Before submission of an article, you can use this list below to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.
- Cover letter (Title page) [to be signed by all authors, mention previous publication/ presentations, mention source of funding, and declare financial and non-financial relationships and activities of interest) (Previously, conflict of interest).
- Authors [provide first and last names, with middle name or its initials (where applicable), specify corresponding author with e-mail address (an official email is preferred), physical address and affiliation and did not reveal identity in paper except in title page).
- Paper format [double spacing, margins 2.5 cm from all four sides, page numbers included at bottom, and title page contains all the desired information].
- Title: concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
- Running title must be provided (not more than 50 characters)
- Abstract page contains the full title of the manuscript
- Abstract provided (structured abstract of 150- 300 words)
- Key words provided (At least five keywords)
- Introduction
- Headings in title (ALL CAPITALS)
- The references cited in the text should be in superscript format within square bracket.
- References in reference list should be written according to the journal's instructions
- Language and grammar [American English, or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these] the full term for each abbreviation must be written at its first use in the article, numerals from 1 to 10 spelt out, numerals at the beginning of the sentence spelt out, the manuscript must be checked for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors, supply the manufacturer's name and address (city and state/ country) of cited brand names, and species names must written in italic].
- Tables and figures [figures of good quality (colour), table and figure numbers in Arabic letters (not Roman), figure legends provided, patients' privacy maintained (or permission letter provided), the full term for each abbreviation used in the table must be explained as a footnote].