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Instructions to Authors

The Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research (AJMBR), an official journal of Ebu Press Ltd, publishes high-quality, original research across a broad spectrum of medical and biological sciences, including medical science, dental science, veterinary science, animal husbandry, agricultural science, environmental science, fisheries science, food science and nutrition, zoology, plant science and botany, marine biology and marine science, pharmaceutical science, genetic engineering and biotechnology, microbiology, public health, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, life sciences, toxicology, pathology, immunology, pharmacology, epidemiology, neuroscience, bioinformatics, molecular medicine, ecology and evolutionary biology, agricultural biotechnology, reproductive biology, entomology, parasitology, marine biotechnology, environmental microbiology, food safety and toxicology, biomedical engineering and technology, genomics and proteomics, biophysics, bioethics and medical ethics, nutrition and dietetics, climate change and biodiversity conservation, and related interdisciplinary fields. The journal provides a platform for researchers, clinicians, and professionals to share novel findings that advance scientific knowledge, inform practice, and address contemporary challenges in health and life sciences.

AJMBR accepts submissions in several formats, including editorials, review articles, full-length research articles, short communications, and case reports. All manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. Each submission undergoes a rigorous peer-review process to ensure scientific rigor, methodological integrity, and relevance to the field.

Online Submission

Submit your manuscript through BanglaJOL’s online journal management system. We check the plagiarism with the use of iThenticate/Turnitin. To reduce the similarity, please give proper citations and use the words/sentences carefully.

Terms of Submission

Papers must be submitted on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere and are not currently under consideration by another journal. It is assumed that all named authors  agree with the contents and form of the manuscript and are responsible for the validity and originality of data contained therein. It is the author’s responsibility to validate the manuscript’s contents; however, the editorial board of the AJMBR will be responsible for correcting contents if necessary (please refer to the ‘Correction and Retraction Policy’).

Review Process

Articles submitted to Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research are subject to strict peer-reviewing. Once a manuscript passes the initial checks, it will be assigned to at least two independent experts for peer-review. The journal operates a single blind peer-review (the reviewers know the authors’ identities, but the authors do not know the reviewers’ identities). The journal’s management will try to get the submitted manuscript reviewed as early as possible. Usually reviewers are requested to complete the review as early as possible; however, delay in the review process will not be on the part of AJMBR management. If all processes from complete submission to revision go smoothly, then 6-8 weeks are usually required to reach a conclusion (Acceptance/Rejection). For more details, please visit Review Policy.

After Provisional Acceptance

Upon provisional acceptance of a paper for publication, the corresponding author will receive the email regarding payment of article processing charge. Charges must be paid within 10 days as per instructions given in the email. Acceptance will be final after the payment of publication charge.

Proof corrections: The corresponding author will receive an e-mail containing PDF (portable document format). The proof can be downloaded as a PDF. Proofs must be returned to the Editor within five days of receipt with corrections if any. If there is no correction then the corresponding author must reply accordingly. We ask that you only correct typesetting errors and grammatical errors if any. Please note that the author is responsible for all statements made in their work, including changes made.

Online publication: Online articles are complete and final. They have been fully reviewed, revised and edited for publication, and the authors’ final corrections have been incorporated. We do assign DOI to each newly published article. We will send the email to all authors once the article is published.

Reprints: Reprints will not be provided, if it is deemed necessary to have reprints, authors have to place order well in time on extra payment. Contact us if you have any questions.

General Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation

  • All materials must be written in standard english.
  • Manuscript must be double-spaced throughout.
  • Type written using 12 font size Times New Roman on A4 paper MS WORD format.
  • The page number and line number must be assigned throughout the manuscript continuously from the title page.
  • Divide your article (excluding abstract, keywords, acknowledgements, data availability, conflict of interest, authors’ contribution, and references) into clearly defined and numbered sections using Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.). Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, …), 1.2, etc.
  • One of the manuscript author(s) should be corresponding author, who takes responsibility for the paper during submission and peer review.
  • Superscript numbers (1) should be used to link author with institution and an asterisk (*) to refer to the corresponding author.
  • The abbreviations and acronyms should be defined the first time they used in the manuscript.
  • Do not use abbreviations in the title until and unless they are unavoidable.
  • Use the standard mathematical notation for formulae/symbols.
  • Genus and species names should be in italics.
  • Internationally accepted (SI) signs and symbols should be used for units.
  • Tables and figures should be placed immediately after the paragraph where they are first mentioned.
  • A cover letter (one page in the doc file) should be submitted with the manuscript (title page and main manuscript together in a single doc file). The cover letter should contain a statement explaining why the work should be considered for publication in this journal, and that the manuscript has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. The cover letter should also contain the statement that ‘All authors have approved the manuscript and agree with its submission to AJMBR’. The authors are encouraged to suggest 2 to 3 reviewers.

