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• Letters to the Editor-in-Chiefcorresponding author (with full address, telephoneand fax number and e-mail ID), Abstract,• Reviews: including solicited and contributed Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results,ones on topics of current importance.Discussion, Acknowledgments and References.Review of manuscriptsAbstract, tables and legends for figures should betyped on separate pages and not in continuation of theFrom now on, the journal shall follow “Tutorial main text. At least one inch margin must be availableEditorial Policy”. Manuscripts received by the on all four sides of the paper, to provide space forEditorial office, after checking their completeness and editorial markings/comments.suitability as per the scope of the journal, shall be sentTitle: Title of the paper should be short and yetto appropriate Members of the Editorial Board, who insufficiently descriptive and informative.turn shall send them to two suitable Reviewers/Referees/ Consultants. They will read, evaluate and Authors: The names of authors should include initialsreturn the manuscripts along with their and surname and their institutional addresses.report/comments. The Editorial Board Member, on thebasis of the report/comments received and on the Running title: A short running title not exceeding 60scientific quality of manuscript, shall send his or her characters including spaces should be provided.recommendations (regarding acceptance, non-Abstract: The abstract should be limited toacceptance or modification) to the Editor-in-Chief.approximately 250 words and should contain a line ofFinally, the Editor-in-Chief, based on all the reportsintroduction, important results and theirand recommendations and on the overall merit of thesignificance. In no case it should be just a statement ofmanuscript, shall decide and communicate theresults only. References are not allowed in thecorresponding author if the manuscript has to beabstract.accepted, not be accepted or has to be accepted aftermajor/minor modifications. If a revised manuscript is Keywords: 3-5 keywords arranged in alphabeticalnot received within three months, and is received later, order should be provided below the abstract.it will be treated as a new manuscript. Manuscripts notaccepted for publication shall not be returned.Introduction: Introduction should provide theessential background, must briefly review the relevantCorrection of proofsliterature, identify the question(s) to be answered andshould state the reasons for undertaking the study.Proofs of the articles will be sent to the correspondingFurther, to avoid suspense, it should end with a briefauthor for checking its correctness and completeness.statement of results.No major or any editorial change in the text or data orin the authors shall be allowed at this stage. The Material and Methods: The source of the materialauthors are responsible for the final accuracy of the used should be clearly mentioned. The proceduresproofs of their manuscripts. The corrected proofs must adopted should be explicitly stated to enable otherbe returned promptly (maximum within five days). workers to reproduce the results. New methods may beThe fax or scanned version (as e-mail attachment) of described in sufficient details, established methodsthe corrected proofs is also acceptable. A delay in can be just described in brief with appropriatereturning corrected proofs will result in their delayed reference(s). Deviations from previously reportedpublication or their publication as they stand. The methods, if any, should be explained giving thereference section of a manuscript is usually prone to reasons thereof.maximum errors, and hence authors are advised tocheck this section very carefully.Results: The results should be as clear as possible andmust state only the findings of the study reported. TheyManuscripts and presentationshould be comprehendible to the readers andsequenced in such a way that a logical progression isManuscripts, in English, must be printed (Times Newdeveloped. The data presented in figures and tablesRoman, 12 size; preferably black laser print) on oneshould not be repeatedly summarized. Results shouldside of a white, good quality standard size bond paper.not be intermixed with interpretations or conclusions.All manuscripts must be typed double spaced and thepagination should be done on the top left corner. Only Discussion: In this section the results should beone set of original illustrations and two first-class discussed in a focused way and not just recapitulated.copies are adequate. The order of presentation should Authors should try to present the principles,be: title Page with title, authors, affiliation, generalizations and relationships. They should