About the Journal

Focus and Scope

International Journal of Biomedical Research (IJBR) (ISSN 0976-9633) is an international monthly online and print Journal in English. This Journal publishes Original Research Articles, Review,  Short communications, Perspectives (Innovative teaching methods, innovative practice approach, novel  models, debates, view points), Invited articles, Case reports, Letter to Editor that contributes significantly to further the scientific knowledge in medicine and pharmacy related to (Pharmaceutical Chemistry,   Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacognosy, Plant Tissue Culture, Natural Product Research, Pharmaceutics,  Novel Drug Delivery, Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Computational Chemistry and Molecular Drug Design, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacy Practice, Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy, Cell Biology,  Genomics and Proteomics, Pharmacogenomics, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical and medicine Interest). The aim of IJBR  Journal is to publish original research work either as a Full Research Paper or as a  Short Communication.Review Articles fastly without delay in the developing field of medicine and Pharmacy.

Peer Review Process

All contributions submitted to  journals that are selected for peer-review are sent to at least one, but usually two or more, independent reviewers, selected by the editors.

As a condition of agreeing to assess the manuscript, all reviewers undertake to keep submitted manuscripts and associated data confidential, and not to redistribute them without permission from the journal. If a reviewer seeks advice from colleagues while assessing a manuscript, he or she ensures that confidentiality is maintained and that the names of any such colleagues are provided to the journal with the final report. By this and by other means, journals endeavour to keep the content of all submissions confidential until the publication date other than in the specific case of its embargoed press release available to registered journalists. Although we go to every effort to ensure reviewers honour their promise to ensure confidentiality, we are not responsible for the conduct of reviewers.

Publication Frequency

Monthly (12 issues/year)

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Ethical Matter

Investigations using experimental animals must contain a statement confirming the adherence of the research to the Principles of Laboratory Animal Care (NIH publication #85-23, revised in 1985). Investigations involving human subjects should be in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 (revised in 2008) and be approved by the institutional ethics committee or equivalent; and this should be stated in the "Materials and Methods" section. In addition, authors should send a notary verified letter of approval from the Ethics Committee or the Institutional Review Board.

In case of any doubt about the adherence of the research to the Helsinki Declaration, it should be demonstrated that the doubtful aspects have been explicitly approved by the relevant institutional ethics committee, and the rational for the approach should be explained.

Publication ethics and malpractice

International Journal of Biomedical Research dedicated to following best practices on ethical matters, errors and retractions. The prevention of publication malpractice is one of the important responsibilities of the editorial board. Any kind of unethical behavior is not acceptable, and IJBR do not tolerate plagiarism in any form. Authors submitting articles to Journal affirm that manuscript contents are original.

The following duties outlined for editors, authors, and reviewers are based on the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors. Editors, authors, and reviewers will also adhere to the journal submission guideline policies.

1. Publication Decisions: Based on the review report of the editorial review board, the editor can accept, reject, or request modifications to the manuscript.
2. Review of Manuscripts:  Editor must ensure that each manuscript is initially evaluated by the editor for originality, making use of appropriate software to do so. Following desk review, the manuscript is forwarded blind peer review to the editorial review board who will make a recommendation to accept, reject, or modify the manuscript.
3. Fair Review: The editor must ensure that each manuscript received by Journal is reviewed for its intellectual content without regard to sex, gender, race, religion, citizenship, etc. of the authors.
4. Confidentiality: The editor must ensure that information regarding manuscripts submitted by the authors is kept confidential.
5. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: The editor of Journal will not use unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for his/her own research without written consent of the author.

1. Reporting Standards: Authors should present an accurate account of their original research as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Manuscripts will follow the submission guidelines of the journal. (See submission guideline policies)
2. Originality: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work.
3. Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publications: Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. It is also expected that the author will not publish redundant manuscripts or manuscripts describing the same research in more than one journal.
4. Acknowledgement of Sources: Authors should acknowledge all sources of data used in the research and cite publications that have been influential in the research work.
5. Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. Others who have made significant contribution must be listed as co-authors. Authors also ensure that all the authors have seen and agreed to the submitted version of the manuscript and their inclusion of names as co-authors.
6. Data Access and Retention: Authors should provide raw data related to their manuscript for editorial review and must retain such data.
7. Fundamental Errors in Published Works: If at any point of time, the author(s) discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in submitted manuscript, then the error or inaccuracy must be reported to the editor.

