JRAAS (pISSN 0970-1990) is an Indexed Journal. The first issue of Journal was published in 1986. JRAAS publishing Special Issues in Medicine & Surgery (Volume 40)  on the occasion of completing it’s 40 year of publishing. Journal was being successfully run and managed by succeeding editors and thus, achieved the indexing in Clarivate Analytics Science Citation Index (SCI) with an Impact Factor of 0.5 during year 2012. Journal is also indexed in NCBI-NLM Catalogue; EBSCOhost database (ebscohost.com); CAS Source Index (CASSI); German Union Catalogue of Serials (ZDB); hbz union database, Germany, ZB MED search Portal Germany etc. Further, more than 150 leading Universities from USA, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa have subscribed to the print issues of the journal. Our journal fulfils all guidelines for award of PG degree in medical colleges/institutions in India as laid down in an order by National Medical Commission (NMC), India. For more details visit the abstracting and indexing webpage of the journal.

Area of Publication in this Special issue:

Medicine: Anaesthesiology, , Biochemistry, Blood Banking & Immunohaematology, Community Medicine, Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Forensic Medicine, General Medicine, Geriatrics, Hospital Administration, Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion, Microbiology, Nuclear Medicine, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physiology, Psychiatry, Radio Diagnosis, Radiotherapy, Respiratory Medicine, Sports Medicine, Transfusion Medicine,  ENT (Otorhinolaryngology), Aviation Medicine.

Surgery: General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Genitourinary Surgery, Gynaecological Oncology, Hand Surgery, Head & Neck Surgery, Neuro Surgery, Oncosurgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Reproductive Medicine, Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Urology, Vascular Surgery, and all other relevant areas.

Abstracting and Indexing

1. NCBI-NLM Catalog, NLM ID: 101589425  (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101589425)

2. Google Scholar

3. Index Copernicus Value (ICV) 2015: 22.40

4. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)

(https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html)

5. Thomson Reuters (Clarivate Analytics)Web of Science Impact Factor 2012 : 0.5

6. Library of Congress, USA. LCCN:89659602

(https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=1881&recPointer=0&recCount=25&searchType=0&bibId=11363764)

7. CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service is a division of the American Chemical Society) Coden: JRAAEK

8. EBSCOhost database

9. UGC LISTED (UGC Listed Journal No : 46213) Indexed upto 2018

10. LIVIVO https://www.livivo.de/

11. German Union Catalogue of Serials (ZDB)

12. Scientific Information Database (SID), Iran https://www.sid.ir/en/journal/JournalList.aspx?ID=22767

13. ResearchBib https://journalseeker.researchbib.com/view/issn/0970-1990

14. hbz union database, Germany

http://193.30.112.134/F?func=find-c&ccl_term=IDN%3DHT007439212

15. Open J-Gate

INDEXING IN UNIVESITY LIBRARIES

1. British University in Dubai , Dubai International Academic City, 345015 United Arab Emirates

2. Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, 59911 United Arab Emirates

3. Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) / Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften und Universitätsbibliothek, TIB Hannover Hannover, 30167 Germany

4. Universitätsbibliothek J. C. Senckenberg, Zentralbibliothek (ZB); Frankfurt/Main, 60325 Germany

5. The British Library, On Demand; Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ United Kingdom

6. The British Library, St. Pancras; London, NW1 2DB United Kingdom

7. University of Edinburgh - Main Library; Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ United Kingdom

8. University of Liverpool, Sydney Jones Library; Liverpool, L69 3DA United Kingdom

9. CSIR Information Services; Pretoria, 0001 South Africa

10. University of the Witwatersrand Library; Johannesburg, 2001 South Africa

11. Botswana International University of Science & Technology; Palapye, Botswana

12. University of Cape Town Libraries; Cape Town, 7700 South Africa

13. Charles Sturt University; Bathurst NSW, 2795 Australia

14. Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT); Melbourne, AU-VI 3000 Australia

