Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine; Guidelines for submission on Papers

All papers can be submitted electronically (by E-mail, floppy, magneto-optical disk, zip drive, tape drive or CD). If you are comfortable with sending just a typed manuscript, this is also acceptable (please include your E-mail ID in the covering letter). The submitted material must come along with the submission letter. This is a signed statement on official letterhead, which must state the following:

SUBMISSION LETTER

1. "I/We hereby submit that the paper/dissertation entitled [please give name of the paper/dissertation here] has been written by me/us along with [please include number of photographs here (write 0 if no photograph accompanies the paper)] photographs, [please include number of audio files here (write 0 if if no audio file accompanies the paper)] audio files and [please include number of video files here (write 0 if no video file accompanies the paper)] video files. This paper/dissertation/audio and visual files are my/our original work and has neither been published anywhere else, electronically or in print, nor has been submitted elsewhere simultaneously for publication. The paper has not been rejected previously by any journal^*. The views expressed in this paper/dissertation/ audio and video files are entirely my/our own. I have agreed for this paper/dissertation/audio and video files to be published in Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology".

^*[Declaration whether the manuscript has been rejected by another journal - If the paper has been rejected by another journal/s previously, please omit the sentence "The paper has not been rejected previously by any journal". Instead, please state here "The paper has been rejected previously by journal/s entitled 'XYZ'". Please also submit the reviews or editorial statements forwarded to you by the journal/s along with a copy of the rejection letter / copy of the email rejecting the paper.]

2. I/we vouchsafe that the authorship of this article will not be contested by anyone whose name(s) is/are not listed by me/us here.

3. I/we vouchsafe that I/we have gone through all papers cited by me/us in the references section. I/we also understand that if requested by the reviewers for cross-checking facts stated in the paper, I/we would be able to send a pdf/scan/photocopy of the paper.

4. The article contains no libellous or other unlawful statements and does not contain any materials that violate any personal or proprietary rights of any other person or entity. In case, any legal action is instituted because of any statement(s) made by me in the paper, I will be completely responsible for it, and the journal would carry absolutely no liability in that matter.

5. I/we hereby acknowledge Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology's conflict of interest policy requirement to scrupulously avoid direct and indirect conflicts of interest. Therefore I/we hereby agree to promptly inform the editor-in-chief of any business, commercial or other proprietary support, relationships, grants or research support or any other interests that I/we may have which relate directly or indirectly to the subject of the work.

6. I/we also agree to the authorship of the paper in the following sequence:

Authors' Names in sequence

Signatures of authors

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7. Detailed contribution statements (i.e., if a manuscript has more than one author: who contributed what part?) - If the manuscript has more than one author, please be kind enough to specify here the specific part played by each author towards the preparation of the final paper.

8. I/we understand that my/our paper may be published in a future issue as “publication ahead of print” or “epubahead.” [As mentioned in the guidelines page, the paper will be available online and citable by other workers, right from the day/year of publication as “epubahead”].

9. I/we transfer the copyright of the paper/all associated photographs, line diagrams and other associated material to "Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology."

Signed (First/Main author)
Current Position with complete mailing address
Telephone number
Email

Submission letters through Email

Submission letters can be submitted via Email, as a scanned copy. They must
(1) Clearly show signatures of authors
(2) Must be on institution or personal letterhead
(3) Should have contact details of all authors [emails, phones etc].

In addition, authors must keep in mind the following rules.
(A) All documents related to the paper must be submitted in one lot and not in parts.
(B) Only one paper [plus all related documents] can be submitted per email. More papers may be submitted, but each paper [plus all related documents] must be sent in a separate email.

Submitting Images/Pictures/Photographs

Authors whose papers are accompanied with Images/Pictures/Photographs must submit pictures in accordance with the guidelines set by PubMedCentral. Please click here to view these guidelines and requirements. Please also refer to the "Image Quality Specifications" by clicking here. Any paper accompanied by pictures not adhering to these guidelines cannot be accepted. Pictures must be *.jpg format. Pictures embedded in word, powerpoint, or any other file format will not be accepted.