1. Confidentiality: Information regarding manuscripts submitted by authors should be kept confidential and be treated as privileged information.
2. Acknowledgement of Sources: Manuscript reviewers must ensure that authors have acknowledged all sources of data used in the research. Any kind of similarity or overlap between the manuscripts under consideration or with any other published paper of which reviewer has personal knowledge must be immediately brought to the editor's notice.
3. Standards of Objectivity: Review of submitted manuscripts must be done objectively and the reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
4. Promptness: In the event that a reviewer feels it is not possible for him/her to complete review of manuscript within stipulated time then this information must be communicated to the editor, so that the manuscript could be sent to another reviewer.

Cancellation & Refund

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Under this policy:

• Cancellations/ withdraw of article will be considered only if the request is made before publication of issue. However, the cancellation/ withdraw request will not be entertained if the issue have been published except some genuine reasons.
• There is no transfer of authorship after publication of article.
• Authors note that there is no refund policy of article processing charge (APC)/ publication charge, if authors withdraw article after paying APC except some special circumstances.
• Scholar Science Journals have right to reject/ accept article at any stage of article status.

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Guidelines for filing a Competing Interest statement

Definition: Conflict of interest (COI) exists when there is a divergence between an individual’s private interests (competing interests) and his or her responsibilities to scientific and publishing activities such that a reasonable observer might wonder if the individual’s behavior or judgment was motivated by considerations of his or her competing interests. COI in medical publishing affects everyone with a stake in research integrity including journals, research/academic institutions, funding agencies, the popular media, and the public.

COI may exist in numerous forms including financial ties, academic commitments, personal relationships, political or religious beliefs, and institutional affiliations. In managing COI, The journal abides to the policy statement of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). All authors should declare their COI, if any, during the manuscript submission. Reviewers are asked to declare their COI after they accept to review a manuscript. Editors should also declare their COI during handling of a manuscript.

Managing COI depends on disclosure because it is not possible to routinely monitor or investigate whether competing interests are present. COI disclosed by authors will be presented in the Editorial Board and an appropriate action will be taken. Those reviewers and Editors with COI will be excluded from the manuscript process. If competing interests surface from other sources after a manuscript is submitted or published, The journal investigates allegations of COI and depending on their nature, appropriate actions will be taken if the allegations were found to be true. If a manuscript has been published and COI surfaces later, the journal will publish the results of the investigation as a correction to the article and ask the author to explain, in a published letter, why the COI was not revealed earlier.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the copying of ideas, text, data and other creative work (e.g. tables, figures and graphs) and presenting it as original research without proper citation. Plagiarism is a serious violation. We define plagiarism as a case in which a paper reproduces another work with at least 20% similarity and without citation.

If evidence of plagiarism is found before or after acceptance or after publication of the paper, the author will be offered a chance to defense his\her paper. If the arguments are not found to be satisfactory, the manuscript will be retracted and Authors found to have been guilty of plagiarism will no longer have papers accepted for publication in Journal.

Advertising Policy

• All advertisements are subject to approval by the Publisher.
• Editorial and advertising functions at the journal are independent.
• Advertisers and sponsors have no control over editorial decisions or advertising policies under any circumstances.
• Advertisers and sponsors have no advance knowledge of our peer-reviewed scientific content, nor do the journals editors or authors shape content to support any advertising. The journals advertising representatives have no knowledge of the scientific content in our journals before it is published.
• All advertisements must clearly and prominently identify the advertiser by trademark, signature or name to be accepted by the journal.
• Products or services being advertised should be germane to (a) the practice of medicine, (b) medical education or education in general, and (c) health care products or delivery.
• Advertisements for alcohol, tobacco, miraculous cure and with unsubstantial claims will not be accepted.
• Advertisements will not be accepted if they appear to be indecent or offensive in either text or artwork, or contain negative content of a personal, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, or religious character.
• Deceptive or misleading Advertisements will not be considered by the editorial board for advertisement.
• Exaggerated, or extravagantly worded advertise will also not be allowed to be advertised by the journals.
• Advertisements that conflict or have the appearance of conflicting with the Publishers’ policy are prohibited.
• Promotion of products, services or meetings that compete directly with those offered by the Publisher or its affiliates are generally prohibited.
•  The content of special supplementary issues (if any) should be determined only by the usual editorial process and not be influenced in any way by the funding source or advertisers.
• The decision as to acceptance (and any questions about eligibility raised by readers or others) will be made in consultation with the journal's editorial content team and the editorial team should be regularly informed about the evaluation of advertising, especially those that are refused due to non-compliance with the journal's guidelines.
• The Publisher reserves the right to reject requests for advertisements, or to cancel or not to renew previously approved advertisements, at any time for any reason or no reason at all. 
• The journal reserves the right to change any of its advertising policies at any time.