Instructions to Authors

Aims And Scope

The Annals of Medical and Health Scciences Research is a bi-monthly multidisciplinary medical journal. We publish original research investigations, review articles (systematic and narrative), short communications, editorials, case reportsand letters to the editor on basic and clinical, issues in medicine.

Multidisciplinary research which integrates basic medical science with clinical component will be given preference. We may occasionally publish book reviews and technical reports on special topics.

The Journal focusses on all branches of basic medical and health sciences such as: Anaesthesia & Pain Management, Emergency Medicine & Trauma, General & Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Health & Social Care, Nursing & Midwifery, Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Surgery, Medical Devices, Pharmacology, Sports Medicine, and Holistic Medicine.

The Journal also covers highly specialized medical disciplines such as: Infectious Disease & Microbiology, Pediatrics, Neurology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Oncology, Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Cardiovascular Disease, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Gastroenterology & Hematology, Neonatology, Nephrology, Ophthalmology & Optometry, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Psychiatry, Respiratory Medicine, and Rheumatology.

All submissions are initially subjected to review by the editorial board and then sent for double blinded peer review to referees in appropriate specialties who have published recently on the subject. We will consider manuscripts for publication from any part of the world, but most particularly manuscripts that would be of interest to readers in the third world.

The Editorial Process

Manuscripts are published in English, using United States spelling. However, we shall not reject any article purely on the basis of a lack of acquaintance with the style of written English language. The editors will provide support for authors whose first language is not English. We hope that the publication of this journal will bring an exciting opportunity for international scholarly communication and research. For all matters related to the manuscript, a corresponding author should be appointed by the authors. All manuscripts received are duly acknowledged and reviewed in the beginning by our editors for suitability for our journals before proceeding for the formal peer review. We will immediately reject manuscripts with insufficient creativity, grave scientific or technical flaws, or deficient in considerable message. Furthermore, articles that differ markedly from our scope will be rejected. However, an alternative journal may be suggested.

As soon as we determine the suitability of manuscripts for publication in Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, two or more expert reviewers who have published in that specialty are appointed. Authors may also be requested to indicate the names of two or more experienced reviewers with considerable experience in the study area where their manuscripts may be sent to. However, the suggested reviewers should not have the same affiliation with the authors. The double-blind review process, in which the reviewers and authors are oblivious of each others identity, is adopted. Each member of the editorial team is responsible for a manuscript, but the final decision on acceptance lies on the editorial team. The corresponding author receives the comments, and suggestions (acceptance/ rejection/ amendments in manuscript) and he may be requested to provide a point by point reaction to the reviewers comments and submit a revised version of the manuscript. This process is repeated till reviewers and editors are satisfied with the manuscript. Accepted manuscripts for publications are copy edited for grammar, punctuation, print style, and format. Page proofs are sent to the corresponding author. The corresponding author is expected to return the corrected proofs within three days. It may not be appropriate to include corrections received after that period. The entire process of submission of the manuscript to an ultimate conclusion and sending and receiving proofs is concluded online. To achieve quicker and better propagation of knowledge and information, the journal publishes articles online as Ahead of Print immediately on acceptance.

All submissions shall be accompanied neither by a covering letter which must sate that the article has neither been published nor under consideration for publication in any other journal. It must also state clearly that there is no conflict of interest. This restraint does not apply to results published as abstracts of communications, letters to the editor or as preliminary reports. Authors should also declare financial supports that may pose a possible conflict of interest.

Manuscript submission, processing and publication charges

Article processing charge (APC):

Average Article prorcessing time (APT) is 65 days

Fast Editorial Execution and Review Process (FEE-Review Process):

This journal is participating in the Fast Editorial Execution and Review Process (FEE-Review Process) with an additional prepayment of $99 apart from the regular article processing fee. Fast Editorial Execution and Review Process is a special service for the article that enables it to get a faster response in the pre-review stage from the handling editor as well as a review from the reviewer. An author can get a faster response of pre-review maximum in 3 days since submission, and a review process by the reviewer maximum in 5 days, followed by revision/publication in 2 days. If the article gets notified for revision by the handling editor, then it will take another 5 days for external review by the previous reviewer or alternative reviewer.

Acceptance of manuscripts is driven entirely by handling editorial team considerations and independent peer-review, ensuring the highest standards are maintained no matter the route to regular peer-reviewed publication or a fast editorial review process. The handling editor and the article contributor are responsible for adhering to scientific standards. The article FEE-Review process of $99 will not be refunded even if the article is rejected or withdrawn for publication.