15. Southern Cross University; Lismore, NSW 2480 Australia

16. Torrens University; Fitzroy, AU-VI 3065 Australia

17. University of Canberra Library; Canberra Act, AU-CT 2616 Australia

18. Bibliothèque de l'Université du Québec à Rimouski; Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1 Canada

19. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1 Canada

20. University of Washington Libraries; Seattle, WA 98195 United States

21. Université Laval, Bibliothèque; Québec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada

22. Bibliothèque HEC Montréal; Montreal, QC H3T 2A7 Canada

23. Bibliothèque de l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières; Trois-Rivières, QC G8Z 4M3 Canada

24. Bishop's University Library Learning Commons; Sherbrooke, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada

25. Concordia University Library; Montreal, QC H3G 1M8 Canada

26. British University in Dubai; Dubai International Academic City, 345015 United Arab Emirates

27. Abu Dhabi University; Abu Dhabi, 59911 United Arab Emirates

28. Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) / Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften und Universitätsbibliothek; TIB Hannover Hannover, 30167 Germany

29. Universitätsbibliothek J. C. Senckenberg, Zentralbibliothek (ZB); Frankfurt/Main, 60325 Germany

30. The British Library, On Demand; Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ United Kingdom
31. The British Library, St. Pancras; London, NW1 2DB United Kingdom
32. University of Edinburgh - Main Library; Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ United Kingdom
33. University of Liverpool, Sydney Jones Library; Liverpool, L69 3DA United Kingdom
34. CSIR Information Services; Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
35. University of the Witwatersrand Library; Johannesburg, 2001 South Africa
36. Botswana International University of Science & Technology; Palapye, Botswana
37. University of Cape Town Libraries; Cape Town, 7700 South Africa
38. Charles Sturt University; Bathurst NSW, 2795 Australia
39. Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT); Melbourne, AU-VI 3000 Australia
40. Southern Cross University; Lismore, NSW 2480 Australia
41. Torrens University; Fitzroy, AU-VI 3065 Australia
42. Bibliothèque de l'Université du Québec à Rimouski; Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1 Canada
43. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1 Canada
44. University of Washington Libraries; Seattle, WA 98195 United States
45. Université Laval, Bibliothèque; Québec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
46. Bibliothèque HEC Montréal; Montreal, QC H3T 2A7 Canada
47. Bibliothèque de l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières; Trois-Rivières, QC G8Z 4M3 Canada
48. Bishop's University Library Learning Commons; Sherbrooke, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada
49. Concordia University Library; Montreal, QC H3G 1M8 Canada
50. Université de Sherbrooke - Service des bibliothèques et archives; Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1 Canada
51. Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue; Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 5E5 Canada
52. Université du Québec à Montréal; Montreal, QC H2L 4Y2 Canada
53. cole nationale d'administration publique; Montréal, QC H2T 3E5 Canad
54. Université du Québec en Outaouais; Gatineau, QC J8X 3X7 Canada
55. Concordia College Library; Moorhead, MN 56562 United States
56. Fitchburg State University; Fitchburg, MA 01420 United States
57. Mohawk Valley Community College; Utica, NY 13501 United States
58. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy, NY 12180 United States
59. University at Albany; Albany, NY 12222 United States
60. Augsburg University; Minneapolis, MN 55454 United States
61. Buffalo State - SUNY College at Buffalo; Buffalo, NY 14222 United States
62. Central Connecticut State University; New Britain, CT 06050 United States
63. City College / CUNY; New York, NY 10031 United States
64. Lehman College Library; Bronx, NY 10468 United States
65. Manhattan College; Bronx, NY 10471 United States
66. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania; Mansfield, PA 16933 United States
67. New York Institute of Tech; Old Westbury, NY 11568 United States
68. Saginaw Valley State University, Zahnow; University Center, MI 48710 United States
69. Bloomsburg University; Bloomsburg, PA 17815 United States
70. Brooklyn College; Brooklyn, NY 11210 United States
71. CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism; New York, NY 10018 United States
72. CUNY The Graduate Center Library; New York, NY 10016 United State
