Instructions for Authors
The National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology (NJPPP) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Eldaghayes Publisher. The journal publishes scholarly contributions within the fields of physiology, pharmacy, pharmacology, and related biomedical and health sciences.
Authors should read these Instructions for Authors together with the journal's policies on Editorial and Peer Review, Publication Ethics, Copyright, Licensing, Conflict of Interest, Plagiarism, Artificial Intelligence, Research Participants and Animal Welfare, Data Availability, Corrections and Retractions, and Self-Archiving before submitting a manuscript.
1. Online Submission
NJPPP accepts manuscripts through its online submission system:
NJPPP Submission System (eJManager)
The corresponding author is responsible for submitting the manuscript and for communicating with the journal throughout the editorial and publication process.
At submission, the corresponding author must confirm that:
the manuscript is original and has not been published previously, except where appropriately disclosed and permitted;
the manuscript is not under consideration by another journal;
all authors have approved the submitted version;
all authors agree to submission to NJPPP;
the manuscript complies with applicable ethical requirements;
all relevant conflicts of interest have been disclosed;
funding sources have been declared;
required permissions have been obtained;
the manuscript complies with the journal's policies; and
all information provided during submission is accurate and complete.
The corresponding author acts as the primary contact and, where applicable, as a guarantor of the integrity of the work and the accuracy of information provided to the journal.
The journal may require authors to complete a manuscript submission, authorship, copyright, ethical, or other declaration where necessary.
2. About the Journal
NJPPP is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering physiology, pharmacy, pharmacology, and related disciplines.
The journal currently publishes two issues per year (semiannual publication).
All published articles are freely accessible online immediately upon publication without a subscription or access charge. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), unless an article is expressly identified as being subject to different terms.
NJPPP follows a double-blind peer-review process for manuscripts requiring peer review.
The journal's current indexing and abstracting information is provided separately on the journal website and should be consulted for the most up-to-date list.
3. Article Types
NJPPP considers the following principal types of scholarly contributions:
Original Research Articles
Review Articles
Short Communications
Case Reports
Letters to the Editor
Educational Forum Papers
Editorials and Guest Editorials
Book Reviews
The journal may consider other scholarly formats when appropriate. The decision to accept a particular article type rests with the editorial team.
4. Publication Charges
The current standard Article Processing Charge (APC) is 150 USD for manuscripts accepted for publication.
The APC contributes to the costs associated with editorial and publication services, which may include:
manuscript processing;
DOI registration;
XML production;
typesetting and production;
online publication;
copyediting or language editing where applicable; and
maintenance of the journal's publishing infrastructure.
The APC is payable only after formal acceptance of a manuscript.
Payment of an APC does not guarantee acceptance and does not influence editorial assessment or peer-review decisions.
Any applicable charges for optional printed copies or other separately requested services are additional.
The journal may waive or reduce publication charges in circumstances determined by the publisher or editorial office. Any waiver or discount is separate from editorial decision-making.
5. Originality and Exclusive Submission
Manuscripts submitted to NJPPP must represent original scholarly work.
A manuscript must not be simultaneously submitted to or under consideration by another journal.
By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:
the work has not been published elsewhere in substantially the same form;
no duplicate submission is in progress;
all relevant previous publications have been disclosed;
material reproduced from other sources has been appropriately cited and, where necessary, permission has been obtained; and
any related manuscripts, preprints, conference papers, or earlier reports have been disclosed where relevant.
Violation of the journal's originality or exclusive-submission requirements may result in rejection and, where appropriate, further action under the journal's Publication Ethics Policy.
6. Editorial and Peer-Review Process
6.1 Initial Editorial Assessment
All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial and technical assessment.
The journal may assess:
conformity with the journal's aims and scope;
originality and scholarly significance;
methodological quality;
ethical compliance;
completeness of submission;
clarity and scientific presentation;
potential conflicts of interest;
plagiarism or problematic text overlap; and
compliance with the journal's policies.
