The Nirma University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences – NUJPS (ISSN: 2348 – 4012) is an open access journal that publishes original research work that significantly improves the scientific knowledge in all the areas of Pharmaceutical Sciences i.e. Pharmaceutical Technology, Novel drug delivery systems, Nanotechnology, Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, Medicinal Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Molecular Drug Design, Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacy Practice, Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy, Cell Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, Pharmacogenomics, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical Interest, Pharmaceutical Management, Regulatory Affairs, Drug Discovery, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals, etc.
The Journal will be focusing on various types of research papers i.e. original research work either as a Full Research Paper or as a Short Communication. Review Articles, Mini Review Articles, Book review, Editorial, Letters to Editor and Case Reports/Studies on a current topic in Pharmaceutical Sciences are also considered for publication by the Journal.
Editor–in–chief
- Dr. Priti Mehta, Chair Professor and Head, Department of Pharm Analysis, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University
Associate Editor
- Dr. Mithun Singh Rajput, Assistant Professor, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University
Editorial Team
- Prof. Stephen Kerr Professor of Medicinal Chemistry School of Pharmacy, MCPHS University, Boston, USA
- Dr. Wong Tin Wui Professor, Professor, Non-Destructive Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research Centre, SMRI, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Dr. B N Suhagia, Dean, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad
- Prof. Shailesh Shah, Dean, School of Pharmacy, Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli
- Dr. Anita Mehta, Ex-Professor, Department of Pharmacology, L M College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad
- Dr. Pragna Shelat, Ex-Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, K. B. Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Gandhinagar
- Dr. Samit Shah, Assistant Dean and Department Chair at Keck Graduate Institute Greater Los Angeles, USA
- Dr. Vijay Sutariya, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida, Ohio, USA
- Dr. Jalal Hanaee, Professor of Drug Analysis, Medicinal Chemistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Associate Editors
- Dr. Shital Butani, Associate Professor, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University
- Dr. Charmy Kothari, Associate Professor, Nirma University
- Dr. Snehal Patel, Associate Professor, Nirma University
- Dr. Vivek Vyas, Assistant Professor, Nirma University
- Dr. Nagja Tripathi, Assistant Professor, Nirma University
Technical Assistant
- Dr. Virendra Goswami, Librarian, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
- Ms. Dharmi Shah, Computer Operator, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism takes many forms, from ‘passing off’ another’s paper as the author’s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical behaviour and is unacceptable.
Following actions by the authors will be considered as plagiarism in NUJPS
- Reproduction of someone else’s work, in part or whole, without permission and presenting it as one’s own work
- Buying/stealing/copying assignments, experimental results, etc.
- Reproducing by copying a section of a book or an article/report/dissertation without proper citation
- Copying figures/charts/graphs/images without acknowledging or claiming it/them as one’s own
- Quoting from a source word for word without giving reference
- Putting someone else’s ideas without proper citation
- Paraphrasing
- Self-Plagiarism: reproducing/publishing one’s own published work, in part or whole, without referring to earlier published work.
- NUJPS will follow COPE guidelines for publication ethics.
The following method(s) will be used alone or in combination for identification of plagiarism
- Checking an individuals’ work using a standard Plagiarism Detection Software Tool, as prescribed by the NUJPS Editorial Board Members.
- Examination of the manuscript for specific sentences or unusual phrases taken from known sources.
- Comparison of the manuscript of two or more authors having a similar type of work.
- Also, the authors may be asked to provide evidence of their work. Clear examples or a record of work will assist them to prove that no plagiarism has occurred.
The following actions are recommended to the authors to avoid plagiarism:
- All sources should be disclosed, and if large amounts of other people’s written or illustrative material are to be used, permission must be sought.
- The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, then, this has been appropriately cited or quoted and permission has been obtained where necessary.
- Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.
- Authors should cite publications that have influenced the reported work and that give the work appropriate context within the larger scholarly record.
- Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source.
Yearly Subscription Fee (with GST) (Rates By Post):
India Overseas
Individual Rs. 500.00 $25.00
Institutional Rs. 750.00 $40.00
Payment should be made by crossed demand draft drawn in favor of “Institute of Pharmacy , Nirma University”, Payable at Ahmedabad.
Claims for missing issues should be made within three months of publication.
For subscription related inquiries write to: The Editor in Chief, Nirma University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (ISSN 2348 –4012).
