期刊名称：PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ISSN： 1682-024X 出版频率： Bi-monthly 出版社： PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS, PANORAMA CENTRE, RM 522, 5TH FLOOR, BLDG 2, RAJA GHAZANFAR ALI RD, PO BOX 8766, SADDAR, PAKISTAN, KARACHI, 00000   出版社网址： http://www.pjms.com.pk/ 期刊网址： http://www.pjms.com.pk/ 影响因子： 1.088 主题范畴： MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal   PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (Pak J Med Sci) is a peer reviewed journal. It is published quarterly and we practice open peer review system. It has controlled circulation. Objective: The journal aims at promoting the art and science of medicine to improve healthcare besides being a useful source of CME for healthcare professionals offering healthy, balanced and constructive debates on controversial issues that effect medicine, keeping up the professional ethics in medical journalism. We accept original research, review articles, guest editorials, case reports, short communications, drug trials and letters. Complimentary copies are sent to all the medical libraries, teaching institutions and other important medical centres in the country. Others can have the copy by sending a crossed Bank Draft/Money Order for Rs. 400/- in the name of 揚AKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES? Minimum publication charges for articles, manuscripts is Rs.3,000/- (in case of overseas US$ 100/- ) up to 4 printed pages in the journal. Rs.500/- extra will be payable for each additional page. Charges for photograph, films and illustrations are additional. Publication charges are payable in advance once the manuscript has been accepted for publication by the Editorial Board after peer review. Those who cannot afford to pay the publication charges can request for financial assistance and the management will manage it from the special fund created for this purpose. Main author will be sent one copy of the journal. Additional reprints can be obtained from online edition which contains all the published manuscripts in PDF format. Authors and coauthors can order additional copies at a concessional price of Rs.300/- per copy at the time of returning computer print out after proof reading. (For detailed instructions to authors visit our website pjms.com.pk) Indexed & abstracted in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) by Thompson/ISI USA, Web of Science, Embase/Excerpta Medica Netherlands, Index Medicus of WHO IMEMR, Index Copernicus Poland, SCOPUS, INIS Database, CAB Abstract and Global Health UK, Registered with International Serials Data System of France, approved by Higher Education Commission (GOP), the PM&DC and covered by Pakmedinet, Open-J gate India, doaj and emrmedex.com Iran. Business & Editorial Offices: Professional Medical Publications, Room No. 522, 5th Floor, Panorama Centre, Bldg. No. 2, Raja Ghazanfar Ali Road, P. O. Box 8766, Saddar, Karachi, Pakistan. Phone: 5688791, 5689285. Fax: 5689860. E-mail: pjms@pjms.com.pk Online edition ISSN 1681-715X Abbreviated key title: Pak J Med Sci Website: www.pjms.com.pk Instructions to Authors Quarterly Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences follow the uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals as approved by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) revised in October 2004 and recommended by PM&DC. This Journal is Indexed by WHO Index Medicus (IMEMR) for EMRO Region, ExtraMed, is covered by EXCERPTA MEDICA, Netherlands, CAB Abstract and Global Health of UK, is registered with International Serials Data System of France bearing ISSN No. 1017-4699. It is included in the Directory of Open Access Journals (www.doaj.org) on Internet. It is also approved by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council since 1989 and College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP). Hence, all those whose manuscripts are accepted and published will get the necessary credit. (Abbreviated form: PaK J Med Sci.) While submitting manuscripts, please carefully follow the instructions given below:- 1. Always submit two printed copies of the article and one copy on the CD, two sets of photographs, illustration, diagrams etc. 2. Manuscript should be typed in double space on one side of the A-4 size paper with clear margins on both sides. Tables as well as illustrations should be typed and drawn on a separate paper. Do not submit tables as photographs. Give each column an abbreviated heading. Identify statistical measures such as standard deviation and standard error of the mean. Make sure that each table is cited in the text. 3. Figures should be professionally drawn and photographed; freehand or typewritten lettering is not accepted. Instead of original drawings, X-ray films and other, material, send sharp glossy black & white photographic prints usually 5" x 7". Number the figures on their back with authoræŠ?name. Do not bend figures and donæŠ?paste them on paper. 