Manuscripts that are clearly unsuitable for the journal, substantially deficient, or unable to proceed to meaningful peer review may be rejected without external peer review.
6.2 Peer Review
Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial assessment and require peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with appropriate subject expertise.
NJPPP uses a double-blind peer-review model. Authors and reviewers are not normally informed of each other's identities during the review process.
Authors should therefore ensure that the manuscript and supplementary files intended for reviewers do not unnecessarily reveal author identities or affiliations.
Complete anonymity cannot always be guaranteed because of the nature of scholarly publishing and the possibility that reviewers may identify authors from the content, citations, or other contextual information.
6.3 Reviewer Selection
Reviewers are selected according to their subject expertise, methodological knowledge, research experience, availability, and absence of relevant conflicts of interest.
Authors may suggest qualified reviewers during submission. Such suggestions are considered at the discretion of the editorial team and do not guarantee that the suggested individuals will be invited.
Suggested reviewers should be independent of the authors and their institutions and should not have a personal, professional, or financial relationship that could compromise impartiality.
6.4 Editorial Decisions
Depending on the outcome of editorial assessment and peer review, a manuscript may receive a decision such as:
Accept
Minor Revision
Major Revision
Reject
The Editor-in-Chief or a designated editor makes the final editorial decision based on the available evidence, reviewer reports, editorial assessment, and the journal's standards.
Reviewer recommendations are important but do not automatically determine the final decision.
6.5 Review and Publication Timelines
NJPPP aims to process manuscripts efficiently while maintaining appropriate editorial and peer-review standards.
Review and publication times may vary depending on manuscript complexity, reviewer availability, revision requirements, and production workload. Any stated processing times are targets rather than guarantees.
The journal does not offer acceptance or publication in exchange for expedited payment.
7. Revision of Manuscripts
When revisions are requested, authors should submit:
a revised version of the manuscript; and
a detailed response to the reviewers' and editors' comments.
Authors should clearly identify changes made in response to each comment and provide a reasoned explanation where a suggested change has not been adopted.
Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers or evaluated by the editors, depending on the extent and nature of the revisions.
Failure to respond adequately to substantive concerns may result in rejection.
8. Manuscript Preparation
Manuscripts should be prepared in clear and grammatically appropriate English.
Unless otherwise specified for a particular article type:
use a standard readable font such as Times New Roman, 12-point;
use double spacing throughout the manuscript;
number all pages consecutively;
use continuous line numbering where supported by the submission system;
use clear headings and subheadings;
submit tables and figures in appropriate electronic formats; and
ensure that all references cited in the text appear in the reference list and vice versa.
Authors should ensure that the manuscript is carefully checked for language, formatting, accuracy, and completeness before submission.
9. Double-Blind Submission
Because NJPPP uses double-blind peer review, the manuscript should be prepared so that author identities are not unnecessarily disclosed to reviewers.
The Title Page should contain:
full manuscript title;
names of all authors;
institutional affiliations;
corresponding author's name and contact details;
ORCID identifiers, where available; and
other relevant declarations requested by the journal.
The Main Manuscript should contain the scientific content but should not ordinarily include author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or other unnecessary identifying information.
The submission system may provide separate fields or files for information that should remain hidden from reviewers.
10. Manuscript Structure
10.1 Original Research Articles
Original Research Articles should normally include:
Title
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgments, where applicable
Funding
Authors' Contributions
Conflict of Interest
Data Availability Statement
Ethical Approval/Consent Statement, where applicable
References
Tables and Figures
The exact structure may be adapted where justified by the nature of the study.
Abstract
The abstract should normally be structured under appropriate headings such as:
Background
Aim/Objectives
Methods
Results
Conclusion
The abstract should accurately reflect the manuscript and should not contain information that is not supported by the main text.
10.2 Short Communications
Short Communications should present concise but scientifically important findings.
They should normally include:
Title
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Declarations
References
Tables and Figures, where applicable
Results and Discussion may be combined where appropriate.
