The scientific and ethical liability of the manuscripts, as well as the copyright, belongs to the authors and the commercial rights of the manuscripts belongs to the Pharmadesc Spectrum journal. Authors are responsible for the contents of the manuscript and accuracy of the references. All manuscripts submitted for publication must be accompanied by the Copyright Agreement Form. Once this form, signed by all the authors, has been submitted, it is understood that neither the manuscript nor the data it contains have been submitted elsewhere or previously published and authors declare the statement of scientific contributions and responsibilities of all authors.

Authors must provide disclosure/acknowledgment of financial or material support, if any was received, for the current study.

If the article includes any direct or indirect commercial links or if any institution provided material support to the study, authors must state in the cover letter that they have no relationship with the commercial product, drug, pharmaceutical company, etc. concerned; or specify the type of relationship (consultant, other agreements), if any.

Authors must provide a statement on the absence of conflicts of interest among the authors and provide authorship contributions.

All manuscripts submitted to the journal are screened for plagiarism using the ‘iThenticate’ software. Results indicating plagiarism may result in manuscripts being returned or rejected. There is no acceptable similarity index; but, exceptions are made for similarities less than 15%.

Editors are authorized to revise the article during the final check for language proficiency before publication.

Manuscript types

Original Research Article

Structured Abstracts: The abstract should accurately represent the entire content of the manuscript, serving as a concise summary rather than an introduction. It must include only information that is present in the main text and should not contain any citations. The abstract should be provided with a maximum of 150 -250 words with the following subheadings:

• Objective: The objective for the study should state the study’s purpose.

• Methods: Methods describe briefly the main methods or treatments applied and evaluation parameters.

• Results: Results are presented in logical sequence including data and important findings.

• Conclusion: The conclusion indicates the interpretations with the goal of the study.

• Keywords: Keywords need to be added after the abstract, and it is recommended to be specific to the article and within the subject discipline.

• Introduction: The introduction should be briefly placed in a broad context and highlight its significance. It should define the purpose of the work and its significance, including specific and previous studies in the area. The introduction should be kept comprehensible to scientists working outside the topic of the research paper.

• Materials and Methods: Only data that was accessible at the time the study was planned or the protocol was drafted should be included in the methods section. While well-established techniques can be succinctly stated and properly cited, new techniques and protocols should be thoroughly explained. Any program utilized must be identified by name and version, and the location of the computer code used must be made apparent. It is necessary to include a statement stating that the research was authorized at the local, regional, and national levels.

• Results: Provide a concise and precise description of the experiment results and data on all primary and secondary outcomes, identified in the materials and methods part. All charts, figures, and tables are cited in text in numerical order and include a brief description; consider using supplement material to highlight major findings.

• Discussion: Discuss the results and how they can be interpreted from the perspective of previous studies and of the working hypotheses. The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible.

• Conclusions: It summarizes the key points and findings of your manuscript. It determines the overall conclusions of the study and the future research directions.

• Acknowledgements: Acknowledgement of grants, funds, persons, and support at the end of the article before the references, and also include them on the title page as a footnote to the title or otherwise. Mention the use of AI tools and support in a separate section at the end of the article.

• Authorship Statement: An Authorship Statement is a formal declaration that specifies the contributions, roles, and responsibilities of each individual author in the creation and development of a research paper, article, or academic publication, promoting transparency, accountability, and credibility in scholarly work.

Review Article

Experts who have done extensive research on the topic are expected to write review articles. A specific topic, problem, or query should be covered in review articles. In order to give a framework for comprehending the current research on a specific topic, they should interpret and integrate the findings rather than just restating the literature. A section outlining the techniques for finding, choosing, extracting, and synthesizing data should be included by the author of a review article.

Structure:Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Discussion, Conclusion, and References.

The discussion part of the review should be managed into subdivisions headed by informative sub-titles.

The types of review articles:

• Systematic Review: Evidence based research method which answers specific questions by identifying, analysing, and synthesizing all available research on that topic. Must comply with PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses).

• Meta‑Analysis: A statistical method that combines results from various studies on the same topic to provide a more reliable conclusion. It is useful when individual studies have conflicting results. To ensure transparency, reproducibility, and rigor, it is essential for meta-analyses to adhere to the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Case Report/Case Series

Novel, intriguing, or uncommon case reports or case series should be submitted by authors. They should be original, explain a significant therapeutic or diagnostic difficulty, and provide readers something to learn. Priority will be given to cases with clinical significance or implications. Case reports should be presented as correspondence, which shouldn't be more than 1000 words, and don't need a lot of patient information.

Letter-to-Editor

Letters to the editor should be focused on news or on an article that has been published in a journal within the past year. The letter should focus on a significant aspect of the manuscript, which is, in the author’s opinion, and the comments.

Manuscript formatting

• All manuscripts should follow the given formatting style.

• Manuscripts should be submitted in MS-Word only; no PDF or other format is allowed.

• Use normal font (e.g., 12-point, Times New Roman) for text.

• Use double-spaces for all text, including abstract, table, reference, footnotes, and figure legends.

• Page margins 1 inch from all sides.

• Reference according to the journal instructions, punctuation marks checked.

• Use the table function to create a table in Word, not Spreadsheet/Excel.

• Standard formats such as JPEG and PNG are accepted and preferred for figures (photographs, radiographs, or micrographs).

• All figures and tables must have a caption or a heading along with the number.

• In case, in figures/table abbreviations is used, it should be provided in footer of figures/tables.

• All scientific names should be written in italics.

