GUIDELINES FOR OBJECTIVE REVIEW OF MANUSCRIPTS
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TITLE |
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RepTesents Main Message of Paper |
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ABSTRACT |
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Summary of Introduction |
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Study Design |
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Material and Methods |
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Results |
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Discussion |
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Conclusion |
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DIFFICULT WORDS/KEY WORDS IF RELEVANT |
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INTRODUCTION |
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If start Relevant |
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Subject of Paper Made Clear |
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Importance of Study Made Clear |
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Reasons for the Study Stated |
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Significant finding of the Study Stated |
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International Literature of past 10 years Recorded. |
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National Literature of past 10 years Recorded |
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Ancient Literature Reviewed and Recorded |
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References appropriate for Discussion not given in Introduction |
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY |
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Are clearly Stated |
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Are addressed in the study |
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MATERIAL AND METHODS |
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Population of uniform standard |
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Sample selection criteria reliable |
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Inclusion/Exclusion criteria specified |
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Control within the study or literature given |
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Important Variable Measurement Criteria specified.. |
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Criteria to measure outcome relevant |
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Investigation/Procedure/Technique clearly given |
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RESULTS AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS |
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Presentation of results clear |
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Data satisfies objectives of the study |
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All subjects/Variable in the study accounted for.. |
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Results reported the drop out (if present) |
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Results presented in Free |
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Results presented with Frequency Distribution |
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Results presented with standard deviation |
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Appropriate statistical tests applied |
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Data Analysis correctly interpreted |
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Level of significance (preferred less than 0.1%).. |
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DISCUSSION |
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Important findings and results discussed |
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New emerging findings discussed |
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Results of the study discussed with others in literature |
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Questions raised in the study |
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Results and analysis leads to firm conclusions |
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CONCLUSIONS |
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Conclusions justified by the results/findings |
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Conclusions relevant to the aims and objectives of the study. |
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Conclusions based on critical argument |
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WRITTEN ENGLISH |
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Spellings |
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Grammar |
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REPORT (State clearly approved-advised revision rejected) |
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Reviewer Signature…………………………. Date……………….