Author

Authorship Criteria

Permissions

Submission

Manuscript Preparation

Withdrawal Policy

Authors from all over the world are invited to share their original research and ideas on the platform of Advanced Research Publications (ARP) to get maximum impact in the scientific community. Each submitted paper is double-blind peer-reviewed and professionally checked for quality. ARP provides support to authors at every step in the process of publication.  

Authors are encouraged to submit their work on any subject to ARP as it has more than 100 journals published in-house for the last 10 years. Each journal is supervised by highly qualified professionals working in reputed institutions backed by a publication team.  The following guidelines are framed for authors to draft their manuscripts with ease.

Authorship Criteria

ARP recommends the following criteria for authorship:

• The person has made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.
• The person has drafted the work or reviewed it critically for important intellectual content.
• The person has given final approval for the version to be published.
• The person has given the agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
• The person has taken full responsibility for the work, which includes making sure that any concerns about the truthfulness of any component are duly looked into and addressed. The names and affiliations of each author should be given at the end of the article if it was submitted on behalf of a consortium.
• The responsibility of the corresponding author is to communicate with the editor or staff of the editorial team of the journal during the manuscript submission, respond to the reviewers’ comments, and further the publication process. He/she should provide details of authorship, ethics committee approval, clinical trial registration documentation, statements of conflict of interest and funding etc. 

Permissions 

There are various permissions required to carry out research work and get it published - approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee or research ethics board, informed consent from the subjects or guardians under study, copyrighted or patented products or technology etc.  
Anonymity for the patient/participant must be preserved in every submission. The patient/participant or their parent/guardian must provide a written agreement for the author to use any figure in which the patient's/participant’s identity could be revealed. The author must include a statement in the article acknowledging receipt of this consent.

Submission

Our self-explanatory online submission system will ease the process of manuscript submission to any of our journals. Authors from anywhere in the world are welcome to register and submit a manuscript. ARP uses the Online Journals System (OJS) to submit and publish articles. This system ensures a transparent and quick review process and makes it easier for authors, editors, and reviewers to communicate with one another. It also enables article submission with progress tracking all the way to the proof stage.

The author must choose the journal to which he/she wants to submit the manuscript. Registration to our OJS is required before manuscript submission. If the author has already registered on our OJS, he/she can log in and submit the manuscript right away. If this is the first time the author is using the website, he/she must first register before the manuscript can be submitted. We request that all persons who intend to register on OJS should choose the options of Author and Reader. This will help the system to allow you to act on both of these roles for the journal. We request you to provide your consent for these roles which will further improve the quality of the journal and we will be highly obliged for it. If you experience any difficulties during the process, please contact info@adrpublications.in via e-mail. 

Manuscript Preparation

• Microsoft Word is the recommended word processing format for the manuscript file.
• The language (American English, British English, Hindi, etc.) to be used when writing the submission is mentioned on its individual webpage. Authors are requested to visit the webpage of the journal for this information.
• Manuscripts should be in single-column and have double spacing and 2.5 cm margins all around.
• All acronyms must be defined the first time they appear in the main text, abstract, and captions for figures or tables. Then, the abbreviated form should be used consistently moving forward and should be placed in parenthesis.
• The International System of Units (SI) must be followed when choosing measuring units.
• Equations must be editable and should be not utilised in picture format.

Title Page
The author should submit a title page that:

• Summarizes the reasons due to which the paper adds value to the body of scientific research
• Indicates the article's title and type (research article, systematic review, case report, viewpoint, letter to editor, etc.)
• Provides all the relevant contact information of the corresponding author, including e-mail address, Orcid ID, and address for correspondence
• Includes names and affiliations of all authors
• Assures that the article has not been submitted or published anywhere else
• Furnishes complete details for accurate analysis in case the article was previously submitted to another journal and was rejected
• Indicates the financing source, if any
• Indicates the author(s)' conflict of interest
• Indicates the article's word count (not including the abstract, references, tables, figure legends, and acknowledgments)
• Indicates how many tables and figures the article uses

Structure of Research Article

A manuscript/paper should not be more than 4500 words in case of original research or systematic or meta-analysis. For short reports, case reports etc., the number of words is less. A maximum of thirty references may be used. Generally speaking, these articles should not contain more than six contributors, however, there is no limit to the number of authors, if the contribution of each of them is justified.

