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International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences follows DOUBLE BLIND REVIEW POLICY to ensure free and fare evaluation of submitted manuscripts.
Upon receiving the article plagiarism is checked  first and then sent to the reviewers for their evaluation and comments. If the manuscripts are found suitable for publication, the authors are informed about the same. In case any deficiencies are noted, the manuscript is referred back to the authors for necessary corrections and re-submission.

Dr. Jagminder Kaur Bajaj
MBBS, MD
Professor & Head, Pharmacology
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences
Jalandhar, Punjab, INDIA

Dr. Rajiv Sharma
MBBS, MS
Professor, General Surgery
Government Medical College
Chandigarh, INDIA

Dr. Avneesh Kumar
MBBS, MD
Professor, Physiology
Government Medical College
Patiala, INDIA

Dr. Manjit Singh
MBBS, MS
Professor, Orthopedics
Government Medical College
Patiala, INDIA

Dr. Rajiv Tiwari
MBBS, MD
Professor & Head, Microbiology
Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences
Ferozepur, Punjab, INDIA

Dr. Anshu Sharma
MBBS, MS
Assistant Professor, Anatomy
Government Medical College
Chandigarh, INDIA

Dr. Gurmeet Singh
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor, SPM 
Government Medical College
Patiala, INDIA

Dr. Nidhi Duggal
BDS, MDS
Associate Professor, Prosthodontics
Government Dental College
Patiala, INDIA

Dr. Mona Sikka
BDS, MDS
Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry
National Institute of Dental Sciences,
Jaipur-Delhi highway, Rajasthan, INDIA

Dr. Monika Bansal
MBBS; MD
Associate Professor, Physiology
MMIMSR, Mullana, Haryana, INDIA

Dr. Ravjit Kaur Sabharwal
MBBS, MD
Professor & Head, Biochemistry
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences
Jalandhar, Punjab, INDIA

Dr. Shalini Gupta
MDS
Associate Professor & Head, Oral Pathology
Dental College, King George’s Medical University
Lucknow, UP, INDIA

Dr. Shinu P
Assistant Professor, Microbiology
MMIMSR, Mullana, Haryana, INDIA

Dr. Pawandeep Kaur
Senior Research Scientist
Medical affairs & Clinical Research Dept
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. Gurgaon, Haryana INDIA

Dr. Kamlesh Garg
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Research
Jamia Hamdard,  New Delhi, INDIA

Dr. Ajay Chhabra  
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Government Medical College
Amritsar, Punjab, INDIA

Dr. Gachabayov Mahir
Consultant Surgeon
Vladimir City Emergency Hospital
Vladimir- RUSSIA

Dr. Baljit Jassal
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences
Jalandhar, Punjab, INDIA

Dr. Nipunjot Grewal
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences
Jalandhar, Punjab, INDIA

Dr. Sheevani
MBBS, MD
Professor, Microbiology
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences
Jalandhar, Punjab, INDIA

Dr. Rubina Tabassum
MDS
Professor, Prosthodontics

Dr. Vinej Somraj
MDS
Assistant Professor, Public Health Dentistry
Rajas Dental College & Hospital
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

Dr. Jasveen Kaur
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor, Anatomy
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences
Jalandhar, Punjab,  INDIA

Dr. Maharshi Malakar
BDS, MDS
Periodontology & Implantology
North Tripura, Tripura, INDIA

IJMDS follows publication ethics guidelines in accordance with the uniform requirements for manuscript submitted to Biomedical Journals, 2010.

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• Authors should represent data accurately and it should contain sufficient detail and references to replicate the works by others.
• Authors may be asked to submit the raw data in connection with the manuscript for editorial review.
• The work submitted by the author should be entirely original and plagiarism in any form is unethical and unacceptable.
• An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.
• Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.
• Authorship of the manuscript should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.
• Those who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
• If research work involves human subjects or animals then prior approval should be taken from the institutional ethics committee and the author should ensure that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines.
• All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
• When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Duties of the Editorial Board

• The editors of Journal are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published.
• The editors should evaluate manuscripts on quality basis without any kind of bias.
• The editors must maintain the Confidentiality of the submitted manuscript.
• Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. The editors should require all contributors to disclose relevant competing interests and publish corrections if competing interests are revealed after publication.
• The editors should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper.

