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Submission Guidelines

Thank you for considering Global Immunological & Infectious Diseases Review (GIIDR) for your manuscript submission. GIIDR is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish high-quality research within its area of publication. 

Please carefully review the following submission guidelines before submitting your manuscript.

  1. The submission shall not be previously published, nor submitted to another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  2. All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the form available at our website https://humaglobe.com/index.php/giidr/login
  3. Articles shall be in MS-Word (2016 or higher) duly formatted according to the guidelines and publication policy of the GIIDR.
  4. Where available, URLs for the references shall be provided.
  5. Only Electronic submission (Soft Form) of manuscripts is accepted, and the corresponding text, tables, and figures shall be drafted in a single Microsoft Word file
  6. The Contributor have to register him/herself before submitting the Manuscript.

Formatting Guidelines

  1. Title: The title of the article should be bold, centered and typed in capital letters (in 13 point) Times New Roman Font.

    Author(s) Details: These author(s) details should be in (10 point) Times New Roman Font and should be centered below the title.

    1. Full Name, Designation, Name of the Organization, City, State, and Country.
    2. E-mail ID.

  2. Corresponding Author: Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication and also post-publication. Ensure that telephone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.

  3. Abstract: All manuscripts must be accompanied by a brief abstract. Abstract should not exceed 150 words. It should be properly formatted as justified in italicized text in Times New Roman Font (9 point). It should highlight Research Background, Methodology, Major Finding(s) and Conclusion in brief.

  4. Key Words: Authors must mention 3-10 keywords. Keywords should be listed alphabetically, separated by commas, and full stop at the end.

  5. Word Count: The length of the paper should not exceed the maximum limit of the words i.e. 7000 words (Minimum 3500 Words). Paper containing more than 7000 words will be returned to the author(s) for abridgement. Articles should be typed in double-space (including footnotes and references) on one side of the paper only (preferably A4) with wide margins. Authors are urged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of clarity.

  6. Page Setup: Size of the page should have 7 inches Width and 9.5 inches Height with 1- inch margin on all four sides. Header and Footer Layout should be 0.5 inches from edge.

  7. Subdivision of the Manuscript: Authors are hereby advised to clearly divide their articles / manuscripts into defined and numbered sections. Sub-sections should also be numbered like 1., 2., (then 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2), 1.2, etc. (except the abstract which is not included in section numbering).

  8. Tables and Figures/Images: All important tables and figures/images should be incorporated into the body of the paper. Heading of the Table should be in Times New Roman, Bold, 10 Points and 0.25 inches indent (Left). Heading of the Figure/Images Should also be of the same specifications as Tables but below the Image/Figure and Centrally Aligned.

  9. Formula: The text size of the formula, if any, should be similar to the normal text size of the manuscript.

  10. References: All references should be listed alphabetically at end of the article using APA reference style only.

  11. Citations in the Text: Kindly make sure that every reference cited in the text should also be presented in the reference list and vice versa. Authors should avoid using citations in the abstract of the manuscript. Personal communications and unpublished results should not be included in the reference list at the end of the manuscript but may be presented in the text. ‘In Press’ articles’ citation of a reference means that the work has been accepted for publication somewhere.

  12. Citing and Listing of Web References: Wherever an author faces a problem of citation of a web reference, please include the full URL as a minimum. Any other information, if known to the author, should also be presented. This information may be about the author names, dates and reference to a source publication etc. For convenience of the authors and readers, web references can also be listed separately (for instance after the reference list) under the separate head if so desired by the author(s), or it can obviously be included in the reference list.

  13. Text in References: Authors are advised to follow the referencing style used by American Psychological Association (APA), 7th edition. They can refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Seventh Edition, on http://www.apastyle.org/manual/index.aspx.

  14. Author(s) Biography: Every author must submit a brief biography, a photograph along with the Copyright Agreement form.

  15. Sponsoring Information: If the submitted research work is sponsored or supported in any way by an organization or an NGO, please mention it clearly.