Submission Guidelines
Publication process at Journal of Drug Research and Pharmaceutical Science (JDRPS) is quite well-defined and follows a well-organized procedure with an aim to uphold high standards of publication. It is recommended that the authors go through the scope, submission guidelines and format of JDRPS before sending their manuscripts for publication.
JDRPS accepts original research that is unpublished and not under consideration by any other journal at the same time. Manuscripts must be written in English and meet the ethical and technical guidelines of JDRPS to expedite the process of editorial evaluation and peer review.
Submission Process
Step 1 – Prepare the Manuscript
Before submission, authors should ensure that:
- The manuscript complies with the formatting requirements of the journal.
- The study is relevant to JDRPS.
- All necessary sections and documents have been provided.
- References and citations are all correct and in proper format.
- Illustrations, figures, and tables are all referenced and labeled properly.
Step 2 – Submit the Manuscript
Manuscripts should be submitted via the journal’s submission system, and authors must ensure that:
- The author information is provided correctly.
- All necessary declarations and supplementary material have been uploaded.
- Submission criteria have been met prior to submission.
Step 3 – Editorial Screening
Initial assessment by the Editorial Office includes:
- Relevance to the scope of the journal
- Scientific quality and novelty
- Observance of ethical standards in publications
- Completeness of the article
- Conformity with the formatting of the journal
Step 4 – Double-Blind Peer Review
The manuscripts which successfully clear the process of editorial screening move on to undergo a double-blind peer review. The expert reviewers then judge the originality, scientific significance, methodology, and quality of the study before recommending it to the editorial board.
Step 5 – Revision
Authors may be requested to revise their manuscript according to reviewer and editor's feedback. The revised version of the manuscript will have to respond to all feedback carefully and could be reviewed again.
Step 6 – Editorial Decision
Editor-in-Chief takes the decision on publication based on reviewer's suggestions and editorial evaluation as well as the scientific contribution of the manuscript. Authors are informed whether their manuscript has been accepted, needs revision, or has been rejected.
Step 7 – Publication
Accepted manuscripts proceed through the production process, which includes:
- Copyediting
- Proofreading
- Typesetting
- Author proof approval
- Online publication
Manuscript Format Guidelines
The authors must submit their articles in a standard format for word processing (preferably Microsoft Word) and in English that is clear and precise. The following sections comprise a normal article:
- Title of the manuscript
- Full names and affiliations of all authors
- Corresponding author's email address
- Abstract (approximately 200–300 words)
- 4–8 Keywords
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements (if applicable)
- Funding Statement
- Conflict of Interest Statement
- Ethical Approval Statement (where applicable)
- Data Availability Statement (where applicable)
- References formatted according to the journal's citation style
All figures, tables, images, and graphs must be numbered consecutively, have suitable captions, and be referred to in the text of the paper. The figures must be high-resolution, and consistent use of scientific names and standard abbreviations should be made throughout the paper.
Before You Submit
Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure that:
- The manuscript is novel and has not been previously published nor submitted to any other publication.
- All authors who have contributed to the manuscript have agreed on submitting the article.
- The manuscript follows the guidelines for manuscript submission in the journal.
- Ethics approval has been acquired if necessary.
- References have been provided in full.
- All possible conflicts of interest have been declared.
- Acknowledgements have been provided wherever appropriate.
- All images, tables, and supplementary files have been properly referenced.