The corresponding author or institution/organization is responsible for making the manuscript FEE-Review Process payment. The additional FEE-Review Process payment covers the fast review processing and quick editorial decisions, and regular article publication covers the preparation in various formats for online publication, securing full-text inclusion in a number of permanent archives like HTML, XML, and PDF, and feeding to different indexing agencies.

Author Withdrawal Policy

As author might decide to withdraw their manuscript from time to time after submission, it is author's prerogative to change their mind. If the author is willing to withdraw their manuscript within 48 hours of its initial submission, no charges will be applied. If the author willing to withdraw the manuscript after 48 hours , he/she will be liable to pay 30% of the total expenses on their actual article processing fees. Please do contact us for further discussions in case of any concerns or queries regarding the withdrawal policy.

Clinical Trial Registry

Annals of Medical and health Sciences Research favor registration of clinical trials. This should be registered in the clinical trial registry. Please, visit the following websites; CTRI; ACTR; Clinicaltrials; Isrctn; and Umin. This only applies to clinical trials that have begun enrolment of subjects in or after June 2008. Retrospective registration is required for enrolments that started before 2008, with a clinical trial registry that allows unlimited online free admission to the public.

Ethical Consideration

All submitted articles involving human experiments should be performed only in accordance with the ethical standards provided by the responsible committee of the institution and in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (as revised in Edinburgh 2000),

available at Wma policies. This must be clearly stated in the document. Authors may be asked to provide evidence of the ethical approval. Informed oral or written permission must be obtained from human subjects, and this must be clearly stated in the methodology section. Efforts should be made to preserve patient anonymity. Ensure confidentiality of subjects by desisting from mentioning participants names, initials or hospital numbers, especially in illustrative material. Indeed photographs should be cropped sufficiently to prevent the recognition of human subjects being. An eye bar can be used if necessary. Animal experiments must conform to the instructions for the care and use of animals provided by the institution at which the research was carried out.

Authorship

The International Committee of Medical, Journal Editors (ICMJE) has established uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals, including that each author of a manuscript must have made a significant contribution to the following 3 criteria to qualify for authorship: (1. Conceiving and designing the work represented by the article or analysing and interpreting the data,(2. Drafting the article or revising it critically for effective intellectual content, and (3. Giving final approval of the version to be published.

Contribution Details

The contribution of each author towards the preparation of the manuscript must be stated. Description should be divided in following categories, as applicable: concept, design, definition of intellectual content, literature search, clinical studies, experimental studies, data acquisition, data analysis, statistical analysis, manuscript preparation, manuscript editing and manuscript review. One or more author should take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole from inception to the published article and should be designated as 'guarantor'.

Conflicts of Interest/ Competing Interests

All authors of must disclose any and all conflicts of interest they may have with the publication of the manuscript or an institution or product that is mentioned in the manuscript and/or is critical to the outcome of the study presented. Authors should also disclose conflict of interest with products that compete with those mentioned in their manuscript.

Varieties of Articles

Original Articles
These include randomized controlled trials, intervention studies, studies of screening and diagnostic test, outcome studies, cost effectiveness analyses, case-control series, and surveys with high response rate. Original articles should contain between 1500-3500 words (excluding Abstract, references and Tables). The content of the paper must justify its length. The presentation should be structured; abstract, introduction, patients/methods, results, discussion, acknowledgements, references, tables figures and legends.

Review Articles
Review articles will be highly selective. The body of the text should not exceed 4000 words. Review articles should address topics of general interest. They should provide systematic, critical assessments of the literature and creative discussion of relevant topics. The presentation should be structured and presented as a brief structured abstract, Introduction, Body of the review with headings and subheadings, References, and Figures and/or Tables where appropriate. Authors submitting review article should include a section describing the methods used for locating, selecting, extracting, and synthesising data.

Short Communications
Up to 1500 words, with a maximum of two tables or figures and 12 references. A brief, three sentence summaries should be included.

Research Letters
For original research work. Up to 700 words with a single table or figure and a maximum of five references.

Case Reports/Case Series
This should be up to 1000 words. A brief summary is required. The contents should be logically ordered, but division into sections is optional. One table or figure is allowed in addition to text. Up to five references may be given.

Letter to the Editor
Correspondence is welcomed on any subject, including editorials or articles that have appeared in Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research. Letters may also be a appropriate approach for presenting experiences or observations that are too brief for Short Reports.

