(Last updated September 01, 2022)

Author Guideline

ETHICS OF PUBLICATION

Authors are expected to understand and comply with the principles of publication ethics. The IJMSCRR guidance for authors is based on the guidelines relating to ethics in publication developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The COPE and ICMJE guidelines are followed on points not covered in the IJMSCRR guidelines for authors, and they are usually relied upon for resolution of any doubt or dispute.

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The following contributions will be accepted for publication. Please take careful note of the maximum length where applicable. Over length articles will be returned to the authors without peer review:

Original Research Papers: (3500 words max, abstract 250 words max, 30 references max, 3/5 tables and/or figures): In general, this kind of publication should be divided into an Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions and References.

Review articles: (4000 words max, abstract 300 words max, minimum 40 references, 3/5 tables and/or figures): They should be introduced by a general summary of content in the form of an Abstract. Following a short introduction, putting the study into context and defining the aim, reviews will concentrate on the most recent developments in the field. A review should clearly describe the search strategy followed (key words, inclusion, exclusion criteria, search engines, ...). No particular format is required; headings should be used to designate the major divisions of the paper.

Case Reports: (about 2000 words, abstract 180 words max, 20 references max, 3 tables and/or figures): Reports describing observations on clinical cases that can be educational, including adverse effects of drugs or outcomes of a specific treatment. They should be divided into: Abstract, Introduction (optional), Case report(s), Discussion, Conclusions and References.

Brief Reports: (about 2000 words, abstract 180 words max, 20 references max, 3 tables and/or figures): Short reports of results from original researches. They should be introduced by a general summary of content in the form of an Abstract. They must provide conclusive findings: preliminary observations or incomplete findings cannot be considered for publication.

Letters to the Editor: (800 words max): These are written on invitation, short essays that express the authors’ viewpoint, may respond to published manuscripts in our journals, or deliver information or news regarding an issue related to the Journal scope. If the letter relates to a published manuscript, the authors of the original manuscript will be given the opportunity to provide a respond. Authors of Letters to the Editor should provide a short title.

Book Reviews: (no abstract, no references needed): They should be a short critical analysis and evaluation of the quality, meaning, and significance of a short book which addressed at least one of main topics of the Journal (the authors should contact the Editor-in-Chief of the journal for his/her approval before submitting a Book review).

General Please note: Case reports will be considered for publication only if they add new information to the existing body of knowledge or present new points of view on known diseases.

 

Presentation of Manuscripts:

General Points Papers should be submitted in journal style.

Failure to do so will result in the paper being immediately returned to the author and may lead to significant delays in publication.

Spelling may follow British or American usage, but not a mixture of the two.

Format Papers should be set out as follows, with each section beginning on a separate page:

• Title page
• Abstract
• Text( Introduction, Material and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions, Data Availabilty, Conflict of Interest, Funding Statement )
• Acknowledgments
• Tables
• References
• Captions to illustrations

Please note that the qualifications of the authors will not be included in the published paper and should not be listed anywhere on the manuscript.

The title page should give the following information:

• Title of the article
• Full name of each author
• Name and address of the department or institution to which the work should be attributed
• Name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the author responsible for correspondence
• Sources of support in the form of grants
• Key words. If the title is longer than 40 characters (including spaces), a short title should be supplied for use in the running

Do not use subheadings or abbreviations; write as a continuous paragraph, Must contain all relevant information including Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion.

There should be no mention of the institution where the work was carried out, especially in the Materials and Methods section.

