About the Journal

Journal of Chitwan Medical College (JCMC) is an open access, peer-reviewed, quarterly published, multidisciplinary biomedical journal devoted to Health Sciences. JCMC is an official publication of the Chitwan Medical College (CMC), Bharatpur, Nepal. JCMC started since 2010 as yearly publication and from January 2014 onward, it is being published quarterly.

JCMC abides by:
1. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors for Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
2. World Association of Medical Editors for best editorial practice
3. Council of Science Editors for best editorial practice
4. Committee on Publication Ethics for practicing good publication ethics

It publishes articles on the following category: 

  • Original articles
  • Review articles
  • Case Report/ Series
  • Audits
  • Images in clinical sciences
  • Editorials
  • Viewpoints
  • Book Reviews
  • Medical Education
  • Specially Invited Articles
  • Letter to the Editor

SCOPE OF THE JOURNAL

An important decision made by the Editorial Board before launch was that the journal must be for the many and not just for a few who are engaged in clinical research. All of us, whether we are doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, dentists, or in any other field of health care, must take greater responsibility for managing and solving the many unique health issues and problems that we face in our regions. We must engage in research and voice our opinions by publishing them in this, our journal. To ensure wide readership, the journal encourages articles of general interest, as well as scientific articles, based on topics relevant to our region. With so many categories, JCMC is sure that that researcher will be able to make regular contributions to this journal. JCMC encourages the new generation of medical doctors and allied health professionals to generate and publish new research data in this journal and adopt critical thinking habits to address current health problems. This journal also encourages international research collaborations that result in joint publications of high international standards.

Publisher & Publication Frequency

The Journal of Chitwan Medical College is published quarterly in March, June, September, and December by Chitwan Medical College

Funding
All expenses of JCMC incurred by Chitwan Medical College.

Publication Charge Policy
JCMC does not charge any fees for submission, article processing, publication, and reading. The priority will be given to the scientifically conducted research by developing countries authors to help their work visible to the scientific communities

Privacy Policy
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party. However, email and phone number of the corresponding author will be made available in correspondence detail of the article, to make it available in a good faith that like-minded people e.g. researcher could contact them.

Update Privacy Policy

We will update this privacy policy from time to time.  Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. If we make any material changes, we will provide notice through the Service or by other means.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides an immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. JCMC allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and allow readers to use them for any other lawful purpose, as long as the author and journal are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications.

Archiving Policy

The Journal of Chitwan Medical College uses two primary platforms, the LOCKSS and CLOCKSS system for a long-term digital preservation and archiving system. The content in the CLOCKSS Archive and the Global LOCKSS Network is preserved with explicit publisher permission, is not made publicly accessible and secured via written contract or through online permission statements. We work closely with LOCKSS network implementers to facilitate development of governance and legal terms that are appropriate to the implicated content, jurisdictions, rights, and access affordances.

Copyright 

Authors who publish with this the Journal of Chitwan Medical College agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

Complaint Policy
For any concern or complaint regarding publication misconduct, please email at editor@jcmc.com.np  with your name, affiliation, address with phone number. The privacy of the person will be maintained as long as legally permitted. According to the nature of the complaint, the JCMC editorial team will take appropriate action. 

Conflict of Interest We require the author, peer reviewer, editors and editorial staff to disclose any potential conflict of interest related to the article and publishing process. We request authors to users Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form prepared by ICMJE  which is a Uniform Disclosure Form for Potential Conflicts of Interest as a means of promoting a standardized approach to such declarations.

Protection of Research Participants and Patients’ Rights to Privacy When reporting studies on humans, indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (Institutional, regional or National Ethical Guidelines of Nepal Health Research Council) and with the WMA Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects. When reporting experiments on animals, indicate whether the institution's or a national research council's guide for or any national law on the care and use of laboratory animals was followed. Evidence of approval by a local Ethics Committee (for both human as well as animal studies) must be supplied by the authors on demand. Animal experimental procedures should be as humane as possible and the details of anesthetics and analgesics used should be clearly stated. The ethical standards of experiments must be in accordance with the guidelines provided by the CPCSEA (animal) and ICMR (human). The journal will not consider any ethically unacceptable paper. A statement on ethics committee permission and ethical practices must be included in all research articles under the 'METHODS' section.
Case Report: Do not use patients’ names, initials, or hospital numbers, especially in the illustrative material in the article. Please download after taking consent, keep this form with the patient's medical record chart. The copy of this form must be supplied by the authors on demand. 

Research and Publication Ethics Policy
JCMC takes great care to make sure that the research article has maintained such integrity. However, if you suspect any misconduct in our published article, please report it to us. JCMC reserve the right to investigate misconduct in any suspected article submitted or published in the JCMC. We will collaborate and communicate with relevant and concerned authority to maintain ethics in research and publication.

JCMC Endorse Guidelines and Checklist
JCMC endorses the use of an appropriate reporting guideline when writing any health research manuscript.
We encourage you to submit completed checklists for the relevant guidelines (and flow diagram if applicable) alongside your manuscript, indicating the manuscript page on which each checklist item is found.

The authors must check the EQUATOR Network for different reporting guidelines for main study types e.g.,  CONSORT , STROBE, PRISMA, STARD, CARE and other sites for any reporting guidelines that apply to your study design and ensure they include any required supporting information recommended by the relevant guidelines. 

Documentation (checklist) for specific studies should be uploaded as supporting information during manuscript submission. 
At the minimum, your article should report the content addressed by each item of the identified checklist or state that the item was not considered in the study (for example, if you did not use blinding, your article should say so). Meeting these basic reporting requirements will greatly improve the value of your manuscript, may facilitate/enhance the peer review process, and may enhance its chances for eventual publication.
Checklists are not simply an administrative hurdle. We ask you to complete a checklist because this helps you to check that you have included all of the important information in your article and because it helps our editors and reviewer to complete the same check. If the checklist indicates an item that you have not addressed in your manuscript, please either explain in the manuscript text why this information is not relevant to your study or add the relevant information.