10.3 Review Articles
Review Articles should provide a rigorous and balanced synthesis of the relevant literature.
The structure may include:
Title
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Main thematic sections
Discussion or synthesis, where appropriate
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Funding
Authors' Contributions
Conflict of Interest
Data Availability, where applicable
References
Tables and Figures, where appropriate
For systematic reviews and meta-analyses, authors should follow applicable reporting standards, such as PRISMA, where appropriate.
10.4 Case Reports
Case Reports should provide a scientifically and clinically relevant description of an individual or series of cases.
They should normally include:
Title
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Case Description
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Funding
Authors' Contributions
Conflict of Interest
Data Availability
Consent for Publication, where applicable
References
Tables and Figures, where appropriate
Identifiable patient information, photographs, or clinical material must not be published without appropriate consent or another valid ethical/legal basis.
11. Title, Keywords, Tables, and Figures
11.1 Title
The title should be concise, informative, specific, and accurately reflect the content of the manuscript.
Avoid unnecessary abbreviations, promotional language, and unsupported claims.
11.2 Keywords
Authors should provide appropriate keywords that accurately represent the main concepts of the manuscript.
Where applicable, standardized terminology or recognized indexing terms should be used.
11.3 Tables
Tables should:
be numbered consecutively;
have clear and informative titles;
be cited in the text;
be understandable without excessive reference to the main text; and
avoid unnecessary duplication of information presented elsewhere.
11.4 Figures and Images
Figures should be of suitable quality for publication and should be appropriately numbered and cited.
Authors must have the necessary rights or permissions for material reproduced from other sources.
Image manipulation must not misrepresent research findings. Any substantive alteration or processing should be disclosed where appropriate.
12. References
NJPPP uses an author-date citation system.
References should be cited in the text using the author's surname and year of publication, for example:
Author (2020)
(Author, 2020)
Author et al. (2020)
Where multiple publications by the same author or authors occur in the same year, letters may be used where necessary, for example 2020a and 2020b.
The reference list should be arranged alphabetically by the surname of the first author.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that references are accurate, complete, and consistent with the journal's required style.
Examples
Journal Article
Chin JC, Dai Y, Watts JE. 1995. [Article title]. Veterinary Microbiology 43:21–32.
Book
Durbin R, Eddy SR, Krogh A, Mitchison G. 1999. Biological Sequence Analysis. Cambridge University Press.
Book Chapter
Leach J. 1993. [Chapter title]. In: Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts and Control. Nalepa T, Schloesser D, editors. Ann Arbor, MI: Lewis Publishers, pp. 381–397.
Conference Contribution
Stock A. 2004. [Contribution title]. In: Proceedings of the 2004 Markey Scholars Conference, pp. 80–89.
Thesis
Strunk JL. 1991. [Thesis title]. M.S. Thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Unpublished data and personal communications should generally be identified in the text rather than included in the reference list, unless there is a specific reason and sufficient bibliographic information to support their inclusion.
Authors should provide DOI information where available.
13. Ethical Requirements
NJPPP requires research to comply with applicable ethical principles, institutional requirements, and relevant national and international standards.
13.1 Human Participants
Research involving human participants must have appropriate ethics approval or a valid documented exemption, where required.
Manuscripts should state:
the name of the ethics committee or institutional review board;
the approval/reference number, where applicable;
the date of approval where appropriate; and
the informed-consent procedure or applicable waiver.
Human research should comply with relevant ethical principles, including the Declaration of Helsinki where applicable.
Informed consent should be obtained from participants where required.
For minors or participants lacking decision-making capacity, appropriate parental, guardian, or legally authorized representative consent and participant assent should be obtained when applicable and ethically required.
13.2 Animal Research
Studies involving animals must comply with applicable institutional, national, and international requirements for animal welfare and research ethics.
