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Manuscript Submission Guidelines

The document outlines the requirements for submitting a manuscript, including a cover letter detailing the manuscript type, authorship criteria, and disclosure of conflicts of interest. It specifies the organization of the title page, full-length articles, acknowledgments, references, tables, and figure legends, emphasizing the need for a structured abstract and adherence to formatting guidelines. Additionally, it highlights the importance of Institutional Review Board approval and the accuracy of references in the publication process.

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Manuscript Submission Guidelines

The document outlines the requirements for submitting a manuscript, including a cover letter detailing the manuscript type, authorship criteria, and disclosure of conflicts of interest. It specifies the organization of the title page, full-length articles, acknowledgments, references, tables, and figure legends, emphasizing the need for a structured abstract and adherence to formatting guidelines. Additionally, it highlights the importance of Institutional Review Board approval and the accuracy of references in the publication process.

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Cover letter: The corresponding author must send a cover letter with the manuscript.

Note in
the cover letter what type of manuscript (e.g., full-length article, brief report, case report,
clinical image, letter to the editor) is being submitted. Confirm that all authors meet the
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals criteria for
authorship ([Link] Include a statement declaring that contents of the
manuscript have not been previously published and are not currently submitted elsewhere
with the exception of abstracts published on scientific meetings. The author(s) must also
disclose any affiliation or significant financial involvement in any organizations or entity with
a direct financial interest in the materials or subject matter discussed in the manuscript; this
includes employment, honoraria, consultancies, or relevant stock ownership. Finally, the
author(s) must suggest at least three reviewers for the manuscript including contact
information and e-mail address.

Title page: Title page is page one of the manuscript. Organize this page as follows:
-Title of article
-Short title for a running head (no more than five words)
-Author's full names, academic degrees (MD, PhD, MS, BS, MPh, DMD...) and institutional
affiliations
-Indexing terms (three to five)
-Corresponding author's name, institutional name and address, business telephone, and e-mail
address. Do not designate trainees or students for this purpose.
-Statement of all funding sources of support for this work (if none, please state)
-Publishable disclosure statement of potential conflicts of interest for each author. If none,
please state: The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.
-Word count (from introduction through discussion for full-length articles, brief reports and
case reports)
-Number of references
-Number of tables
-Number of figures

Full-length articles are descriptions of original research that contributes to the body of
knowledge in medical, dental, public health, pharmaceutical or biosocial sciences research.
Organize the manuscript as follows: Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods
(or Patients and Methods), Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References, Tables, Figure
Legends, and Figures. A structured abstract of no more than 250 words must be included and
divided into the following sections: Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Full-length
articles should not exceed 3,000 words from introduction through discussion. The total
number of tables and figures combined may not exceed 6, and the number of references may
not exceed 50. Institutional Review Board approval must be acknowledged in the Methods
section of the manuscript.
Acknowledgments: If applicable, this section should be added after the discussion of the
paper and before the references.

References: References section should appear in the manuscript following the


Acknowledgments section. The author is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all
references; incomplete references may result in a delay in publication. References must be
listed in the order in which they appear in the manuscript. Identify references in the text,
tables, and legends by Arabic numerals (in parentheses). References cited only in tables or in
legends to figures should be numbered in accordance with a sequence established by the first
identification in the text of the particular table or figure. Also make sure that, on the
references page, they are numbered according to the order in which they appear. Format
references must be in the AMA style.

Tables: Create tables using the table creating and editing feature of your word processing
software (eg, Word). Cite tables consecutively in the text, and number them in that order. All
tables should be included in the manuscript following the References section. Provide each
table with an explanatory title, appropriate column heads, and legends (including definitions
of any abbreviations used).

Figure legends: The legend to each figure should be inserted in the manuscript following the
tables section. When symbols, arrows, numbers or letters are used to identify parts of a figure,
each should be explained clearly in the legend or as a footnote. The legend should be brief and
permit the figure to be understood without reference to the text.

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References must be listed in the order they appear in the manuscript, identified by Arabic numerals in parentheses. References cited only in tables or figure legends should follow the sequence established by the text's first identification of the table/figure . They must be formatted in AMA style .

Full-length articles should not exceed 3,000 words from Introduction through Discussion, with a combined total of six tables/figures and a maximum of 50 references. Institutional Review Board approval must be acknowledged in the Methods section .

The title page should include: 1) the title of the article; 2) a short title for the running head; 3) author's full names, academic degrees, and institutional affiliations; 4) indexing terms; 5) corresponding author's details; 6) statement of funding sources; 7) disclosure statement of conflicts of interest; 8) word count; 9) number of references; 10) number of tables; and 11) number of figures .

A full-length article should follow this structure: Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods (or Patients and Methods), Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References, Tables, Figure Legends, and Figures .

Tables should be created using the table feature in word processing software and cited consecutively in the text. They must include explanatory titles, column heads, and legends with abbreviation definitions. Figures should have legends that explain symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters, allowing them to be understood independently of the text .

Figure legends must be brief and permit understanding of the figure without textual reference. They should explain any symbols, arrows, numbers or letters used to identify parts of the figure, and can be supplemented with a footnote if necessary .

Authors must disclose any affiliations or financial involvements with organizations that have a direct interest in the manuscript's subject matter, including employment, honoraria, consultancies, or stock ownership. If there are no conflicts, a statement to this effect must be included .

The cover letter must include: 1) the type of manuscript being submitted; 2) confirmation that all authors meet the Uniform Requirements for authorship; 3) a statement that the manuscript's contents have not been previously published or submitted elsewhere; 4) any significant financial involvement disclosures; 5) the suggestion of at least three reviewers with contact information .

The abstract must be structured, not exceeding 250 words, and divided into four sections: Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion .

Acknowledgments should be placed after the Discussion section and before References. This section is used to thank those who contributed to the work but do not meet authorship criteria .

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