GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Biplab Nandi
Editor: Dr. K.Bhaskarachary
Managing Editor
Ms. Rekha Sharma
Associate Editors
Dr. Shobha Kumar
Dr. Molly Joshi.
Editorial Board members
Dr. Nirmala Jesudason
Dr. Balwinder Sadana
Dr. Jagmeet Madan
Dr. Rita Bhargava
Ms. Anuja Agrawala
Publication secretary: Ms. Mithali Palodhi
INTRODUCTION
Journal of Indian Dietetic Association publishes original research papers and reviews and
aims to provide a forum for the rapid dissemination of significant novel research in the
various disciplines encompassing the science and technology of food.
One of the objects of the association is to promote the cause of science, particularly the
branch of Dietetics and Nutrition including related areas and to encourage the spirit of active
pursuit of knowledge and original scientific research. In addition to the members, nonmembers who are actively involved in nutrition and dietetics are also welcome to submit the
manuscripts for publication in the journal.
GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS
Manuscripts should be to a maximum of 15 pages, typewritten in double space. Review
articles should not exceed 30 typed pages (abstracts, illustrations and references are
excluded).
Manuscripts are accepted at the discretion of the editors and reviewers on the basis of
content, originality, scientific accuracy, clarity and contribution to the fields of nutrition,
nutritional biochemistry, food science and dietetics. All potentially acceptable manuscripts
are peer reviewed.
Authors must specify clearly their full name, academic degree and affiliations like position,
organization, title, address, telephone / fax number and e-mail ID.
Accepted manuscripts will be published only after receiving the publishing charges totalling
to Rs.2000/- from the author(s). The manuscripts which are not accepted will not be returned.
Content and accuracy of the manuscripts are the responsibility of the authors and manuscripts
should be sent in duplicate along with a soft copy (CD).
Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a
mixture of these).
Inadequately or incorrectly prepared typescripts may be rejected.
Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names will not be accepted
once the article is accepted for publication.
ETHICS IN PUBLISHING
Journal of Indian Dietetic Association is concerned with safeguarding the rights and welfare
of animals and human research subjects. Authors must provide a letter with the approval from
the ethics committee from the respective University or research centre where the study was
performed.
COPYRIGHT
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing
Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of
information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the
manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form
Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts
for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for
resale or distribution outside the institution and for all other derivative works, including
compilations and translations.
SUBMISSION DECLARATION
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously
(except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it
is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all
co-authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried
out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the
same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyrightholder. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for
compensation.
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published
elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print
and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when
submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to
originate from the authors.
Each author is required to declare his or her individual contribution to the article: all authors
must have materially participated in the research and/or article preparation, so roles for all
authors should be described. The statement that all authors have approved the final article
should be true and included in the disclosure.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any
financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years
of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to
influence, their work.
ROLE OF THE FUNDING SOURCE
You are requested to identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research
and/or preparation of the article and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in
study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report;
and in the decision to submit the article for publication. If the funding source(s) had no such
involvement then this should be stated
SUBMISSION
Typed manuscripts should be sent in duplicate along with a soft copy (CD) to the Editor of
the Journal. Submission of manuscripts by email is also accepted. Manuscripts are required
to be sent through proper channel – Head / Director of the Institution.
REFEREES
Please submit, with the manuscript, the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of three
potential referees. Note that the editor retains the sole right to decide whether or not the
suggested reviewers are used. All manuscripts are accepted for publication on condition that
they are contributed exclusively to “Journal of Indian Dietetic Association” and have not
been published previously in print or electronic medium.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
The manuscript should be formatted in Microsoft Word. Use standard 12-point font and
double-space type throughout, including the title page, abstract, text, acknowledgments,
references, tables, and figure legends. Number each page of the manuscript consecutively.
Authors' names should appear only on the authors' page described below. Other pages should
not contain any information identifying the authors. A description of the various components
of a manuscript follows.
To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the 'spell-check' and 'grammarcheck' functions of your word processor.
TITLE PAGE INFORMATION
The manuscript title should be concise, specific and informative, conveying the findings of
the research. The manuscript title should appear on the abstract, the first page of the
manuscript text, the authors' page, and all correspondence and disclosure statements. Avoid
abbreviations and formulae where possible.
