AIMS AND SCOPES

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences (ISSN 0974-1143) is a peer reviewed, open access and
quarterly journal aimed to set up an academic communicating platform for Indian and outside world
on health sciences for the advancement of scientific knowledge in all the branches of Medicine and
allied Sciences and publication of scientific investigation in these fields. This Journal is intended to
deal with basic and clinical research on medical science which will be suitable for both medical
scientists and practitioners. Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences become quarterly from the year
2010 with Jan-Mar, April – June, July – Sept & Oct – Dec issues.

The journal is owned by the Al Ameen Charitable Fund Trust, a registered charitable organization
and published by Al Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.

The Journal will publish unique and interesting areas of all the discipline of medical sciences. The
information and opinions presented in the Journal reflect the views of the authors and not of the Al
Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences or the Editorial Board. Journal can not be held responsible for
any mistake or co-incidence if it occurs. Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences also discourage
duplication or reduplication of previously published data in any form. Manuscripts will be reviewed
for possible publication with the understanding that they have not been published, simultaneously
submitted, or already accepted for publication in other journal. Manuscript decision is based on peer
review process. The Editor retains the right to determine the style and if necessary, edit and shorten
any material accepted for publication. All submissions must be accompanied by a completed
Copyright Assignment Form, duly signed by all authors. Manuscript text submitted using Microsoft
Word for Windows is preferred. Images should be submitted as JPEG files.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LISTINGS
The journal is indexed with Abstracts in US National Library of Medicine (nlm.nih.gov), CAB Abstract,
Global Health, Chemical Abstract, Directory of Open Access Journals (www.doaj.org), Index
Copernicus (www.indexcopernicus.com), World Health Organization (Hinari)Google.com, Google
Scholar, Genamics JournalSeek, Open J-Gate, Ulrich’s International Periodical Directory, Indian
Science Abstract, ICAAP Journal Database(Canada), EBSCO Publishing’s Electronic Databases,
ProQuest, EVISA, Socolar and Geneva Foundation of Medical Education & Research (www.gfmer.ch).
AJMS is recommended by Medical Council of India for postgraduate curriculum.

This journal has been awarded complimentary membership of Committee on Publication Ethics
(COPE).

These guidelines are in accordance with the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to
Biomedical Journals,” published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

Editor in Chief of Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences has been nominated as Honorary Member of
World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).

Open access statement:

AJMS is an open access journal which aimed to access content freely to users without any charge.
Users or his/her institution or allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to
the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior
permission from the publisher or the author.

Content license:

The AJMS makes all open access articles freely available on this
website http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ from the date of publication. Open access articles can be
identified by the Creative Commons copyright statement that appears at the end of the article and
takes the following form: “This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative
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Copyright and Permission:

Every article must be accompanied by a statement to the effect that the article has not been
published before and that it will not be submitted to any other journal before a decision has been
reached by Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences. Authors must attach a signed statement indicating
that if the manuscript is accepted for publication in the journal, the copyright will be held by Al
Ameen Charitable Fund Trust, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Authors: All authors should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for
the content. Written approval signed by all authors should be presented with the manuscript.

Original Article:
Manuscript: The manuscript should be submitted through our online submission option
(http://ajms.alameenmedical.org) OR by email or CD format or typed in one side of A4 bond paper
with double spaced having 3 cm margins from all the sides. The manuscript should be arranged in
the following order: (1) Title page, (2) Abstract with Key words, (3) Introduction, (4) Materials and
methods, (5) Results, (6) Discussion, (7) Acknowledgement (8) References, (9) Tables and (10) Figure.
All the pages will be numbered. The original article should be confined to maximum of 4000 words.
For short communication words limit is 2000 and for case report and letter to editor should not
exceed maximum of 1500 words.

Title page: This should contain the title of the paper, family name of each author preceded by
initials/ given names, laboratory or institute where the work has been done with full address and
name and full postal address of the author to whom correspondence regarding manuscripts should
be sent. A running title should be given. No other page should contain the names of authors.
Abstract: Abstract should be made structured like, Background, objectives, methods, result and
conclusion. Normally not more than 200 words, this should consist of a series of brief statements of
aim of study, the main findings and the conclusion reached and at least three key words.

Introduction: Summarizes the rationale, provides a concise research background and states the
objective of the study. Do not include any results or the conclusions of the study

Methods: Provide technical information about the study. Do not describe methodological details
that have been published previously. Specifications should be mentioned for the main drugs,
chemicals, and instruments. Statistical methods used in the study should also be incorporated in
details

Results: The findings should be presented clearly and the text of results and data presented in tables
or figures should complement with one another. Data should be presented in SI units except BP,
which should be expressed in mmHg.

Discussion: This should precisely deal with interpretation of results and must not be unnecessarily
long and rambling. It should be pertinent to the data presented. Do not repeat the results or do not
review the literature. Please end with a brief conclusion linking back to the aim of the study.

Acknowledgement: These should be brief and specific..

