General guidelines for Dr.Janak Mehta Best Paper Award Presentation

1. IACTACON2025 National Conference invites original studies from young cardiac anaesthesiologists for the prestigious Dr. Janak Mehta Best Paper Award.
2. IACTA membership is mandatory for any participation in IACTACON 2025, including the Dr Janak Mehta Award presentation.
3. Registration for IACTACON 2025 is also a must.
4. Eligibility – age less than 35 years.
5. The original full-text manuscript should be submitted as “Submission for Dr Janak Mehta Best Paper Award Presentation” and mailed to the chief editor, Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia (ACA) to the following email: editor@annals.in
6. Please submit your manuscript as per the ACA journal submission guidelines.
7. The last date for submission of the manuscript is 31st December 2024.
8. Send original work only. No case reports are considered. Only one paper from one individual is to be submitted.
9. A maximum of six papers will be selected for the award session. Selected papers will be intimated to the presenting author by email. Papers not short-listed for the Janak Mehta Award presentation will be considered for free paper sessions.
10. The presenting author shall respond to any query raised by the chief editor of ACA.
11. From the date the authors of the selected six papers are informed by email, none of the six authors can send the papers for publication or presentation on any other platform. If they have already sent them for publication elsewhere, they should inform the chief editor, ACA.
12. The presentation will be 8 minutes, and the discussion will be for 2 minutes.
13. Discussion: Each member of the three judges will ask a question. If the presenter is from the institute of any of the judges, the judge refrains from asking that question.
14. The best paper award and participation certificates will be presented in the GBM the next day.
15. The paper that wins the award will be published in the ACA as an original article after due review. The remaining five papers will be reviewed and, if found suitable, will be accepted for publication.
16. For further clarifications please email at paperiactacon2025@gmail.com