Duties of reviewers

• Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the paper.
• If reviewer feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse him from the review process.
• Confidentiality of the manuscripts should be maintained by the reviewer.
• Reviews should be conducted objectively.
• Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.
• Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
• Reviewers should inform the editor regarding relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.
• A reviewer should also call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
• Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author.
• Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.

Article Processing Charge is applicable. The fee contributes to the handling/ editorial/ production costs and hence is non-refundable.

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 International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences

Manuscript Guidelines

International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences (IJMDS) accepts, in english articles concerning fundamental and clinical aspects of basic, medical & dental specialties under the following sections-

• Editorial
• Current Interest
• Review Articles
• Original Work
• Case Reports
• Short Communications
• Tips and Techniques
• Comments/Letters to the Editor

Instructions to Authors

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Editor-In-Chief

Dr. Sukhbir Sodhi
MBBS, MD
Ex-Professor & Head, Pharmacology
MM Medical College & Hospital
Kumarhatti-Solan, HP, India

Editor

Dr. Rakesh Kumar
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor, Pharmacology
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Associate Editors

Dr. D.S. Pannu
BDS, DDS, FACP
Diplomate of the American Board of  Prosthodontics
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oral Rehabilitation
College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Regents University
Augusta, USA

Dr. Vijay Kumar Sehgal
MBBS, MD
Professor & Head, Pharmacology
Govt. Medical College
Patiala, Punjab, India

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Dr. G.P. Singh
MBBS, MRCP
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Fortis Hospital, Amritsar, India

Dr. Harpreet Kaur
MBBS, MS
Ex-Associate Professor, Anatomy
MM Medical College & Hospital
Kumarhatti-Solan, HP, India

Dr. Suvir Kumar Gupta
MBBS, MS
Consultant General & Laproscopic Surgeon
G.M.C.H., Sector 16, Chandigarh, India

Dr. Manoj Goyal
Professor, Pharmacology
College of Applied Medical Sciences
Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University
Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Vijay Kumar Narayan
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor, Physiology
Spartan Health Sciences University
School of Medicine, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia

Dr. Gurkeerat Singh
BDS, MDS
Professor & Head, Orthodontics
SR Dental College, Faridabad, India

Dr. Vivek Sharma
BDS, MDS
Professor, Periodontology
Deshbhagat Dental College
Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India

Dr. Monica Bansal
Professor, Physiology
College of Applied Medical Sciences
Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University
Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Raveesh BN
MBBS, MD (Psy), (Psy), MSc (UK), LLB, LLM (IPR) PGDMLE (NLSIU), PGDHR (IIHR), PGDMLS (Symbiosis) PGDMLE (UK), MBA (KSOU), IDMHL & HR (WHO), IHBSc (UNESCO), PhD (VU, Amsterdam) Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry
Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore

Dr. Durga Prasad
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor, Pharmacology
St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda

Dr. Jasbir Singh
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
Govt. Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India

Dr. Padma Kumar
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
MOSC Medical College, Kolenchery, Cochin-682311, India

Dr Jogi J chungath
BDS, MDS
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Abudhabi Health Authority, Al Buteen
Abudhabi, UAE

Dr. Sunit Kumar Jurel
BDS, MDS, FAGE, FPFA
Assistant Professor, Prosthodontics
Faculty of Dental Sciences
Upgraded K.G.M.C., Lucknow, UP, India

Dr. Roopinder Kaur
MBBS, MD
Professor & Head, Pharmacology
Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences
Ferozpur, Punjab, India

Dr. Vishal Singh
MDS
Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences
Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India

Dr. Rekha Rai
MBBS, MD
Professor, Microbiology
K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University
Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Dr. Abbas Taher
MSc(OMF S),MBA, LDSRCPSG, MFDSRCPS, MFGDPRCSEng, FACOMS, FICS(OMFS), FICCMO, FICOI, CMgrFCMI
Professor, OMF Surgery, Dean of Faculty
Kufa, Najaf, Iraq

Dr. Harmanjit Singh
MBBS, MD (Pharmacology), DM (Clinical Pharmacology)
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology
GMCH, Chandigarh, India

Dr. Rajnish Raj
MBBS, MD
Professor and Head, Psychiatry
Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital,
Patiala – 147001, Punjab, India