Title Page: The following information should be included:

  • Type of article: Editorial/Review/Research/Short Communication/Case Report
  • Title (should be clear, descriptive, and not too long)
  • Authors’ full names and affiliations
  • Corresponding author: Ensure his / her full name, address, phone, and e-mail.

Main Manuscript Structure: The main manuscript should be in the following sequence:

  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Materials and Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Or Results and Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • Funding information
  • Data availability statement
  • Generative AI statement
  • Authors’ contributions
  • Conflict of interest
  • Publisher’s note
  • References

Abstract and Keywords

  • The abstract must be concise and informative providing the main aim of the work, methods, principal results, and conclusions.
  • An abstract of no more than 300 words (Review and Research Articles) or 200 words for Short Communication/Case Report.
  • At the end of the abstract, keywords (3-6 words) related to the manuscript work must be provided for indexing, abstracting, and retrieval purposes.

Introduction

  • This section should contain a brief review of the problem with which the study deals, validate the approach taken, and formulate the goals.
  • This section should include recent references.

Materials and Methods

  • This section must include a statement regarding ethical approval of the study as a first subheading. If there is no need for approval for your study, then include the sentence accordingly.
  • This section must include a statement regarding ‘patient consent’ if applicable. For research articles, authors are required to state in the Materials and Methods section whether patients provided informed consent and whether the consent was written or verbal.
  • Authors are requested to refer to the reporting guidelines relevant to their study type e.g. CONSORT. The guidelines on reporting sex and gender information (SAGER) should also be considered. These guidelines can be found on the Equator Network.
  • This section must be clear and sufficient with experimental details to reproduce the works by other researchers.
  • Previously published procedures or methods should be cited without any detailed descriptions.
  • New procedures and techniques should be described in details.
  • Instruments and reagents information should be specified.
  • The source from which the sample has been obtained should be mentioned.

Results

  • This section should provide a concise and precise description of the experimental results, their interpretation, and the experimental conclusions that can be drawn.
  • Repetition of the same data in different forms should be avoided.

Discussion

  • Authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted from the perspective of previous studies (recent references) and the working hypotheses.
  • The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible, and the limitations of the work should be highlighted.
  • This section may be combined with Results.

Conclusions

  • This section should clearly explain the work’s main conclusions, highlighting its importance and relevance, including any practical applications.
  • Future research directions may also be mentioned.

Acknowledgments

  • Contributors who assisted with the research or manuscript but do not qualify for authorship.
  • Individuals providing technical, laboratory, field, statistical, editorial, or language assistance.
  • Institutions or facilities providing access to research sites, equipment, laboratories, datasets, or other research resources.
  • Individuals or organizations assisting with research permits, field access, or administrative support, where applicable.
  • Suppliers of materials or specialized services, including their location (town, state/county, country), where appropriate.
  • Funding and grant information should not be included here and should instead be reported under Funding Information.

Funding information

  • All sources of financial support for the research should be clearly identified.
  • The full name of each funding agency, institution, organization, or sponsor should be provided.
  • The complete address of the funding institution should be included.
  • The official grant, award, project, or contract number should be stated, where applicable.
  • Multiple funding sources should be listed separately and clearly attributed to the relevant research or authors, where required.
  • Any role of the funder in study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, or manuscript preparation should be disclosed, where applicable.
  • If the research received no specific funding, use the following statement: “This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.”

