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ResultsDataacquiredfromtheresearchwithappropriatestatisticalanalysisdescribedinthemethodssectionshouldbeincludedinthissection.Theresultssectionshoulddescribetherationalforeachexperiment,theresultsobtainedanditssignificance.Resultsshouldbeorganizedinto figures and tables with descriptive captions. The captions,

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althoughbrief,should tell the reader themethodused,explainanyabbreviationsincludedinthefigure,andshouldendwithastatementastotheconclusionofthefigure.Qualitativeaswellasquantitativeresultsshouldbeincludedifapplicable.

Discussion/ConclusionThissectionshouldrelatetheresultssectiontocurrentunderstandingofthescientificproblemsbeinginvestigatedinthefield.Descriptionofrelevantreferencestootherwork/sinthefieldshouldbeincludedhere.Thissectionalsoallowsyoutodiscussthesignificanceofyourresults-i.e.doesthedatasupportthehypothesesyousetouttotest?Thissectionshouldendwithnewanswers/questionsthatariseasaresultofyourwork.

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References

Reference List: Author/Authors< References should be numberedconsecutively in the order i which they are first mentioned in thetext (not in alphabetic order). nscriptwith square bracket after thepunctuationmarks.Referencescitedonlyintablesorfigurelegendsshouldbenumbered in accordancewith the sequenceestablishedby thefirst identification in the textof theparticular tableorfigure.Usethestyleoftheexamplesbelow,whicharebasedontheformatsused by the NLM in Index Medicus. The titles of journals shouldbe abbreviated according to the style used in IndexMedicus.Usecompletenameof the journal fornon-indexedjournals.Avoidusingabstracts as references. Information from manuscripts submitted

but not accepted should be cited in the text as "unpublishedobservations"withwritten permission from the source.Avoid citinga"personalcommunication"unlessitprovidesessential informationnot available fromapublic source, inwhich case the nameof thepersonanddateof communication shouldbecited inparenthesesinthetext.Thecommonlycitedtypesofreferencesareshownhere,forothertypesofreferencessuchasnewspaperitemspleaserefertoICMJEGuidelines(http://www.icmje.orgorhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html).

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In-text citation examplesCorrect / Acceptable FormatNaturalproductshaveproventobeagreatsourceofnewbiologicallyactivecompounds.Thus,inanefforttodiscovernewleadanti-malarialcompounds,several researchgroupscreenplantextracts todetectsecondary metabolites with relevant biological activities that couldservedas templates for thedevelopmentofnewdrugs.Flavonoidshavebeenisolatedandcharacterizedfrommanymedicinalplantsusedinmalariaendemicareas.[10]However,controversialdatahavebeenobtainedregardingtheirantiplasmodialactivity,probablybecauseoftheir structuraldiversity.[11-13]More recently, several flavonoidshavebeen isolated fromArtemisiaafra[14,16]andArtemisia indica,[17-20] twoplants related to Artemisia annua, the famous traditional Chinesemedicinalplantfromwhichartemisininisisolated.

Incorrect / Not acceptedNaturalproductshaveproventobeagreatsourceofnewbiologicallyactivecompounds.Thus,inanefforttodiscovernewleadanti-malarialcompounds,several researchgroupscreenplantextracts todetectsecondary metabolites with relevant biological activities that couldservedas templates for thedevelopmentofnewdrugs.Flavonoidshavebeenisolatedandcharacterizedfrommanymedicinalplantsusedinmalariaendemicareas.[10]However,controversialdatahavebeenobtainedregardingtheirantiplasmodialactivity,probablybecauseoftheirstructuraldiversity(11,12,13).Morerecently,severalflavonoidshavebeenisolatedfromArtemisiaafra14andArtemisiaindica(15),twoplantsrelatedtoArtemisiaannua,thefamoustraditionalChinesemedicinalplantfromwhichartemisininisisolated.

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http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/Wawatch.htm Note:Plant/Microorganisms,in-vivo,in-vitroshouldbeinitalics.

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AcknowledgementsAllmessagesandreviewssentelectronicallywillbeacknowledgedelectronicallyuponreceipt.

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PhoneNo.(withSTD/ISDcode):_____________________________________________________________

Emailaddress:___________________________________________________________________________

*Mandatoryfields

Subscription details Subscription period:OneYear

Subscription type (Please tick the correct option): Individual/Institutional

Note:Forindividualsubscriptions,pleaseprovideaphotocopyofthedegreecertificateoraproofoftheacademic/hospital affiliationand cheque should bedrawn from the individual’s bankaccount andnoDD is permitted. Subscription starts from:January_____________(year)

Payment details

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Drawnon_______________________________________Amount__________________________________

(Signature of the subscriber)

Date:________________(DD/MM/YYYY)