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The Voice of Lumhs- a torque to change


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Welcome to tVoL writers guide- a place to learn the rules

to be followed before working out any piece of writing for

the magazine. This guide allows you to learn the basic to

advance of any submission to our magazine. Just followthrough the handy guide below, and enjoy the journey!

In case of any more queries, feel free to write to us to

[email protected].

Acknowledgments

Thank You, Dear user!

Thank you for joining us at the Voice of Lumhs

(tVoL).tVoL is a project from the platform of Liaquatian's

Welfare Society. It aims to publish a magazine that would

produce link between more than hundreds of sophisticated,

intelligent readers (alumni, faculty, friends, and students)

and one of the Asia's leading universities, the first Public

Sector Medical University of Pakistan. The Magazine

would reflect the intense, energetic atmosphere of the

University, taking an in-depth look at Lumhs's innovative

thinkers, groundbreaking research, influential alumni, and

active students. In addition to display advertising, the

magazine also offers classified advertising.

It wants Love, Health and Peace.

Thank You for being its part. You have done a lot for your

self, your university and your country.


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Contents

1.Magazines Writing Guidelines

2.Before submitting yourwork

3.Manuscript and E-Submissions

4.Wait till the editordoes.

5.Bounced back or Accepted.6.Ta-dah, youre

done!.........................................................


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Read the writing guidelines instructions carefully. If not

done as instructed, we will most likely not consider the

submissions and instead toss them out.


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Magazine Writing Submission Guidelines

1. The Voice of LUMHS is a quarterly professional

magazine of the Liaquat University of Medical and

Health sciences, Jamshoro. We are interested in articles

and items on a wide range of topics, including newtrends in education, politics, well-researched news

features on current problems in education, education law,

professional ethics, and thoughtful or thought-provoking

essays and writings that explore current social issues

relevant to Pakistan society. We also welcome articles on

international affairs and labor issues of interest to

liaquatians.

2. Any liaquatian (student, alumni and staff) is eligible to

send his or her literary works on any of the following

contents.

(a). Articles and poetry (Sindhi, English, Urdu)

(b). Peace (Islamic researches and articles)

(c). Narration of events taking/taken place in the

university(d). Cartoons

(e). Case reports/ Medical researches

(f). Pictures with captions


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(g). Great people and their quotes

(h). Comments/class notes by the alumni and students

3. The writer should be neutral/ unbiased towards

any/every political party/agenda.

4. He can submit the item in any of the three languages

mentioned forth: Urdu, Sindhi and English.

5. Keep in mind the audience as well as the tone and

style of the magazine during the writing process.

6. Personal narratives of classroom experience are read

with interest.

7. Articles may vary in length from 500 to 3000 words,

depending on the topic. Avoid overwriting. A well-

written article of 1,500 words, for example, has a muchbetter chance of being accepted than a lengthy, rambling

story. Pay careful attention to grammar, spelling, and

sentence structure. Beware! Our readers are very quick

to point out grammatical errors. We would refer and

have guidelines from Chicago Manual of Style for our

stylebook.


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8. Start with a good hook. In the body, show why the

article idea is unique and important for the reader.

Whats the angle of the story? Be concise, urgent, clear

and enthusiastic about the article topic in about at leastthree paragraphs. Site at least three sources to be used if

the article demands it. Mention past experience and

submit the article with pictures (if any/needed). It may

take the editor one to three months to respond depending

on the size of the magazine.

9. Think creatively. Dont repeat the same words in

every sentence. Vary the vocabulary. For instance,instead of perpetually using word important, use

key, essential, etc. Avoid clichs unless they can be

manipulated to sound clever.

10. We prefer queries to manuscripts. When sending a

manuscript, please keep at least one copy of your article

on file, as we cannot be responsible for unsolicitedmanuscripts. We will attempt to answer every

manuscript query within 3 weeks. Be sure to include

your contact information in the event we need to reach

you.

11. If your article is accepted for publication, you will

receive a confirmation email. Unless otherwise indicated,

we assume that your article has not been published

elsewhere in Pakistan. We purchase all rights to articles

(although rights may be returned to author upon request),

and the editor reserves the right to edit manuscripts for

style, format, and length requirements.


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12. Please note most importantly that we do not want

chaos. We want Love, Health and Peace.


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Before Submitting the Magazine Article

To appear as professional as possible, before submitting

to the magazine, make sure to proofread carefully. Are

all the facts accurate? Is the article grammatically

flawless? Is the style consistently used throughout? Does

the tone and style mimic the articles in the magazine?

Editors love it when there is nothing to correct. The

writers that can produce this kind of work will have a

higher chance of writing for the publication in the future.

Make sure that your article is on a well-defined topic or

topics that are related in some way and has followingfeatures.

1.The writer is objective and shows all sides to an issue.2.The sources for this news story are identified and are

reliable.

3.It follows the rule, Show, don't tell.


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Manuscripts and E-Submission

Soon you are done with every step/requirement mentioned

so far, you are ready to submit it. You need to make 2

different submissions for one piece of writing. One is

through e-mail to [email protected] and the

other one is the hardcopy to be submitted to the office of

Deputy Director Students Affairs, Lumhs, Jamshoro.

You are supposed to submit your item along with yourcomplete name, class, faculty, e-mail address, your

photograph showing your complete face (if you wish to)

and a brief note on why you wrote it.


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Wait till the Editor does!

Once you are done with the submissions as instructed, you

are advised to wait and wait patiently till your article isread, edited and re-viewed by the editorial board. A

decision is taken to publish a work, and the technical legal

issues resolved, the author may be asked to improve the

quality of the work through rewriting or smaller changes,

and the staff will edit the work. Publishers may maintain a

house style, and staff will copy edit to ensure that the work

matches the style and grammatical requirements of our

market. Editors often choose or refine titles and headlines.

Editing may also involve structural changes and requests

for more information. Some publishers would employ fact

checkers, particularly regarding non-fiction works.


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Bounced back or Accepted

Successful submission does not mean the acceptance. Your

submission may either me bounced back to you along with

the recommendations for corrections or with a reason for

rejection OR it may be accepted as a pleasant piece of

writing, honored to be published in the magazine.

Ta-dah, youre done!


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Great, youre done! We hope you would enjoy your

experience at tVoL. Let the words speak, shall we?

Happy reading and writing at tVoL!

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