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Minimum Standards for Online Submissions
Prepare your Manuscripts for Online submission as indicated below. These standards are necessary for peer-reviewing.

• Submitted papers should be in English.
• Manuscript should be submitted as a MS Word Document.
• Manuscript should be prepared as per the journal guidelines.
• All papers will be subjected to scientific peer review.
• All papers must be submitted online after registering as an author.

Standards for submission

Covering Letter:  Must contain: Name, Address, Email id, Author's Mobile Number for Correspondence. The letter should mention in brief what is already known about this subject and what new has added by the submitted work. Title of the paper. Authors' initials and names. An abstract (not exceeding 10 lines) which should be most informative, giving clear indications of the nature and range of the results contained in the paper, and should not duplicate the conclusions. 3 to 4 keywords.

Length: There is no restriction on the length of the manuscript. However, a concise manuscript with all information is always well appreciated.

Abbreviations: Abbreviations to be defined where they first appear in the text.

Nomenclature: Please follow the correct and accepted Nomenclature.

Units of Measurement: Indicate SI units directly or in Parentheses after the value.

Drugs: Provide the Recommended International Non-Proprietary Name (rINN).

Species names: Mention species names in Italics. The Genus and Species name should be mentioned in Full, in title as well as wherever the organism name is first mentioned. After the first mention, the first letter of the Genus name followed by the Full species name is used.
For Genetic Nomenclatures, please refer to the recommended name by consulting the Genetic Nomenclature database. Genes, mutations, genotypes, and alleles Write in italics. Use the recommended name by consulting the appropriate genetic nomenclature database (e.g., HUGO for human genes). It is sometimes advisable to indicate the synonyms for the gene the first time it appears in the text. Gene prefixes such as those used for oncogenes or cellular localization should be shown in roman typeface (e.g., v-fes, c-MYC).

Preparation of Manuscript: The Manuscripts should follow the IMRad format (Introduction- Method- Results and Discussion). For more information, please read (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMRAD). All original research articles should be structured in the following manner.

Title: The title should be concise and reflect the entire work of the submitted manuscript.

Affiliation: Below the title, all author names should be mentioned along with Affiliation of each author. Affiliation details should include - Department, University, Organization, City with Pincode, State, Country for all authors. Each author’s affiliation should be identified by a superscript small numeral. Author for correspondence should be indicated by an asterisk. Provide full address including e-mail, fax, and telephone number of Author for correspondence. 

Abstract: Abstracts need not be in structured format. However, it should clearly state the purpose of the work,  methods used, key findings and major conclusion drawn from the work in no more than 500 words. Use of abbreviations in abstract should be avoided however if essential should be expanded at its first appearance

Keywords: The author should provide 3 to 6 keywords, characterizing the scope of the paper, Keywords should be written in title case and separated by comma. Avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of').

Introduction: State the background and mention clearly the objective of the present work.

Materials and Methods: All methods used should be clearly mentioned. This will allow other researchers to reproduce your work. Wherever required, give correct formula used for calculation.

Results: Results obtained in the study should be subjected to appropriate statistical methods and presented clearly. The findings should never be discussed in this section.

Discussion:It should have rationale and be of relevance to the present study along with the existing literature. Discuss the lacuna in the area and to how much extent the present study has answered the research question and provide directions for further research. Please avoid repeating the Results of your studies under this section.

Conclusion: Give the major conclusion from the present study. This section may stand alone or be clubbed together with discussion.

Acknowledgements: Acknowledge those persons who helped you in the present study by providing facilities, personal assistance and funding if any.

Footnotes: Footnotes are not permitted. If the manuscript contains footnotes, move them into the text and references as per the content.

References

SALT JSRH follows the Vancouver style of referencing.

a. In the Referencing

• References within the text of the article should be represented by numbers and should be superscripted.
• The number originally assigned to a reference should be re-used if that reference is cited again later in the text.
• In case of multiple references, separate the numbers with a hyphen. E.g. 3-6, or commas in case of non-inclusive numbers E.g. 2, 4, 8.
• As a general rule, reference numbers should be placed outside of full-stops and commas, and inside of colons and semicolons. Example: 
• Tortora, G. J., & Derrickson, B. (2014). Principles of anatomy & physiology.  14th edition. Danvers, MA: Wiley.  
• Selvakumar N, Vanajakumar, Thilothammal N, Paramasivan CN. Isolation of
  Mycobacterium tuberculosis from cerebrospinal fluid by the centrifugation &
  filtration methods. Indian J Med Res 1996;103:250-2. 

