Instructions to Authors

Thank you for choosing to submit your paper to us. These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly. Please take the time to read and follow them as closely as possible, as doing so will ensure your paper matches the journal's requirements.

About the Journal

KSV Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Sciences is an open access journal publishing high-quality, original research.

Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.

KSV Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences accepts the following types of article:

Original Article, Research Articles, Review Articles and Case studies.

Preparing Your Paper

All authors submitting to Pharmacy journals should conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, prepared by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Before you begin

KSV Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Sciences publishes Reviews, Research papers, Case study and short communications/Technical notes. Manuscripts will be reviewed by members of the editorial board, whose opinions will form the basis of the final decision by the editor. It is recommended that an English check of the manuscript by a competent and knowledgeable native speaker be completed before submission. Failure to follow them may result in papers being delayed or rejected.

All submitted manuscripts should contain original work neither published previously not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors should check Plagiarism in their Article title and work prior to proceed for submission. Authors should consider the References of last 10 years only in support of their article, they can use few old references, but it should have strong relevance in support of their original work. Articles from any part of the world are accepted provided submitted in English language only. It is necessary that authors prepare their manuscripts according to the instructions. Effectiveness of the peer review process will greatly depend upon the care used by the authors in preparing the manuscripts.

Plagiarism: Original Research should be allowed to publish in the KSV Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Sciences.

Manuscripts types

Research Article: Research papers should contain unpublished results of original research, which must be presented in sufficient detail to ensure the reproducibility of the described experiments and should present new experimental studies in elaborate form that constitute a significant contribution to knowledge. They may be up to 5-25 pages.

Review Article: Review articles are concise and critical surveys of novel accomplishments in the author's research field and should bring up the most important current topics or present interpretative and critical accounts, but not simple compilation, on subjects of general interest. The work need not be complete; however, supporting experimental data must be described. They should be around 5-30 pages.

Case Study: A case study describes a typical situation or problem. It is a written account, ideally from the decision-maker's point of view, of an undertaking as it actually occurred. The outcome of the situation described should generally be measured against selected criteria or benchmarks, and its presentation should contribute in one way or another to best practices and excellence. Finally, case studies offer an opportunity to relate real experience to the principles and practices of Pharmacy. In general, they should be around 3-8 pages.

Manuscripts Preparation

Research Article and Review article:

  • Research Article should be written with the following elements in the following order: Title page; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion; Acknowledgments; Financial disclosure statement, Conflicts of interest, & References.
  • Review article and Case studies: not contains materials and methods and results other heading are same as above.
  • Should include of tables, references, and figure captions.
  • Should contain an abstract of 150 to 250 words.
  • Between 5 and 10 keywords that is making your article more discoverable, including information on choosing a title and search engine optimization.

Formatting and Templates

Papers may be submitted in Word format. To assist you in preparing your paper, we provide formatting template(s).

If you have any other template queries, please contact us.

File Formats: Submit MS word files, with Figure, Photos, Graphs, and/ tables electronically embedded within the text of the document with A4 page and 0.7'' margins (On Top, Bottom, Inside & outside).

Please use British (-ise) spelling style consistently throughout your manuscript.

Manuscript Title: Top of paper, Times New Roman; Font style bold, 14 points.

Author Names: Last name, followed full first name, corresponding author of the manuscript must be marked with an asterisk (*) and listed below manuscript Title, Times New Roman; Font style bold, 11 points.

Institution Name: Institution name & addresses Times New Roman, 9 points, Font style Italic.

Abstract

Times New Roman, 9 points font size, font style Regular with single line spacing.

Research & Reviews articles should include structured abstracts of 150 to 250 words.

Research Article: Objective(s), Design, Intervention(s), Main outcome measure(s), Results, Conclusion, Keywords.

Case Study: About 100 words, Introduction, Case description, Discussion and Evaluation, Conclusions, Keywords.

Reviews Article: Objective(s), Data sources Study selection, summary of contents of the article, Conclusion, Keywords.

Article Text

Justified, Times New Roman, 10 points font size, font style Regular, text of the document with single line spacing. Use 0 point spacing Before & 6 points after Paragraph. Indentation Right first line by 0.25".

