The "Journal of Applied Pharmacology and Toxicology (JOAPT)” is an open-access, peer-reviewed, Biannual, multidisciplinary online Journal. The journal welcomes submissions from the broad areas like pharmaceutical sciences ( drug discovery, drug development & drug delivery, pharmacology & toxicology, pharmacy practice, ethnopharmacology, pharmacovigilance, pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance), herbal & alternative medicines (standarization crud drugs, ayurveda, traditional practices, naturopathy, herbal drug research, phytotherapy, complementary and integrative medicine), nutrition and dietetics, digital health & artificial intelligence applications in molecular diagnostics, preventive and healthcare.
Papers that are merely descriptive or confirmatory in nature, poorly written, lack a hypothesis, fail to offer new insights, or contain conclusions that are not supported by data are unlikely to be accepted for publication in this journal.
Manuscripts must conform to the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals” http://www.icmje.org/
Peer review:
Manuscripts shall go through a peer review process to adjudge their suitability and authenticity for publication in the journal. A confirmation about the acceptance of the manuscript will be sent to e-mail address of the corresponding author.
Submission of Manuscript:
Authors should submit the articles in MS-word format; no other format is accepted. If equations were used, it should be converted by using the MS Office equation editor and pasted as an image at the proper place. All equations should be grouped or may be prepared using equation editor software.
The manuscript can be submitted electronically through our online submission process only. If the author is technically unable to do so, then one can submit the manuscript as an attachment to the email id at joapt.editor@gmail.com
The technical team will submit the manuscript online and inform the authors about the same. The team will also provide login id and other details to the author to enable them to keep track of the manuscript by themselves. Manuscripts should be concisely written and conform to the following general requirements: Manuscripts should be typewritten in 1.5-spaced in A4-sized sheets, only on one side, with a 2 cm (1”) margin on both sides. Pages should be numbered consecutively, starting with the title page and the matter arranged in the following order: Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements (if necessary), References. All tables and figures should be aligned in their proper place (separate tables and figures is not acceptable, unless asked by the editor). Follow the standard format for the list of symbols and Abbreviations.
Title Page - Title page should contain the title of the paper in bold face (font size 12), names of the authors in normal face (font size 12) followed by the address(es). The author to whom all correspondence should be addressed should be denoted by an asterisk mark. Names of the authors should appear as initials followed by surnames. Full names may be given in some instances to avoid confusion. Names should not be prefixed or suffixed by titles or degrees. Names should be followed by the complete postal address(es) where the research work has been carried out. At the bottom left corner of the title page, please mention “*Address For correspondence” and provide a functional e-mail address.
Abstract - Should start on a new page after the title page. Abstracts should briefly reflect all aspects of the study, as most databases list mainly abstracts.
Key-words - Provide four to six appropriate keywords after the abstract
Introduction -Shall start on the next page after the Abstract. The Introduction should lead the reader to the importance of the study; tie up published literature with the aims of the study, and clearly state the rationale behind the investigation.
Materials and Methods -Shall start as a continuation of the introduction on the same page. All important materials used, along with their source, shall be mentioned. The main methods used shall be briefly described, citing references. New methods or substantially modified methods may be described in sufficient detail. The statistical method and the level of significance chosen shall be clearly stated. JOAPT encourage works that have been subjected to an appropriate statistical test at one level of significance.
Results -All findings presented in tabular or graphical form shall be described in this section. All Tables and figures must have a title or caption and a legend to make them self-explanatory. The results section shall start after the materials and methods section on the same page.
Discussion -This section should follow results, deal with the interpretation of results, convey how they help increase current understanding of the problem and should be logical. Unsupported hypothesis should be avoided. The Discussion should also state the future prospects of the study that need to be further explored. Results and discussion may also be combined under one section as Results and Discussion.
Acknowledgements - Should be given after the text (if any)
Conflict of Interest - Authors must declare conflict of interest (if any) during the submission process in comments to the Editor. This conflict of interest shall be displayed in the article
Funding Sources – Authors are requested to identify and mention the funding source who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. If the funding source(s) had no such involvement, then this should be stated
References
Should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text (not in alphabetic order). All references should be numbered sequentially [in square brackets] in the text and listed in the same numerical order in the reference section. JOAPT follows the referencing style as outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals. The titles of journals should be abbreviated in standard format and conform to journals listed by PubMed. Avoid using abstracts as references.
References should strictly adhere to the format of references shown below.
[1] Bahadur S, Roy A, Chanda R, Choudhury A, Das S, Saha S, Chandrakar S, Prasad P. Natural Excipient Development: Need and Future. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 4, 12–15 (2014)
[2] Shimizu K, Oku N. Brain tumor diagnosis using PET with angiogenic vessel-targeting liposomes. Tumor of the central nervous system. (Hayat MA ed.) Vol. 3, Springer, New York, pp. 169–176 (2011)
[3] Brunner A, Greune H, U.S. Patent 1910462 (1993) [Chem. Abstr., 27, 4092–4096 (1993)].
[4] International Organization for Standardization. “How ISO develops standards.” : ?http://www.iso.org/iso/about/how_iso_ develops_standatds.htm, cited 25 August, 2008.
Review Article:
Should contain up-to-date information, comprehensively cover relevant literature and preferably be written by scientists who have in-depth knowledge on the topic. All format requirements are the same as those applicable to full papers. Review articles need not be divided into sections such as materials and Methods and Results and Discussion, but should definitely have an Abstract and Introduction, if necessary.
Reference Manager
JOAPT recommends Mendeley Reference Management Software. Mendeley is free software for the management of references. Authors only need to select the Journal of Applied Pharmacology Toxicology (another Journal Published by Creative Pharma Assent) style in Mendeley, and their references would be arranged in JOAPT format.
Click here to download the guide/manual for arranging reference using mendeley software