Author Guideline

Duties of Authors

Authors submitting to PHARMACO: International Journal of Pharmacy are responsible for:

Originality and Integrity: Submitting original work that has not been previously published or is under consideration by another journal. All data must be genuine, and all sources must be properly and accurately cited to avoid plagiarism.
Authorship: Ensuring that all individuals listed as authors have made a significant intellectual contribution to the research. The corresponding author must confirm that all co-authors have approved the final manuscript and its submission.
Data and Materials: Providing accurate and verifiable data. Authors may be required to share their raw data and other supporting materials for editorial review.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Clearly disclosing any financial or personal relationships that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest and may have influenced the research outcomes.
Ethical Approvals: Obtaining and providing evidence of all necessary ethical and institutional approvals for research involving human or animal subjects.

Editors of PHARMACO are responsible for:

Impartiality: Evaluating manuscripts based solely on their intellectual merit, without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
Confidentiality: Maintaining the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and all associated communication until the manuscript is officially published.
Conflict of Interest: Recusing themselves from handling any manuscript where a conflict of interest exists, whether due to personal, professional, or financial relationships.
Decision-Making: Making publication decisions based on the scientific validity, originality, significance, and relevance of the manuscript, as well as the feedback from qualified reviewers.
Transparency: Ensuring the peer-review process is fair, transparent, and timely, and communicating all decisions and feedback clearly to the authors.

Reviewers for this journal are responsible for:

Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Providing expert, objective, and constructive feedback to assist the Editor-in-Chief in making informed editorial decisions.
Promptness and Confidentiality: Delivering a review within the designated timeframe and treating the manuscript as a confidential document, not to be shared or discussed with others.
Objectivity: Providing an impartial and unbiased assessment of the manuscript's quality. All criticism must be professional and focused on the content of the work.
Conflicts of Interest: Declaring any potential conflicts of interest and declining to review a manuscript if such a conflict exists.
Ethical Concerns: Notifying the editor of any potential ethical issues, such as suspected plagiarism, data manipulation, or duplicate publication.

General Submission Requirements: All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the journal’s online submission portal. The corresponding author must be registered in the system. Submissions must be original and not concurrently submitted elsewhere.
Manuscript Formatting: Manuscripts should be prepared using a standard word processing program and adhere to the journal's specific formatting guidelines. This includes a clear title page, abstract, keywords, and properly formatted headings (e.g., Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion).
Language and Style: All submissions must be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English. Authors are strongly encouraged to have their manuscript professionally proofread prior to submission.
Citation and Referencing: The journal follows the IEEE style. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all citations and the reference list.
Ethical Compliance: Manuscripts reporting on human or animal studies must include a statement in the Methods section confirming that ethical approval was obtained and that informed consent was secured where applicable.