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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

The Indian Journal of Integrative Allied Health Sciences (IJIAHS) welcomes the submission of original, high-quality, and evidence-based scholarly manuscripts in the fields of medicine, allied health sciences, physiotherapy, biomedical sciences, rehabilitation sciences, public health, and interdisciplinary healthcare research. The journal provides an international academic platform for researchers, clinicians, academicians, healthcare professionals, scientists, and students to disseminate innovative scientific findings and clinical knowledge that contribute to healthcare advancement, patient care, rehabilitation, healthcare education, and translational medical research.

All manuscripts submitted to IJIAHS must represent original work that has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The journal follows a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure scientific quality, originality, ethical integrity, methodological rigor, and academic relevance. The journal adheres to the recommendations and ethical standards established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

 

Types of Manuscripts Accepted

IJIAHS accepts a wide range of scholarly contributions that promote scientific advancement and interdisciplinary healthcare knowledge. The journal publishes Original Research Articles, Systematic Reviews, Meta-Analyses, Narrative Reviews, Short Communications, Clinical Perspectives, Case Reports, Case Series, Commentaries, and Letters to the Editor. Research involving clinical studies, experimental investigations, healthcare innovations, rehabilitation sciences, healthcare technologies, public health interventions, and translational research is particularly encouraged.

 

Manuscript Preparation

Authors should prepare manuscripts in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English using Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx). Manuscripts should be typed in Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing and standard page margins. The manuscript should be organized systematically to facilitate scientific readability and peer-review evaluation.                                             

Title Page

The title page should contain the full title of the manuscript, running title or short title, names of all authors, institutional affiliations, corresponding author details including email address and contact number, and ORCID identification where available.

Abstract and Keywords

A concise and informative abstract should be provided for all manuscripts. Original research articles should preferably include structured abstracts with sections such as Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Authors should provide three to six relevant keywords below the abstract using standard scientific terminology wherever possible.

Main Manuscript Structure

Original research articles should generally include the following sections:

Introduction

Materials and Methods

Results

Discussion

Conclusion

References

Review articles and case reports may follow appropriate structures according to the nature of the manuscript.

 

Tables, Figures, and Illustrations

Authors are encouraged to present tables, figures, graphs, and illustrations clearly and appropriately. All tables and figures should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals and accompanied by suitable titles and legends. Images should be of high quality and submitted in acceptable formats such as JPEG or PNG. Permission must be obtained for previously published or copyrighted materials wherever applicable.

 

Referencing Style

IJIAHS follows the APA 7th edition referencing style for citations and references. Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of all references cited in the manuscript. References should be recent, relevant, and formatted uniformly according to journal requirements.

In-Text Citation Examples

Single author: (Kumar, 2025)

Two authors: (Kumar & Singh, 2025)

Three or more authors: (Kumar et al., 2025)

Reference List Examples

Journal Article

Kumar, R., & Singh, P. (2025). Advances in cardiovascular imaging techniques. Indian Journal of Cardiology, 12(2), 45–52. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Book

Sharma, A. (2023). Principles of Clinical Research (3rd ed.). Elsevier.

Website

World Health Organization. (2024). Global health statistics report. https://www.who.int

 

Ethical Considerations

Authors must ensure that all research involving human participants or animals complies with institutional ethical standards and internationally accepted ethical guidelines. Studies involving human participants should include statements regarding ethical committee approval and informed consent. Patient confidentiality and privacy must be strictly maintained in all submissions.

Research involving animals should comply with institutional and national guidelines for animal care and ethical research practices.

 

Plagiarism Policy

The journal maintains a strict policy against plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, and unethical research practices. All submitted manuscripts may undergo plagiarism screening before peer review. Manuscripts found to contain significant plagiarism or ethical violations will be rejected immediately.

 

Authorship Criteria

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, drafting, or critical revision of the manuscript. All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript prior to submission and agree to be accountable for the integrity of the work.

 

Conflict of Interest and Funding

Authors must disclose any financial support, sponsorship, institutional funding, or potential conflicts of interest related to the submitted research. Transparency regarding funding and competing interests is essential to maintain ethical scientific publishing standards.

 

Open Access Policy

IJIAHS follows a diamond open-access publishing model and does not charge any fees for manuscript submission, article processing, or publication. All published articles are freely accessible online immediately upon publication under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), supporting unrestricted global dissemination of scientific knowledge.

 

Language and Publication Frequency

The journal publishes articles in English and releases four issues annually under a quarterly publication schedule.

 

Submission Declaration

By submitting a manuscript to IJIAHS, authors confirm that the submitted work is original, ethically conducted, scientifically accurate, and compliant with the journal’s editorial and publication policies. Authors further confirm that the manuscript has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication in any other journal.

 

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Copyright Notice

Authors submitting manuscripts to the Indian Journal of Integrative Allied Health Sciences (IJIAHS) agree that, upon acceptance for publication, the published work will be made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction, adaptation, and sharing of the published material in any medium or format, provided the original author(s) and source are appropriately credited.

Authors retain the copyright of their published work and grant the journal the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, archive, and disseminate the article in electronic and print formats for academic, educational, and research purposes. The journal reserves the right to include published articles in indexing databases, repositories, and other scholarly archiving systems.

By submitting a manuscript to IJIAHS, authors confirm that:

  • The submitted manuscript is original and has not been published previously, either in part or in full, except as an abstract, conference presentation, thesis, or preprint where appropriately disclosed.                                                                                                                             
  • The manuscript is not currently under consideration for publication in any other journal or publication platform.                                                                                                                                  
  • All authors have significantly contributed to the work and have approved the final version of the manuscript for submission and publication.                                                                                   
  • Necessary permissions have been obtained for the use of copyrighted materials, figures, tables, illustrations, or any third-party content included in the manuscript.                                   
  • The manuscript does not infringe upon any copyright, intellectual property rights, or ethical standards.

Authors are solely responsible for the scientific content, opinions, data accuracy, and statements expressed in their published articles. The views expressed in published articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board, publisher, or institution.                                                                  

IJIAHS follows ethical publishing standards recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and reserves the right to retract or remove published content in cases involving plagiarism, ethical misconduct, data fabrication, duplicate publication, or copyright infringement.

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