Introduction:

• Present first the nature and scope of the problem investigated
• Review briefly the pertinent literature
• State the rationale for the study
• Explain the purpose in writing the paper
• State the method of investigation and the reasons for the choice of a particular method
• Should be written in the present tense Materials and Methods
• Give the full details, limit references
• Should be written in the past tense
• Include exact technical specifications, quantities and generic names
• Limit the number of subheadings, and use the same in the results section
• Mention statistical method
• Do not include results in this section Results
• Do not describe methods
• Present results in the past tense
• Present representations rather than endlessly repetitive data
• Use tables where appropriate, and do not repeat information in the text Discussion
• Discuss - do not recapitulate results
• Point out exceptions and lack of Do not try to cover up or 'fudge' data
• Show how results agree/contrast with previous work
• Discuss the implications of your findings
• State your conclusions very clearly Headings:

Headings enhance readability but should be appropriate to the nature of the paper. They should be kept to a minimum and may be removed by the Editors.

Normally only two categories of headings should be used:

Major ones should be typed in capital letters;

Minor ones should be typed in lower case (with an initial capital letter) at the left hand margin. Quantitative analysis:

If any statistical methods are used, the text should state the test or other analytical method applied, basic descriptive statistics, critical value obtained, degrees of freedom, and significance level, e.g. (ANOVA, F=2.34; df=3,46; P<0.001).

If a computer data analysis was involved, the software package should be mentioned. Descriptive statistics may be presented in the form of a table, or included in the text.

Abbreviations, symbols, and nomenclature: Only standardized terms, which have been generally accepted, should be used. Unfamiliar abbreviations must be defined when first used.

Patients should not be automatically designated as 'she', and doctors as 'he'.

References the accuracy of references is the responsibility of the author; please refer to a recent issue of the journal to familiarize you with the reference style.

All authors or groups of authors cited in the article must appear in the list of references and vice versa. References in the text should use (1) numerals with or without the name(s) of the author(s): "Kenneth and Cohen

(14) showed?", "it has been shown14 that?" When a cited paper has more than two authors; the citation in the text should appear as "Halsband et al."

The list of references at the end of the paper should be arranged as they appear in the article and numbered, and must contain the name of all authors.

All references cited in the text must be included in the list of references. Clinical and research articles should have a maximum of 15-20 references and case reports no more than 5-10.

When citing a paper which has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), use the following style:

Toschka H, Feifel H. Aesthetic and functional results of harvesting radial forearm flap. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2001: 30: 45- 51. doi: 10.1054/ijom.2000.0005

Book/monograph: Costich ER, White RP. Fundamentals of oral surgery. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1971: 201-220.

ook chapter: Hodge HC, Smith FA. Biological properties of inorganic fluorides. In: Simons JH, ed.: Fluorine chemistry. New York: Academic Press, 1965: 135. Internet resource: International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

Tables:

Tables should be used only to clarify important points. Double documentation in the form of tables and figures is not acceptable.

Do not submit tables as photographs.

A short descriptive title should appear above each table, with any footnotes suitably identified below. Care must be taken to ensure that all units are included. Ensure that each table is cited in the text. Figures

All illustrations (e.g. graphs, drawings or photographs) are considered to be figures, and should be numbered in sequence with Arabic numerals. Each figure should have a caption, typed double-spaced on a separate page and numbered correspondingly. The minimum resolution for electronically generated figures is 300 dpi.

Line illustrations:

All line illustrations should present a crisp black image on an even white background (127 x 178 mm (5 x 7 in), or no larger than 203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 in). The size of the lettering should be appropriate, taking into account the   necessary size reduction.

Photographs and radiographs:

Photomicrographs should show magnification and details of any staining techniques used. The area(s) of interest must be clearly indicated with arrows or other symbols. Colour images are encouraged.

Figures supplied in colour will appear in colour in the online version of the journal.

Size of photographs: The final size of photographs will be: (a) single column width (53 mm), (b) double column width (110 mm), (c) full page width (170 mm). Photographs should ideally be submitted at the final reproduction size based on the above figures.

Patient confidentiality:

Where illustrations must include recognizable individuals, living or dead, great care must be taken to ensure that consent for publication has been obtained. If identifiable features are not essential to the illustration, please indicate where the illustration can be cropped.

Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage with permission from the Editor. We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately.

Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication: please   check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility.

 

Note that IJMSCRR may proceed with the publication of your article if no response is received.