73. City University of New York; New York, NY 10021 United States
74. Cleveland State University Library; Cleveland, OH 44115 United States
75. College of Staten Island, CUNY; Staten Island, NY 10314 United States
76. GM Library; Warren, MI 48092 United States
77. Hunter College; Jacqueline Grennan Wexler Library New York, NY 10021 United States
78. Idaho State University Library; Eli M.Oboler Library Pocatello, ID 83209 United States
79. John Jay College of Criminal Justice Library; Lloyd George Sealy Library New York, NY 10019 United States
80. Kalamazoo Valley Community College Library; Texas Township Campus Library Kalamazoo, MI 49003 United States
81. Kingsborough Community College; Robert J. Kibbee Library Brooklyn, NY 11235 United States
82. LaGuardia Community College Library Media Resources Center; Library Media Resources Center, Long Island City, NY 11101 United States
83. Lawrence Technological University; Lawrence Tech; LTU Southfield, MI 48075 United States
84. Martin Luther College; MLC Library New Ulm, MN 56073 United States
85. Medgar Evers College; Charles Evans Inniss Memorial Library Brooklyn, NY 11225 United States
86. Muskegon Community College; Hendrik Meijer Library Muskegon, MI 49442 United States
87. Queens College; Benjamin Rosenthal Library Flushing, NY 11367 United State
88. Spring Arbor University; Hugh A. and Edna C. White Library Spring Arbor, MI 49283 United States
89. University of Auckland, General Library; Auckland, 1010 New Zealand
90. University of Canterbury, Central Library; Christchurch, 8041 New Zealand
91. University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States
92. University of Sioux Falls; Mears Library Sioux Falls, SD 57105 United States
93. Western Theological Seminary; Cook Library Holland, MI 49423 United States
94. Beloit College Library; Beloit, WI 53511 United States
95. Center for Research Libraries; Chicago, IL 60637 United States
96. Divine Mercy University; Mary S. Thelen Library Sterling, VA 20166 United States
97. George Mason University; Fenwick Library Fairfax, VA 22030 United States
98. Hillsdale College, Mossey Library; Mossey Library, Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI 49242 United States
99. Institute for Defense Analyses Library; Alexandria, VA 22311 United States
100. Iowa State University; Ames, IA 50011 United States
101. Laurel Ridge Community College Learning Resource Center; Middletown, VA 22645 United States
102. Marymount University; Emerson G. Reinsch Library Arlington, VA 22207 United States
103. Shenandoah University; Alson H. Smith, Jr. Library Winchester, VA 22601 United States
104. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Shippensburg, PA 17257 United States
105. Trine University; Sponsel Library Angola, IN 46703 United States
106. University of Chicago Library; Chicago, IL 60637 United States
107. Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Library; Wellington, 6012 New Zealand
108. Weber State University; Stewart Library Ogden, UT 84408 United States
109. West Virginia Northern Community College; Wheeling, WV 26003 United State
110. West Virginia University Libraries; Morgantown, WV 26505 United States
111. Wilmington University Library; New Castle, DE 19720 United States
112. Youngstown State University; William F. Maag Jr. Library Youngstown, OH 44555 United States
113. Antioch University Library; Yellow Springs, OH 45387 United States
114. Bridgewater College; Library Services Bridgewater, VA 22812 United States
115. Christendom College Libraries; John the Evangelist Library Front Royal, VA 22630 United States
116. Eastern Virginia Medical School Library; Brickell Medical Sciences Library Norfolk, VA 23501 United States
117. Fairmont State University; Ruth Ann Musick Library Fairmont, WV 26554 United States
118. Grafton Library - Mary Baldwin University; Staunton, VA 24401 United States
119. J Sargeant Reynolds Community College; Downtown Campus Library Richmond, VA 23228 United States
120. Norfolk State University; Lyman Beecher Brooks Library Norfolk, VA 23504 United States
121. Ohio State University Libraries; Columbus, OH 43210 United States
122. Old Dominion University; Old Dominion University Libraries Norfolk, VA 23508 United States
123. Randolph Macon College McGraw-Page Library; Ashland, VA 23005 United States
124. University of Virginia; University of Virginia Libraries; University of Virginia Library; UVA Library Charlottesville, VA United States
125. Virginia Commonwealth University; VCU Libraries Richmond, VA 23284 United States
126. Virginia Military Institute; Preston Library Lexington, VA 24450 United States
127. Virginia Wesleyan University; Hofheimer Library Virginia Beach, VA 23455 United States