Data availability statement

  • Authors should provide a clear statement describing the availability of data supporting the study.
  • The statement should indicate where and how readers can access the underlying research data.
  • Where data are publicly available, authors should provide the relevant repository, database, accession number, or persistent identifier.
  • Where data are available upon reasonable request, the statement should specify whom to contact and any applicable conditions.
  • If data cannot be shared, authors should provide a clear explanation of the ethical, legal, privacy, confidentiality, or other restrictions.
  • Supplementary datasets or supporting files should be identified and made accessible where appropriate.
  • Review articles and other manuscripts that do not contain original research data may omit this section.

Generative AI statement

  • Authors should disclose whether generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used during the preparation of the manuscript.
  • The name of the generative AI tool and its specific purpose should be stated where applicable.
  • Use of AI tools for language improvement, grammar correction, translation, formatting, or editing should be disclosed.
  • Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and final content of the manuscript.
  • Generative AI tools should not be listed as authors or co-authors.
  • If no generative AI tools were used, authors may state: “No generative AI tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.”

Authors’ contributions

  • Individual contributions of all authors should be clearly specified to ensure appropriate recognition and accountability.
  • Contributions may include conceptualization, methodology, investigation, data collection, formal analysis, and interpretation of results.
  • Authors may also be credited for software, visualization, resources, supervision, project administration, and manuscript preparation.
  • Contributions to writing, reviewing, editing, and revising the manuscript should be clearly identified.
  • Each author should have made a meaningful contribution to the work and should approve the final version of the manuscript.
  • Authors should be accountable for their respective contributions and for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the work.

Conflict of interest

  • All authors must disclose any financial, commercial, professional, or personal relationships that could potentially influence, or be perceived to influence, the research or publication.
  • Relevant interests may include stock ownership, consultancy, advisory board membership, honoraria, travel grants, patents, licensing arrangements, or research funding.
  • Authors should disclose any other relationships or circumstances that could reasonably be perceived as creating a conflict of interest.
  • The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining conflict-of-interest information from all co-authors and ensuring that the declaration is complete and accurate.
  • The declaration should cover all authors and should be provided for every submitted manuscript.
  • Where a conflict exists, authors should provide a clear and specific description of the nature of the conflict.
  • If no conflicts exist, the following statement should be included under the heading “Conflict of interest”: “None to declare.”

Publisher’s note

  • The journal may include a Publisher’s Note to clarify the publisher’s position regarding jurisdictional or institutional matters arising from published content.
  • The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims presented in published maps, affiliations, or other geographical representations.
  • Authors are responsible for ensuring that all maps, geographical information, institutional affiliations, and related claims are accurate and appropriately presented.
  • Inclusion of a Publisher’s Note does not constitute an endorsement or rejection by the publisher of any territorial, jurisdictional, or institutional claim.
  • The standard Publisher’s Note may appear in published articles as follows: “Ebu Press Ltd remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.”

References

  • 40% of the references should be from research or review papers published within the past five years.
  • All listed references must be cited in the text.
  • Arrange the references in alphabetical order by the first author’s surname.
  • The citation of references in text up to two author(s) should be surname followed by year of publication (Islam, 2010 or Islam and Hossain, 2013).
  • The citation of references in text more than two author(s) should be surname of first author followed by et al., and year of publication (Islam et al., 2013).
  • In case, an author cited has more than one publication during the same year should be identified by a lowercase letter (like a, b, c), both in the text and reference list to distinguish the works (Hossain et al., 2012a; 2012b).
  • Abbreviated Journal Name should be written.
  • Author(s) should check the references in the text and reference list carefully before submission to avoid delay in peer review and publication of the article.

Examples of Reference Styles:

Journal Articles:

  • Shahjahan M, 2015. Skeletal muscle development in vertebrate animals. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res., 1: 139-148.
  • İşler AAA and A Erdem, 2024. Effects of different orthodontic appliances on Actinomyces spp. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res., 10: 1-8.
  • Li H, L Shao, D Huang, Y Zhou, H Guo, L Sang, Z Zhang, L Xiao, W Li, L Guo, S Li, C Wang, K Luo and Z Shen, 2026. Analysis of fish diversity and invasive species in the Cuijiang River based on environmental DNA metabarcoding. Biology, 15: 1276.

