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Editor in Chief – Dr Ashok Shyam

Associate Editors – Dr Gaurav Sachdeva , Dr Hrutvij Bhatt, Dr Kunal Shah

Special Advisory Editorial BoardDr Vasantha Muthuswamy (Ex-Deputy General, Indian Council of Medical Research)

Dr Roli Mathur (Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research)Dr Manu Kothari (Ex HOD – Anatomy, GSMC, Mumbai)

Dr Vishwanath Iyer (Ex HOD – Orthopaedics – GMC, Solapur)Dr Lopa Mehta (Ex HOD – Anatomy, GSMC, Mumbai)

Editorial Board Members

Dr. Achhelal Pasi (Preventive & Social Medicine)Dr. Ajitha Nair (Paediatrics)Dr. Akash Patel (Ophthalmology)Dr. Akash Shukla (Gastroenterology)Dr. Anuradha Sovani (Psychology)Dr. Apurv Shimpi (Physiotherapy)Dr. Aruna Deshpande (Biostatistics)Dr. Ashish Suryawanshi (Orthopaedics)Dr. Ashok S Gavaskar (Orthopaedics)Dr. Avanindra Kumar (Otolaryngology) Dr. Avinash Mural (Radiology)Dr. Chasanal Rathod (Orthopaedics)Dr. Chetan Kantharia (General Surgery)Dr. Devdeep Ahuja (Physiotherapy)Dr. Dhananjaya Sabat (Orthopaedics)Dr. Shobna J Bhatia (Gasteroenterology)Dr. Gajanan Bhalerao (PhysiotherapyDr. Healthy J Desai (Orthopaedics)Dr. Jatin Narula (Anaesthesia)Dr. Jaydip Sarkar (Psychiatry)Dr. Jyoti Sachdeva (Dental)Dr. Kamaljit Singh (Psychiatry)Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar (Physiology)Dr. Kranti Ambavade (Occupational Therapy)Dr. Kshanada Gupta (Ophthalmology)Dr. Lopa Mehta (Anatomy)Dr. M Karthikeyan (Orthopaedics)Dr. Madhuri Saroj (Occupational Therapy)Dr. Manu Kothari (Anatomy)Dr. Mayur Vaghela (Pathology)Dr. Monica Malik (Radiotherapy)Dr. Giorgio Treglia (Nuclear Medicine)Dr. Nithya Gogtay (Pharmacology)Dr. Nutan Jain (Cardiology)Dr. Pandurang Mare (Neurosurgery)Ms. Panna Rele (Psychology)Dr. Pankush Arora (Orthopaedics)

Dr. Prachi Kunal Shah (Anaesthesia)Dr. Punam Saroj (Biochemistry)Dr. Rahul Rathod (Pharmacology)Dr. Rajeev Joshi (Orthopaedics)Dr. Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar (Neurosurgery)Dr. Ratna Maheshwari (Orthopaedics)Dr. Rumi Dasgupta (Toxicology)Dr. S Saseendar (Orthopaedics)Dr. Sandeep Biraris (Orthopaedics)Dr. Santosh Valvi (Paediatrics)Dr. Satyam Arora (Transfusion Medicine)Dr. Senthil T Nathan (Orthopaedics)Dr. Shalaka Bahadkar (Obstetrics & Gynecology)Dr. Shalin Maheshwari (Orthopaedics)Dr. Sharang Wartikar (Ophthalmology)Dr. Shobha Arora (Orthopaedics)Dr. Surendra Patil (Orthopaedics)Dr. Sushant Mane (Paediatrics)Dr. Tarek Ahmed Mohamed Aly (Orthopaedics)Dr. Tushar Mehta (Orthopaedics)Dr. Ujjwala Patil ( )Dr. Vaibhav Lokhande (General Surgery)Dr. Vaishali Gaikwad (General Surgery)Dr. Varun Mehta (Psychiatry)Dr. Veena Shriram (Physiology)Dr. Yogiraj Chopra (Paediatrics)Dr Dhiraj Sonawane (Orthopaedics)Dr Murali Mothilal (Orthopaedics)Dr. Ambarish Mathesul (Orthopaedics)Dr. Neha Sayeed (Psychology)Dr. Praveen S Rathod ( )Dr. Shruti Sangani (Anesthesia)Dr. Yashavantha Kumar C (Orthopaedics)Dr. Neelam Dave (Physiotherapy)Dr. Piyush Shah (Paediatrics)Dr. Ahlam Hamed Al-Fallaj (Physiotherapy)

