(iii) Preparation of Manuscript
Manuscripts submitted for publication should meet the following criteria: validity of data, clarity, conciseness, reproducibility of results, and compliance with typescript requirements. In discussing the results, it is mandatory to set forth a sound conclusion on the novelty of the materials submitted for publication.
The following should be used as a guide in preparing papers for publication.
Manuscript Text
Files should be formatted double-spaced with no hyphenation and automatic word-wrap (no hard returns within paragraphs). Please type your text consistently, e.g. take care to distinguish between ‘1’ (one) and ‘l’ (lower-case L) and ‘0’ (zero) and ‘O’ (capital O), etc.
Title Page
The title page should contain (i) the title of the paper (ii) full names of all the authors, their complete affiliations, ORCID IDs and email addresses (iii) Place an asterisk after the name of the corresponding author, and provide an e-mail address and telephone for correspondence.
Title
A title should be concise and informative and contain the major keywords that accurately describe the content of the paper. Do not use ‘&’ symbol and other non-standard abbreviations in the title. Omit all waste words such as “A study of ….”, “Investigations of ….”, “Observations on ….” etc. in the title.
Abstract
The Abstract should be concise and briefly reflect all the aspects of the study, containing at most 250 words. The Abstract should be unstructured, i.e., it should not contain sections or subheadings. Minimize using abbreviations, and do not cite references, figures or tables in your Abstract.
Keywords
Each paper should have four to seven keywords, in addition to those already present in the title. Keywords are used by the indexing and abstracting services.
Introduction
The introduction should present sufficient background information and the object of the investigation to understand the purpose of the current work and its significance.
Materials and Methods
The Materials and Methods section should provide sufficient technical details to allow others to replicate and build on published results. New procedures should be described in detail while previously published procedures can be briefly described and appropriately cited. Sources of all important chemicals, equipment, or microbial strains should be indicated.
Results
Results should provide a concise description and can be presented in the form of figures, tables, and text which should clearly and accurately describe the experimental findings of the study. It is recommended to use past indefinite verb tense in describing the results.
Discussion
The Discussion section should be focused on the interpretation of the results, but not reiterate the results. Discussion should be completed with a major conclusion that answers the question specified in the introductory part of the article. The Results and Discussion sections may be combined into one section.
Tables
Tables should be provided in Word or Excel format and must be editable (not pasted in as a picture). Each table should be numbered consecutively in numerals and should include a caption and column headings that contain enough information. Units of measurement should be abbreviated and placed below the column headings. Explanatory footnotes should be related to the legend or table using superscript, lower-case letters. All abbreviations should be defined after the footnotes, beneath the table body.
Figures
Figures should also be provided separately from the main text. Figures must be cited in the order that they appear. The figure number must appear well outside the boundaries of the image itself. Include a legend describing the figure and it should be below the figure. Provide each axis with a brief but informative title (including units of measurement). It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that figures are provided at a sufficiently high resolution to ensure high-quality reproduction in the final article. Please note that it is the responsibility of the author(s) to obtain permission from the copyright holder to reproduce figures or tables that have previously been published elsewhere.
Acceptable file formats: JPEG(.jpg) and PNG.
Declarations (following statements to be added just before References):
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements of any financial support and personal assistance for the work being published must be indicated.
Conflict of Interest
All authors must declare any conflict of interest or any affiliation or involvement in any organization whether it is academic, commercial, financial, personal and professionally relevant to the work under consideration to avoid the potential for bias and accept responsibility for what is said in the manuscript.
Authors’ Contribution
Each author contribution should be clearly mentioned.
Funding
Kindly mention the Grant number and the funding organisation name, if any.
Ethics Statement
If the study involves an experiment on humans and animals; then the name of the authorizing body should be stated in the paper.
Informed Consent
If the study involves an experiment on humans and animals; Manuscripts should include a statement that the informed consent was obtained for experimentation and that it conforms to the standards currently applied in the country of origin. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.
Data Availability
Kindly mention the database or the repository name(s) along with the Accession number(s) if all datasets generated or analyzed during this study are not included in the manuscript and/or the Supplementary files.
References
The reference list must be numbered in the order they appear in the text; not in alphabetic order. In text, tables, and legends, identify references with superscript Arabic numerals. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of their references and for correct text citations. Please mention the DOI number/HTML link for every reference that is available. When listing references, follow the AMA (American Medical Association) style and abbreviate the names of journals according to the journals list in PubMed. List all authors up to 6; if more than 6, list the first 3 followed by “et al.” Note: Journal references should include the issue number in parentheses after the volume number.
The referencing styles shown in the examples below should be used.
