Author Guidelines

The ABUTH Pharma Journal is an annual publication of Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria. ABUTH Pharma Journal considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have not been previously published, nor are they submitted for consideration or in press elsewhere.
ABUTH Pharma Journal accepts manuscripts in all areas of pharmacy practice and research including but not limited to:

• Clinical Pharmacy and Hospital Practice, Pharmaceutical Care, Medicine Management, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacy Management, Public Health Pharmacy and Pharmacy Education and Training.
• Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Clinical Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Microbiology
• Drug Development
• Other aspects of Pharmacy Practice such as Community Pharmacy

Contributions to ABUTH Pharma Journal of Pharmacy will be subjected to review at the discretion of the Editorial Office and papers accepted may be subject to editorial revision. Decisions regarding acceptability will be made on the basis of the quality of science, the contribution of the work to the field, the suitability of the work for the Journal and the presentation of the manuscript.
Contributions submitted by the Journal’s Editors and Editorial Board members are subject to the same peer review standards as papers submitted by all other authors.

Manuscript Submission
To submit a manuscript to the journal, you will send a mail to abuthdic@gmail.com and attach the manuscript as a Microsoft word document.

Manuscript Preparation
The maximum length of manuscripts should be 6000 words (24 double-spaced typewritten pages) for review, 3000 words (18 pages) for research articles, 1,500 (6 pages) for technical notes, commentaries and short communications
Manuscript Format
The preferred format of all manuscript is MS Word (Font type: Times new roman, Font size: 12). Illustrations (figures) and images must be inserted in the manuscript at the position they should appear when published.

Manuscript Style
The Language of the journal is English. Each manuscript should be typed double-spaced on A4 (8.5″ x 11″) paper size with 1-inch margins. It should be arranged in the following order: Title, Running title (Maximum of 5 words), Abstract, Key words (3 to 5), Introduction, Materials and Methods (Methods for Operational Research), Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement, and References.

First page of manuscript
This should include the title of the article, authors’ names (First name, middle initial and then the last name of each author) and their affiliations. The corresponding author must provide the full corresponding address (including telephone and e-mail address) at the bottom of the page.

Second page of manuscript
The Abstract (no more than 250 words) should be presented in the second page along with title, running title of the article and keywords. The abstract should be structured into: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.

INTRODUCTION
An introduction should provide a background to the study (appropriate for an international audience).
Related literature based on the objectives of the study should be indicated, and clearly state the specific objectives of the study at the end of this section. Please ensure that any abbreviations and all symbols used in equations are fully defined. Approximate length: 500-1000 words.

METHODS
This section should describe the materials and methods used in sufficient detail to allow the study to be replicated. Please include details of ethical approval in this section. Methods of data analysis including the appropriate statistical analysis performed should be provided. Approximate length: 500-1000 words.

RESULTS
This section should first summarize all the results in text before referring to tables and figures for details. Please limit the number of tables and figures. It is essential to include statistical analyses or other indicators to enable assessment of the variance of replicates of the experiments. Data should not be repeated in figures and tables. Approximate length: 1000-1500 words.

DISCUSSION
The discussion section should summarize the main findings, interpret the findings and compare with previous studies, as well as the contribution made to the field. Indicate unanswered questions/ provide direction for future research. This should be followed by a critique of the strengths and limitations of the research including any policy limitations.
Approximate length: 1000 words.

CONCLUSION
A brief conclusion section should summarize the salient findings of the study based on the study objectives. Authors are strongly advised to emphasize the contribution made to the field by their study in this section. Approximate length: 200 words.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This section must include details of the following: (i) any funding provided for conduct of the study and/or preparation of the paper; (ii) relevant conflicts of interest for all authors; and (iii) all persons who made substantial contributions to the work, but who do not meet the criteria for authorship.

REFERENCES
References should be typed single-spaced and numbered consecutively in the order in which they are cited in the text.
Full names of all the authors should be indicated. Arabic numerals (superscript), e.g., (1, 1,3,5 or 1-4) should be used in citing references in the text. Index Medicus Style of abbreviations should be used for journals cited. For correct abbreviations visit http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed /jbrowser.html. Unpublished work should not be included in the list of references.
Examples
1. Hammerlein A, Muller U, Schulz M (2011). Pharmacist-led intervention study