The following arrangement is recommended when compiling a research article (optional):

• Title
• Authors
• Affiliations
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Materials and methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgement
• Sources of funding
• Conflict of interest statement
• References
• Figures and figure legends
• Tables with caption

Abstract

This part summarises the article's key ideas, presents the findings and conclusions, and clarifies the importance of the findings. It is important to note that the abstract should not contain any references. It shouldn't be longer than 250 words. Please refer to https://groups.niso.org/apps/group_public/download.php/14601/Z39-14-1997_r2015.pdf for additional information.

The abstract of a research article should be structured including the following headings:

• Introduction or Background
• Objectives
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusion

Keywords

A minimum of three and a maximum of ten keywords are required.

Introduction

The following should be included in the Introduction section:

• Background information so that readers outside the area can comprehend the significance and goal of the study and place the paper in perspective
• Description of the issue being addressed and its significance
• A concise summary of the important literature
• Conclusion by summarising the main goal of the work (in brief)

Materials and Methods

To help other researchers use the work in further research, this section provides a brief description of the study settings, sample size, sampling method, study design, tools & techniques of observation and analysis, statistical tests, ethical approvals, etc. This section should be thoroughly described so that readers can find the scientific robustness of the study.

Results

The primary study findings must be mentioned by the authors. The text, tables, and figures should display the results in a logical order, with the primary or most significant findings appearing first. They should also make sure that tables and graphs do not include duplicate data and should not be repeating tables into text.

Discussion

This section should evaluate the results’ validity and compare them to related findings from earlier studies using the appropriate in-text citation style. Here the results should be given with a concise justification of their importance and applicability. The limitations of the methods and the importance of the findings for additional research should also be stated. It needs to be brief.

Conclusion(s)

This should clearly outline the research's key findings and provide an explanation of their significance and applicability. This section can include the recommendations of the study which have wider application or public health importance.

Acknowledgment(s)

A brief and accurate acknowledgement of support organisations, as well as any applicable scientific or technical assistance, should be included in this area. It is inappropriate to bring up standard institutional or departmental support.

Conflicts of Interest and Sources of Funding

Financial, institutional, personal, and other relationships that could affect findings and decision-making should be mentioned here. The authors should declare such associations, if any. It should be made very apparent if there isn't a conflict of interest.

A list of funding sources for the work must be declared by the authors.

In the article, disclosure of funding sources and conflicts of interest should come before References.

References and Style of Text Citation        

For medical and nursing journals, the authors need to adhere to the NLM style guide for reference. The text's references must be mentioned using superscript numbers. At the end of every manuscript, there should be a numbered list of references. Every citation should include the names of all authors.

A few examples of references have been mentioned below:

Journals

1. Grover A, Venkatesh U, Kishore J, Chakma T, Thomas B, Menon G, Periyasamy M, Kulkarni R, Prusty RK, Venkateswaran C, Mishra B, Balu V, Viray M, Mathew G, Ketharam A, Balachandar R, Singh P, Jakhar K, Devi R, Saha K, Barde P, Moral R, Singh R, John D, Yadav J, Kohli S, Aggarwal S, Rao V, Panda S.  Factors associated with stigma and manifestations experienced by Indian health care workers involved in COVID-19 management in India: a qualitative study. Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2023;10:e46. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]    
2. Huie MJ, Casazza GA, Horning MA, Brooks GA. Smoking increases conversion of lactate to glucose during submaximal exercise. J Appl Physiol. 1996;80(5):1554-9. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
3. Holick MF. Sunlight and vitamin D for bone health and prevention of autoimmune diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Dec;80(6):1678S-88S. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Books

3. Park K. Preventive and social medicine. 17th ed. Jabalpur: Banarasidas Bhanot Publishers; 2002.

4. Larson R, Wilson S. Adolescence across place and time. In: Lerner RM, Steinberg L, editors. Handbook of adolescent psychology. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley; 2004. p. 297-330. [Google Scholar]

For additional information, kindly check:

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html
For journals belonging to domains other than medical and nursing, the authors need to adhere to the Vancouver style guide for reference. The text's references must be mentioned using superscript numbers. At the end of every manuscript, there should be a numbered list of references. Every citation should include the names of a maximum of six authors followed by et al.

