Please read the instructions below for details on the submission of manuscripts and the journal’s requirements and standards.

All research articles will be reviewed for publication with the understanding that it is being submitted to RUJDS alone at that point of time and has not been published anywhere, simultaneously submitted or already accepted for publication elsewhere. All manuscripts will be duly acknowledged and those which are not adequate or of no scope for the journal are liable to rejection by the publisher. At any given point of time the publisher holds the authority to edit the manuscripts as per the requirements. Manuscripts that do not follow these instructions will be rejected

Decision on publication:

The editorial board’s decision is final and cannot be appealed.

Manuscript Submission Procedure:

Upload manuscripts as Word files with tables and downsized figures at the end of the document. Authors are required to use RUJDS online submission service:

Permissions and consent:

If all or parts of previously published material are used, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder. It is the author’s responsibility to obtain these in writing and provide copies to RUJDS. Patient’s face should be masked to prevent identification.

Copyright Assignment:

The Mandatory Submission Form, available at http ………must be signed by all authors and sent by email to the Editor upon notification of article acceptance. The submission of the manuscript by the authors means that the authors agree to assign exclusive copyright to us if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication. The work shall not be published elsewhere in any language without the written consent of the publisher. The articles published in this journal are protected by copyright, which covers translation rights and the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute all of the articles printed in the journal. Correspondence to the journal is accepted on the understanding that the contributing author licenses the publisher to publish the letter as part of the journal or separately from it, in the exercise of any subsidiary rights relating to the journal and its contents.

Ethical Guidelines

Authorship:

Authors submitting a paper assures that it has been read and approved by all authors and that all authors agree to the submission of the manuscript. The number of authors is limited to 4 for case reports and 6 for review and original research articles; the inclusion of more than 6 authors must be justified in writing.

Acknowledgments:

Due acknowledgements should be given to the contributors of the article other than accredited authors. Also include any funding sources for the study, as well as any potential conflicts of interest.

Conflict of Interest/Source of Funding:

It is important that information on potential conflicts of interest be part of the manuscript. RUJDS requires all sources of institutional, private, and corporate financial support for the work within the manuscript to be fully acknowledged and any potential conflicts of interest noted. Contribution numbers should be acknowledged, and principal grant holders should be listed. Please include the information under Acknowledgments.

Ethical Approval:

All experiments involving human subjects will be published only if such research has been conducted in full accordance with ethical principles, including the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki and any additional requirements of the country in which the research was conducted. Manuscripts must include a statement that the experiments were undertaken with the understanding and written consent of each subject and according to the abovementioned principles. A statement regarding the fact that the study has been independently reviewed and approved by an ethical board should also be included. Editors hold the right to reject papers if there is doubt as to whether appropriate procedures have been used.