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Cover Letter: All submissions must include a cover letter briefly describing the significance of the work, its originality, and any potential conflicts of interest.
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-Be from the same institution
-Have collaborated with the authors within the past five years
-Have any conflicts of interest
The final selection of reviewers rests with the Editorial Office.
Title Page
Title: Clear, concise, and informative. Avoid abbreviations and acronyms.
-Author Names and Affiliations: List authors using initials followed by last name, with superscript numbers indicating institutional affiliations.
-Corresponding Author Details: Include email address and institutional affiliation.
Abstract and Keywords
-Abstract: Maximum 250 words, summarizing objectives, methods, key results, and conclusions.
-Keywords: Provide 4–6 keywords to improve indexing and discoverability.
Abbreviations
-All abbreviations must be defined at first mention in the text and listed consistently thereafter.
Manuscript Structure
Introduction
-Provide background context, relevant literature, and clearly state the study’s objectives and clinical or public health relevance.
Materials and Methods
-Describe study design, participants, materials, and procedures in sufficient detail to allow reproducibility. Previously published methods should be appropriately cited.
Results and Discussion
-Present findings clearly and logically.
-Results should be written in the past tense.
-Previously published or established findings should be written in the present tense.
-The Discussion may be combined with Results or presented as a separate section.
Conclusion
-Summarize the key findings and their implications concisely.
Acknowledgments
-Acknowledge funding sources, institutional support, and individuals who contributed to the work but do not meet authorship criteria. Include grant numbers where applicable.
Supplementary Information
-Supplementary figures, tables, or multimedia files should be labeled sequentially (e.g., Figure S1, Table S1) and cited in the main text.
References
References must follow the Vancouver citation style and be numbered sequentially in square brackets as they appear in the text.
Journal Articles
Up to 3 authors:
-Nasta AM, Mayo HG, Kim P. Case report of ventral hernia complicating bariatric surgery. Case Rep Rev Open Access. 2022;3(2):126.
More than 3 authors:
-Nasta AM, Mayo HG, Kim P, et al. Case report of ventral hernia complicating bariatric surgery. Case Rep Rev Open Access. 2014;17(1):145–148.
Books
-Author(s). Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year.
-Example: Mayo HG, Lichtinger A. Principles of Genetics. 8th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons; 2009.
Book Chapters
-Author(s). Chapter title. In: Editor(s), editors. Book Title. Place: Publisher; Year. p. page range.
-Example: Yeung SN, Lichtinger A, Mayo HG. Adhesion molecules and site-specific metastasis. In: Neri Serneri SS, Gensini GF, editors. Thrombosis: An Update. New York: John Wiley & Sons; 1989. p. 269–303.