Methods and Devices
Articles that describe procedures, techniques or equipment tailored by readers to their own situation of work are also welcomed. The name of the author, qualifications, position, and place of work should be given.

Article Submission

All manuscripts must be submitted on-line through the website Online Manuscript Submission System First time users will have to register at this site. Registration is free but mandatory. Registered authors can keep track of their articles after logging into the site using their user name and password. If you experience any problems, please contact the editorial office by e-mail at editor@amhsr.org. Manuscripts that do not comply with Instructions to Authors would be returned to the authors for technical correction, before they undergo editorial/ peer-review. The manuscript should be submitted in the form of two separate files:

This file should provide

1. Title Page/ First Page File/ Covering Letter:
   • The type of manuscript (original article, case report, review article, Ethics Forum, Education Forum, Letter to editor, Images, etc.) Title of the manuscript, running title, names of all authors/ contributors (with designation and affiliations) and name(s) of department(s) and/ or institution(s) to which the work should be credited,. All information which can show authors identity should be written in this page. Use text/rtf/doc files. Do not zip the files.
   • The total number of pages, total number of photographs and word counts separately for abstract and the text (excluding the references, tables and abstract), word counts for introduction + discussion in case of an original article;
   • Source(s) of support in the form of grants, equipment, drugs, or all of these;
   • Acknowledgement, if any. One or more statements should specify 1) contributions that need acknowledging but do not justify authorship, such as general support by a departmental chair; 2) acknowledgments of technical help; and 3) acknowledgments of financial and material support, which should specify the nature of the support. This should be included in the title page of the manuscript and not in the main article file.
   • If the manuscript was presented as part in a meeting, the organization, place, and exact date on which it was read must be stated. A full statement to the editor about all submissions and previous reports that might be regarded as unnecessary publication of the same or exceedingly similar work. Any such work should be referred to specifically, and referenced in the new paper. Copies of such material should be included with the submitted paper, to assist the editor decide how to handle the matter.
   • Registration number in case of a clinical trial and where it is registered (name of the registry and its URL)
   • Conflicts of Interest of each author/ contributor. A statement of financial or other relationships that might lead to a conflict of interest, if that information is not included in the manuscript itself or an authors' form
   • Criteria for inclusion in the authors/ contributors list
   • A statement that the manuscript has been read and approved by all the authors, that the requirements for authorship as stated earlier in this document have been met, and that each author believes that the manuscript represents honest work, if that information is not provided in another form (see below); and
   • The name, address, e-mail, and telephone number of the corresponding author, who is responsible for communicating with the other authors about revisions and final approval of the proofs, if that information is not included in the manuscript itself.
2. Blinded Article File: The manuscript must not contain any mention of the authors' names or initials or the institution at which the study was done or acknowledgements. Page headers/running title can include the title but not the authors' names. Manuscripts, not in compliance with The Journal's blinding policy ,will be returned to the corresponding author. The main text of the article, beginning from Abstract till References (including tables) should be in this file. Use rtf/doc files. Do not zip the files. Limit the file size to 1024 kb (1MB). Do not, incorporate images in the file. The pages should be numbered consecutively, beginning with the first page of the blinded article file.
3. Images: Submit good quality color images. Each image should be less than 4 MB in size. Size of the image can be reduced by decreasing the actual height and width of the images (keep around 1800 x 1200 pixels or 5-6 inches). Images can be submitted as jpeg files. Do not zip the files. Legends for the figures/images should be included at the end of the article file.
4. The Contributors' / Copyright Transfer Form (template provided below) has to be submitted in original with the signatures of all the contributors within two weeks of submission via courier, fax or email (copyright AT Medknow DOT com) as a scanned image. It can also be uploaded online from your area on the site www.journalonweb.com. Print ready hard copies of the images (one set) or digital images should be sent to the journal office at the time of submitting revised manuscript. If the upload images, are not print ready and you have higher resolution images it can be sent by email on images AT Medknow DOT com).
   
   The hard copies of the Contributors form / copyright transfer form may be sent to the following addresses, or submitted online from the authors area on www.amhsr.org
   Editor in Chief
   Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research
   E-mail: editor@amhsr.org
   Preparation of Manuscripts
   Manuscripts must be submitted online using double line-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 font size, unjustified text throughout, with headings and subheadings in bold case. It should be submitted as a Rich Text Format (*, rtf) ,not as a word doc.