Audio and Video files

The journal accepts audio and video files for publication. Papers accompanied by audio and video files are given preference. For an example please click here. These are merely illustrative audiovisual files unaccompanied by any paper. Only audio files [eg paper read aloud, sounds perceptible on clinical examination, eg heart and respiratory sounds etc] and only video files [eg displaying Chvostek’s and Trousseau’s signs] can also be sent. For more sample audio and video files, please request by sending an Email to the editor [anil@anilaggrawal.com].

Authors' Photographs

Authors must submit their pics along with papers, because all papers in this journal are published with authors' pics. The guidelines for authors' photographs are same as above [See under the heading "Submitting Images/Pictures/Photographs" above]. Papers not accompanied by authors' pics cannot be accepted.

Ethical policy on patient confidentiality

Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology expects that a statement of consent must accompany any paper/article/other contribution containing identifiable patient information. If there is any doubt about whether or not information is identifiable, the Editor-in-chief is happy to discuss this before the piece is submitted. Reviewers will also be asked to take careful account of issues relating to patient confidentiality when reviewing articles/papers.

Quality control

We at the Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology believe in publishing only high quality papers. Please read Clarivate's Journal citation reports 2023. Please also read the 24 rigorous quality criteria applied by them on the evaluation of journals. We follow each of these strictly.

Online submission

Online submission of papers is possible. If you want to submit papers online, please click here. Submission letter can similarly be sent online (Please see above). The paper would be considered only after all required documents, including the submission letter have been received.

Why should you publish with us?

Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology is indexed with most leading indexing databases, thus ensuring maximum visibility among your peers. The content of the journal being freely accessible to all is another factor of great advantage. This greatly increases the chances of your paper getting cited in other journals /books of repute. For some examples, please click links below:

Vancouver Style

It is important that authors double-check the grammar and style used in the paper. Publication of papers with defective English may be inordinately delayed. Authors wanting to refine the use of English in their manuscripts might consider utilizing the services of SPi. Please click here to visit.

Keywords

Please choose your keywords in accordance with Medical Subject Headings prescribed by the United States Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Please click here to visit their site. Please click here to visit their MeSh (Medical Subject Headings) browser. Download a complete list of recommended keywords by clicking here.

Citing References

Pubmed journals

Authors should strictly check the accuracy of each reference cited in their papers. Please do provide either the PMID of the paper cited in your own paper. For example if you want to cite the paper below:

Szulman AE. The histological distribution of blood group substances A and B in man. J Exp Med. 1960;111: 785-800.

[Note: PMID of all papers is available from pubmed site. For more help, please download this sample paper by clicking here.]

The complete citation in your paper should be as follows:
Szulman AE. The histological distribution of blood group substances A and B in man. J Exp Med. 1960;111: 785-800.
PMID: 13774694

Note: If you visit the pubmed site, then inserting the PMID in the "search box" should get you the relevant paper.

Please note that the PMID provided by you will not appear as such in the published paper. It will ONLY be used to provide pubmed links to your citations. For one example of how pubmed links will be provided to your citations, please click the following link:

[Note: For further help, please download this sample paper by clicking here. Please go to the references section, where we have highlighted the PMID in yellow. You must provide the PMID in similar fashion.]

medIND journals

Indian Medlars Center (medIND) provides free fulltext of several journals participating in its program. If your reference quotes a paper from these journals, please provide a medIND link. For example if you want to cite a paper below:

Jha N, Srinivasa DK, Roy G, Jagdish S. Injury pattern among road traffic accident cases: A study from South India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2003; 28(2):85-90.
then please cite its medIND URL also as below. This URL will be used by us to give a link to medIND
medIND URL: http://medind.nic.in/iaj/t03/i2/iajt03i2p85o.pdf

