Iraqi Journal of Pharmacy - Guide for Authors

Author Guidelines For Manuscript Preparation

Authors should submit their manuscripts electronically through the Journal website submission system to the Editorial Office. Iraqi J. Pharm. Website: https://iphr.mosuljournals.com/

1: Preparation Of Manuscripts

Manuscripts must be submitted only in English and should be written according to sound grammar and proper terminology. Manuscripts should be typed in Times New Roman of 12 pt. Font and in MS-Word format in one column use A4 paper size. No line number should be applied to the manuscript. Manuscript submission must be applied once in order to obtain only one submission ID number. More than one submission of a single manuscript can lose the chance of manuscript consideration. The manuscript must be accompanied by a Title Page which can be downloaded from here.

1-1: English Language Writing

All publications in the Iraqi J. Pharm. are in the English language. Authors whose first language is not English should make sure their manuscript is written in idiomatic English before submission. Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). No language and copyediting services are provided by the Iraqi J. Pharm.; hence, authors who feel their manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors are encouraged to obtain such services prior to submission. Authors are responsible for all costs associated with such services.

1-2: New Submissions

Submission to the Iraqi J. Pharm. journal proceeds totally online and authors will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the manuscript files. As part of the manuscript, authors may choose to submit the manuscript as a single file to be used in the refereeing process. This can be a Word document (*. docx), that can be used by referees to evaluate the manuscript. All figures and tables are encouraged to be embedded and included in the main manuscript file in the result section.

1-3: References

References list must be provided according to the format of the Iraqi J. Pharm. references in a consistent style. Where applicable, author(s) name(s). Article title. Journal abbreviation. Year of publication; volume(issue number):pagination. Doi:

Please note that don't print your references using Mendeley or Endnote software or any other reference format software, using manual print using MS Word is the only method that is acceptable by Iraqi J. Pharm., else that a state or reject will be chosen.

1-4: Formatting requirements

There are no strict formatting requirements, but all manuscripts must contain the essential elements needed to convey your manuscript, for example, Abstract, Keywords, Article Highlights, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement, Conflict of Interest, and References. Please ensure all figures and tables should be embedded and included in the main manuscript file in the results section.

1-5: Revised Submissions

Regardless of the file format of the original submission, at revision, the authors are instructed to submit their manuscript with the IJP format in a Word document (docx). Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. To avoid unnecessary errors the authors are strongly advised to use the spell-check and grammar-check for the submitted manuscript. At this stage, the author(s) name and affiliation should be inserted.

2: Manuscript Structure

Manuscript literature and tenses must be structured as Title; Abstract; Keywords; Article Highlights; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgements and References submitted in a file with limited size.

2-1: Manuscript Title

The title of up to 17 words should not contain the name of locations, countries, or cities of the research as well as abbreviations. Avoid complicated and technical expressions and do not use vague expressions.

2-2: Abstract

An abstract of 150 to 250 words that sketch the purpose of the study; basic procedures; the main findings its novelty; discussions and the principal conclusions, should not contain any undefined abbreviations or references.

2-3: Keywords

Provide 3 to 5 keywords that can be used for indexing purposes. Keywords should not repeat the words of the manuscript title or contain abbreviations and shall be written in alphabetical order separated by a semicolon. Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter through the text.

2-4: Highlights

Highlights are mandatory for the IJP journal. A highlight is a concise, short phrase, conveying the core findings of your research. The approximate length of a highlighted item will be between 3 to 5 points only.

2-5: Introduction

Describes briefly the background of the investigation with updated information and states the aim of the study.

2-6: Materials and Methods

Provide sufficient details to enable the experiments to be reproduced. Support the techniques and methods used with references. Investigations on animals must comply with institutional and/or equivalent guides for the care and use of animals. Metric and standard international units should be used in this section and throughout the manuscript. Specify the computer software used for statistical analysis and define statistical terms, abbreviations, and symbols applied.