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Journal StaffMrs Nutan Saroj (Editorial Co-ordinatorMr J. Pasi (Copy Editor)Dr Ashok Shyam and Ms Punam Saroj (Web Manager)Dr Madhuri Saroj and Mrs Nutan Saroj (Proof Reading)Mr J Pasi (Article Formatting and Page Layout)Mr J. Pasi and Dr Ashok Shyam (Cover and JMT Logo Design)

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Scope Of Journal Guidelines for Authors

JMT will accept medical thesis from all (http://www.icmje.org/urm_main.html)faculties of medicine including the Clinical, Following files will be essential for non-clinical and paraclinical faculties. To submission of an article PLEASE Refer to Already Published be published in JMT all thesis should fulfill Thesis in First Issue for More clarity on the following requirements. - Submission letter [Word Document; .doc Formatting of the Articles1.JMT will accept thesis that are completed or .docx format]in and after 2006 and thesis done before Thesis Manuscript submitted to JMT must 2006 will not be accepted except if it is - Title page [Word Document; .doc or .docx be submitted in the format described below. based on a rare disorder or under special format] Articles that do not meet the journal’s style circumstances after the decision of the will not be peer reviewed or considered for Editorial Board. - Abstract: Background; Material & publication. Thesis will only be accepted for 2. All theses should be approved and Methods; Results; Conclusions; Keywords peer review in the following format:accepted by the respective Universities and [Less than 200 words] [Word Document; incomplete or rejected thesis will not be .doc or .docx format] • Title pagepublished.3. All thesis should mention regarding the - Thesis Summary (Extended Abstract) •Abstract: Background; Material & Ethics Committee Approvals [less than 1500 words] [Word Document; Methods; Results; Conclusions; Keywords 4. All thesis will be required to be submitted .doc or .docx format] [Less than 200 words]in two formats, Paper format as per guidelines to authors and as complete - Complete List of References [Word • Thesis Summary of Maximum 1500 words thesis. Document; .doc or .docx format] [details below]5. A copyright form Signed by the Student and his guide will be essential for - Complete Thesis [Word Document; .doc • Acknowledgment and Fundingconsideration. or .docx format]

•All References in a separate word file All Manuscripts will be reviewed by the - Complete Excel Sheet [ In word document Editorial Board and two external referees, table or Excel Sheet .xls format] •Complete Thesis in Word DOCUMENT and you will usually receive a decision on formatthe manuscript within 8 weeks. - Copyright form [signed scan copy]All manuscripts are to be submitted via • Complete Master Chart (please remove Journal Submission software “Scripture”. The details of formatting these files are patient identification)Any other query regarding article formatting provided below.for submission process can be mailed to • Additional data files (if any)editor at [email protected].

• Copyright Form

JMT is working on self sustained model and • Conflict of Interestwill like to keep it to keep it that way. There will be no thesis submission charges, •Submission Letterhowever if the thesis is accepted for publication, there will be a small charge of 2500 INR (100$ for Submissions from The Thesis Summary is an EXTENDED outside India) which will be needed to be ABSTRACT of maximum 1500 words paid by the authors. (minimum 500 words) is a concise

Document and will be available online with Citations. Figures, tables and References

will be available as separate documents. The Journal fol lows the Uniform The complete thesis will be available as an requirements for manuscript as laid down appendix along with master chart. In brief, by the International committee of Medical the authors will be required to just prepare JournalEditors an abstract and Thesis Summary and

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Accepted format for JMT articles

Guidelines to Authors


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reorganize their Thesis for publication in Management of peripheral nerve JMT. Please submit using the software on The Summary must not be more than 1500 problems. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; the website. In case of difficulty in words (minimum 500 words). Do not use 1998. p. 459-64.submission please contact us at abbreviations or references in the abstract. [email protected] The abstract should be structured into 5. Complete Thesis in Word DOCUMENT

following sections and should make clear format how the thesis adds to the medical

literature: Please submit complete thesis with Guidelines to Authors for preparation of certificates and index in the format as Thesis Manuscript Thesis Question: The question that is submitted to the university or the Institute.

asked in your thesis in one line This should include the complete thesis 1. Title page with figures and tables and references The first page of the manuscript should be Thesis Answer: The answer that your along with Master Chart containing all a dedicated title page, including the title of thesis provides to above question in one data.the article. Authors name should be below linethe Title.For example • Complete Master Chart (please remove

