Author Instructions

1. Article Types

  • Original Research Articles – ≤ 4,000 words; up to 8 figures/tables.
  • Review Articles – ≤ 6,000 words; ≥ 50 references.
  • Short Communications – ≤ 2,000 words; max. 3 figures/tables.
  • Perspectives & Commentaries – ≤ 1,500 words.
  • Meeting/Conference Reports – ≤ 1,500 words.
  • Book Reviews – ≤ 1,500 words.

Structure: Title page, Abstract (250–300 words), Keywords (4–6), Main text (Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results & Discussion, Conclusion), Acknowledgments, References (APA 7th).

3. Figures and Tables

Figures: TIFF, JPEG, or PNG (300 dpi photographs, 600 dpi line drawings). Tables: numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, short titles, notes below. Captions required for all figures/tables. Submit separately in addition to embedding in text.

4. References

  • Cite only peer-reviewed or accepted works. Self-citations should be minimal. Research papers: ≥ 25 references; Reviews: ≥ 50 references.
  • In-text citations be provided as: (Author, Year)
  • Referencing style should be APA (7th edition).
  • The complete reference list should appear alphabetically by name at the end of the paper.
  • A DOI should be provided for all references where available.

5. Ethical Responsibilities

  • Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.
  • Studies involving humans/animals require ethics approval; informed consent mandatory for human subjects.
  • For observational/clinical studies, the Journal recommends that authors follow the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals formulated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
  • For reporting case studies, author’s must adhere to CARE guidelines.
  • Plagiarism: Submissions screened; overlap >15% not acceptable.
  • Authors must not fabricate, manipulate, or falsify data/images.
  • Conflicts of interest must be declared.
  • COPE guidelines followed for corrections/retractions.

9. Open Access Policy

JCSAN is an open-access journal. All articles are freely available online without subscription barriers, ensuring global visibility and accessibility. Authors are not charged for access fees, but Article Processing Charges (APCs) may apply as per journal policy.

11. Submission Checklist

  • Manuscript formatted as per journal style
  • Title page with complete author details
  • Abstract (≤ 300 words) & 4–6 keywords
  • Figures/tables labelled and uploaded separately
  • References in APA 7th style
  • All ethical statements included
  • Permissions for reused content obtained
  • Disclosure of AI/LLM use (if any)

All submissions must be made exclusively through the online submission portal. Authors should ensure that the main manuscript file is anonymized and does not contain any identifying author details. A separate title page with the article title, author names, affiliations, and corresponding author contact information must be uploaded as an individual file.