Review articles should contain up to 5000 words (allowed reference count is 85, allowing illustrations/tables & figures is 7). The abstract for Review articles should not exceed 250 words. Authors should report systematic reviews in accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) statement. The body of the Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis should be subdivided into the following sequential sections: Background, Objectives, Materials & Methods (Data Sources, Study Selection, Data Extraction, Statistical analysis, etc.) Results, Discussion, and Conclusions. Abstracts should be structured as: Background, Objectives, Materials & Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Narrative review should be subdivided into the Introduction, Body (divided by headings/subheadings if needed), and conclusion. The abstract for Narrative review should not be structured.
• Case Report
Abstract for case report should be prepared in an unstructured format (Maximim 150 words). The body of the case report should be structured as: Introduction, Case presentation, and Discussion.
• Brief Report
Reports should contain up to 1500 words with a structured abstract of 200 words maximum subdivided into: Background, Objectives, Materials/Patients and Methods, Results, and conclusion. The body of Brief Report should be structures into Background, Objectives, Materials/Patients and Methods, Results, Discussion and conclusion. Allowed reference count is 20, allowed illustrations/tables & figures is 6.
• Letter to Editor
Letters to the editor will be considered if they give significant comments on recent articles published in this journal or they contain relevant preliminary data providing new insights. Letters need no abstract and must cite the previous article in this journal that is being discussed, and should have no more than 10 references and should not exceed 1000 words. Table and Figure are not allowed in letter to editors.
• Manuscript Preparation
Manuscripts should be in Word Document (Microsoft Word 97, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013) in English and should follow the style of the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, a copy of which can be found at
www.icmje.org.
• Fonts
Use the font Times New Roman size 12 for the body, size 12 bold for subheadings, headings, and title, Line spacing = Double.
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Units, Symbols, and Abbreviations
Internationally accepted units (International System of Units), symbols, and abbreviations must be used. Abbreviations should be used sparingly and must be introduced in parentheses upon the first mention.
• Drug Names: Generic drug names must be used.
• Keywords
A list of 3-10 keywords must be provided for original articles, case reports, brief reports and review articles that should be placed after the abstract.
All keywords should be provided according to MeSH terms at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html.
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Tables
All tables must be included at the end of the manuscript (each table on a separate page).
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Figures
Figures must be included at the end of the manuscript (each figure on a separate page).The figure caption should be attached below the figure. In figures with subparts, the identifier should be placed at the left upper corner of each subpart, using capital letters entailed in parenthesis. Resolution should be 300 dpi for a 3*2 inch figure.
• References
This journal accepts references according to Vancouver style (with some minor changes) rules established by the International Committee of Medical journal Editors. In the Vancouver system, the only indication required in the text of a paper is a number, allocated in ascending sequence, and presented in the text either in brackets, or in superscript. For example:“Recent randomized controlled trials in primary care showed benefits for patients with depression from increased telephone support, better cooperation between primary care and mental health professionals, and more systematic follow up (7).”If the same source is cited again later in the text, the same number is used once more. If multiple references are cited, use a hyphen to join an inclusive range of numbers thus: (2-5). Use commas without spaces to separate non-inclusive numbers in a multiple citation thus: (2-5, 7, 10).
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Books and Other Monographs
The details needed to construct a book reference are presented below. Each author’s surname followed by the initials (in the same order as they appear on the title page), a comma should separate each author’s name. Title of the book. Edition of the book if there has been more than one. Place of publication or town of origin followed by a colon, Publisher’s name, followed by a semi-colon, Year of publication. e.g. Ford MJ, Munro JF. Introduction to Clinical Examination. 7th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone; 2000. If only a part is cited, add the page numbers, and volume number in the case of multi-volume works, at the end of the reference. Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome Alterations in Human Solid Tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The Genetic Basis of Human Cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113. If you need to reference a book written by more than six authors, list the first six authors’ names followed by “et al” thus: Cohen J, Brown A, Smith B, Jones G, Murphy M, McKay P et al.
• Standard Journal Article
List the first six authors followed by et al., paper title, journal title abbreviation, year of publishing, volume number, issue number in parentheses, page range. e. g. Meydani SN, Leka LS, Fine BC, Dallal GE, Keusch GT, Singh MF, et al. Vitamin E and Respiratory Tract Iinfections in Elderly Nursing Home Residents: a Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA. 2004 Aug 18;292(7):828-36.
* Important note: The abbreviated names of the journal should be used in referencing.
• Online Sources
For all websites references you need to note the date that you accessed the information, and database name or web address (URL). e.g.Royal College of General Practitioners. The Primary Health Care Team. RCGP website 2003 [cited 2004 Sep 22]; Available from: URL: http://www.
rcgp.org.uk/information/publications/information/PDFInfo/21_OCT_03.pdf
• Review Process
All submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review and editorial approval. Articles will be sent to at least 2 reviewers. Authors are usually notified within 1-2 months about the acceptability of their manuscript. Once receiving reviewers comments, authors are requested to send the revised article, and a copy of their reply to the reviewers, including the comment
and explaining the replies to questions and changes made to the revised version within 72 hours.
• Proofs
Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author. Galley proofs should be returned within 72 hours from receipt.
• License
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