International Journal of Health and Medical Sciences (IJHMS) is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal that is committed to advancing the field of medical and health sciences. Studies from different fields of health and medical sciences are published by us. IJHMS contributes to the field of health and medical sciences particularly physiology, anatomy, psychiatry, biochemistry, cardiology, neurosciences, pharmacology, pathology, medicine, microbiology, radiology, dermatology, dentistry, nursing, and medical education. IJHMS publishes original quantitative studies, reviews, letters, informative articles, brief communication, experimental studies, case studies and articles of professional interest. Three issues are published in a year by IJHMS.

Subject Coverage

International Journal of Health and Medical Sciences (IJHMS) is official journal sponsored by Academic Research and Solutions Sociedad (ARS), Barcelona Catalonia, Spain.

Article Processing Charges

IJHMS publishes all the articles in open access which are free to access, read and print. This convenience is made possible by sponsorship amount coming from Academic Research and Solutions Sociedad (ARS) Catalunya and other academic and research societies that covers the costs of various publishing services and facilities such as online tools for editors and authors, article production and hosting, liaison with abstracting and indexing services, and customer services. There is no charge for submitting/publishing a manuscript in the International Journal of Health and Medical Sciences (IJHMS). In addition, there is no subscription fee.

Editors are responsible to ensure:

• • In order to guarantee the eminence of research all steps required for evaluation are properly followed. In the same sense the decision regarding acceptance, rejection, major and minor revision is followed by the standard quality guidelines of journal.
  • While submission of paper author has to clarify that the pertinent work is not under consideration for publication anywhere else. Along with this Editor along with any other relevant person is not permitted to submit the particular work with anyone else other than corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers and the publisher.
  • The use of unpublished research work is followed by the proper written consent of the original author.
  • The evaluation of the manuscript is solely based upon the eminence of research incorporated in the paper and is completely free from any bias.

Reviewers will have following obligations:

• The efficient blinded peer review process makes significant input in the decisions of editors as well as offers opportunity to improve the work as per quality standard.
• All the manuscripts submitted for peer review necessarily should be taken as secret essays and should not be disclosed to third person other than an authoritative person by the editor.
• If it is not possible for the concerned reviewer to review the manuscript within stated time, then he/she must inform the editor or if reviewer feels that he/she is lacking subject expertise required to review the particular manuscript then he/she has responsibility to share it with the editor.
• The reviewer should necessarily evaluate that all cited research work whether is backed by the already published work or not. It is obligatory for reviewer that all material cited in the article is supported with the sufficient citations and should dig out the work that has already been published but not cited by the author. If reviewer comes to know any association between the submitted manuscript and any already published work about which they have personal information, then reviewer must report to editor.
• Personal critique on author is not allowed. Referees views should be supporting for the authors.

Authors must know that:

• The manuscripts having plagiarism above the tolerable levels are not considered for the review. Relevant person should check the plagiarism with keen attention in order to ensure the originality of the manuscript.
• Author should ensure that submitted work is not under consideration for review with intention of final publication with any other journal. It is unethical in research that single work should be under consideration for review with multiple journals.
• Authors have responsibility to clearly mention about the possible reaction of the chemicals, procedures or equipment used in the research if applicable.
• The authorship of the manuscript should be limited towards the real contributor of the paper. Authors’ names should be followed by level of their contribution. The corresponding author of the paper must ensure that all authors are original authors.

Academic Research and Solutions Sociedad (ARS) sponsors all costs associated with publishing an Open Access article in the International Journal of Health and Medical Sciences (IJHMS). IJHMS is published under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND).

Naming authors on research articles confirms that the individuals who actually contribute get credit, and are responsible, for the research. When scientists’ relationships with respect to their work are misrepresented intentionally, it leads to misconduct that drastically affects the reporting of research work.

We believe, in the face of the prevailing challenges to authorship, its indispensable to set certain rules to manage authorship. No universal definition of authorship exists. However, an “author” is generally defined as an individual who has significantly contributed to the research work.

As per the guidelines established by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), all individuals credited as authors must meet the set criteria for authorship that consists of following basic three points:

• • • • • Substantial Intellectual contribution in the study idea, conceptual framework, data collection and analysis and results interpretation.
        • Draft or revise the article for conceptual content.
        • Approve the final form of manuscript for publication.

