Submissions

Author Guidelines

1.  All manuscripts are considered for publication on the understanding that they have been submitted solely to this Journal and that they have not previously been published. The following will be considered:
2. Main Articles: These should report clinical research or audit and should not normally exceed 7500 words. Review Articles and Historical Articles will also be considered but should not exceed 3000 words unless specifically commissioned. 
3. Clinical Records (Case Reports): These should be no more than 1500 words, with four authors as a maximum. To be accepted for publication case reports must convey a clinical message of exceptional value.
4. Short Communications: These should be articles illustrating surgical technique or the use of technical innovation. As with Clinical Records the manuscript should not exceed 1500 words and should have a maximum of four authors. Articles should be clearly illustrated with line art from a laser printer.

2. Authorship: 

The corresponding author will confirm authorship contributions, funding, and conflict(s) of interest as part of the submission process.

3. Manuscript
4. Manuscript should be sent in MS Word Format typed in 12 point Times New Roman. All text must be double spaced. 

6. Each manuscript should be divided into sections on separate pages. These should be: title page, structured abstract and key words, text, acknowledgements, references, summary and tables.
7. Illustrations should be separately appended. Permission from the publisher to reproduce any material with copyright elsewhere must be obtained prior to submission.
8. Title page: This should contain (a) a title; (b) the names of all authors together with their principal higher qualification(s) and details of their departments or affiliated institution(s); (c) the name and address of the author responsible for correspondence.
9. Abstract and key words: The abstract should be no longer than 150 words and should be structured. Key Words are used to index the article. Only the words appearing as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) in the supplement to Index Medicusmay ordinarily be used. These are also available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html
10. Text:
    • Main articles should contain the following headings: Introduction, Materials and methods, Results and analysis (including statistical analysis) and Discussion.
    • Clinical Records and other submissions should normally comprise Introduction, Case report and a brief Discussion. In all cases the Discussion should clearly indicate how the reported work fits with the current body of world literature.

• Authors should try their best to use a professional writing style and avoid lay language. The text should be grammar and spell checked prior to submission. All measurements must normally be reported in metric units. Only approved drug names should be used.

10. Acknowledgements:You may acknowledge individuals or organisations that provided advice, support (non-financial). Formal financial support and funding should be listed in the following section.
11. Financial Support:Please provide details of the sources of financial support, including grant numbers, for all authors. Where no specific funding has been provided for research, please provide the following statement: “This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.”
12. Ethical Standards: Where research involves human and/or animal experimentation, the following statements should be included (as applicable): “The authors assert that all procedures contributing to this work comply with the ethical standards of the relevant national and institutional guidelines on human experimentation (please name) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008.” and “The authors assert that all procedures contributing to this work comply with the ethical standards of the relevant national and institutional guides on the care and use of laboratory animals (please name).”
13. References:The authors are responsible for verifying the accuracy of the references. The  International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) format also known as the Vancouver system should be used. The references should be identified in the text by superscript Arabic numerals and be numbered and listed consecutively at the end of the manuscript in the order in which they are cited. References must include: names and initials of all authors (when more than six, give the first six followed by et al.); the title of the paper; the journal title abbreviated as in Index Medicus; year of publication; volume number; first and last page numbers. References to books should give the author(s)/editor(s), book title, place of publication, publisher and year. References to chapters in books should also include the chapter title, first and last page numbers, and the names and initials of chapter authors.

Examples of references in proper format for the journal are as follows:

Journal article:

• Ghosh S, Panarese A, Parker AJ. Modified technique for introduction of Gröningen speech valves. J Laryngol Otol2000;144:701–3
• Ghosh S, Panarese A, Parker AJ. Modified technique for introduction of Gröningen speech valves. J Laryngol Otol2000;144(suppl 4):701–3
• Kim DH, Park HY, Kim HS, Kang SO, Park JS, Han NS et al. Effect of septoplasty on inferior turbinate hypertrophy. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008;134:419–23
• Xu J, Gao C, He D, Zhang H, Ma C, Thou Y. Effect of septoplasty on the modality of inferior turbinate: a CT study [in Chinese]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi2013;27:413–15

Book:

• Oliver P, Martin DA. Nutrition in Laboratory Mice. New York: Macmillan, 1998
• Oliver P, Martin DA, eds. Nutrition in Laboratory Mice, 3rd edn. New York: Macmillan, 1998

Book Chapter:

• Smith DC, Jones AF. Vitamin A effects in laboratory mice. In: Oliver P, Martin DAF, eds. Nutrition in Laboratory Mice, 3rd edn. New York: Macmillan, 1983;130–42
• Smith DC, Jones AF. Vitamin A effects in laboratory mice. In: Oliver P, Martin DAF, eds. Nutrition in Laboratory Mice, 3rd edn. New York: Macmillan, 1983;3:130–201

Website:

• CSL search by example. Citation Style Editor. In: http://editor.citationstyles.org/searchByExample/ [15 December 2012]
• Webpage title. In: http://www.oto.com[23 July 2004]

Cochrane citation reference:

• Wilson DR, Torres LI, Durham SR. Sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;(2):CD002893

15. Tables:These should be adjuncts to the text, should have a separate legend and should be numbered consecutively with Roman numerals.
16. Format for supplying electronic artwork. - Please ensure that your figures are saved at final publication size and are in our recommended file formats. Preferably to be sent in .tif/ .gif/ .jpeg/ .jpg with 300 dpi resolution.
17. Covering Letter: This must normally accompany the paper at the time of submission. A scanned copy of the letter, submitted as a separate file, will be allowed. All the authors must sign the letter to indicate that they have read and approved the paper. The principal investigator should also indicate that he/she is prepared to take responsibility for the integrity of the content of the manuscript and the letter should outline any potential or actual competing interests: where none have occurred this should also be clearly stated. Competing interests include affiliation with organisations described in the manuscript and include grant monies, honoraria, fees or gifts as well as indirect financial support where equipment or drugs have been supplied.
18. Proofs of accepted articles will be sent to authors and should be corrected and returned within 7 working days. No extra material should be added to the manuscript at this stage.
19. Completed manuscripts with the documents should be sent to keralajournalenthns@gmail.com or Whatsapp to 8086290255