Authors can submit their original ideas and findings, matches with the aim and objectives of the journal in the form of original or review articles, case reports and short communication.

The manuscript should be written in the English language using font Time New Roman, size 12 and single line space in the compatible MS-Word format (.doc/.docx) in one column with margins of one inch (2.5 cm) at the top, bottom and the sides. The length of the manuscript should not be more than 15 pages.

• Submit a cover letter in MS Word format.
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• Submit an authorship responsibility form.
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• Submit the full manuscript in MS Word format, which should have all Figures with heading and all Tables with heading and/or legends.
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• Corresponding author can submit their article through the manuscript submission system or by email to editor@ijoasar.com.
• Fill the required details and upload all the files.
• For any inconvenience in manuscript submission, mail to the Managing Editor at editor@ijoasar.com.

IJOASAR license to published articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license. Under this license, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their content, but they allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute and/or copy the content as long as the original authors and source are cited. Appropriate attribution can be provided by simply citing the original article.

After receiving the manuscript, the file will be sent to the subject editor. The editor will send the article to two reviewers for double blind peer review. All the comments by the reviewers will be sent to the corresponding author and the author should return the revised version of the manuscript within one week. The revised manuscript will be sent to the reviewers again and the final decision will be taken by the Subject Editor.

Now the accepted article will be sent to the corresponding author in ready to print format for the proofreading. The proofreading provides the opportunity to view and correct the remaining mistakes in the manuscript. Once the manuscript published in the journal, no changes will be made and for any mistake, authors will be responsible.

The accepted articles will be published online as well as in print and a link to the article will be sent to the author by email for downloading.

There is no article submission fee in the journal. But, as the Journal is not receiving any governmental and/or non-governmental financial aid, the authors are required to pay an article handling / processing fee after peer review and acceptance. This fee contributes to the costs involved in DOI allocation, indexing, formatting, publication process and Web maintenance.

• Indian authors: 3000 INR (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)
• International authors: 60 USD (w.e.f. 01.01.2026)

A cover letter mentioning that the submitted work is original, not published before and not under the publication. It should be sent along with the manuscript by the corresponding author on the behalf of co-authors to the managing editor of the journal. Provide the contact details and affiliation of two potential reviewers (Optional).

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The first page of the manuscript should include the title, name of the author(s), affiliations of author(s), e-mail of author(s) and full address of the corresponding author with e-mail and phone no./Mob. No. The title should be concise and informative.

Abstract

The abstract should be not more than 300 words and should contain the gist of the entire work. Avoid using any abbreviated form in the abstract. Taxonomic authorities should not be used here. References should not be used in the abstract. The abstract should be followed by 3 to 6 keywords.

Introduction

In this portion, the main problem selected in the study should be discussed with the relevant earlier literature and the proposed method or solution. Proper references should be used in support to the content.

Materials and Methods

The detailed experimental protocols, instruments and software etc. used in the study should be described here with their proper references. The details of the study area should also be provided.

Results

Here the author(s) should be presented the clear and concise findings of the experiment/study. It should be written in past tense. The results should be given here without any references.

Discussion

The study should be elaborately discussed with the significance of the results with the help of earlier work and reports.

Conclusion

The important outcomes of the study should be mentioned in this section.

Acknowledgments

The acknowledgments of the funding body, institutional head, co-workers, field assistants, local people etc. should be briefed and declaration of any conflict of interest related to the work.

In the text, the references should be typed in Vancouver style.

Journal article, up to 6 personal author(s)

Al-Habian A, Harikumar PE, Stocker CJ, et al. Histochemical and immunohistochemical evaluation... J Histotechnol. 2014 Dec;37(4):115-124.

Electronic journal article

Poling J, Kelly L, Chan C, et al. Hospital admission for community-acquired pneumonia... Can J Rural Med [Internet]. 2014 Fall [cited 2015 Apr 27]; 19(4):135-141.

Book, personal author(s)

Buckingham L. Molecular diagnostics: fundamentals, methods and clinical applications. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis; c2012.

Book, editor(s)

Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC, editors. Robbins basic pathology. 16th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; c2013.

Figures

All the figures should be in JPG/JPEG format in a word file. The figures should be with the width of 75 mm/155 mm with the resolution of 300 dpi. Figures should be numbered as they are cited in the main text. If the figure is a plate, each figure should be subdivided by using upper case letters of bold Times New Roman font size as required but similar in all.

Figure format: Fig 1: --- (9 Font size, Times New Roman, Normal, Bold)

Tables

The table should be made as simple as possible. Only a few horizontal lines should be used without vertical lines in the table. All tables should be placed after references in the manuscript. Each table should be consecutively numbered with Arabic numerals.

Table Format: Table 1: --- (9 Font size, Times New Roman, Normal, Bold)

The use of the International System of Units (SI) is recommended.

• Use lowercase for symbols or abbreviations (e.g., kg, not KG).
• Symbols are not followed by a period, exception end of sentence.
• Do not pluralize symbols (e.g., kg not kgs).
• Space between number and symbol (e.g., 10 mg, not 10mg).
• Place a zero before a decimal (e.g., 0.01).
• Use SI units and the appropriate symbols.
• Use the negative index (m-1, l-1, h-1) except in cases such as per genera.
• Use symbol × instead of x.
• Use Hyphen/dash "-" to link two words.
• Use En dash "–" to show ranges of numbers, length, width, time, pages etc.
• Names of genera and species should be in italic.
• The equation should be written using the Equation feature in MS Word.

Review Article

The summarized and up to date information on a topic will be published under this category. The article should not be more than 4500 words.

Short Communications

Any concise, new findings, important information and preliminary results can be published under this category. It should not be more than 1000 words.

Case Reports

New, interesting and rare cases can be reported. They should be unique, describing a great diagnostic or therapeutic challenge. Could be up to 2000 words with up to 10 references.

Letter to the Editor

Short and decisive observations related to articles previously published in the Journal. Up to 800 words and 5-10 references.

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