• Save your file in Docx format (MS Word 2007 (docx) or higher).

Measurement of units

Internationally accepted rules, regulations, policies, and conventions use the International System of Units (SI). In case any other units are mentioned, please provide their equivalent SI.

Supplementary materials, data submission

Journal is committed to accepting open scientific exchange and enabling our authors to achieve best practices in sharing and archiving research data. Authors of published articles in the Journal are encouraged to share their research data. The Policy of data sharing concerns the minimal dataset support and findings of a published study. Collected data should be publicly available and cited under the guidelines of the journal.

References guide

The journal follows the NLM style guide and ICMJE guidelines for references style and we generally prefer Vancouver referencing style with some exception for the published and unpublished content.

How to cite references

Write references list according to the appearance or citation of the references in the text. A single number will be used if a source is mentioned more than once. Citations that are not included in the main text but are included in the tables, figures, etc., should be placed to the end of the list. The abstract and conclusion is not allowed to cite any sources.

Citations in the text should be formatted as superscript numbers or either put them in square brackets, without links to the references like: Kumar et al 16 found that… Or Kumar et al.[16]

How to write references

Reference should be written or listed numerically according to the type of publication or content under the heading references which is mentioned below:

• Journals

  • Article published online or in print with fewer than six authors

    Author surname is followed by the first initials. Article title. Title of the journal with a standard abbreviation. Year of publication; Volume (Issue number): Pages (uvw-xyz). DOI of the article.

  • Article Published online or in Print with more than six authors

    Author surname is followed by the first initials after six authors name add et al. Article title. Title of the journal with a standard abbreviation. Year of publication; Volume (Issue number): Pages(uvw-xyz). DOI of the article.

• Book Author surname is followed by the first initials. Book title. Edition (if applicable). Place: Publisher; Year.

• Book Chapter Author surname is followed by first initials. Title of the chapter. In: Surname editor Initial(s), editor. Book title. Edition (if available). Place: Publisher; Year. Pages(uvw-xyz).

• E-Book Author surname is followed by first initials. Book title [Internet]. Place: Publisher; Year [cited date]. Available from: URL.

• Conference Proceeding Papers Author surname is followed by first initials. Title of paper. In: Surname editor Initial(s), editor. Title of the conference. Place: Publisher; Year. Pages(uvw-xyz).

• Newspaper Articles Author surname is followed by first initials. (if available). Title of article. Title of newspaper. Date; Pages(uvw-xyz) (if available): column (if available).

• Blogs: Author surname is followed by first initials. (if available). Title of blog [Internet]. Publisher Name. Date- [cited date]. Available from: URL

• Preprint: Author surname is followed by first initials. Title of Article/thesis. Preprint website name. Followed by [Preprint]. Year [Cited date] URL. DOI (If available).

• Thesis Published: Author surname is followed by first initials. Title of Thesis (Type of Thesis). Place of Publication: Publisher/University Name; Year of Publication.

• Website Author surname is followed by first initials. Title [Internet]. Place: Publisher; Date of publication [updated date; cited date]. Available from: URL.

Always use the standard abbreviation of the journal’s name according to the ISSN list of titles. If you are unsure, please write the full journal title. Authors are responsible for the accuracy or validation of the references.

Use of third-party material

Authors must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in the article. If authors wish to include any material in their paper for which they do not hold copyright, and which is not marked as open-access, they will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission to this journal. Please make an appropriate citation for the open-access material and follow the license terms.

Please read the Open Access and Copyright policies for further details.

Fees details

There is no article 'submission fee' in the Journal. But, as the Journal is not receiving any governmental &/or non-governmental financial add, the authors are required to pay an article 'handling / processing fee'. This fee contributes to the costs involved in Indexing, Formatting, Publication process and Web development.

• Indian Authors: 2500 INR per author (w.e.f. 01.12.2025)

• International Authors:55 USD per author (w.e.f. 01.12.2025)

Note:These charges are calculated for a standard-length article with 20 pages in MS Word (1-inch margin on each side and two-line space), including tables and figures. Additional page charges of 500 INR per page (Indian authors) or 20 USD per page (foreign authors) will be applicable for the articles beyond this limit.

Manuscript can be submitted by mail at: drfat@pharmadesc.com

Use of third-party material

Authors must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in the article. If authors wish to include any material in their paper for which they do not hold copyright, and which is not marked as open-access, they will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission to this journal. Please make an appropriate citation for the open-access material and follow the license terms.

Please read the Open Access and Copyright policies for further details.

Submission checklist

Authors are requested to be aware of the journal's policies before making the submission. These policies are designed in accordance with the ICMJE and COPE's best practice guidelines. A manuscript submission checklist is essential for finalizing an article before sending it to the journal for review.

• One of the author should be designated as the Corresponding author, providing their contact details.

• The author must check the Aims and Scope of the journal.

• The manuscript will be prepared using the MS Word template.

• An author must adhere to various guidelines such as Authorship Criteria, Research and Publication Ethics as per COPE and ICMJE Criteria, Manuscript Preparation, Copyright Format, Illustrations, Data, Reference Format, etc.

• The author must approve the content of the submitted manuscript.

• All necessary files must have been uploaded with Keywords, figures, and tables (including title, description, and footnotes).

• The manuscript should have been spell-and grammar-checked.

• The author must have obtained permission for any copyrighted material.

For any manuscript involving studies with human participants, it is the author's responsibility to confirm that ethical approval has been obtained from the relevant committee (e.g., Institutional Review Board, Research Ethics Board) for conducting the research.