Author Guidelines

Manuscripts should contain original data which were not previously published or are being considered for publication elsewhere. Authors are required to submit the manuscript along with all these documents:

• Copyright form
• Submission form
• Corresponding author form
• Ethical approval letter

Manuscript Submission:

• Cover letter: addressing editor-in-chief of the journal for publication
• Manuscript: Research Article/Case Review/Original Research/Review Article file,
• Figure/Table/Graph/Flowchart (add descriptive legends) in MS Word file.

With all these documents, authors are required to send the attachments to the following address
info@mjen.edu.np  or editor@mjen.edu.np  

Components of Manuscript

Overall outline:
Microsoft Word 97-2003 or higher document file must be used to submit a manuscript. The text must be double-spaced with 1’’ margins and justified paragraph margins. The word format recommended is Times New Roman with 10-point text every page should be numbered.

Components:
1. TITLE PAGE:
Title: Should appear at the top of the first page. The title must clearly state what the article is about. Name and affiliation: Full name of each author (first name, middle initial, and last name) followed by each author's highest academic degree(s) and designation. Name of department(s) and institution(s) along with complete address such as city, state, and country with which each author is affiliated and to which work should be attributed. Corresponding Address: Name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail of the corresponding author.

Author Names: Do not include author names in the manuscript in order to preserve anonymity during the review process. Authors' names need to be included only on the Title page.

2. ABSTRACT:
Includes Backgrounds, Methods, Results, and conclusions all articles must include a structured abstract of approximately 250 words only including material appearing in the main body of the manuscript. Authors are required to indicate the Relevance in a statement of clinical significance within the abstract of the manuscript as well as at the end of the main body of the text.

Keywords: A list of three to six keywords contained in the article must be listed below the abstract. A minimum of three and a maximum of six keywords are required as indexed in MeSH – NCBL.

3. MANUSCRIPT:
The following formats for different types of articles submitted are required.

Original Articles: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgment, References
Review Articles: Introduction, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, References
Case Reports: Introduction, Case Description, Discussion, Conclusion, References
Technical Notes: Introduction, Technique, Discussion, Conclusion, References

INTRODUCTION
This should clearly state the purpose of the study and identify what issues are going to be addressed.

METHODS
All relevant attributes of the material forming the subject of the research should be provided. Experimental methodology should be concisely and appropriately explained. Commercially produced materials, devices, software, etc. must be followed by name of the manufacturer and location. Statistical methods should be clearly specified. Manuscripts reporting human studies should include evidence that the study was ethically conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

RESULTS
This section should clearly state the results in simple language use of tables, illustrations and graphs is encouraged but data in table or illustration form should be referenced in the text and should not be repeated. Statistical tests should be clearly defined and statistical significance should be shown.

DISCUSSION
The discussion should focus on the relevant findings of the study with its observations related to other similar studies in a sequential manner. The Discussion should also summarize the data and conclusions at the end which should be the aiming objectives of the study and should clearly state whether or not the objective was achieved. Limitations of the study should also be mentioned.

CONCLUSION
One or a few sentences of the conclusion of the whole article is written here.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
In this section, the author can acknowledge the source of funding for the research. An additional acknowledgment of support provided by other individuals, organizations, and institutions whose names cannot be stated in authorship can be mentioned here.

Manufacturer Name
Please provide the name of the manufacturer with its complete city and country name of all products used in the research.

Patient Consent
The author has to provide a signed consent of the patient whenever photographs/figures of a patient showing identification are used.

REFERENCES
The bibliography should list references in order of their appearance in the text (not alphabetically) and should follow PubMed Central guidelines along with Vancouver Style. The examples of the references have been mentioned below:

Journal

1. MC Dermott MT, Ridgway EC. (2001) The diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism in: Cooper DS, ed. Practical management of thyroid disorders. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc; 135-86
2. Hollowell JG Staehling NW, Flanders WD, et al (2002) Sarum TSH, T4 and thyroid antibodies in United States population (1988 to 1994): National Health Examination Survey (NHAES III) J. Clin EndocrinolMetab:87:489- 499.
3. Laurence MD, Carole AS. (2002) Laboratory support for diagnosis and monitoring of thyroid disease. Washington (DC): National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB): 125

Abstract: Hoyme HE, Jones KL, Dixon SD, Jewett T, Hanson JW, Robinson LK, Small ME, Allanson J. Maternal cocaine use and fetal vascular disruption [abstract]. Am J Hum Genet 1988;43(3 Suppl):A56.

Authored Book: Ohlsen, Merle M.; Horne, Arthur M.; Lowe, Charles F. Group counseling. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston; 1988. 416 p.

Article or Chapter in an Edited Book: Anderson, Robert J.; Schrier, Robert W. Acute renal failure. In: Braunswald, Eugene; Isselbacher, Kurt J.; Petersdorf, Robert G., et al., editors. Harrison's principles of internal medicine. 11th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1987. p. 1149-1155.

