers.
- Length should not > than 1500 words
- Two tables and/or figures may be provided.
- References should not > than 10 - No key words.
Sending a revised manuscript:
While submitting a revised manuscript, contributors are requested to include, the
referees remarks along with point to point clarification at the beginning in the revised
file itself. In addition, mark the changes as underlined or colored text in the article. A
photocopy of the first page of all the cited references (articles and books) can be
asked by the journal to verify the references.
Reprints
Journal provides no free printed reprints. Authors can purchase reprints, payment for
which should be done at the time of submitting the author proofs.
Copyrights
The whole of the literary matter in the JKIMSU is copyright and cannot be
reproduced without the written permission of the Editorial Board.
The manuscript and all editorial correspondence should be send to following
address:
Dr. A. K. Pratinidhi
Editor in Chief -JKIMSU
Director of Research
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University,
Karad, Dist. Satara (Maharashtra) India-415 539
Tel.(02164)242195, Fax:.(02164)242195,
E-mail: [email protected]
OR
Dr. Arun J. Patil
Executive Editor-JKIMSU
Deputy Director of Research
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University,
Karad, Dist. Satara (Maharashtra) India-415 539
Tel. 02164- 242195, Fax: 02164- 242195,
E-mail:[email protected]