4. We accept only those manuscripts or data that have not been previously published or submitted elsewhere for publication. However, re-analysis of previously published data can be accepted. 5. In case the manuscript was earlier submitted to some other Journal and was rejected, the authors must provide full information for proper analysis. 6. All manuscripts by multiple authors must be signed by all the authors. 7. Informed consent of the patients participating in the study should be undertaken. 8. All studies must be approved by the relevant Ethics Committee/Institution Review Boards of the respective institutions. 9. The authors as well as reviewers are expected to declare the conflict of interest if any. 10. Source of funding for the study should be clearly mentioned. 11. The journal will accept:- (a) Guest Editorials on important subjects of current interest, (b) Original Articles, (c) Review Articles, (d) Case Reports, (e) Clinical Updates (f) Short Communications and (g) Letters to the Editor. 12. The desired position of any figure or table should be marked in the margin. 13. The manuscripts except special/short communications & Guest Editorials should contain the following sections:- a. Title Page: The complete title of the manuscript, the name of all the authors with their highest qualifications, the department or institution to which they are attached, address for correspondence with telephone numbers, e-mail, Fax number and short running title of the article, source of funding, number of figures, tables, total word count and total number of pages. b. Conflicts of interest Notification Page: When authors submit a manuscript they must disclose all financial and personnel relationship that might bias their work. Authors must state explicitly whether potential conflicts do or do not exist. They should do so in the manuscript on a conflict of interest notification page that follows the title page. Additional details can be provided if necessary in a covering letter which accompanies the manuscript. Authors of study funded by an agency with proprietary or financial interest in the outcome must sign a statement that they had full excess to all the data in the study and take complete responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. This statement should be submitted along with the manuscript. c. Abstract: All original articles (maximum length up to Two thousand five hundred words (2500) and up to twenty five (25) references). It must accompany a structured abstract up to 200 words which should cover Objective, Methodology, Results, Conclusions and appropriate Key Words. It should state Objective of the study, (Selection of study subjects or experimental animals; observational and analytical methods, give specific data and their statistical significance, if possible). Emphasize new and important aspects of the study or observations. This page should contain structured abstract and key words only. Authors need to be careful that the abstract reflects the content of the article accurately. d. Key Words: Below the abstract give few key words not more than ten that will assist indexers in cross indexing the article as they are published with abstract. Use terms from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) list of index medicus, if suitable MeSH terms are not yet available for recently introduced terms, present terms may be used. e. Case Report/Review Article: All review articles and case reports should be preceded by a summary. Case Report should have a maximum of up to One thousand (1000) words and not more than ten (10) references. Do not include review of literature in case report. Authors submitting review manuscript should include a section describing the methods used for locating, selecting, extracting and synthesizing data. These methods should also be summarized in the abstract. Review Article should have not more than Three thousand five hundred words (3500) and a maximum of Forty (40) references. f. Introduction: This should summarize the purpose and the rationale for the study. It should neither review the subject extensively nor it should have data or conclusions of the study. g. Methodology: This should include exact method or observation or experiment. If an apparatus is used, itæŠ?manufactureræŠ?name and address should be given in parenthesis. If the method is established, give reference but if the method is new, give enough information so that another author is able to perform it. If a drug is used, its generic name, dose and route of administration must be given. For patients, age, sex with mean age ? standard deviation must be given. Statistical method must be mentioned and specify any general computer programme used. The Info system used should be clearly mentioned. h. Results: It must be presented in the form of text, tables and illustrations. The contents of the tables should not be all repeated in the text. Instead, a reference to the table number may be given. Long articles may need sub-headings within some sections (especially the Results and Discussion parts) to clarify their contents. Extra or supplementary materials and technical details can be placed in an appendix where it will be accessible. It may be omitted from the printed version but published in the electronic version of the journal. i. Discussion: This should emphasize the present findings and the variations or similarities with other work done in the field by other workers. The detailed data should not be repeated in the discussion again. Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that follow from them. It must be mentioned whether the hypothesis mentioned in the article is true, false or no conclusions can be derived. j. References: All manuscripts should be accompanied by relevant references and they should be typed on separate sheet. Maximum number of references for Original Articles should not be more than thirty, for Reviews up to forty five, Case Report and Special Communications from five to fifteen. These references should also be marked in the text. The reference list should also be typed in double space. The author should ensure reference to locally published studies by doing proper literature search. It may not be possible for the editor and reviewers to check the accuracy of all reference citations. To minimize such errors author should verify references against the original documents. The References should be written in Vancouver style as per " Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals" for details see ICMJE website: www.icmje.org List all authors when there are six or fewer. If there are seven or more list the first six followed by "et al" Reference should provide the following information: AuthoræŠ?name with initials, full title of cited article, name of the journal in which the article appeared (in abbreviated form), Year of Publication, JournalæŠ?Volume, Number and finally first and the last page numbers, such as:- "Niaz U, Hassan S, Hussain H & Saeed S. Attitudes towards psychiatry in pre-clinical and post-clinical clerkships in different medical colleges of Karachi. Pak J Med Sci 2003; 19(4):253-63. ( In case of multiple authors, list the first six authors followed by et al. ) k. Reference from the books should have Authors name and initials, full title of cited article, complete title of book, Name of Editors, address (city) the publisher, first and last page numbers and finally the year of publication, such as:- "Haroon TS. How to plan a scientific study, æ…šedical Writing?(second edition), Jawaid SA, Jafary MH & Zuberi SJ (Eds), Pakistan Medical Journalists Association, Karachi, Pakistan. pp 1-13, 1993". l. In case of multicentre study or trial, the reference should be given as Name of the Group or of study, exact title of the study, full results or partial results, Name of the Journal, Volume and Number, pages and the year. For example:- "TIMI Study Group: Comparison of invasive and conservative strategies after treatment with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in acute myocardial infarction. Results of the TIMI Phase-II trail. N Eng J Med. 320: 618-627, 1989." m. Newspaper articles: Malik Mahmood A, autonomous hospitals, "Pulse" International, Karachi, Pakistan, 2000. January 15-31, Page 1 & 2. n. Citation of personal communications and unpublished observations should be strictly limited and given in brackets in the text. These should not appear in the list of references. A paper may not be cited as "Under Publication or in Press" unless it has been accepted for publication & the name of the Journal is given. Editorial Board CHIEF EDITOR CHAIRMAN EDITORIAL BOARD Maqbool H. Jafary MANAGING EDITOR Shaukat Ali Jawaid ASSISTANT EDITOR Masood Jawaid PRODUCTION EDITOR Mubarak Ali   - Editorial Board - A. Samad, Karachi Azam Samdani, Karachi Ata Mahmoodpoor, Iran Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Karachi Ejaz Ahmed Vohra, Karachi H. R. Ahmad, Karachi Iftikhar Ahmad Jan, Islamabad Inayatullah Padhiar, Karachi Jehan Ara Pal, Karachi Mahmood Ali Malik, Lahore Mahfooz ur Rehman, Lahore Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal, Karachi Nazeer B. Khan, Karachi Nazli Hossain, Karachi Noshin Wasim Yusuf, Lahore Rasheed Jooma, Karachi Saleem Sadiq, Karachi Tasnim Ahsan, Karachi S.M. Alavi, Ahwaz, Iran Waris Qidwai, Karachi Waqar H. Kazmi, Karachi INTERNATIONAL advisors 1 Ahmed Jamal, Bahrain Farrokh Habibzadeh, Iran HAM Nazmul Ahasan, Bangladesh M. Afzal Javed, UK Mohammad Bagher Rokni, Iran Balwant Singh Gendeh, Malaysia M.N. Amin, Bangladesh Azar Khosravi, Iran M. Waqar Azeem, USA O. Oguntibeju, West Indies Isam Hamo Mahmood, Iraq Myeong Ok Kim, South Korea Editorial Board eboard.pdf