Aims and Scope

Submission of Manuscripts

All manuscripts should submitted online via the journal's Manuscript Central system -http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/giri. Only original papers will be considered. Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has not been published, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was performed and that any person cited as a source of personal communications has approved such citation.  The manuscripts may contain original data generated by the authors or other scientific information with appropriately documented permission as necessary. The manuscript should be prepared using MS Word or WordPerfect, with all figures and tables uploaded as separate files. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the property of the publisher.

All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. It is the sole responsibility of authors to disclose any affiliation with any organization with a financial interest, direct or indirect, in the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript (such as consultancies, employment, paid expert testimony, honoraria, speakers bureaus, retainers, stock options or ownership, patents or patent applications or travel grants) that may affect the conduct or reporting of the work submitted. All sources of funding for research are to be explicitly stated. If uncertain as to what might be considered a potential conflict of interest, authors should err on the side of full disclosure.

All submissions to the journal must include full disclosure of all relationships that could be viewed as presenting a potential conflict of interest. If there are no conflicts of interest, authors should state that there are none. This must be stated at the point of submission (within the manuscript after the main text under a subheading "Declaration of interest" and where available within the appropriate field on the journal's Manuscript Central site). This may be made available to reviewers and will appear in the published article at the discretion of the Editors or Publisher.

If no conflict is declared, the following statement will be attached to all articles:

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

The intent of this policy is not to prevent authors with these relationships from publishing work, but rather to adopt transparency such that readers can make objective judgments on conclusions drawn.

References

Identify references in the text by arabic numbers in brackets and number consecutively in the reference Section in order of their first mention.References should include:names of all contributing authors,title of article, title of journal or book,volume number,location and name of the publishing company (books only),inclusive pages, and year of publication.

In the reference section,list all source citations by author,and within author by year of publication.The reference list must be complete and include all references in the text.Examples:

Books:
F.H. Johnson, H.Eyring, and B.J. Stover. Theory of Rate Process in Biology and Medicine New York: Wiley, 1974.

Periodicals:
J.R.Schreiber, G.B.Pier, M.Grout, K.Nixon and M.Patawaran, Institution of opsonic antibodies to Psuedomonas aeruginosa muciod oxopolysaccharide by an anti-idiotypic monoclonia antibody. J. Infect. Dis. 164: 507-514, 1991.

Illustrations

Digital files accompanying manuscript files should follow these guidelines for highest quality reproduction:

• 300 dpi or higher
• sized to fit on journal page
• EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only
• submitted as separate files, not embedded in text files

Color illustrations will be considered for publication;however, the author will be required to bear the full cost involved in their printing and publication. The charge for the first figure is $1000.00. The next three pages with color are $5000.00 each. A custom quote will be provided for color art totaling more than 4 journal pages. The publisher has the right to refuse publication of any artwork deemed unacceptable.

Tables and Figures

Tables and figures should not be embedded in the text,but should be included as separate files.A short descriptive title should appear above each table with a clear legend and any footnotes suitably identified below. All units must be included. Figures should be completely labeled,taking into account necessary size reduction. Captions should be typed, double-spaced, on a separate sheet.

Page Proofs

One set of page proofs is sent to the corresponding author.Proofs should be carefully checked and returned within 48 hours. Alterations made in proof should be absolutely minimal.

Reprints

The corresponding author from each article in the journal will receive a complimentary copy of the issue in which their article appears. All authors will have the opportunity to purchase offprints or reprints of their article, as well as additional complete copies of the issue,by following the instructions included with page proofs.