Author Guidelines

File Format: Manuscript files can be in the following formats: DOC or DOCX. Microsoft Word documents should not be locked or protected.

We accept six types of articles as follow:

1) Original articles

2) Case Reports

3) Meta-analysis 

4) Systematic reviews

5) Narrative review

6) Case series

1) Original articles

These articles typically include randomized trials, intervention studies, studies of screening and diagnostic tests, laboratory and animal studies, cohort studies, cost-effectiveness analyses, case-control studies, and surveys with high response rates, which represent new and significant contributions to the field.

2) Case Reports

A detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient. Describe an unusual or novel occurrence and, as such, remain one of the cornerstones of medical progress and provide many new ideas in medicine.

3) Meta-analysis

This article consists of a  quantitative, formal, epidemiological study design is used to systematically assess previous research studies to derive conclusions about that body of research. Outcomes from a meta-analysis may include a more precise estimate of the effect of treatment or risk factor for disease, or other outcomes, than any individual study contributing to the pooled analysis. The examination of variability or heterogeneity in study results is also a critical outcome.

4) Systematic reviews

This article involves a detailed and comprehensive plan and search strategy derived a priori, with the goal of reducing bias by identifying, appraising, and synthesizing all relevant studies on a particular topic. Often, systematic reviews include a meta-analysis component which involves using statistical techniques to synthesize the data from several studies into a single quantitative estimate or summary effect size.

5) Narrative review

This article has aim to show how concepts, theories, and methods have developed within particular subject areas. The key differences between concepts, theories, and methods are • Concepts: Terms and ideas used to describe a particular phenomenon. • Theories: Ideas that have been developed to explain a specific phenomenon. • Empirical research: Research that has already been undertaken to observe the phenomena.Methodology: The philosophical approach adopted by a researcher to study a particular phenomenon and not to be confused with methods. • Methods: Techniques such as questionnaires, observation or interviewing are used to collect data.

6) Case series

This article consists of a group or series of case reports involving patients who were given similar treatment. Reports of case series usually contain detailed information about the individual patients. This includes demographic information (for example, age, gender, ethnic origin) and information on diagnosis, treatment, response to treatment, and follow-up after treatment.

The article should be formatted accordingly on MS Word:

• Font Type: Times New Roman
• Font Size: 14 for article title, 12 for article text
• Line spacing should be set at 1.5 throughout the text
• Alignment: Justified throughout
• Begin the abstract, introduction, methods, results, conclusion, and references
• Table and figure are included in the main article (no more than 5 tables/figures)
• Use the American Style
• The abstract is limited to 250 words, and the article should be no more than 3000 words

Manuscript organization for original article, meta-analysis, and systematic review

The manuscript should be organized as follows:

• Title page: Title, authors, and affiliations information
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusions
• Competing Interests
• Acknowledgments
• References

Manuscript organization for case reports

The manuscript should be organized as follows:

• Title page: Title, authors, and affiliations information
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Patient Information
• Clinical Findings
• Timeline
• Diagnostic Assessment
• Therapeutic Intervention
• Follow-up and Outcome
• Discussion
• Conclusions
• Patient Perspective
• Competing Interests
• Acknowledgments
• References

Manuscript organization for narrative review

The manuscript should be organized as follows:

• Title page: Title, authors, and affiliations information
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Heading 1, as appropriate
• Heading 2, as appropriate
• Heading 3, as appropriate
• Conclusion
• Competing Interests
• Acknowledgments
• References

Manuscript organization for case series

The manuscript should be organized as follows:

• Title page: Title, authors, and affiliations information
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Case Series
• Discussion
• Conclusions
• Competing Interests
• Acknowledgments
• References

Other Elements:

Figure

Figure legends/captions are inserted immediately after the first paragraph in which the figure is cited. Figure files are included in the main article with a clear title such as Figure 1, Figure 2, and so The figure should be in JPG or PNG type with a minimum of 300 dpi in quality.