Article in an Edited Book with Volume: Merritt, Christopher RB. Breast imaging techniques. In: Putnam, Charles E.; Ravin, Carl E., editors. Textbook of diagnostic imaging. Vol. 3. Philadelphia: Saunders; 1988. p. 2118-2120.

Monograph: Lawrence, Ruth A. A review of the medical benefits and contraindications to breastfeeding in the United States [Internet]. Arlington (VA): National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health; 1997 Oct [cited 2000 Apr 24]. p. 40. Available from: https://mjen.edu.np

Place the number of references at the end of the sentence as a superscript to which the reference is related. Use commas to separate multiple reference numbers. For example:
"Bond strength of composite resin to dentin is influenced by the presence of a smear layer.^{4, 15}

If more than one reference is contained in a sentence, then number the reference immediately following the text that refers to the reference. For example:
"Bailey¹ found that 46% showed signs of metastasis while Varner³ found only 28%."

FIGURES AND LEGENDS
Photographs must be in color; in focus, free of distracting artifacts, and consistent in exposure. Place any required labels or arrows on images prior to uploading. Images must be clearly visible. Substantially, larger images must be avoided to prevent file transmission and electronic manuscript processing errors. Radiographs, drawings, and graphs can be in black and white but color images are preferred.

File names for images must be clearly labeled according to the order in which they appear, (Fig. 1, Fig. 02, and Figs 1 and 2 or Figs 1-S and so on in brackets and in running sentences, it should be spelt out as Figure 1). Images can only be submitted built-in MS Word file with figure legends after each figure.

TABLES
Tables are placed in numerical order at the end of the manuscript following the list of figures.

Copyright
The articles published in this journal are Completely free, provided they follow the norms of copyright as per the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International License. This allows use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.

REVIEW PROCESS
The article once submitted will undergo a thorough plagiarism check. After this, it will undergo editorial review within one week. Following this it will then be sent for peer review, which takes 2-4 weeks and the authors will receive an email from the Editor stating the final decision of the manuscript.

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED

All types of submissions/papers should follow a standard format as described in the above "Manuscript Component" section.

Editorial: Usually provide commentary and analysis concerning an article in the issue of the Journal in which they appear. They may include figures and tables. The editorials would be limited to 1000 words with up to 10 references.

Original Articles: Reports of original clinical and basic research of interest to neurosurgery and allied subjects are accepted. Randomly controlled trial intervention studies, studies of screening and diagnostic tests, outcome studies, cost-effectiveness analysis, case-control series, and surveys with a reasonably high response rate. The text would be limited to 3000-5000 words, with an abstract of 250 words.

Review article: An article review is both a summary and an evaluation of another writer's article. They would cover a contemporary topic and would generally be wide-ranging overviews of a field of research. The reviews and clinical debates will be subject to the standard review process. The minimum word length would be 3000 and the maximum would be 5000 words.

Case Study: The Journal encourages the submission of case reports that highlight practical diagnostic and/or management considerations. The format of these papers should follow that described in the "Manuscript Components" section below. Identifying information within written descriptions, photographs, or pedigrees should not be given.

Case Series: Case-series is a descriptive study design and as the name suggests, it is just a series of cases of any particular disease or disease discrepancy that one might observe in one's clinical practice, etc.

Letters to the Editor: The Journal accepts Letters to the Editor that raises some issues related to recently published articles in the Medical Journal of Eastern Nepal.

ACCEPTANCE POLICIES
Review Policy
The journal follows a double-blind review process, where both the reviewer and author remain anonymous throughout the process.

Plagiarism
The authors are strictly advised not to indulge in any form of plagiarism. If the content is found to be plagiarized, the Editor and the journal committee will take serious action in this regard and the author will be responsible for the entire manuscript.

Changes to Authorship
The order, addition, or deletion of author names will not be changed after the submission of the article.

Conflict of interest
All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any Financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work.

Role of the funding source
Financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article should be briefly described with the role of the sponsor(s). If the funding source(s) had no such involvement then should be stated as none.

Processing Charges
There are no processing charges for the publication of an article in the journal.

Article Withdrawal Policy

The corresponding author may request the withdrawal of a manuscript after submission but prior to acceptance, provided a valid reason is given. However, if the withdrawal request is made before the peer-review process begins (typically within 10 days of submission), it will be processed immediately without the need for justification. Any article once gone through 1^st review, can’t be withdrawn unless the journal rejects or article violated publication norms.

Post acceptance withdrawal, post publication withdrawal or retraction of the article will not be accepted unless the article has severe publication biasness, violated norms or if infringements of publishing ethics, such as use of fake data, research misconduct, multiple submission, plagiarism etc. get detected in the future.