Where applicable, authors should provide:
the name of the approving animal ethics committee;
approval/reference number;
relevant animal welfare standards;
details of anesthesia and analgesia;
humane endpoints; and
euthanasia or humane killing methods where applicable.
Authors should apply the 3Rs principles—Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement—where relevant.
14. Authorship and Contributions
Authorship should be based on substantial intellectual contribution to the work.
Authors should have made meaningful contributions to one or more of the following:
conception or design of the study;
acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data;
drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content; and
approval of the final version to be published.
Authors should also accept responsibility for the integrity and accuracy of their contributions.
Gift, honorary, guest, and ghost authorship are not permitted.
The specific contributions of each author should be described in an Authors' Contributions statement.
Changes to authorship after submission require a justified request and agreement from all affected authors, subject to editorial approval.
Authorship disputes should normally be resolved by the authors' institution(s) or other appropriate bodies rather than by the journal.
15. Conflict of Interest
All authors must disclose any personal, professional, financial, institutional, or other interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation.
Examples may include:
research funding;
employment or consultancy;
financial interests;
patents;
relationships with pharmaceutical or other commercial organizations;
personal or professional relationships; and
institutional interests.
A conflict of interest does not automatically prevent publication. The journal seeks to manage disclosed conflicts transparently and appropriately.
A Conflict of Interest Statement must be included in the manuscript.
16. Funding
All sources of financial or material support for the research should be disclosed.
Where applicable, authors should provide:
the name of the funding organization;
grant or award number;
the recipient of the funding; and
a description of the funder's role in the research, if any.
If the research received no specific funding, authors should state this explicitly.
17. Data Availability
Authors should provide a Data Availability Statement appropriate to the study.
Where ethically and legally possible, authors are encouraged to make relevant supporting data available through an appropriate repository or other accessible mechanism.
Data should not be shared where doing so would violate participant privacy, confidentiality, legal requirements, ethical restrictions, or contractual obligations.
Where data cannot be publicly shared, authors should explain the applicable restrictions and, where possible, describe how qualified researchers may request access.
18. Plagiarism and Similarity Screening
All submitted manuscripts may be screened using iThenticate or an equivalent similarity-detection system.
Similarity reports are used as a screening and editorial assessment tool and are not interpreted solely on the basis of a fixed similarity percentage.
Editors consider the nature, location, extent, and context of textual overlap.
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:
direct copying without attribution;
inappropriate paraphrasing;
mosaic or patchwork plagiarism;
plagiarism of ideas;
unauthorized use of figures, tables, images, or data;
inappropriate translation of previously published material; and
inappropriate text recycling or self-plagiarism.
Where concerns arise, authors may be asked to provide an explanation or make appropriate corrections. Depending on the seriousness of the issue and whether the manuscript has been published, the journal may reject the manuscript or take other proportionate action under its Publication Ethics Policy.
19. Artificial Intelligence
Authors may use artificial intelligence tools responsibly for appropriate purposes such as language improvement, translation, organization, coding, literature-search assistance, or other legitimate research-support activities.
AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors.
Authors remain fully responsible for:
the accuracy of the manuscript;
originality;
data integrity;
interpretation;
references;
citations;
ethical compliance; and
all material submitted for publication.
Material or substantive use of generative AI should be disclosed where required by the journal's Artificial Intelligence Policy.
Routine spelling, grammar, and language assistance generally does not require separate disclosure.
Authors must not use AI systems to generate fabricated data, results, references, images, or other misleading scientific content.
Authors should not upload confidential manuscripts, unpublished research, identifiable participant information, reviewer reports, or other confidential material to external AI systems where doing so would compromise confidentiality or violate applicable obligations.
NJPPP uses the AI Content Detector powered by Winston as one of its screening tools. AI-detection results are treated as indicators for editorial assessment and are not considered conclusive evidence of misconduct on their own.
20. Permissions and Copyright
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material where permission is required.
Authors retain copyright in their published work in accordance with the journal's applicable publishing arrangements.