2-7: Results

Present the results and their significance clearly. Graphs and tables should be self-explanatory. Do not repeat in figures or in the text the data presented in tables. Tables and figures should be numbered in the order of their mention in the text.

2-8: Discussion

Deals with critical review and interpretations of the results, and supported by relevant updated references. Repetition of data should be avoided. It should end with brief conclusions. In Short Communications, Results and Discussion may be combined.

2-9: Conclusion

This section should highlight the major, firm discoveries, and state what the added value of the main finding is, without literature references.

2-10: Acknowledgements

Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. Should be placed in a separate section before the reference list. The names of funding organizations should be written in full. Financial support affiliation of the study, if exists, must be mentioned in this section. Thereby, the Grant number of financial supports must be included.

2-11: Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest statement must be placed at the manuscript as below: "The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this manuscript".

2-12: References

Please note that don't print your references using Mendeley or Endnote software or any other reference format software, using manual print only by using MS Word is the only method that is acceptable by IJP, cites about 15 up to 20 articles in a research article type and not 50 to 80 articles in review article type. References to the literature should be numbered (in brackets) consecutively in the text in the order in which they are first mentioned, and listed at the end of the manuscript. Titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/). Personal communications or unpublished data should be mentioned in the text, but not included in the list of references.

3: Example Of References

- Journal article: Rose AA, Kaialy W. Improved tableting behavior of paracetamol in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone additive: Effect of mixing conditions. Particuology [Internet]. 2019;43:9– 18. doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2018.0 1.010

- Book: United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) 33, NF 28. USA: The United States Pharmacopeia Convention Inc.; 2010.

- Chapter in a book: Chabala JC, Miller MW. Chemistry of antiprotozoal agents. In: Campbell WC, Rew RS, editors. Chemotherapy of parasitic diseases. New York: Plenum Press; 1986. 25-85 p.

- Ph.D. Dissertation: Zhao C. Development of nanoelectrospray and application to protein research and drug discovery [Ph.D. Dissertation]. Buffalo: State University of New York at Buffalo; 2005. 276 p.

- Master’s thesis: Roguskie JM. The role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1244 billion glycan in virulence [master''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s thesis]. Pittsburgh: Duquesne University; 2005. 111 p.

4: Tables

Do not submit tables and graphs as a photograph. Tables should be set within the text. Do not use internal horizontal and vertical rules. Tables should be set within the text and should have a clear and rational structure along with a consecutive numerical order. All tables should be numbered (1, 2, 3, etc.). Give enough information in the subtitles so that each table is understandable without reference to the text. For each table, please supply a table caption (title) explaining the components of the table. Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption. Tables should be with the captions placed above in limited numbers. Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lowercase letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body.

5: Figures

Figures/ illustrations should be in high-quality artwork, within 200-300 dpi. Ensure that figures are clear, labeled, and of a size that can be reproduced legibly in the journal. Figures should be set within the text. Following remarks should be applied to the figures:

- Each figure should have a concise caption describing accurately what the figure depicts. Include the captions in the text of the manuscript.

- Figure captions begin with, the term Figures. Figures should be with the captions placed below in limited numbers.

- No punctuation is to be placed at the end of the caption.

- Identify all elements found in the figure in the figure caption; and use boxes, circles, etc., as coordinate points in graphs.

- Identify previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference citation at the end of the figure caption.

6: Submission Final Checklist

To download the Submission

Read the Journal’s Guide for Authors and make sure that the manuscript (text, tables, and figures) meets Journal requirements.
The manuscript contains the main sections outlined in Journal’s Guide for Authors.
Spell-check the manuscript.
All authors must read the Ethics in publishing, Plagiarism prevention, Violation of publication ethics, and Handling cases of misconduct before being submitted to the IJP.
The Manuscript has been read and approved by all listed authors.
Not only the Corresponding Author but also the whole contributors of the manuscript are advised to be registered at the journal website in order to keep their names in the manuscript bio-sketches.