Reference: References are numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text.
Citations should be labeled with square bracket. All references should be cited. Unpublished data,
personal communications, abstracts at meetings and manuscripts submitted for publication are not
acceptable as references. References should be listed in numerical order in the Reference section.
Journal titles should be abbreviated according to the list of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or
MEDLINE (www.nlm.nih.gov). Some examples:

Journal article up to six authors (list all authors): Das KK, Gupta AD, Dhundasi SA, Patil AM, Das SN,
Ambekar JG. Effect of L-ascorbic acid on nickel-induced alterations in serum lipid profiles and liver
histopathology of rats. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2006; 17(1): 29-44 In case of more than six
authors use et al after sixth author.

Book: Bergmeryer HU, ed. Methods of Enzymatic Analysis. Academic Press: New York, 1983; 3: 276-
86

Chapter in a book:
Das KK, Das SN, Dhundasi SA. Nickel: Molecular Diversity, Application, Essentiality and Toxicity in
human health. In Gaillard Blanc and Damien Moreau (Eds) in Biometals,: Molecular Structures,
Binding Properties and Applications, ISBN 978-1-60876-852-3;New York, USA, Nova Science
Publishers Inc; 2010, pp 33-58
Figures and tables: These should be kept to the minimum necessary to convey essential data, should
be numbered. Line drawings, sufficiently thick for good reproduction, should be made with India ink
on plain white paper or tracing paper.

Legends or captions accompanying illustration should be typewritten on separate sheets but their
position in the text should be indicated in the manuscript. An illustrative material should be in such a
form as to admit photographic reproduction without retouching, redrawing or setting of marginal
types. Photographs and microphotographs in glossy paper should be submitted unmounted.

Short communications: It will be processed on the basis of a quick decision and it should be limited
to approximately 2000 words including an abstract of 100 words. Up to three tables and/or figures
may be considered. References should not exceed more than fifteen. No key words are required.

Case Report: Brief discussion of a single case with unique features not earlier referred to considered
for publication. Length should not exceed 1500 words. A brief abstract of 100 words and up to two
tables and/or figures may be considered. References should not exceed more than ten. No key
words are required. It will be in sequence of Abstract, Introduction, Case History and
Discussion/Conclusion and References.
Note: AJMS does not give priority for case report unless it is unique and unparallel.

Letter to the Editor: It should offer objective and constructive criticism of any article published in Al
Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences. Letter may also include any scientific or medical interest for the
readers. Length should not exceed more than 1500 words. Up to two tables and / or figures may be
provided. References should not exceed more than ten. No key words are needed.

Ethics of the Investigation: All investigations involving human or animal research must conform with
Helsinki Recommendations and ICMR guidelines on human and animal research.

Authors’ contribution: All the authors are asked to mention their individual contribution of the
research article. Each of the authors must have certain amount of scientific contribution of the
manuscript. Each of the author must sign and provide an undertaking that they are giving consent to
publish this article.

Transfer of Author Copyright: Every article must be accompanied by a statement to the effect that
the article has not been published before and that it will not be submitted to any other journal
before a decision has been reached by Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences. Authors must attach a
signed statement indicating that if the manuscript is accepted for publication in the journal, the
copyright will be held by Al Ameen Charitable Fund Trust, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The copyright
transfer form may be downloaded from AJMS website.

Proofs and reprints: The corresponding author will receive proofs, which should be corrected and
returned within 2 days of receipt. The author is responsible for proofreading the manuscript. The
publisher is not responsible for any errors not marked by the author on the proof. Reprints may be
ordered on the reprint order form, which will accompany the proofs.
Rejected manuscripts: Manuscripts that are not accepted for publication will not be returned to
authors. Thus authors are kindly advised to keep copies (including pictures and tables) for
themselves.

The Editorial Process: All papers submitted to Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences are subject to
double blind peer review process. Initially the Editors will review all submitted manuscripts and
reject the manuscripts which are poorly written and have no scientific importance. All manuscripts
received are duly acknowledged. Manuscripts are sent to two expert reviewers without revealing the
identity of the contributors to the reviewers.

On the basis of their comments Editor will inform authors about the reviewers' comments and
acceptance/rejection of manuscript. All efforts are made to complete the peer review and editorial
processing at the earliest. All submissions first go through an internal peer review process, and most
go through an external peer review process. Each submission is reviewed by the assigned editor who
makes an initial decision to send the manuscript out for peer review or to reject without external
review. Articles may be rejected at this stage for a variety of reasons. The editor identifies potential
external reviewers seeking a balance of perspectives, such as clinical utility and rigor of the scientific
methodology. Potential reviewers are contacted about their availability and interest in reviewing.
Inquiries to reviewers are sent via E-mail messages, which include the manuscript abstract and the
assignment deadline. After their consent Editor send manuscript by email.

Conflicts of Interest: All authors of submitting articles to the journal must disclose any conflict of
interest they may have with an institution or any company whose product that is mentioned in the
manuscript is important to the outcome of the study presented by them.

Manuscript should be submitted to:

Dr. Ashfak Kakeri, MS, Editor in Chief , Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, Department of ENT, Al
Ameen Medical College Bijapur-586108, Karnataka, India. Tel: 91-8352-272502. Fax:91-8352-
270184. Email: editormanage@alameenmedical.org journal@alameenmedical.org

Note: From 1st January 2011 AJMS stopped accepting Case Report. It is now absolute research
journal with only "Original Article" & " Letter to Editor".
We encourage submission by online from our journal website (http://ajms.alameenmedical.org) OR
by Email (editormanage@alameenmedical.org ; journal@alameenmedical.org ).

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