AUTHORS' PAGE
Each manuscript must include a separate attached authors' page that lists: (1) the title of the
manuscript; (2) two to four key words or descriptive phrases; (3) full names, academic
degrees, and affiliations (position title, organization, address, telephone number, fax number,
and e-mail address) for all authors both at the time the work was completed and at present if
affiliations have changed since the work was completed; (5) identification of the
corresponding author; and (6) name and address of author who will handle reader requests for
reprints, if this is different from the corresponding author. Type authors' names in the order
they should appear in the published article. To be listed as an author on a manuscript, authors
must have contributed to one or more of the following elements of the paper: conception and
design, obtaining funding, acquisition of data, data management, statistical analyses and
interpretation, or drafting or revision of the manuscript. It is the lead author's responsibility to
assure that each co-author satisfies these criteria.
If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the
time, a 'Present address' (or 'Permanent address') may be indicated as a footnote to that
author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the
main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR.
Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication,
also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code)
are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Contact details
must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.
ABSTRACT
A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the
research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented
separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, references
should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or
uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first
mention in the abstract itself.
KEYWORDS
Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 6 keywords. List all the main topics
incorporated in the paper, including any already given in the title.
ARTICLE STRUCTURE
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Each heading should appear
on its own separate line.
INTRODUCTION
Provide a statement of purpose, hypotheses, research objectives, and/or specific aims. The
justification for the study is established through a review of the literature. Include the sources
in the review.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
The purpose of the methods section is to establish that the study followed rigorous scientific
principles and procedures. Use validated and reliable methodology if at all possible. If the
methods are a duplication of those used in a previous study, cite the publication where the
research protocol and methodology have been published.
Identify all aspects of data collection, including clinical, self-reported, interviewer
administered, etc if these results will be published in the paper. Otherwise, cite the
publication where the research protocol and methodology have been published.
Also provide methods for the analytical processes involved in the study. Any laboratory
analyses, nutrient data analyses, or questionnaires should be identified.
Documentation of Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval is mandatory as follows:
State explicitly that human participants' review was approved and how informed consent or
assent was obtained. If the protocol is exempt from IRB approval, then indicate as such.
For qualitative studies, describe the methodology (eg, focus groups, structured interviews,
surveys, questionnaires) in detail and form of data that were collected (eg, field notes, videos,
pictures, documents). Provide themes, hypotheses, theories, or answers to research questions
in the case of qualitative research.
RESULTS
Results should be clear and concise. Present the findings from the statistical tests.
Provide descriptive information such as sex, age, and other demographic characteristics, and
as appropriate characteristics related to variables of interest (eg, weight, body mass index,
and haemoglobin A1c).
DISCUSSION
The results should be followed by a concise section to discuss and interpret them.
A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations
and discussion of published literature.
CONCLUSIONS
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in this section, which may stand alone or
form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.
Note future study directions that extend the current findings.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references
and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise.
List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language
help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).
ABBREVIATIONS
Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field in a footnote to be placed on the first
page of the article. Such abbreviations that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined at
their first mention there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of abbreviations
throughout the article.
FOOTNOTES
Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article, using
superscript Arabic numbers. Many word processors build footnotes into the text, and this
feature may be used. Should this not be the case, indicate the position of footnotes in the text
and present the footnotes themselves separately at the end of the article. Do not include
footnotes in the Reference list.
REFERENCES
Number references consecutively in the order they are mentioned in the text.. Include
references at the end of the manuscript.
CITATION IN TEXT
The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been
published or accepted for publication. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is
also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be
given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the
reference list, but may be mentioned in the text.
References cited in tables or legends should be numbered in the order in which a table or
figure is presented in the manuscript. References should be typed double space on pages
separate from the manuscript's main text.
More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the
letters 'a', 'b', 'c', etc., placed after the year of publication. Ideally, the names of all authors
should be provided. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of all references
cited in their manuscript.
WEB REFERENCES
As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last
accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source
publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the
reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
REFERENCES IN A SPECIAL ISSUE
Please ensure that the words 'this issue' are added to any references in the list (and any
citations in the text) to other articles in the same Special Issue.
REFERENCE STYLE
Text: References to the literature should be indicted by numerical
superscripts1 numbered in order of appearance 2,3 and following any punctuation. 4-6
List: References should be listed in numerical order at the end of the paper, giving all the
authors, with forename initials after the respective surnames.
EXAMPLES
REFERENCE TO A JOURNAL PUBLICATION
Gamelin FX, Baquet G, Berthoin S, Thevenet D, Nourry C, Nottin S, Bosquet L (2009)
Effect of high intensity intermittent training on heart rate variability in prepubescent children.
Eur J Appl Physiol 105:731-738.
