Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research [ISSN (print) 2277-5706 and ISSN (online) 2277-8357] is a peer-reviewed journal published by Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (A University established by act of A.P. State Legislature), Tirupati 517 507, India. Founded by Dr. B. Vengamma, the Director-cum-Vice-Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati, in 2012, the journal publishes original research communications of clinical and biomedical research. It presents innovative and novel biomedical research that advances or illuminates medical science as well as those that improve the clinical acumen. It is issued Quarterly, in four issues per year: January, April, July and October.

Abstracting and indexing information

Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research is indexed in CrossRef, CrossCheck, Index Copernicus, Academic Index, Open J-gate, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Journal Seek, Indian Science Abstracts, Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, New Jour, Academic Journals Database, Research Bible and Directory of Research Journals Indexing (DRJI).

Copyright

The entire contents of the Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research are protected under Indian and international copyrights. The Journal, however, grants to all users a free, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual right of access to, and a license to use, distribute, perform and display the work publicly in any digital medium for any reasonable non-commercial purpose as long as the original is not changed in any way, subject to proper attribution of authorship and ownership of the rights.

Disclaimer

The information and opinions presented in the Journal reflect the views of the authors and not of the Journal or its Editorial Board or the Publisher. Publication does not constitute endorsement by the journal. Neither the Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research nor its publishers nor anyone else involved in creating, producing or delivering the Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research or the materials contained therein, assumes any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information provided in Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, nor shall they be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of the use of the Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research. The Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, nor its publishers, nor any other party involved in the preparation of material contained in the Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research represents or warrants that the information contained therein is in every respect accurate or complete, and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such material. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained therein with other sources.

Open Access policy

All of the Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research articles are free to access immediately from the date of publication available at http://svimstpt.ap.nic.in/jcsr/jhome.htm. The JCSR allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and to use them for any other lawful purpose.

The Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research also operates under the Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-NC-ND. This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, is not changed in any way, and is not used for commercial purposes. All authors publishing with the JCSR accept these as the terms of publication. 

The Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research  is a member of PILA (Publishers International Linking Association) and submits all articles and reviews, including all works that these cite, to CrossRef for cross-referral. This facilitates access of articles for JCSR using their DOI.

Benefits of free online access for authors include:

• Free access for all users worldwide.

• Authors retain copyright to their work

• Increased visibility and readership.

Subscription information

• Prices include postage. Annual subscription rates are as follows:

•  Institutional: Rs.1000for print version and ₹500 for CD version;

• Personal: Rs. 150 for print version; ₹100/- for CD version.

• Life subscription : Rs.1500/- (non-refundable)

• Cheque/DD to be drawn in favour of ‘‘Executive Editor-in-chief, JCSR, SVIMS, Tirupati’’.

Correspondence

Dr P.V.L.N. SrinivasaRao

Executive Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research

Editorial office

II Floor, New OPD Block

Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Tirupati 517 507

Phone: +91-877-2287777; Ext. 2465

e-mail: jcsr@svims.gov.in; editorjcsr@gmail.com