The International Journal of Clinical Medical Research (IJCMR) welcomes high-quality manuscripts that contribute to advancing clinical medicine and healthcare research. Before submission, authors are advised to carefully read and comply with the following guidelines to ensure a smooth editorial and review process.

Manuscript Submission and Evaluation

All manuscripts submitted to IJCMR are subject to an initial editorial screening to confirm alignment with the journal’s scope, originality of the content, and adherence to ethical standards. Submissions passing this stage will proceed to a double-blind peer review process, where the identities of both authors and reviewers are kept confidential.

Manuscripts that do not meet the journal’s standards for language, scientific integrity, or formatting may be returned without external review. Authors should expect to receive an initial decision within 1–2 months of submission.

Plagiarism and Duplicate Publication

The journal enforces a strict policy against plagiarism and redundant publication. All manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software to verify originality. Submissions that replicate previously published work, including data, figures, or substantial text, will be rejected.

Authors must certify in their cover letter that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration by any other journal. Simultaneous submissions to multiple journals or fragmentation of research into multiple papers (salami slicing) is strictly prohibited.

Authorship Criteria

To qualify for authorship, individuals must have made substantial contributions in each of the following areas:

1. The conception or design of the study, or acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data;

2. Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content;

3. Approval of the final version to be published;

4. Accountability for all aspects of the work, ensuring that questions regarding the accuracy or integrity of any part are appropriately addressed.

All listed authors must meet these four criteria, and all contributors meeting the criteria should be included as authors. Honorary or guest authorship is not acceptable.

Corresponding Author Responsibilities

The corresponding author serves as the primary contact between the journal and all co-authors throughout the submission, peer review, and publication process. This includes:

• Confirming that all listed authors meet the authorship criteria.

• Ensuring that ethical approvals, trial registrations, and conflict of interest disclosures are provided as required.

• Coordinating revisions and managing all post-submission communications.

Contributorship and Acknowledgments

In addition to authorship, IJCMR recognizes individuals who contribute to the work but do not qualify for authorship. Such contributors may be acknowledged in the manuscript’s Acknowledgments section.

The journal adopts the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) framework, allowing authors to specify contributions under 14 roles, including conceptualization, methodology, software, validation, formal analysis, investigation, data curation, writing (original draft and review/editing), visualization, supervision, project administration, and funding acquisition.

Changes in Authorship

Requests to add, remove, or rearrange author names after submission require approval from all listed authors. Such changes must be explained in detail to the editorial office. The editor may contact all authors to confirm agreement before implementing any changes.

Confidentiality and Data Protection

All manuscripts, supplementary files, and related metadata submitted to IJCMR are treated with strict confidentiality. Only editorial staff, assigned reviewers, and editors involved in the processing and publication of manuscripts will have access to submission materials.

Ethical Compliance

Authors must ensure that all research involving human participants or animals adheres to institutional and international ethical guidelines. Statements regarding ethics committee approvals and informed consent must be included in the manuscript where applicable.

Manuscript Preparation

Language

All manuscripts must be written in clear, concise English. Authors who are not native English speakers are encouraged to have their manuscripts professionally edited prior to submission.

Word Limits

• Original Research Articles: 6,000–8,000 words (excluding references)

• Review Articles: approximately 8,000 words (excluding references)

• Brief Reports: up to 4,000 words (excluding references)

• Case Reports and Letters: up to 2,500 words

Formatting

• Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word using 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins.

• Include continuous line numbering throughout the manuscript.

• Section headings should follow this order: Title Page, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, References, Tables, Figures, and Figure Legends.

Abstract and Keywords

Provide an abstract of no more than 250 words. Abstracts for original articles should be structured (Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions). Add 3–6 keywords for indexing purposes.

Units and Abbreviations

Use the International System of Units (SI). Define all abbreviations at first mention in the text.

Scientific Names

When first cited, common names of organisms must be accompanied by their complete scientific names in italics (genus, species, authority).

Mathematical Formulae

Equations should be typeset clearly and numbered sequentially in parentheses (e.g., Eq. 1).

Genetic Data

Genes should be italicized, and, where applicable, include GenBank accession numbers. For transcriptome or genomic data, provide the NCBI repository number.

Supplementary Material

Authors may submit supplementary material (e.g., additional tables, figures, datasets, or code). These should be referenced in the main text as Supplementary Table 1, Supplementary Figure 1, etc., and submitted as separate files.