Technical Comments

Upload signed copyright form so we can proceed further. There may be additional comments attached by referee. Please also use them for correction

1. Abstracts
   Abstract must be have uniform subheadings
   a. Background
   b. Aim
   c. Materials and Methods When Dealing With Animal and Subjects and Methods When Dealing With Humans. This section of the abstract must include Settings and Design, and, Statistical analysis used.
   d. Results
   e. Conclusion.
2. Introduction
   Introduction must clearly identify knowledge gaps and how the present study tends to fill the gaps. At the end of the introduction, the aim of the study must be stated
3. Methods Section
   a. Statement On Ethical Clearance And Informed Consent Must Be Mentioned In Methods Section. The Study Period Must Also Be Stated.
   b. Questionnaires When Used Must Be Tested For Validity And Reliability; A Brief Description Of How This Is Done Must Be Stated In The Methods Section. A Sample Of The Questionnaires Must Be Attached As Appendix
4. Statistics
   a. In Original Article Only, When % Is Used In The Result Section Of Abstract And Body Of A Text, It Is Important To Indicate The Numerator And Denominator. Eg 12.5% (50/200) Of All The Cases Were Females (this is not applicable to introduction and discussion sections of the manuscript). Percentages Must Be Kept To the Nearest One Decimal Place
   b. Exact P Values Should Be Recorded (P < Or > 0.05 Is Not Acceptable)
   c. P -Values Should Be Approximated To the Nearest Two Decimal Places. All Other Decimals in the Text Should Be Approximated To One Decimal unless specifically indicated.
   D. However, When the P Values Are Too Small i.e., If the Exact P-Value is Less Than 0.01 Eg P =0. 001, P=0.003, etc, It Should Be Recorded as P< 0.01
   E. Furthermore, If the Exact P-Value Is Extremely Small ie Less Than 0.001 Eg P =0.0001, P=0.0003, 0.0000003 etc, It Should Be Recorded as P< 0.001. Thus, The Lowest P Value That Needs to Be Reported Is P<0.001, and this should only be When the Exact P Value Is Extremely Small as above.
   f. P -Values Should Never Be Recorded As P= 0.000. Whenever A Soft Ware Brings Out The P Value Like This, Then, It Should Be Recorded As P<0.001.
   g. In The Result Section, Only The P Values, Odds Ratio With 95% Confidence Intervals Should Be Included Eg (2 = 3.01; D=2; P = 0.222) Is Wrong, Instead Remove. 2 = 3.01;D=2 And Present As ( P = 0.22,Then The Odds Ration And The 95% Confidence Interval) Only.
   h. As Much S Possible Ensure That all your mean values , P Values, OR, RR Etc Are Accompanied By Their 95 % Confidence Intervals. All the statistical soft wares used have a provision for calculating 95% CI even with descriptive statistics
   I. Mean SD Should Be Recorded As Mean (SD). The Plus and Minus Sign Should Be Removed E.G 346 should Be Recorded as 34(6).For Example; The Mean (SD) For Age Is 34(6).Include also the 95 % CI of the calculated mean.
   8. Please Include the Country of Design for Statistical Soft Wares Eg SPSS, Version 17.0 (Chicago Il, Usa). Epi Info Version 3.5.1 (CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA).
5. Discussion
   Ensure that your discussion captures the following
   a. Summary of key findings (primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, results as they relate to a prior hypothesis); compare with findings from other studies.
   b. Interpretation of the findings and implications in the context of the totality of evidence (is there a systematic review to refer to, if not, could one be reasonably done here and now what this study adds to the available evidence, effects on patient care and health policy, possible mechanisms);
   c. Strengths and limitations of the study (study question, study design, data collection, analysis and interpretation);
   d. Controversies raised by this study; and
   e. Future research directions (for this particular research collaboration, underlying mechanisms, clinical research).
6. Acknowledgements
   Funding Acknowledgements must be included, even when the research is self funded, statement on this must be included .
7. References
   Update the References E.G. (Ensure That 50 % of the Ref. Are Less Than 5 Years Old, While 40% Should Be Less than 10 Years, and the Remaining 10% Should Not Be Very Old)
   YOU MUST PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THESE TECHNICAL COMMENTS AS PUBLICATION WILL BE DELAYED OR SUSPENDED IF NOT STRICTLY FOLLOWED. ALL CHANGES MADE MUST ALSO BE HIGHLIGHTED IN COLOR
   IGNORE IF NOT APPLICABLE TO YOU

Electronic Sources as Reference

Journal Article on the Internet
Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [serial on the Internet]. 2002 Jun [cited 2010 Sept 24];102(6):[about 6 am]. Available from: http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/Wawatch.htm

Monograph on the Internet
Foley KM and Gelband H. (Eds). Improving palliative care for cancer [monograph on the Internet]. Washington: National Academy Press; 2001 [cited 2010 Sept 20]. Available from: http://www.nap.edu/books/0309074029/html/.

