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All manuscripts must be in English (and in MS Word format) and should be submitted via our online system. For submission of your research/review article visit www.ijrdpl.com

Full Disclosure: 
Each manuscript must be accompanied by a cover letter signed by the corresponding author on behalf of all the authors. The cover letter should explicitly state that the manuscript has not been previously published in any language anywhere and that it is not under simultaneous consideration by another journal.

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Submission of a review or research article to the journal is a representation that the manuscript has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors would be required to sign a form (to be supplied by the Editor) transferring copyright before the manuscript can be published.

Ethics in Animal and Clinical Investigation:

Investigation using experimental animals must state in the Methods section that the research must be according to the OECD guidelines and must mention the protocol number of IAEC (Institutional animal ethics committee). Investigations with human subjects must state in the method section that the research followed the tenets of the declaration of Helsinki promulgated in 1964 and was approved by the Institutional Human Experimentation committee or equivalent, and that informed consent was obtained.

Review articles: 

Reviews are written by researchers of considerable experience in the field concerned. The authors should review the recent trends or advances in that field in the light of their own work. The major portion of the above articles should deal with the up-to-date developments in the field in the last 3-5 years. Authors are advised to search for Medline and other databases on the internet, apart from collecting information using conventional methods.

These articles should contain a covering letter, title page, summary (need not be structured) and keywords. They should be written under appropriate sub-headings. The authors are encouraged to use flowcharts, boxes, cartoons, tables, and figures for better presentation.

Original Research Articles:
These may either be a full-length research article. These papers should be arranged in the following sections:

1. Covering letter
2. Title page
3. Abstract and keywords
4. Introduction
5. Materials and Methods
6. Results
7. Discussion
8. Acknowledgment
9. References
10. Tables

1) Covering Letter

In addition to the general details (name, address, contact details including mobile number of the corresponding author), it should mention in brief what is already known about this subject and what new is added by the submitted work.

2) Title page 

It should be paginated as page 1 of the paper. It should include the title, authors’ names and affiliations, running title, address for correspondence including e-mail address and also the total number of pages, figures, and tables. 

Title: 
Must be informative, specific and short. It should not exceed 150 characters.  

Authors and affiliations: 
The names of authors and their affiliations should be given. It should be made clear which address relates to which author.  

Running title: 
It is a short title printed in the journal at the right top corner of the right-hand page of the article (except the lead page). It should be not more than 50 characters in length.  

Address for correspondence:
The corresponding author’s address should be given on the title page. The e-mail ID of the corresponding author or the contact e-mail ID must also be provided. 

3) Abstract and keywords 

Abstract: 

It must start on a new page carrying the following information: (a) Title (without authors’ names or affiliations), (b) Abstract, (c) Keywords, (d) Running title. It should not exceed 250 words excluding the title and the keywords. The abstract must be concise, clear and informative rather than indicative. The abstract must be in a structured form (OBJECTIVES, METHODS, RESULTS, and CONCLUSIONS) and explain briefly what was intended, done, observed and concluded. The conclusions and recommendations not found in the text of the article should not be given in the abstract.  

Keywords:

Provide 3-5 keywords which will help readers or indexing agencies in cross-indexing the study. The words found in the title need not be given as keywords. Use terms from the latest Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) list of Index Medicus. A more general term may be used if a suitable MeSH term is not available.

4) Introduction: 

It should start on a new page. Essentially this section must introduce the subject and briefly say how the idea for research originated. Give a concise background of the study. Do not review literature extensively but provide the most recent work that has a direct bearing on the subject. Justification for research aims and objectives must be clearly mentioned without any ambiguity. The purpose of the study should be stated at the end.  

5) Materials and Methods: 

This section should deal with the materials used and the methodology (how the work was carried out). The procedure adopted should be described in sufficient details to allow the experiment to be interpreted and repeated by the readers if desired. The number of subjects, the number of groups, the study design, sources of drugs with dosage regimen or instruments used, statistical methods and ethical aspects must be mentioned under the section. The data collection procedure must be described. If a procedure is commonly used, giving a previously published reference would suffice. If a method is not well known (though previously published) it is better to describe it briefly. Give explicit descriptions of modifications or new methods so that the readers can judge their accuracy, 
Reproducibility and reliability.

The nomenclature, the source of material and equipment used, with details of the manufacturer in parentheses, should be clearly mentioned. Drugs and chemicals should be precisely identified using their non-proprietary names or generic names. If necessary, the proprietary or commercial name may be inserted once in parentheses. The first letter of the drug name should be small for the generic name (e.g., dipyridamole, propranolol) but capitalized for proprietary names (e.g., Persantin, Inderal). New or uncommon drug should be identified by the chemical name and structural formula.  

The doses of drugs should be given as unit weight per kilogram body weight e.g., mg/kg and the concentrations should be given in terms of molarity e.g., nm or mM. The routes of administration may be abbreviated, e.g., intra-arterial (i.a.), intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.), intra-gastric gavage (i.g.), intramuscular (i.m.), intraperitoneal (i.p.), intravenous (i.v.), per os (p.o.), subcutaneous (s.c.), Transdermal (t.d.) etc.

Statistical Methods: The variation of data should be expressed in terms of the standard error of mean (SEM) or the standard deviation (SD), along with the number of observations (n). The details of statistical tests used and the level of significance should be stated. If more than one test is used it is important to indicate which groups and parameters have been subjected to which test.  

