Steps- Submission to publication

STEP-WISE SUBMISSION, REVIEW AND PUBLICATION PROCESS

1. Read the instructions to the author before submitting the manuscript.

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2. A complete manuscript file along Signed Authorship Form, Institutional Review Board (IRB)/ Ethical Committee approval (mandatory for Original Research Article) and Article Processing Charges (APC) submission receipt should be submitted online by visiting JPAD website.

3. The acknowledgement e-mail will be sent to the author by the editor.

4. After plagiarism check, the manuscript will be reviewed by in house editorial team.

5. If in house editorial team consider it fit for further process, then reviewed by two expert reviewers and the manuscript will be reviewed through a blind review process.

6. The complete review process will take 4-6 months, however regarding 1st response will require 4-6 weeks,  Manuscript after review will be sent back to the author along with checklists for corrections.

7. The final manuscript will be approved by the editor for publication.

8. The article will be published online after final proof reading.

9. Hard copies of the journal will be published for authors and institutions.

10. It is the right of the editorial board to reject the manuscript at any stage in case of proof of plagiarism or malafide intention.