Homepage/Web site
Cancer-Pain.org [homepage on the Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc.; c2000-01 [updated 2009 Jun 21; cited 2010 Aug 15]. Available from: cancer-pain.

Part of a homepage/Web site
American Medical Association [homepage on the Internet]. Chicago: The Association; c1995-2002 [updated 2001 Aug 23; cited 2002 Aug 12]. AMA Office of Group Practice Liaison; [about 2 screens]. Available from: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1736.html.

The commonly cited types of references are shown above, for other types of references such as newspaper items please refer to ICMJE Guidelines (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) or National Library of Medicine).

Tables

Tables should be self explanatory and must be prepared using the Table feature of the word processor. Tables should not duplicate information given in the text .Tables must be concise and cited consecutively using Arabic numerals in the text (Table 1, Table 2). Each table should be typed on a separate sheet. The title of the table should clearly indicate the nature of the contents and sufficient detail should be included in the footnote to facilitate interpretation without reference to the text. Vertical rules are not allowed. Use horizontal rules only. Tables with more than 10 columns and 25 rows are not acceptable. Place explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the heading. Explain in footnotes all non-standard abbreviations that are used in each table. Obtain permission for all fully borrowed, adapted, and modified tables and provide a credit line in the footnote. For footnotes use the following symbols, in this sequence: .Tables with their legends should be provided at the end of the text after the references. The tables along with their number should be cited at the relevant place in the text.

Figures\Illustrations

• Abstracts
  Abstract must be have uniform subheadings
  a. Background
  b. Aim
  c. Materials and Methods When Dealing With Animal and Subjects and Methods When Dealing With Humans. This section of the abstract must include Settings and Design, and, Statistical analysis used
  d. Results
  e. Conclusion
• Upload the images in JPEG format. The file size should be within 4 MB in size while uploading.
• Figures should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they have been first cited in the text.
• Labels, numbers, and symbols should be clear and of uniform size. The lettering for figures should be large enough to be legible after reduction to fit the width of a printed column.
• Symbols, arrows, or letters used in photomicrographs should contrast with the background and should be marked neatly with transfer type or by tissue overlay and not by pen.
• Titles and detailed explanations belong in the legends for illustrations not on the illustrations themselves.
• When graphs, scatter-grams or histograms are submitted the numerical data on which they are based should also be supplied.
• The photographs and figures should be trimmed to remove all the unwanted areas.
• If photographs of individuals are used, their pictures must be accompanied by written permission to use the photograph.
• If a figure has been published elsewhere, acknowledge the original source and submit written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce the material. A credit line should appear in the legend for such figures.
• Legends for illustrations: Type or print out legends (maximum 40 words, excluding the credit line) for illustrations using double spacing, with Arabic numerals corresponding to the illustrations. When symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters are used to identify parts of the illustrations, identify and explain each one in the legend. Explain the internal scale (magnification) and identify the method of staining in photomicrographs.
• Final figures for print production: If the uploaded images are not print quality, the publisher office can request for higher resolution images which can be sent at the time of acceptance of the manuscript. Send sharp, glossy, un-mounted, color photographic prints, with height of 4 inches and width of 6 inches at the time of submitting the revised manuscript. Print outs of digital photographs are not acceptable. If digital images are the only source of images, ensure that the image has minimum resolution of 300 dpi or 1800 x 1600 pixels in TIFF format. Send the images on a CD. Each figure should have a label pasted (avoid use of liquid gum for pasting) on its back indicating the number of the figure, the running title, top of the figure and the legends of the figure. Do not write the contributor/s' name/s. Do not write on the back of figures, scratch, or mark them by using paper clips.
• The Journal reserves the right to crop, rotate, reduce, or enlarge the photographs to an acceptable size.

Sending a revised manuscript

The revised version of the manuscript should be submitted online in a method similar to that used for submission of the manuscript for the first time. While submitting a revised version, there is no need to submit the First Page or Covering Letter file. Referees remarks along with point to point clarification at the beginning in the revised file itself should be included. Additionally, the authors should mark the changes as underlined or colored text in the article.