Print Journal Article:
El-Naggar MY, Yousry MG, Khouloud M, Nowara SA. Physiological response, anti bacterial activity, and cinnamaldehyde production by a marine Streptomyces chartreusis. J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2016;10(3):1797-1808.
Online Journal Article with DOI:
Hamed A, Nedal A, Al-Mnayyis A, et al. COVID-19 – Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Medical and Non-Medical University Students in Jordan, J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2020;14(1):17-24. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.14.1.04
Online Journal Article without DOI:
Salman SA, Gokcen D, Baldan R, et al. Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Investigation of Genetic Diversity Between Local and International Clones, J Pure Appl Microbiol, 2016;10(3):1675-1682. https://microbiologyjournal.org/molecular-characterization-of-carbapenem-resistant-acinetobacter-baumannii-and-investigation-of-genetic-diversity-between-local-and-international-clones. Accessed November 25, 2019.
Books:
Brock TD, Madigan MT. Biology of Microorganisms, 5th Ed. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. 1988.
Specific Chapter in books:
Gershon AA, Russa P La, Steinberg SP. Varicella-zoster virus. In Murray PR, Baron EJ, Pfaller MA, Tenover FC, Yolken RH (eds.), Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 7th Ed. American Society of Microbiology, Washington, D.C. 1999:900-911.
Patents:
Aviv H, Friedman K and Vered V. Submicron emulsions as ocular drug delivery vehicles. U.S. Patent US 5496811; 1996.
Websites:
Quick dissolving tablets. http://www.biospace.com, Accessed 27 may, 2001.
The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text not in references.
Nomenclature
Nomenclature for chemical and biochemical agents, microorganisms, proteins, enzymes and genetic should be used.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations should be defined at their first use in the text and to be used consistently thereafter.
(iv) Submission of Manuscripts
Manuscripts should only be submitted online through Article Submission Form in Word format only. Author(s) must provide an email address as all correspondence, notification and comments regarding the manuscript will be through email.
Covering letter
The covering letter must contain a statement that the content is submitted only to JPAM and has not published already, neither it is under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. All authors acknowledge that they have substantially participated in research work and in preparation of the manuscript and do not contain any material taken from other copyright sources and wherever such material has been included, proper citation is included in the reference section.
Manuscript Checklist for Final Submission
- The complete manuscript should be properly formatted in Microsoft Word format and include each and every section. Ensure the manuscript is spell and grammar checked and that the words do not join together. Figures must be embedded, in place, in your manuscript-text file for the reviewer’s reference.
- A title shouldn’t contain the ‘&’ symbol and other non-standard abbreviations.
- All author’s names, their complete affiliations and ORCID IDs are provided in the manuscript. Ensure every author who has significantly contributed to a manuscript is given credit as an author.
- One author is designated as the corresponding author, and his/her email address is included.
- Abstract should not be more than 250 words.
- Keywords (minimum 4) are provided in addition to those present in the title.
- Tables must be provided in an editable format, such as .docx.
- Each figure must also be separately supplied in JPEG (.jpg) or PNG format with a resolution of at least 300 DPI. For figures with more than one panel, panels should be clearly indicated using labels (A), (B), (C), (D), etc.
- Ensure that each table and figure is properly numbered and cited in the text in sequential order.
- In-text citations are numbered in superscript and in order of citation (the first citation is 1, the next is 2 and so on).
- Ensure all sources are appropriately cited. All references mentioned in the reference list are to be arranged numerically and are cited in the text and vice versa. References and in-text citations are formatted according to JPAM’s requirements, i.e., according to the AMA (American Medical Association) reference style.
- Whether the manuscript is posted as preprints on any preprint server? If yes, please provide details.
- Page numbers have been included on each page.
- Declaration statements are included:
• Acknowledgement
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure
• Funding Source Statement
• Authors’ Contribution
• Data Availability Statement
• Ethical Approval Statement
• Informed Consent Statement
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(v) Editorial Review and Acceptance
Manuscripts should be written in order that it is understandable to the professional reader and it should be clear and concise. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for their suitability. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The editor reserves the right to modify typescripts to eliminate errors and repetitions and improve communication between author and reader. A paper may be accepted in its original form or subject to revision. If extensive alterations are required, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision. The Editor reserves the right to accept or reject any article. The Editor’s decision is final. Author(s) must provide an email address as all correspondence, notification and comments regarding the manuscript will be through email.
(vi) Manuscripts Accepted for publication
Proofs
Galley proofs (PDF format) for an accepted article will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author for corrections. The core content of an article cannot be changed during galley proofreading; only corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors. Authors are advised to check their proofs very carefully before return; since the subsequent changes are not acceptable. The proofs should be corrected and mailed to the Editorial office.
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