128. West Virginia University at Parkersburg; Parkersburg, WV 26104 United States
129. Wilberforce-Payne Unified Library; Rembert E. Stokes Library and Information Commons / Reverdy C. Ransom Memorial Library Wilberforce, OH 45384 United States
130. William And Mary; Williamsburg, VA 23186 United States
131. Averett University; Blount Library Danville, VA 24541 United States
132. Boulder Labs Library; Boulder, CO 80305 United States
133. Hampden-Sydney College; Bortz Library Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943 United States
134. Linda Hall Library; Kansas City, MO 64110 United States
135. McDermott Library, USAF Academy; S. Air Force Academy Library USAF Academy, CO 80840 United States
136. McKendree University; Holman Library Lebanon, IL 62254 United States
137. Radford University Library; McConnell Library Radford, VA 24142 United States
138. Regent University; Virginia Beach, VA 23464 United States
139. Richard Bland College; South Prince George, VA 23805 United States
140. Roanoke Higher Education Center; Roanoke, VA 24016 United States
141. University of Colorado Boulder; Boulder, CO 80309 United States
142. University of Lynchburg; Knight-Capron Library Lynchburg, VA 24501 United States
143. Vincennes University; Shake Library Vincennes, IN 47591 United States
144. Virginia Tech; University Libraries at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 United States
145. GTCC Libraries; Guilford Technical Community College Libraries Jamestown, NC 27282 United States
146. North Carolina A&T State University, F.D. Bluford Library; Ferdinand Douglass Bluford Library Greensboro, NC 27411 United States
147. North Carolina State University; Raleigh, NC 27695 United States
148. University of Evansville; Evansville, IN 47722 United States
149. Cumberland University; Lebanon, TN 37087 United States
150. Northern New Mexico College; Espanola Campus Library Espanola, NM 87532 United States
151. Northwestern Oklahoma State University Library; Alva, OK 73717 United States
152. San Juan College Library; Farmington, NM 87402 United States
153. University of New Mexico -Taos; Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557 United States
154. University of New Mexico, Gallup Campus; Zollinger Library Gallup, NM 87301 United States
155. University of New Mexico, Los Alamos; Los Alamos, NM 87544 United States
156. Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library; Atlanta, GA 30314 United States
157. Central New Mexico Community College Libraries; Albuquerque, NM 87106 United States
158. Institute of American Indian Arts Library; Santa Fe, NM 87508 United States
159. New Mexico Highlands University; Las Vegas, NM 87701 United States
160. Oklahoma Christian University; Beam Library Edmond, OK 73013 United States
161. Rose State College Library; Midwest City, OK 73110 United States
162. Santa Fe Community College; Santa Fe, 87508 United States
163. Southwestern Oklahoma State University; Al Harris Library Weatherford, OK 73096 United States
164. University of New Mexico Valencia Campus Library; Valencia Campus Los Lunas, NM 87031 United States
165. University of New Mexico-Main Campus; Albuquerque, NM 87131 United States
166. Eastern New Mexico University; Golden Library Portales, NM 88130 United States
167. Eastern New Mexico University, Roswell; Learning Resource Center Roswell, NM 88202 United States
168. Eastern New Mexico University, Ruidoso Branch Library; Ruidoso Branch Community College Library Ruidoso, NM 88345 United States
169. New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; NMT Joseph R. Skeen Library; Skeen Library; NMT Library Socorro, NM 87801 United States
170. Saint Leo University; Daniel A. Cannon Memorial Library Saint Leo, FL 33574 United States
171. Texas A&M University-Central Texas; A&M-Central Texas Killeen, TX 76549 United States
172. University of South Florida; Tampa, FL 33620 United States
173. Florida Memorial University; Nathan W. Collier Library Miami Gardens, FL 33054 United States
174. Thomas University Law Library; Miami Gardens, FL 33054 United States
175. Texas A&M University-San Antonio; San Antonio, TX 78224 United States
176. Texas Southern University; Library Learning Center Houston, TX 77004 United States
177. Sistema de Bibliotecas, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras; San Juan, PR 00931 United States
178. Texas A&M International University; Laredo, TX 78041 United States
179. Universidad de Puerto de Cayey; Biblioteca Victor M. Pons Gil Cayey, 00737-2230 Puerto Ric
180. Universidad de San Andrés; Biblioteca Max von Buch Buenos Aires, 1644 Argentina
181. Universidad de las Americas; Quito, Ecuador

