Day Surgery Journal of India, publishes Original Articles, Case Reports, Reviews, New Surgical techniques, Letters to Editor, Research Papers etc., related to Day Surgery, in its broad term, manuscript submitted for publication, are to be accompanied with a letter stating the status of the manuscript, that is, the paper is / not Published or under publication or submitted for publication in any other journal. Articles based on papers presented at conferences should mention as such. Abstract / Papers are accepted subject to Editorial Boards preview. Papers published become the property of the journal under copy right and may be reproduced only with written Permission from the Editor and duly acknowledged.

Manuscripts can be sent as E-mail attachment and followed by a copy by post.

Title page: Title, names of author (s) with initials, Department(s) of origin, designation of the authors and address of author for correspondence and short title.

Abstract: Not exceeding 100-200 words stating the main problem and conclusion with keywords at
the end if desired.

Main text with subtitles: Introduction, Material & Methods, Results, Case Reports, Observations, Discussion, Summery, Conclusion.

References: Acknowledgment, Citations in the text are to be super-scribed by number or in parenthesis at top, serially in the order in which they are first mentioned. Author names need not be included. Repeated reference gets the same serial number on top. Authors must verify the references with original documents. References are typed on a separate sheet in the same serial order. Vancouver system is to be followed.

Papers: Name(s) and initials, of all authors, full title of the paper; Journal name abbreviated as in Index Medicus, year, volume number, first and last Page numbers.

Books: Names of authors with initials, title of the chapter in quotes, title of the book, name of “Editors” with initials, edition number and name of publishers, place and year, page numbers first and last. Reference to Official Publications & Reports of Governments, WHO, etc., should indicate the name of the agency, title of publication, volume number and page number if any, country, month, year of publication and place. Reference to citation from Abstracts should be followed by language of original publication, number of the abstract, name of the abstracting journal, month and year of publication.

Reference to manuscripts accepted but not yet published should be indicated by the name of the journal and added “in press” parenthesis. Paper submitted for publication but not yet accepted should not be listed but noted in the text itself as ‘(unpublished)’.

Figures: Three separate sets of sharp, glossy, black and white photographic prints with the letters and figures sufficiently large to stand reduction to suitable size for reading, when printed, should be submitted well protected against bending in transit. Indicate in pencil on the back of each figure the name of the first author, short title of the paper, figure number and an arrow to indicate ‘top’ position. Clinical photos scan pictures, X-rays are accepted but their number is restricted to minimum. Colour photos will be printed only on prior payment by author. Legends for figures should be typed separately with the figure number, complete without necessity to refer to text again.

Tables: Tables are separately typed double spaced with the title and legend on its top. Metric system should be followed through out. Statistical analysis should indicate the method followed. Pages of manuscript should be numbered on right top commencing from title page to the last sheet. Approximate position of the Figures and tables may be marked in the margin.

Reprints: Ten reprints will be supplied free to be shared by all authors.