A “co-author” is considered to be any person who significantly participate in the scholarly work and who is also responsible and accountable for the research results.
There are some other general guidelines that must be follow and vary from field to field.

• • • • 1. Authors for journal article must take confirmation from all co-authors for authority and to act on their behalf.
        2. The order for authorship must be based on a joint decision of all co-authors.
        3. Other individuals who do not fulfil the authorship criteria but are involved in reported work, should be listed as “Contributors”.

When a manuscript has been prepared collectively by two or multiple authors, KKG needs a “Corresponding author” to be selected because it seems impractical for KKG to get names for all co-authors to sign the Publishing Agreement warranties.
While signing a publishing Agreement, the Corresponding Author confirms that:

• • • • 1. All co-authors have authorized him/her to act on their behalf as an agent.
        2. All co-authors have conveyed their consent that he/she can sign the Publishing Agreement as their agent.
        3. The order of names is approved by all co-authors.

When the authorship issues are not properly addressed, it can give rise to disputes. These disputes may be based on misconduct such as misrepresenting one’s role or some may be due to question of interpretation regarding substantiality of others contributions. In addition, non-listing of contributors, displaying or removing one’s name without his/her permission may also become a potential issue.

In cases when complains are files over certain disputes, an editor may conduct an investigation with author’s institution to resolve the issue.

Once the article has been accepted, no changes whether addition or removal of a co-author will be allowed. The corresponding author will be responsible and accountable that all information given against co-authors like email, address and contact number are correct.

Information for Authors

All submissions should be done through Word Processing file from which title page (including author name and affiliation and any acknowledgments or author notes) must be removed. After removing the author(s) detail go to the web site here and follow the directions. Each article usually has two part, i. Main Manuscript and ii. Title Page not for Review. The manuscript should include everything (i.e. title, abstract, key words, introduction, literature review, methods, results, findings references, tables and graphs) other than the authors, names, affiliation, addresses, acknowledgements, and any other information that may be used to identify the author(s).

Criteria for Publication

For the publication in IJHMS, a manuscript must make strong theoretical and empirical contributions to the field of business. Authors who are interested in publishing with IJHMS should strive to produce original, interesting, valuable, insightful, and important research. The acceptance of article for publication highly depends upon the originality, value, importance, and significance. Submissions that do not have strong theoretical or empirical contribution will not be reviewed.

Each submitted manuscript would be assigned to action editor for evaluation. The action editor will decide whether to forward the manuscript to the reviewers. Typically, papers should be no longer than 40 double-spaced pages (using one-inch margins, left aligned, and Times New Roman 12-point font) including references, tables, figures, and appendices.

Submission Requirements

Before submitting a manuscript to IJHMS, the authors must make sure and confirm that,

• All authors have significantly contributed to the research.
• All authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes, in case of detection.
• List of references should be provided by authors.
• Information on financial support should be provided by authors.
• Their manuscript has not already been published, reviewed and submitted to any other journal during the review period at IJHMS. Articles presented and published in the proceedings of any academic conferences or workshops will be considered for publication in IJHMS.
• Their manuscript has not previously been submitted to IJHMS for review.
• The working papers or prior drafts of submitted manuscript that are posted on a website (e.g., personal, departmental, university, organizational) or a database will be taken down during the review process.

Manuscript Preparation

Authors are required to prepare manuscripts in accordance with the Journal’s style guides for authors that appear below. If authors do not follow the guidelines, then their manuscript will be sent back to them for revision prior to submission to the full review process. All manuscript must be submitted in Microsoft Word form.

Publication of Accepted Articles

Accepted papers are copy-edited. Authors review edits in page proofs. IJHMS’s copy editor–production manager will contact you after the acceptance of your manuscript for publication. Manuscripts should be typed in a 12-point, Times New Roman font. They must be double spaced (including references, appendices, tables, and figures). This information should be right justified. Pages should measure 8.5 by 11 inches. Manuscript length should be limited to 50 pages inclusive of references, appendices, tables and figures.