6) Result

The results should be stated concisely without comments. They should be presented in logical sequence in the text with appropriate reference to tables and/or figures. The data given in tables or figures should not be repeated in the text. The same data should not be presented in both tabular and graphic forms. Simple data may be given in the text itself instead of figures or tables. Avoid  discussion and conclusion in the result section.

7) Discussion  

This section should deal with the interpretation, rather than recapitulation of results. It is important to discuss the new and significant observations in the light of previous work. Discuss also the weaknesses or pitfalls in the study. New hypotheses or recommendations can be put forth.  

Avoid unqualified statements and conclusions not completely supported by the data. Repetition of information given under Introduction and Results should be avoided. Conclusions must be drawn considering the strengths and weaknesses of the study. They must be conveyed in the last paragraph under Discussion. Make sure conclusions drawn should tally with the objectives stated under introduction.

8) Acknowledgements 

These should be typed on a new page. Acknowledge only those who have contributed to the scientific content or provided technical support. Sources of financial support may be mentioned.  

9) References

It should begin on a new page. The number of references should normally be restricted to a maximum of 25 for a full paper. Papers which have been submitted and accepted but not yet published may be included in the list of references with the name of the journal and indicated as “In press”. A photocopy of the acceptance letter should be submitted with the manuscript. Information from manuscript “submitted” but “not yet accepted” should not be included. Avoid using abstracts as references. The “unpublished observations” and “personal communications” may  not be used as references but may be inserted  (in parentheses in the text.)

References are to be cited in the text by superscripted number and should be in the order in which they appear. References cited only in tables or in legends to figures should be numbered in accordance with a sequence established by the first identification in the text of the particular table or illustration. As far as possible mentioning names of author(s) for reference should be avoided in the text.  Use the style of the examples below for writing references:

Journal Articles

Ray M, Adhikari A, Sur TK, Besra  SE, Biswas S and Das AK. Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Ethanolic Extract of the Leaves of Rhizophora Mucronata, A Sunderban Mangrove. Int. J. Res. Dev. Pharm. L. Sci. 2017; 6(2): 2510-2511.

A Book 

Singh VK: “A Text Book of Numerical Chemistry”, CBS Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, Edition Ist, 2005.  The references must be verified by the author(s) against the original documents. 

10) TABLES

Tables should be cited consecutively in the text. Every table must have a descriptive title and if numerical measurements are given, the units should be included in the column heading. Vertical rules should not be used.

Checklist for Tables 

• Serially numbered in Arabic numerals? 
• Short self-explanatory heading is given? 
• Columns have headings? 
• Units of data given? 
• ‘n’ mentioned? 
• Mean ± SD or Mean ± SEM given? 
• Statistical significance of groups indicated by asterisks or other markers? 
• P values given? 
• Rows and columns properly aligned? 
• Appropriate position in the text indicated? 

  11) Figures:

Each figure must be numbered and a short descriptive caption must be provided. A computer-drawn figure with good contrast is acceptable. Sometimes, raw data for graphs may be required in Excel sheet when the article is accepted for publication. Graphic files for diagrams and figures may be converted to *.pcx, *.tiff, *.jpg format. These files should not exceed 2 MB in size.

Checklist for Figures 

• Serially numbered? Self explanatory caption given? 
• X and Y axes graduated? 
• X and Y axes titled (legend)? 
• Units mentioned (if necessary)? 
• Different symbols/markers for different groups given? 
• SD or SEM represented (graphically)? 
• Statistical significance indicated? 
• Approximate position in the text marked?

PAPER LAYOUT DETAILS:
The details about page setup and manuscript layout are as follows:

Page setup details

 

Particulars	Specifications
Margins	Top = 0.5, Bottom = 0.5, Left = 0.5, Right = 0.5, Gutter = 0,  Gutter Position = Left
Orientation	Portrait
Paper Size	A4 (8.27” x 11.69”)
Headers	0.3”
Footers	0.49”
Space within a paragraph	1.5

Manuscript layout details:

Particulars	Specifications
	Font  type	Font Size	Text Alignment	Text pattern
Title	Times New Roman	20	Left	Normal
Author(s) Name	Times New Roman	10	Left	Normal
Affiliation	Times New Roman	09	Left	Normal
E-mail	Times New Roman	10	Left	Normal +  Underline
Abstract Heading	Times New Roman	9	Left	Normal + Bold
Abstract Body Text	Times New Roman	10	Justify	Normal
Keywords Heading	Times New Roman	10	Left	Normal + Bold
Keywords	Times New Roman	10	Justify	Normal
Main Heading	Times New Roman	10	Left	Normal + Bold
First Subheading	Times New Roman	10	Left	Normal + Bold + Italic
Body Text	Times New Roman	10	Justify	Normal
References	Times New Roman	09	Justify	Normal

 

Revised Manuscript: 

The authors should revise the manuscript immediately after receipt of the comments from the IJRDPL. A note mentioning the changes incorporated in the revised text as per referee’s comments (point by point) should be sent. The revised manuscript has to be submitted online within the stipulated time. Calling for revision does not guarantee acceptance. A revised manuscript which underwent major changes is likely to be sent to referees for re-review. If the authors have substantial reasons that their manuscript was rejected unjustifiably, they may request for reconsideration.  

Proofs: 

Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author for final checking. It is the authors’ responsibility to go through the proof meticulously and correct errors if any. Corrections should be restricted to printer’s error only and no substantial addition/deletion should be made. 

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