The complete citation in your paper should be as follows:
Jha N, Srinivasa DK, Roy G, Jagdish S. Injury pattern among road traffic accident cases: A study from South India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2003; 28(2):85-90.
medIND URL: http://medind.nic.in/iaj/t03/i2/iajt03i2p85o.pdf

Please note that as with pubmed links, the medIND URL provided by you will not appear as such in the published paper. This URL will ONLY be used to provide medIND links to your citations. For one example of how medIND links will be provided to your citations, please click the following link:

Electronic journals

Friedlander, ER. Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Masquerading as Coal-Worker's Pneumoconiosis. Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology [serial online], 2007; Vol. 8, No. 2 (July - December 2007): [about 8 p]. Available from: https://anilaggrawal.com/ij/vol_008_no_002/papers/paper002.html. Published : July 1, 2007, (Accessed:

What's new in your paper

All papers must be accompanied by a separate sheet detailing these three columns:

1. What is already known on this topic?
2. What question did this study address?
3. What does this study add to our knowledge?
4. Suggestions for further development

These columns will make it clear in the mind of readers, what exactly is the new message given in your paper. Furthermore, it would give them new ideas for further research in the area, which should be the aim of all good academic journals.

For further guidance on the above matter, you may want to visit the paper by Edward R. Friedlander entitled "Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Masquerading as Coal-Worker's Pneumoconiosis?" appearing in Vol. 8, No. 2 (July - December 2007). To visit the paper, please click here.

Peer Review Policy

All material published in this journal undergoes editorial screening and peer review. Please allow about one to two months from the date of submission of papers till publication.

The hard printed copy of the paper/dissertation, the photographs and the signed statement must be sent at the following address.

Professor Anil Aggrawal
Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
S-299 Greater Kailash-1
New Delhi-110048
India

Please send photographs, charts, diagrams etc in original at the journal address. Please discuss in case of any doubt by clicking here.

What can you do for Quick Publication

There are no publication charges. Queries regarding article processing charges/publication fee for publication/quick publication will not be answered. All papers are checked for piracy/plagiarism by authentic softwares [iThenticate, Turnitin, Urkund], which may take some time. Papers which are accompanied with an antiplagiarism check report, may be considered for quick publication.

Procedure for selection of Thesis and Dissertations

Essentially the procedure for selection of thesis and dissertations is the same as that for papers. The thesis may be submitted electronically first. If found suitable, you would be informed accordingly by E-mail. You would then be required to send the actual thesis along with all photographs, charts, diagrams etc. to the journal address, along with a signed declaration as above. The thesis would become the property of the journal. It would be hosted on the net about a month or so after its receipt.

Please send photographs, charts, diagrams etc in original at the journal address.

Returning of manuscripts/photographs/CDs/DVDs

Please be careful to keep a copy of all materials including manuscripts, submission letters, photographs, CDs, DVDs etc which you send to the journal with you. Please do not send self-addressed stamped envelop with the manuscript. The journal has no arrangement for returning the unaccepted manuscripts/photographs/CDs/DVDs/other material.

Publication ahead of print [Epubahead]

Sometimes because of space constraints, a paper may be published as Publication ahead of print [Epubahead]. This paper will however be available online and citable by other workers, right from the day/year of publication as “epubahead”.

Example:

Suppose the year when the paper is submitted and accepted is 2026. The paper may be published as epubahead in, say, the year 2032. The paper will however be available online and citable by other workers, right from 2026 [the day/year of publication] as “epubahead”. Only the print/CD versions, will appear in 2032.

How these papers and dissertations will be quoted by your peers

Electronic papers can be quoted as references just as print papers are. For details please refer to the Vancouver Style sites mentioned above. To see how the papers are quoted, you may want to visit some papers in the journal.

Dissertations would be cited similarly. Visit theses and dissertations in this journal to see how they are being quoted.

Some Examples currently on the web

Examples of how papers published in this journal have been cited in other journals can be found by visiting http://scholar.google.com/.

Examples of how papers published in this journal have been cited in Books can be found by visiting http://print.google.com/.

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