International Journal of Health and Medical Sciences (IJHMS)
Guidelines for Authors

Authors are required to prepare manuscripts in accordance with the IJHMS’s style guides appear below. If authors do not follow the guidelines then their manuscript will be sent to them for revision prior to submission to the full review process.

• Document should be double space
• All manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word form
• The length of paper should between 4500 to 12000 words including references.

Front Pages

• Address: Title page should be added (this is not included with submissions under review) only for final versions of accepted manuscripts.
• Author’s names, affiliation, your work and complete addresses must be mention in your manuscripts. Example:

TITLE OF THE STUDY
AUTHOR’S FULL NAME
Current University
School and/or Department (not mandatory)
E-mail: scholar@univ.edu

Acknowledgment
Add a note at the bottom of front page, if you wish to acknowledge financial support, any other assistance, or the constructive feedback provided by the reviewers or the editor.
Abstract
An abstract of 250-300 words along the 4 to 7 keywords and the title of the work go on page 2.
Headings and Sections
IJTES uses only three levels of headings.
Use bold- face for all three.
MAIN HEADINGS (all capital letters; centered align)
Second-Level Headings (capitalize each first word: left align)
Don’t skip steps: no second-level headings before you use a first-level heading, for instance.
Third level heading: (Only first word capital: left align)
Use footnotes placed on their respective pages (not endnotes).
Hypotheses
If your study contains any hypothesis, fully and separately state each hypothesis you tested separately. Phrase it in the present tense.
Abbreviations and Language
Avoid use of abbreviations. If it is necessary then use full name for the first time and then use abbreviations in the subsequent paragraphs.
For example: For first time United Nation Organization (UNO) and in the Subsequent citation UNO

Tables and Figures

Number tables and figures consecutively (one series for tables, one for figures). Place them at the
end of your manuscript, but indicate the position of each in the text as follows:
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Insert Table 2 about here
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Figures, unlike tables, contain drawings (e.g., an arrow, boxes). Make sure your figures print out
clearly so that they can be scanned. Do not use color. Sample Tables and a Figure are given
below.

Guidelines for Submitting Figures/Images:

• Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork.
• Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
• Line illustrations should be submitted at 900 dpi.
• Halftones and color should be submitted at a minimum of 300 dpi.
• Save as either TIF, JPG files.
• Black and White art must be submitted as grayscale – not RGB.
• PowerPoint or Excel files should NOT be submitted.

Citations
IEEE in-text citations consist of a number enclosed in square brackets, which corresponds to the appropriate resource in the reference list at the end of your paper. The in-text citation numbers begin at [1], and proceed in ascending order throughout your paper–unless you are referencing a resource you have already cited in your text (in which case you use the previously-assigned number). Be aware that any edits to the references in the text of your paper may mean renumbering your reference list. There is very little variation in the formatting of IEEE in-text citations, regardless of whether you are citing a book, a web page, or a journal article. The in-text citation is placed inside the punctuation of a sentence, i.e., “… similar to what was found by other researchers [5].” You do not need to include author names or dates in IEEE in-text citations, unless it is relevant to the text of the paper. The in-text reference may be used like a footnote, or as a noun.

Single Reference
as demonstrated by Smith [10]. according to [6], there is little evidence that …

Multiple References
as Jones demonstrates in [2]–[5] or [2-5] as demonstrated earlier [10], [12]–[14], [16].
Page numbering within Reference … as demonstrated in [2, pp.21-26].

Books
Author(s) (if editor(s), include “, Ed(s).” after name), Title of Book: Subtitle of Book, edition.
City, State abbreviation or Country of publication: Publisher, Year.

One Author:
[1] Lampton, Unified Field Theory: For the Engineer and the Applied Scientist. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH, 2009.

One Editor:
[2] W. Smither, Ed., Performance Appraisal: State of the Art in Practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Two Authors:
[3] L. Herman and C. G. Garrard, Practical Problems in Mathematics for Electricians, 6th ed., Albany, NY: Delmar/Thomason Learning, 2002.

Two Editors:
[4] Korkin and F. Rosei, Eds., Nanoelectronics and Photonics: From Atoms to Materials, Devices and Architectures. New York, NY: Springer, 2008.

No Author or Editor:
[5] New Concise World Atlas. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007.