REFERENCE TO A BOOK:
South J, Blass B (2001) The future of modern genomics. Blackwell, London
REFERENCE TO A CHAPTER IN AN EDITED BOOK:
Brown B, Aaron M (2001) The politics of nature. In: Smith J (ed) The rise of modern
genomics, 3rd edn. Wiley, New York, pp 230-257
(Page numbers are not required when an entire book is cited, but specific page numbers are
needed when only a chapter or section of a book is cited. )
ARTICLE BY DOI
Slifka MK, Whitton JL (2000) Clinical implications of deregulated cytokine production. J
Mol Med. doi:10.1007/s001090000086
ONLINE DOCUMENT
Cartwright J (2007) Big stars have weather too. IOP Publishing Physics Web.
http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/11/6/16/1. Accessed 26 June 2007
DISSERTATION
Trent JW (1975) Experimental acute renal failure. Dissertation, University of California
TABLES AND FIGURES
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All tables are to be numbered using Arabic numerals.
Tables should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
For each table, please supply a table caption (title) explaining the components of the
table.
Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of
a reference at the end of the table caption.
Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks
for significance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body.
Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not
duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.
DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES
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Authors must use the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), not the 1989 Recommended
Dietary Allowances. If for any reason an author wishes to report nutrient intakes
without using the stated DRIs, intakes may be reported, but adequacy should not be
assessed.
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Authors should submit figures as separate attached documents when submitting a
manuscript online. Number figures consecutively according to the order they are cited
in the text with Arabic numbers and supply a brief legend for each. It is important to
keep in mind that figures may be reduced to fit allotted space on a Journal page.
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Ensure that each illustration has a brief and intelligible caption. Cite and define all
acronyms or abbreviations used in the figure in the legend as superscript footnotes
(eg, a, b, c). If a figure is reproduced from another source, the appropriate credit line
should be incorporated into the figure legend and permission should be obtained from
the original source.
UNITS AND SYMBOLS
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Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of
units (SI). If other units are mentioned, please give their equivalent in SI. Write all
symbols, formulae and equations with great care. Unusual symbols should be defined
in words.
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Give the scientific names for plants, animals, microorganisms with generic names in
full at the first mention. Thereafter abbreviate them in the text. Give them in full in
the headings of sections and tables, in figure captions and in key words.
APPENDICES
If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc.
SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
The following list will be useful during the final checking of an article prior to sending it to
the journal for review. Please consult this Guide for Authors for further details of any item.
General points
• Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork.
• Only use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Times, Symbol.
• Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
• Manuscript has been 'spell-checked' and 'grammar-checked'
• References are in the correct format for this journal
Ensure that the following items are present
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
• Telephone and fax numbers
All necessary files contain
• Keywords
• All figure captions
• All tables (including title, description, footnotes)
• All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources
(including the Web)
• Colour figures are clearly marked as being intended for colour reproduction or blackand-white print.
EDITORIAL PROCESSING AND PRODUCTION
Article content is the authors' responsibility. Accepted manuscripts are copyedited to conform
to Journal style and to meet space limitations. Authors should note that the editing process is
separate from and occurs after the peer-review process. The corresponding author will
receive an electronic proof of the article and have an opportunity to review editorial changes
and to double-check accuracy of content, tables, and statistics before publication. However, a
change made by copyeditors for style, grammar, and readability should not be altered by
authors unless a scientific error has been introduced. Authors will be expected to review
galleys promptly (within 4 business days of receipt).
Information regarding reprint orders will be sent along with author galleys from the Journal's
publisher.
AFTER ACCEPTANCE
Proofs
One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author.
Please list your corrections quoting line number. If, for any reason, this is not possible, then
mark the corrections and any other comments (including replies to the Query Form) on a
printout of your proof and return by fax, or scan the pages and e-mail, or by post. Please use
this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text,
tables and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be
considered at this stage with permission from the Editor. We will do everything possible to
get your article published quickly and accurately – please let us have all your corrections
within 48 hours. It is important to ensure that all corrections are sent back to us in one
communication: please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent
corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. Note that we
may proceed with the publication of your article if no response is received.
Reprints of publication: Each author of the manuscript will receive two copies of the journal
in which their article has been published.
AUTHOR ENQUIRIES
SUBMISSION
For inquiries relating to the submission of articles please contact the editor
Dr.K.Bhaskarachary
Editor, JIDA and
National Vice President, Indian Dietetic Association (IDA)
Food Chemistry Division
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION
JAMIAOSMANIA
HYDERBAD-500007
AP,INDIA
PHONE # 91 40 27197289 (Off)
# 91 40 27660982 (Res)
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