Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Articles
Original research articles presenting novel findings, methods, or analyses relevant to the journal’s scope. Manuscripts should be well-structured, with Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRAD) format. All submissions undergo double-blind peer review.
Case Report
Presents unique or rare clinical cases that provide new insights into diagnosis, treatment, or disease mechanisms. Manuscripts must include Introduction, Case Presentation, Discussion, and Conclusion, with patient consent and identity protection. All submissions undergo double-blind peer review.
Literature Review
Presents a comprehensive and critical overview of previous research on a specific topic relevant to the journal’s scope. Manuscripts should synthesize existing knowledge, identify research gaps, and offer perspectives for future studies. All submissions undergo double-blind peer review.
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- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of fifirst publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this
journal. - Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
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