Conference Proceedings:

Kabir SML, M Asakura, S Shiramaru, A Pal, A Hinenoya and S Yamasaki, 2013. Identification and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Campylobacter strains of poultry origin in India with special emphasis on fluoroquinolone resistance. Proceedings of the 8th International Poultry Show and Seminar, 28 February-02 March 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Edited by: World’s Poultry Science Association Bangladesh Branch, pp. 85-89.

Theses:

Kabir SML, 2011. Comparison of molecular methods for the species identification of clinical Campylobacter strains and their antimicrobial resistance. PhD thesis, Department of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan. pp. 1-158.

Books:

Alam J and SML Kabir, 2017. Orf virus infection. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany.

Chapters in Books:

Kabir SML, MH Sikder, J Alam, SB Neogi and S Yamasaki, 2017. Colibacillosis and its impact on egg production. In: Egg Innovations and Strategies for Improvements. Edited by: Hester P, Elsevier, pp. 523-535.

Websites:

WHO, 2010. Avian influenza – situation in Vietnam-update 8. Available at: http://www.who.int/csr/don/201 0_03_04a/en/index.html.

Unpublished Materials:

Leshner AI, 1996. Molecular mechanisms of cocaine addiction. N. Engl. J. Med., In press.

Tables

  • All tables should be numbered using Arabic numerals (Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc.).
  • Tables should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
  • Each table should have a brief and self-explanatory title.
  • The vertical lines or rules should be avoided in the tables.
  • Duplication of the data in the tables and figures is not allowed.
  • All tables should be placed immediately after the paragraph where they are first mentioned.

Figures

  • All figures should be numbered using Arabic numerals (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, etc.).
  • Figures should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
  • Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.).
  • Each figure should have a concise and self-explanatory legend.
  • The figures should have high resolutions (at least 300 dpi) with clarity.
  • All figures should be placed immediately after the paragraph where they are first mentioned.

Ethical Considerations

Ethical considerations policy can be found here.

Publication Ethics Statement

Publication ethics statement can be found here.

Authorship

Authorship criteria and policy can be found here.

Editors and Journal Staff as Authors

Editors and journal staff as authors policy can be found here.

Editorial Independence

Editorial independence policy can be found here.

Article Types

The journal AJMBR welcomes diverse categories of scholarly contributions to promote the dissemination of high-quality research, critical analysis, and expert perspectives. Authors are encouraged to select the article type that best aligns with the scope, depth, and objectives of their work. The following article categories are considered for publication,

Editorial: An editorial is a concise scholarly article that provides expert insight, critical perspective, or commentary on emerging issues, current debates, policy developments, or articles published in the journal. Editorials may be submitted by researchers or professionals who possess substantial expertise and recognized experience in the relevant field. Although typically opinion-oriented, editorials should be grounded in evidence, scholarly reasoning, and authoritative knowledge, and they may undergo editorial assessment prior to publication.

Review articles: Review articles provide a comprehensive and critical synthesis of existing literature on a specific topic. They summarize recent advances, identify knowledge gaps, analyze trends, and suggest future research directions. Review articles do not present new experimental data but offer scholarly interpretation and integration of previously published findings. There is generally no rigid format; authors are advised to follow the structure of recent review articles published in the journal.

Full-length research articles: Full-length research articles present original research findings derived from scientifically sound experiments, fieldwork, surveys, modeling, or analytical studies. These manuscripts must contribute substantial new knowledge to the field and demonstrate methodological rigor, clear objectives, appropriate data analysis, and meaningful interpretation of results. The quality, novelty, and impact of the study are considered during peer review.

Short communications: Short communications are brief reports of original research findings that are preliminary, novel, or limited in scope but of significant scientific interest. These manuscripts are concise and focused, presenting essential methods, key results, and main conclusions. Publication as a short communication does not imply expedited review or publication.

Case reports: Case reports describe and analyze specific instances, events, clinical cases, or unique situations that provide valuable insights into practice, methodology, or emerging phenomena. They often highlight unusual findings, rare conditions, novel interventions, or practical applications, contributing to professional knowledge and guiding future research or decision-making.