Ethical Guidelines for Authors
We expect authors, submitting their manuscripts to Pakistan Journal of Radiology, to agree upon
the expected ethical guidelines:
Authors must adhere to the fact that their work is original and does not infringe the
intellectual property rights of any party, person or entity. Scientific articles are deemed to
be free of plagiarism and therefore, cannot be construed on existing publications,
including their own previously published work.
All authors, associated with the development of the manuscript with significant scientific
contribution, must be mentioned on the title page since each of them holds equal rights
regarding accountability for the content. One of the authors must represent as the
corresponding author, who will be in contact till the publication process is completed.
All co-authors’ consent to publication and being named as co-author must be presented
through the Copyright Transfer Agreement by the Corresponding author.
The manuscript submitted to PJR should not be submitted simultaneously to any other
journal.
Authors should clearly declare that the work is not published before and it is not based in
substance on any previously published material, either in whole or in part.
Authors must ensure to cite all relevant references appropriately in the vancouver format.
Any information, useful to the manuscript, which is obtained from sources such as
conversations, correspondence, or discussion with some third party, should be reported or
cited in the reference section. Prior permission must be taken from that third party before
citing the same.