b. Reference List

• References which are cited in the text should be mentioned here.
• It should appear at the end of your text.
• It should be arranged numerically by citation number.

c. Referencing journal articles

• Elements of the Citation: Author(s) – Family name and initials. Title of article. Title of journal – abbreviated. Publication year, month, day (month & day only if available);volume(issue):pages E.g. 11.  Selvakumar N, Vanajakumar, Thilothammal N, Paramasivan CN. Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from cerebrospinal fluid by the centrifugation & filtration methods. Indian J Med Res 1996;103:250-2.  

d. Referencing Books

• Elements of the Citation: Author(s) – Family name and initials, Multiple authors separated by a comma. Title of book. Place of Publication: Publisher Name; Year of Publication.
  E.g.  Tortora, G. J., & Derrickson, B. (2014). Principles of anatomy & physiology.  14th edition. Danvers, MA: Wiley.  Tortora, G. J., & Derrickson, B. (2014). Principles of anatomy & physiology.  14th edition. Danvers, MA: Wiley. 

e. For edited books

• Elements of the Citation: Author(s) – Family name and initials, Multiple authors separated by a comma. In name of book editors followed by a comma and editors. Title of book. Edition of book if later than 1st ed. Place of Publication: Publisher Name; Year of Publication.
  E.g. Rowlands TE, Haine LS. Acute limb ischaemia. In: Donnelly R, London NJM, editors. ABC of arterial and venous disease. 2nd ed. West Sussex. Blackwell Publishing; 2009.

f. Tables

• Tables should be numbered consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text.
• They should be embedded in appropriate locations as per the text along with the captions.
• Place Legends for tables below the table body and indicate them with lowercase letters in superscript.
• Avoid vertical rules and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.
• Please note that tables embedded as Excel files within the manuscript are NOT accepted.
• Tables in Excel should be copied and pasted into the manuscript Word file.

g. Figures

• These must be numbered and cited in the text.
• Mark clearly in the margin of the manuscript where the figure is to be inserted and do not embed in the text.
• Tables should be numbered consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text.
• All figures should be in TIFF.

SALT Journal of Scientific Research in Healthcare request our reviweres to go through the following instructions carefully before reviewing an article.

Peer Review: is the system for evaluating the quality, validity, and relevance of scholarly research. The process aims to provide authors with constructive feedback from relevant experts which they can use to make improvements to their work, thus ensuring it is of the highest standard possible. Authors expect reviews to contain an honest and constructive appraisal, which is completed in a timely manner and provides feedback that is both clear and concise. The peer-review process does receive much criticism and is not without its limitations; however, it remains a widely accepted practice in terms of journal quality.

Purpose of Review: To help authors improve their manuscripts, applying your professional expertise to help others. To assist in maintaining a good, meticulous peer-review process resulting in the publication of good quality papers. To make the author aware of any additional literature that may provide useful comparison, or clarification of an approach.

Guidelines: Refer to the Instructions for Authors to see if the manuscript meets the submission criteria of the journal (Journal Guidelines). Complete the review and indicate the relative strengths or weaknesses of the manuscript by uploading your comments on ‘Journal Platform’. Once you’ve read the manuscript and have assessed its quality, you need to make a recommendation to the editor regarding publication as follows:

Accept - if the manuscript is suitable for publication in its current form.

Revisions - if the manuscript will be ready for publication after light revisions. Please list the revisions you would recommend.

Reject - if the manuscript is not suitable for publication in this journal or if the revisions that need to be undertaken are too many for the submission to continue being considered in its current form.

Detailed comments to be provided which will be suitable for transmission to the authors. Mention the comments to the author, as an opportunity to seek clarification on any unclear points and for further elaboration. Confirm whether you feel the subject of the manuscript is sufficiently interesting to justify its length; if you recommend shortening, it is useful to the author(s) if you can indicate specific areas where you think that shortening is required. It will be helpful if you correct the English where the technical meaning is unclear. Once the comments are pasted or uploaded you can submit it to the editor; Editor will send those comments to the author(s) for revisions. If you are unable to complete your report on a manuscript in the agreed time frame please inform the editor, so that the refereeing process is not delayed. Make the editors aware of any potential conflicts of interest that may affect the manuscript under review.

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