 

Following categories of manuscripts are considered for publication

• Review Article
• Research Article
• Case Study
• Clinical Trial
• Community Case Study
• Data Report
• Opinion
• Commentary
• News & Highlights
• Mini Review
• Short Research Communication
• Letter to the Editor
• Methods & Protocols
• Book Review
• Negative Results

Young authors including early career scientists, assistant professors, Ph.D., M.S., M.D., D.M., DNB and M.Ch.  students are highly encouraged to submit their manuscript. Our academic editors’ team will give assistance in writing and editing of manuscript.

Ethical Standards                                                                                

Statement of Human and Animal Rights

In the research work where, human subjects or material were involved, all authors should clearly declare that entire experiment work was done as per ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (both institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 and 2008. In case of animal experiments, authors should clearly reveal that all experimental procedures were done according to institutional and national guidelines for animal care and laboratory use. 

Statement of Informed Consent

Patients have a right to privacy that should not be infringed without informed consent. Identifying information, including patients' names, initials, or hospital numbers, should not be published in written descriptions, photographs, and pedigrees unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (or parent or guardian) provides written informed consent for publication. Authors should also identify individuals who provide writing assistance and disclose the funding source for this assistance. Identifying details should be omitted if they are not essential. Complete anonymity is difficult to achieve; however, informed consent should be obtained if there is any doubt. For example, masking the eye region in photographs of patients is inadequate to ensure anonymity. If identifying characteristics are altered to protect the patient, such as in genetic pedigrees, authors should guarantee that alterations do not distort scientific meaning.

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

Editor’s responsibilities

Editors are responsible for taking the decision to publish a submitted manuscript on the basis of quality, originality, scope and relevance. Editor and editorial staff will maintain the necessary confidentiality of the manuscript and will not use it for any other purpose. 

Reviewer’s responsibilities

Reviewers should screen the manuscript for various quality parameters and provide the relevant comments to the editors, which helps them in decision making. Reviewers must carefully check the literature citation, writing quality, experiment setup and scientific relevance of results. A special emphasis will be given on plagiarism checking of manuscript. Reviewers will also maintain the necessary confidentiality of the manuscript and will not use it for any other purpose. Conflicts of interest regarding collaboration with authors of submitted manuscript must be disclosed to the editor, and then excluded from the review process.

 Author’s responsibilities

Manuscript submitted to our journal should not be published in any other journal, and also not currently under consideration by another journal. The manuscript must be approved by all the co-authors for their scientific contents and submission for publication in the journal.

Authors should provide the details of their experimental work so that others may replicate the experiments. Authors should prepare their raw data and submit it to editors/reviewers upon request. 

 Any kind of fraud or unethical practices like Fabrication/ Falsification of Data, Plagiarism, Unacceptable Author Contribution, Citation Manipulation, Concurrent Submissions, and Redundant Publications are totally unacceptable. All authors must give a clear statement that no unethical practices are involved in this research work. All authors have a responsibility to disclose the conflicts of interests and financial support for work, if any. 

After publication of the manuscript, if any error is found in research work, the chief-editor should be immediately informed. After deep discussion with the research team, the manuscript will be corrected or even withdrawn. 

Literature source for ethical standard: 

• Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

• Graf C, Wager E, Bowman A, Fiack S, Scott-Lichter D, Robinson A. Best Practice Guidelines on Publication Ethics: a publisher's perspective. Int J Clin Pract Suppl. 2007 Jan;61(152):1-26.
• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication. 2006. 
• American Psychological Association. Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, Section 8 ‘Research and Publication’. 

 American Chemical Society. Ethical Guidelines.