Published NJPPP articles are licensed under the:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
This license permits sharing and adaptation for non-commercial purposes subject to appropriate attribution and the other conditions of the license.
Further information is available in the journal's Copyright Policy and License Policy.
21. Preprints and Self-Archiving
NJPPP permits responsible sharing and self-archiving in accordance with its Self-Archiving Policy.
Authors may deposit appropriate versions of their work in institutional or subject repositories, including the accepted manuscript and, where permitted by the applicable license, the Version of Record.
Authors should clearly identify the version of the manuscript and provide the appropriate journal citation and DOI.
Publication in a repository does not replace the journal's peer-review and publication process.
22. Post-Publication Corrections and Retractions
NJPPP maintains the integrity of the published scholarly record.
If a significant error, ethical concern, or other problem is identified after publication, the journal may investigate the matter and, where appropriate, publish:
a correction or corrigendum;
an erratum;
an addendum or clarification;
an Expression of Concern; or
a retraction.
Actions are determined according to the nature and seriousness of the concern and are guided by applicable publication-ethics principles.
Retracted articles are normally retained in the scholarly record with a clear retraction notice unless exceptional circumstances require otherwise.
23. Appeals and Complaints
Authors may appeal an editorial decision when they believe that a significant factual or procedural error has materially affected the decision.
An appeal should provide a clear and evidence-based explanation of the grounds for reconsideration.
Disagreement with an editorial decision alone is generally not sufficient grounds for an appeal.
Complaints concerning editorial conduct, peer review, publication ethics, authorship, or other journal processes will be handled in accordance with the journal's applicable policies and publication-ethics principles.
24. Proofs and Author Corrections
After acceptance, manuscripts undergo production processing, which may include copyediting, typesetting, XML production, and preparation of publication proofs.
Authors may receive proofs for review before publication.
Authors should carefully check proofs for:
typographical errors;
author names and affiliations;
figures and tables;
references;
equations and symbols; and
other factual or production errors.
Proof corrections should be returned within the period specified by the editorial or production team.
Proof review is intended primarily to identify and correct production errors. Substantial changes to the accepted manuscript may require editorial approval.
25. Publication and Digital Object Identifiers
Published articles receive appropriate bibliographic and digital publication information, including a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) where applicable.
NJPPP deposits article metadata with the relevant DOI registration service and seeks to maintain accurate and persistent bibliographic information.
26. Digital Preservation
NJPPP is committed to the long-term preservation of its published scholarly record.
The journal participates in Portico for digital preservation. This preservation arrangement provides an additional mechanism for maintaining access to eligible scholarly content in the event of disruption to the journal's primary publishing platform.
27. Printed Copies
NJPPP is primarily an online open-access journal. Where printed copies of published articles are available, such copies may be requested separately and may be subject to printing, handling, and shipping charges.
28. Author Checklist
Before submitting a manuscript, authors should ensure that:
The manuscript falls within the aims and scope of NJPPP.
The manuscript is not simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
All authors have approved the manuscript and submission.
The appropriate article type has been selected.
The manuscript is prepared in clear English.
The manuscript has been prepared for double-blind peer review.
Author information is provided separately where required.
Ethical approval or exemption is documented where applicable.
Informed consent requirements have been addressed where applicable.
Animal welfare requirements have been addressed where applicable.
Funding has been declared.
Conflicts of interest have been declared.
Authors' contributions have been provided.
Data availability has been addressed.
AI use has been disclosed where required.
The manuscript has been checked for plagiarism and inappropriate text overlap.
Figures, tables, and reproduced materials have appropriate permissions where required.
References are complete, accurate, and consistent with the journal's style.
The manuscript and supplementary files comply with NJPPP policies.
29. Contact Information
National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology (NJPPP)
Publisher: Eldaghayes Publisher
Website: www.eldaghayes.com
Email: info@eldaghayes.com
For submission-related questions, authors should use the contact information provided on the official journal website or within the NJPPP submission system.
