Journal of Medicines Use in Developing Countries (JMUDC) provides a medium for publication of research and education in medicine use issues in developing countries.

Types of manuscripts: The following types of papers are considered by the journal: Research Articles, Review Articles, Short Reports and Thesis abstracts. Papers needs to be written in English. Papers are accepted on the understanding that they have not been published or being submitted for publication elsewhere.

Manuscript requirements: Submission should be made electronically to the Managing Editor (subishpalaian@gmail.com) via Email. If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the author must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. All pages in the manuscript should be numbered consecutively. The tables and figure should be grouped at the end of the manuscript. Authors should mention the title of the tables along with the table.

Manuscript format: The manuscript should be in the following order: (1) Title, (2) Abstract, (3) Keywords, (4) Text, (5) Acknowledgements, (6) References, (7) Tables, (8) Figures. The text for research articles should contain the following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion (or Results and Discussion) and Conclusions.

Review of Manuscripts: Upon receipt, a manuscript will be peer-reviewed. The reviewers' relevant comments and the editor's decision will be communicated to the authors. The qualified reviewer can be recommended by the author, however the selection of reviewers will be at the discretion of the Editor.

Title page: The title should be on the first page and provide precise information about the contents. Title should not exceed 120 characters (space included. The title should be followed by the list of author(s) and affiliation(s).Corresponding author should be indicated with the postal address, phone and e-mail address.

Abstract and Keywords: Papers must begin with an abstract not exceeding 250 words. It should contain a brief description of the aim, principal results and major conclusions. 5-10 informative English keywords are required.

Text: Research articles should contain Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion sections. The limitations of the study may be included in the end of the discussion.

Tables: Each table should be titled, typed on separate sheets in consecutive order using Arabic numerals. Indicate SI units of measure in parentheses.

Figures: Figures must be presented on separate sheets in consecutive order using Arabic numerals. The legend should be typed separately from the figures. Indicate SI units of measure in parentheses. The original photograph or drawings are required with the submission.

References
The journal follows Vancouver system of referencing. The abbreviations of journals should follow the system used by Pubmed.
• The references / bibliography should be in Vancouver style.
• References cited only in tables or figure legends should be numbered in accordance with the sequence established by the first identification in the text of the particular table or figure.
• The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in Pubmed (MeSH)
• Use the complete name of the journal for non-indexed journals.
• Information from manuscripts submitted but not accepted should be cited in the text as “unpublished observations” with written permission from the source.
• Avoid citing a “personal communication” unless it provides essential information that is otherwise unavailable from public sources. In such an event, the name of the person and the date of communication should be cited in parentheses in the text.
• For scientific articles, contributors should obtain written permission and confirmation of accuracy from the source of a personal communication.

Short Reports: The short report section is open to interesting results worthy of publication without requiring extensive introduction and discussion. This section should contain the same heading and subheadings as research articles. The length of the article should not more than 2500 words. Tables, figures and references are to be arranged according to research papers.

Review Articles: The organization of review articles can be arranged at the author's discretion. Abstract and keywords are needed. Tables, figures and references are to be arranged according to research papers.

Thesis Abstract: Abstract and keywords are not needed. The total word count can be maximum 500 words including five references and one table.

Correcting Proofs: The editorial office will send the proofs to authors for correction. Only typesetting errors may be corrected; no changes in, or additions to, the accepted manuscript will be allowed. The reprints in PDF will be supplied free of charge to the corresponding author. The authors are responsible for the contents appeared in their published manuscripts.

Covering letter: The covering letter should mention clearly that the manuscript is not been published/ submitted in any other journal. The covering letter should be signed by the corresponding author.