Reprints and proofs

Journal provides no free printed reprints. Authors can purchase reprints, payment for which should be done at the time of submitting the proofs.

Proofs will be sent to the corresponding authors by email approximately 2 weeks before the publication date.

Copyrights

The entire contents of the Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research are protected under Indian and international copyrights. The Journal, however, grants to all users a free, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual right of access to, and a license to copy, use, distribute, perform and display the work publicly and to make and distribute derivative works in any digital medium for any reasonable non-commercial purpose, subject to proper attribution of authorship and ownership of the rights. The journal also grants the right to make small numbers of printed copies for their personal non-commercial use under Creative Commons Attribution-Non commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Checklist

Covering letter

• Signed by all contributors
• Previous publication / presentations mentioned
• Source of funding mentioned
• Conflicts of interest disclosed

Authors

• Last name and given name provided along with Middle name initials (where applicable)
• Author for correspondence, with e-mail address provided
• Number of contributors restricted as per the instructions
• Identity not revealed in paper except title page (e.g. name of the institute in Methods, citing previous study as 'our study', names on figure labels, name of institute in photographs, etc.)

Presentation and format

• Double spacing
• Margins 2.5 cm from all four sides
• Page numbers included at bottom
• Title page contains all the desired information
• Running title provided (not more than 50 characters)
• Abstract page contains the full title of the manuscript
• Abstract provided (structured abstract of 250 words for original articles, unstructured abstracts of about 150 words for all other manuscripts excluding letters to the Editor)
• Key words provided (three or more)
• Introduction of 75-100 words
• Headings in title case (not ALL CAPITALS)
• The references cited in the text should be after punctuation marks, in superscript with square bracket.
• References according to the journal's instructions, punctuation marks checked
• Send the article file without Track Changes

Language and grammar

• Uniformly American English
• Write the full term for each abbreviation at its first use in the title, abstract, keywords and text separately unless it is a standard unit of measure. Numerals from 1 to 10 spelt out
• Numerals at the beginning of the sentence spelt out
• Check the manuscript for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors
• If a brand name is cited, supply the manufacturer's name and address (city and state/country).
• Species names should be in italics

Tables and figures

• No repetition of data in tables and graphs and in text
• Actual numbers from which graphs drawn, provided
• Figures necessary and of good quality (colour)
• Table and figure numbers in Arabic letters (not Roman)
• Labels pasted on back of the photographs (no names written)
• Figure legends provided (not more than 40 words)
• Patients' privacy maintained (if not permission taken)
• Credit note for borrowed figures/tables provided
• Write the full term for each abbreviation used in the table as a footnote

Contributors' form

(to be modified as applicable and one signed copy atta

Manuscript Title:

______________________________________________________________________________
I/we certify that I/we have participated sufficiently in contributing to the intellectual content, concept and design of this work or the analysis and interpretation of the data (when applicable), as well as writing of the manuscript, to take public responsibility for it and have agreed to have my/our name listed as a contributor.

I/we believe that the manuscript represents valid work. Neither this manuscript nor one with substantially similar content under my/our authorship has been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere, except as described in the covering letter. I/we certify that all the data collected during the study is presented in this manuscript and no data from the study has been or will be published separately. I/we attest that, if requested by the editors, I/we will provide the data/information or will cooperate fully in obtaining and providing the data/information on which the manuscript is based, for examination by the editors or their assignees. Financial interests, direct or indirect, that exist or may be perceived to exist for individual contributors in connection with the content of this paper have been disclosed in the cover letter. Sources of outside support of the project are named in the covering letter.

I/We hereby transfer(s), assign(s), or otherwise convey(s) all copyright ownership, including any and all rights incidental thereto, exclusively to the Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, in the event that such work is published by the Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research. The Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research shall own the work, including:

1. copyright;
2. the right to grant permission to republish the article in whole or in part, with or without fee;
3. the right to produce preprints or reprints and translate intouages other than English for sale or free distribution; and
4. the right to republish the work in a collection of articles in any other mechanical or electronic format.

We give the rights to the corresponding author to make necessary changes as per the request of the journal, do the rest of the correspondence on our behalf and he/she will act as the guarantor for the manuscript on our behalf.

All persons who have made substantial contributions to the work reported in the manuscript, but who are not contributors, are named in the Acknowledgment and have given me/us their written permission to be named. If I/we do not include an Acknowledgment that means I/we have not received substantial contributions from non-contributors and no contributor has been omitted.

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