Guidelines for Full Research Paper

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

• ‣ Manuscripts: The article must be in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. The text must be single-spaced with 1-inch margins all around and pages numbered consecutively. The manuscript should contain the following sections.
• ‣ Language and Grammar: The article must be in the English language and free from grammatical mistakes. Ayurvedic terms are to be made in italics and the relevant English meaning of the Ayurvedic terms should be given in the bracket.
• ‣Title: The title should describe in brief the contents of the article.
• ‣ Author names: Authors' names should be mentioned below the title. Designations of the authors with full contact details like address, phone number and email should be mentioned at the end of the first page.
• ‣ Abstract: Abstract should not exceed more than 250 words and should be like a summary or the gist of the article (covering the aims and objectives, methods, important observations and results).
• ‣ Keywords: Six important keywords should be mentioned for indexing (Preferably with the terms not mentioned in the title and required for search).
• ‣Introduction: The introduction should include the background of the subject, earlier works carried out, the relationship and significance of this work, and the aims and objectives of this study.
• ‣ Materials and Methods: The materials and methods used for the study, such as medicine preparation and diagnostic methods, statistical methods, etc., should be mentioned in detail in this section.
• ‣ Study, observations and results: Description of the eligibility of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, methods adopted for the study along with the references to the established method, statistical methods, dosage, and route of administration should be mentioned in detail. The observations of the study and the findings must be illustrated with figures or tables wherever necessary.
• ‣ Illustrations, figures and tables: Tables, figures, graphs and images should be numbered properly along with a short descriptive title. These should be placed within the text at appropriate locations and must be given proper numbering.
• ‣ Discussion: Important conclusions drawn from the results and their significance should be discussed. Any negative results, adverse drug reactions etc should also be recorded and may also be discussed. The probable mode of action of the drugs, in comparison with the previous works, can be expressed.
• ‣ Conclusion: The conclusions of this study must be based on the aims and objectives of the study and further scope in the field should be described in this context.