Submissions

Review Article

Reviews may cover particular areas of Shalya Tantra, Shalakya Tantra, Prasuti Tantrand Stree Roga, Rachana Sharira and Kriya Sharira of relevance to contemporary medical sciences / surgical perspectives.

Review articles be written by individuals who have done substantial work on a subject or by experts in the field are appreciated.

They should be systematic, state-of-art comprehensive reviews of the subject including author(s) own inputs.

A good review article may have author(s) claim / view after going through scientific literature pertaining to a specific area, reasons behind the claim / view, factual evidences discussing the claim / view and finally novel conclusions drawn after interlinking many research findings. The section titles should depend upon the topic reviewed. Authors submitting a review article should include a section describing the methods used for locating, selecting, extracting, and synthesizing data.

These methods should also be summarized in the abstract. A review article should not be a mere compilation.

Authros are expected to write non-structured abstract to 250 words and manuscript to about 5000 words (excluding about 80 references) and about 8 non-text items.

Original Research Article- Clinical Research

Clinical research may include clinical studies, clinical trials, cross sectional studies, case control and cohort studies related to Shalya Tantra, Shalakya Tantra, Prasuti Tantra and any study involving surgical procedures.

MOST IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE AWARE:

GCP: Clinical Research conducted on humans should be in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki and the principles of Good Clinical Practices (GCP).

Institutional ethics committee (IEC) clearence certificate required to be submitted along with article (JPG / PDF) while submitting the manuscript to the journal.

CTRI registration: Clinical study / trial must be registered in Clinical Trials Registry- India (CTRI) http://www.ctri.nic.in for considerating for publication. The authors need to mention CTRI registration number in covering letter and in the article file.

Patients Privacy must be mandatorily protected : Any information that could reveal identity of individuals in written descriptions, photographs, sonograms, CT scans, etc., should not be included in the manuscript unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (or parent or guardian, wherever applicable) gives written informed consent for publication. Informed consent should be mentioned in the article. The editorial board may ask for copy of the consent form, original data has to be produced when requested.

MANUSCRIPT IS EXPECTED TO BE PREPARED IN LINE WITH CONSORT STATEMENT:

a. All manuscript to be submitted to TAIJA Journal to be revised CONSORT HERBAL EXTENSION statement, which is available at http://www.consort-statement.org.You have to make use of the template given for preparation of original articles - clinical research and click here to download the template.

b. Authors are expected to submit the checklist as per the CONSORT Herbal Extension guideline

c. Authors need to mention details about authentication of raw drugs and finished formulations used, ethics committee clearance, informed consents from patients and guidelines followed for the study. Provide name and address of the manufacturer for trade names or commercial products.

ABSTRACT:

a. Structured abstract (background, objectives, material and methods, results, conclusions) of about 300 words.

STRUCTURE OF ARTICLE:

Manuscript word limit: 5000 words (excluding about 70 references) and 8 non-text items.

i. objective or hypothesis must be clearly stated.

ii. the design and methods (including the study setting and dates, patients or participants with inclusion and exclusion criteria, or data sources, and how these were selected for the study).

iii. Authors need to include the all essential details of interventions / treatment / therapy ;

iv. the outcome measures; the results of the study; a discussion section placing the results in context with the published literature and addressing study limitations; and the conclusions.

Original Research Article- Experimental Research

TAIJA journal expects authos to submit experimental research works (other than clinical) that is original research of a more technical and specialized nature related Shalya Tantra, Shalakya Tantra, Prasuti Tantra and any surgical interventions.

Experimental Research studies are meant for following purpose:

i. standardization of raw drugs and finished formulations, toxicity and efficacy studies,

ii. studies exploring significance of Ayurvedic pharmaceutical processes.

iii. Studies involving integrative methods/techniques for standardization of drugs and diagnosis of diseases based on Ayurvedic classical guidelines in relation to surgical perspective.

MOST IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE AWARE:

GMP / GLP /GAP : Experimetanl Research conducted should be in compliance with the GMP / GLP / GAP guidelines and

Animal Institutional ethics committee (AIEC) clearence certificate required to be submitted along with article (JPG / PDF) while submitting the manuscript to the journal.

MANUSCRIPT IS EXPECTED TO BE PREPARED IN LINE WITH ARRIVEGUIDELINES

a. All manuscript to be submitted to TAIJA Journal to be revised ARRIVE guidelines for reporting in-vivo research which is available at (https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/arrive-guidelines).You have to make use of the template given for preparation of original articles experimental research and click here to download the template.

b. Authors are expected to submit the checklist as per the ARRIVE guideline

c. Authors need to mention details about authentication of raw drugs and finished formulations used, animal ethics committee clearance, informed consents from patients and guidelines followed for the study. Provide name and address of the manufacturer for trade names or commercial products.

ABSTRACT:

a. Structured abstract (background, objectives, material and methods, results, conclusions) of about 300 words.

STRUCTURE OF ARTICLE:

Manuscript word limit: 5000 words (excluding about 70 references) and 8 non-text items.

i. objective or hypothesis must be clearly stated.

ii. the design and methods (including the study setting and dates, patients or participants with inclusion and exclusion criteria, or data sources, and how these were selected for the study).

iii. Authors need to include the all essential details of experiment /interventions / treatment / therapy

iv. the outcome measures; the results of the study; a discussion section placing the results in context with the published literature and addressing study limitations; and the conclusions.

Case Report

Case Series: Case Series are collection of cases with similar exposure and / or outcomes. The case series about application of Ayurveda or Integrative Medicine to a specific pathology and illustrate efficacy of an unusual application of a traditional treatment, hopefully indicating a solution to some contemporary medical problem will be considered for publication. Restrict non-structured abstract to 250 words, manuscript about 3000 words (excluding about 40 references) and 4 non-text items.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy

Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy

Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy (CIP) articles describe innovative curricula, courses, teaching methodologies, teaching formats, educational training programs, pedagogical frameworks such as competency models, evaluation techniques, instructions on data analysis or data collection methods, and other innovative pedagogical elements. CIP articles may also be aimed at graduate students, faculty seeking additional instructional resources, or professional development staff seeking to help practicing teachers with a new procedure. Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy articles are peer-reviewed, have a maximum word count of 5,000, and may contain no more than 5 Figures/Tables. Authors are required to pay a fee (B-type article) to publish a Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy article. Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy articles should have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction: Background and rationale for the educational activity innovation, 3) Pedagogical framework(s), pedagogical principles, competencies/standards underlying the educational activity, 4) Learning environment (setting, students, faculty); learning objectives; pedagogical format, 5) Results to date/assessment (processes and tools; data planned or already gathered), 6) Discussion on the practical implications, objectives and lessons learned, 7) Acknowledgment of any conceptual, methodological, environmental, or material constraints. Information should be presented in sufficient detail to enable readers to replicate key elements for their own context.