After above two points the remaining thesis patient identification) to be included with Title of the Article summary needs to be in more standard complete thesis in word or excel sheet

format as follows1 2 Please note that it is the responsibility of Author Name 1 , Author Name 2 , Author

3 ·Introduction the author(s) to obtain permission from the Name 3 *·Aims and Objective copyright holder to reproduce figures or

1 ·Material and Methods tables that have previously been published Address: Full designation, degree and 2 ·Results elsewhere.postal address of author 1; Full

·Conclusion. A brief conclusion of what the designation, degree and postal address of 3 reader should learn from the Thesis and author; Full designation, degree and

what the clinical impact will be.postal address of author 3Clinical Message: how results of your 6. Additional files (applies to submission thesis might affect clinical practice using software)Email: Email addresses for all the authors Keywords: There may be occasions where an author is compulsory; [email protected]; All above are concised from the original wishes to provide data sets, tables, or thesis. Please include at least 4 keywords other information as additional information. * Corresponding author should be

These files can be Send to us as indicated with an asterisk.3. Acknowledgments & Funding: ‘Additional Material files’ along with the Please acknowledge anyone who Manuscript. Additional data files should be The full names, institutional addresses and contributed towards the study by making referenced explicitly by file name within the email addresses for all authors must be substantial contributions to conception, body of the article, e.g. ‘See additional file included on the t i t le page. The design, acquisition of data, or analysis and 1: Movie1 for the original data used to corresponding author should also be interpretation of data, or who was involved perform this analysis’.indicated. in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content, but who does not meet the criteria for Institute at which research was authorship. Please clearly state funding 7. Copyright Form: To be downloaded from conducted, University Affiliation of Thesis received for doing the study the website and a signed copy scanned and Year of Acceptance of thesis needs

and submitted along with manuscript [Click to be mentioned on title page4. References: Here to Download]All references must be numbered No other information should be included on consecutively and should be submitted as 8. Conflict of Interest forms: Download this page.they appear in the complete thesis from website links [Click Here to

Download] Sample format for references: For an article within a journal: 9. Submission Letter: All submissions 2. Abstract:

should be with Submission letter. [Click Bentolila V, Nizard R, Bizot P, Sedel L. Here to Download Submission Form]This will be of 200 words and should Complete traumatic brachial plexus palsy. include subheadings like Background, Treatment and outcome after repair. J Materials and Methods, Results and Bone Joint Surg Am 1999;81:20-8.Conclusions and Keywords.

GeneralFor a book chapter, or article within a book Current ly, JMT can only accept

manuscripts written in English. Spelling Songcharoen P. Neurotization in the should be US English or British English, 3. Thesis Summarytreatment of brachial plexus injury. In: but not a mixture.This should start on page 3 of the Omer G, Spinner M, van Beek A, editors. manuscript.

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It is essential that submitted manuscripts spelt out SI Units should be used throughout (liter have a high standard of written English. Use hard returns only to end headings and and molar are permitted, however).Manuscripts that are poorly written will be paragraphs, not to rearrange lines.returned to authors for revision prior to Capitalize only the first word, and proper Contact Address:peer review. Authors are advised to write nouns, in the title.clearly and simply, and to have their article All pages should be numbered. Dr Ashok Shyamchecked by colleagues before submission. Use the JMT reference format. Editor: Journal of Medical ThesisNon-native speakers of English may Footnotes to text should not be used. A-203, Manthan Apts, Shreesh CHS, choose to make use of a copyediting Greek and other special characters may be Hajuri Road, Thane [W]. Maharashtra, service before submission. included. If you are unable to reproduce a India. Pin - 400604JMT will copy edit accepted manuscripts particular special character, please type before they are published. The editing is out the name of the symbol in full. Email: [email protected] only to correct such things as Gene names should be in italic, but protein Tel: 91-22-25834545misused words, spelling errors, missing products should be in plain typereferences or incomplete citation information.

Please ensure that all special characters Typography used are embedded in the text, otherwise

they will be lost during conversion to PDF.Please use double line spacing.Type the text unjustified, without Genes, mutations, genotypes, and alleles hyphenating words at line breaks. should be indicated in italics, and authors Abbreviations spelt out in full for the first are required to use approved gene time symbols, names, and formatting. Protein Numerals from 1 to 10 spelt out products should be in plain type.Numerals at the beginning of the sentence Units

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