A few examples of references have been mentioned below:

Journals

• Errami M, Garner H. A tale of two citations. Nature. 2008;451(7177): 397–399.
• Petrie KJ, Muller JT, Schirmbeck F, Donkin L, Broadbent E, Ellis CJ, et al. Effect of providing information about normal test results on patients’ reassurance: randomised controlled trial. Brit Med J. 2007;334(7589): 352–354.

Books

2. Wilkinson IB, Raine T, Wiles K, Goodhart A, Hall C, O’Neill H. Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. 10th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2017.

Figures and Tables

Every figure and table should have an Arabic number assigned to it and should be cited in the text at the beginning of the description (e.g., Figure 1, Tables 1 and 3). The figures and tables should be grouped at the end of the manuscript to be submitted. There should be a caption for each table (maximum 15 words). Any non-standard symbols and abbreviations should have an explanation in the footnotes. In a similar vein, every figure needs a legend (no more than 300 words) or caption (no more than 15 words). Any time a part of the figure is designated by an arrow, number, symbol, or letter, the legend should identify and explain each one. An example of a figure caption has been provided below:

Figure 6.Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Enzymes in the Liver of Experimental Rats

An example of a table caption has been provided below:

Table 6.Correlations among the Proteins
Please note that in order to reprint figures or tables that have already been published somewhere else, the author(s) must get permission from the copyright holder.

Other types of papers that are frequently published in our journals include, but are not limited to, the following:

Editorial: Short, invited opinion pieces that address a topic of immediate concern to the clinical and scientific communities are welcome in this area. An editorial should not exceed a word count of 1000 words, contain no abstract, generally not more than five references, and no figures or tables.

Review Article: Instead of presenting original research, this provides a summary of the current level of knowledge on a subject by summarising findings from several research publications. It includes an unstructured abstract, keywords, an introduction, additional headings that the author deems appropriate, a conclusion, and references.

Case Report: This includes a detailed examination of a single subject, which could be a person, thing, or event. It has an unstructured abstract, keywords, case description (including the clinical history and symptoms), discussion, conclusion, and references.

Perspective: This offers a fresh perspective on an issue or idea, a novel theory based on pre-existing ones, or potential implications of a recent discovery or innovation. Abstract and keywords are not required in this kind of article. It might include headings if the author deems them relevant.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Authors must check whether their submission complies with all of the following requirements as part of the submission process; submissions that do not follow the following rules may be returned to authors:

• The submission has not been previously published, nor is it with another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
• Microsoft Word is used as the submission file format.
• The title page has been submitted.
• Wherever necessary, URLs and the dates on which links were accessed have been included for references.
• All tables and figures are provided at the appropriate places inside the text or at the end of the manuscript.
• The text complies with the journal's style and citation guidelines.
• Conflicts of interest and the source of funding have been mentioned.

Withdrawal Policy

At ARP, we are committed to raising the standard of papers using processes such as plagiarism check, review, copyediting, and formatting. Our team puts in endless efforts to achieve this goal. Therefore, if an item is withdrawn in the midst of its processing, it is very discouraging. We work hard to make the publishing process as convenient as possible for authors, and in exchange, we expect them to abide by all ethical guidelines. We adhere to the following policy for the withdrawal of articles:

Within ten working days from the article's submission date, the author will receive an update on the result of the plagiarism check of the article. Once the article is found to be free of plagiarised text, the author will be requested to share the Open Access Licence Form with us and to make the payment for the Article Processing Charges (in the case of medical journals).

Article withdrawals from the journals following the submission of the Open Access Licence Form are not permitted. An article may be withdrawn if it is determined that the reason for the withdrawal is valid. However, if the payment has been made for the Article Processing Charges, it will not be reimbursed. Details of published articles that are withdrawn or retracted for valid reasons will be posted on our website.