Research Article: This should be presented in Heading: Introduction, Objective(s), Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion.

Introduction

Provide a context or background for the study. Explain the objective of research, or hypothesis used. Provide literature with references related to your research. Provide only directly pertinent references, and do not include data or conclusions from the work being reported.

Material and methods

The Methods section should include only information that was available at the time the plan or protocol for the study was being written; all information obtained during the study belongs in the Results section. Author should provide appropriate reference for every method used in research work.

Result and discussion

Results

Present your results in logical sequence in the text, tables, and illustrations, giving the main or most important findings first. Do not repeat all the data in the tables or illustrations in the text; emphasize or summarize only the most important observations. When data are summarized in the Results section, give numeric results not only as derivatives (for example, percentages) but also as the absolute numbers from which the derivatives were calculated, and specify the statistical methods used to analyze them. Use graphs as an alternative to tables with many entries; do not duplicate data in graphs and tables.

Discussion

Emphasize the novel and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that follow from them in the context of the totality of the best available evidence. Do not repeat in detail data or other information given in the Introduction or the Results section. For experimental studies, it is useful to begin the discussion by briefly summarizing the main findings, then explore possible mechanisms or explanations for these findings, compare and contrast the results with other relevant studies, state the limitations of the study, and explore the implications of the findings for future research and for clinical practice.

Conclusions

Link the conclusions with the goals of the study but avoid unqualified statements and conclusions not adequately supported by the data. Avoid claiming priority or alluding to work that has not been completed.

States new hypotheses when warranted but label them clearly as such.

Tables, Graphs and figures: Should be appropriately inserted within text.

  1. Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size). Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: JPEG, GIF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX).
  2. Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text. Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text. Please supply editable files.

Acknowledgments

Contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed under acknowledgments along with a description of their specific contributions. Examples include individuals providing technical or writing assistance, or a department chair providing general support.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors should disclose any personal or financial relationships that could be viewed as potential conflicts of interest in relation to the publication on manuscript file just before references section.

References

Please use Vancouver style in-text citations and a Reference List at the end of your document. Citations within the text of your paper are identified with a number in round brackets in blue color.

Please crosscheck your reference during your article preparation, as they should be working at the time of access the website or online references.

An EndNote output style is also available to assist you.

Plagiarism

All submissions must ensure that the plagiarism level is below 15%, with proper citations and references for all sources used.

Using Third-Party Material in your Paper

You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article. The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission. If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Complying With Ethics of Experimentation

Please ensure that all research reported in submitted papers has been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner, and is in full compliance with all relevant codes of experimentation and legislation. All papers which report in vivo experiments or clinical trials on humans or animals must include a written statement in the Methods section. This should explain that all work was conducted with the formal approval of the local human subject or animal care committees (institutional and national), and that clinical trials have been registered as legislation requires. Authors who do not have formal ethics review committees should include a statement that their study follows the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

Consent

All authors are required to follow the ICMJE requirements on privacy and informed consent from patients and study participants. Please confirm that any patient, service user, or participant (or that person’s parent or legal guardian) in any research, experiment, or clinical trial described in your paper has given written consent to the inclusion of material pertaining to themselves, that they acknowledge that they cannot be identified via the paper; and that you have fully anonymized them. Where someone is deceased, please ensure you have written consent from the family or estate. Authors may use Patient Consent Form, which should be completed, saved, and sent to the journal if requested.

Health and Safety

Please confirm that all mandatory laboratory health and safety procedures have been complied with in the course of conducting any experimental work reported in your paper. Please ensure your paper contains all appropriate warnings on any hazards that may be involved in carrying out the experiments or procedures you have described, or that may be involved in instructions, materials, or formulae.

Please include all relevant safety precautions; and cite any accepted standard or code of practice. When a product has not yet been approved by an appropriate regulatory body for the use described in your paper, please specify this, or that the product is still investigational.

Publication Charges

Currently, there are no submission fees, publication fees or page charges for this journal. Any further changes in the Publication charges may be notified in advance and all rights are reserved to the editors.

Queries

Should you have any queries, please contact us at the below mentioned e-mail address:

Manuscript can be submitted online.

Any Queries/Suggestion contact via email: editorksvjphs@kbiper.ac.in