Book Chapter in Book
Author(s) (if editor, include “, Ed(s).” after name), “Title of chapter or entry or case study,” in Title of Book, edition. City, State abbreviation or Country of publication: Publisher, Year, pp. xx-xx.

[6] E. D. Lipson and B. D. Horwitz, “Photosensory reception and transduction,” in Sensory Receptors and Signal Transduction, J. L. Spudich and B. H. Satir, Eds., New York, NY: Wiley-Liss, 2001, pp.1-64.

Journal Article
Author(s), “Title of journal article,” Abbreviated Title of Periodical, vol. #, issue #, pp. xx-xx, Month Year.

Reference list citation examples –Journal Article
In IEEE style, use only the initials for the author’s first and middle names. For the title of the article, only capitalize the first word of the title, subtitle, and any proper nouns. Spell out the entire title of a periodical, or abbreviate it in a standardized way (see https://www.ieee.org/documents/ieeecitationref.pdf for details). If the author is unknown, begin with the title.

One Author:
[7] Strickland, “24 hours at Fukushima,” IEEE Spectr., vol. 48, no. 11, pp. 35-42, 2011.

Two or more Authors:
[8] M. Bareib, B. N. Tiwari, and A. Hochmeister, “Nano antenna array for terahertz detection,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 59, no. 10, pp. 2751-2757, 2011.

No Author:
[9] “Publication information for authors,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 59, no. 10, pp. C3, 2011.

Handbooks and Manuals
Author(s). Title of Handbook/Manual, edition. Company, City, State abbreviation or Country of publication, Year, pp. xx-xx.

Reference list citation examples –Handbooks, and Manuals
In IEEE style, use only the initials for the author’s first and middle names. For the title of the report, handbook, or manual, capitalize all the important words. If there is no author, begin with the title.

No Author:
[10] Commercial/Institutional Ground-Source Heat Pump Engineering Manual, 1st ed., ASHRAE, Atlanta, GA, 1995, pp. 23-42.

Published Conference Proceedings
Author(s). “Title of paper,” in Conference Name, City, State Abbreviation or Country, Year, pp. xx-xx.

[11] L. R. Rabiner, “A tutorial on hidden Markov models and selected applications in speech recognition,” in Proceedings of the IEEE, Murray Hill: NJ, 1989, pp. 257-286.

[12] G. U. Burkhardt and T. Egloffstein, “Asphalt liners in landfill construction,” in Construction for a Sustainable Environment, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2008, pp. 101-109.

Paper Presented at Conference
Author(s), “Title of paper,” presented at the Name of Conference, City of Conference,
Abbreviation of State in case of US or Country, year.

One Author:
[13] H. Zhang, “LaB6 field emission gun: Making a decades old dream come true with nanotechnology,” in International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology for Sustainable Development, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2011.

Online Sources
Online Article from Library Database
Author(s). (Year, Month). Title of article. Title of Journal [Online]. Volume(Issue), page numbers. Available: permanent link or DOI for article.

Reference list citation examples – Online Article from Library Database
In IEEE style, use only the initials for the author’s first and middle names. For the title of the paper, only capitalize the first word of the title, subtitle, and any proper nouns. Abbreviate the month of publication in a standardized way (Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, June, Jul., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec.)

One Author:
[14] E. J. M. Carranza. (2011, Dec.). Geocomputation of mineral exploration targets. Computers & Geosciences [Online]. 37(12), 1907-1916. Available: doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2011.11.009 If you are not able to find all of the information identified in the general format, include all that is available from the source.

Webpage or Document from a Website
Author(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of website, webpage, or document [Online].

Available: link to article
In IEEE style, use only the initials for the author’s first and middle names. For the title of the webpage, capitalize only the first word, subtitle, and any proper nouns. Abbreviate the month of publication in a standardized way (Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, June, Jul., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec.). If the author is unknown, begin with the article title.

One Author:
[15] K. Bonsor and J. Strickland. (2007, Mar. 20). How nanotechnology works [Online]. Available: https://science.howstuffworks.com/nanotechnology.htm

Submit Online

Authors should kindly note that submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium.
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online.

Submit here

Or you can send your manuscript to the editor at editor.ijhms@kkgpublications.com.