AUTHOR'S GUIDELINE FOR ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Sections
The manuscript should be divided into the following sections
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Tables
- Figures
- Legends for illustrations and
- Legends for tables
Begin each section and Figure and Table legends on separate sheets, and type the page number in the upper right-hand corner of each page.
First Page
The First page of the manuscript should contain:
- Type of the article (for example, original research article)
- Title of the manuscript (not exceeding 100 characters, including spaces);
- Author: Full name of the author (s). Authors must mention if a "Student"
- Name of Department(s), Institution(s) and/or Laboratories;
- Full postal address of the corresponding author to whom reprints are to be requested (please include telephone and/or telefax numbers and email address);
- Running title not exceeding 30 characters, including space
- Number of Tables
- Number of Figures
- Word count (excluding title page, abstract, references, figures, and tables): 2000-3000
- Five keywords for indexing purposes using MeSH terms.
Author(s)
SMJS is a Student Medical Journal. At least one author must be a student. The Editors might ask for proof.
For each Author, First name, Last name, Designation, Institution, and Email id. The authors must determine the order of the authors beforehand. All communication with SMJS should be through the corresponding author only. The corresponding author does not have to be the first author of the article. Corresponding author's details, including email address, postal address, telephone and/or telefax numbers.
The editors reserve the right to ask about the contribution of each author.
Abstract
- 250 words limit, with the following exact headings:
- Background: describe the main objective of the study
- Materials and Methods: explain how the study was done without including the details
- Results: summarize the most important outcomes
- Conclusion: a short statement of the conclusion of the study
Introduction
- Provide background (brief review, define the problem, disagreement in the field, and rationale) and the aim or hypothesis of the study.
Materials and Methods
- Ethics statement at the beginning
- Please provide details on how the study was conducted and analyzed, sufficient enough for it to be fully replicated by another party.
Results
- Description of the result of the experiment and interpretation
- Include test statistics and p values where appropriate
Discussion
- Description of how the results relate to the aim or hypothesis
- Discussion of how the results compare to other studies
- Explanation of limitations of the experiment
- Discussion of the implication of this study
- Statement of potential future directions
Acknowledgments
Where relevant, authors should acknowledge contributions that do not justify authorship (for example, technical help, writing and editorial assistance, financial and material support; refer to the Editorial Policies and ICMJE recommendations for further details) with the description of the contribution. This should follow at the end of the body text of the article in the submission document.
References
SMJS conforms to the modified Vancouver style of referencing outlined by ICMJE. Please refer to the References section for further details.
Acceptable sources
Published or accepted manuscripts
Published Books
Do not use websites and point of care sources
Style and Format
Word Limit: 2500- 3000
File format: Manuscripts files can be in the following format *.doc or *.docx and should not be locked or protected.
Font: Times New Roman font, 12-point font size, double spaced, left justified
Language: Manuscripts must be submitted in English.
Layout: No indentation for new paragraphs, rather, leave a blank line.
Sections: Separate each section of your manuscript with a page break.
Page numbers: Include page numbers
Footnotes: Footnotes are not permitted, whether for explanations or references.
Abbreviation: Define abbreviations upon first appearance in the text. Do not use non-standard abbreviations unless they appear at least three times in the text. Abbreviate Professor to Prof. and Doctor to Dr.
Units: SI units are to be used. Leave a space between the value and the unit, for example, 4 m. The exception for using SI units is for blood pressure, where mmHg should be used (again with a space between the value and the units, for example, 120/80 mmHg). The exception for leaving a room is with temperature, for example, 37 C.
Reporting Statistics: No space between operators and symbols, for example, -3.59±12.32; p<0.05. Include statistical results where appropriate to support the text. Statistical tests should be appropriate for the data types, interpretation, and conclusions drawn.
Drugs: When referring to drugs, use only generic names of products.
Software/Products: When referring to software/products, please ensure the company and location following the product name, for example, "…the use of the EndoCPB endovascular bypass system (Heartport Inc, Redwood City, CA, USA)."
Quotation: Use double quotations. Use single quotes for quotes within a quote.
Numbers: Spell up to nine, then numerals from 10 onwards, except when the numbers are part of ratios, mathematical expressions, decimal numbers, or a series of related quantities, numbers, or pages. A sentence should never begin with a numeral. In numbers of five digits or more, a space (not a comma) is to be used to separate each group of three digits.
Tables, Figures, and Illustrations
No photographs of a patient that include identifiable features will be published unless proper authorization has been obtained
Do not include any tables, figures, or images in the main text file of your manuscript. Please include all tables, figures, and images in another separate document. Include these in the order they are referred to in the manuscript, with one table, figure, or image per page with its appropriate caption and number. Diagrams and illustrations created in Microsoft Word should be grouped to form a single object. Tables should be editable.
Captions must contain sufficient information to render their associated item intelligible without reference to the text of a submission.
Additionally, please also include as attachments in your submission email the individual files of each of your images and figures (not tables) without their captions. This consists of any diagrams or figures created using Microsoft Word, which should subsequently be converted to a vector or bitmap format and attached as described.
Tables
Ensure each table number corresponds with its in-text reference; ensure the title is above the table and labeled correctly
Refer to the table or figure like so "Numerous factors have been identified (Table 1)."
The table number and title should be in bold and italicized, while the whole table title/caption should be italicized, and the first word of the caption should be capitalized, for example "Table 1. Factors contributing to burnt toast."
Figures
Figures should be constructed as simply as possible, directly relevant to the submission, and aesthetically sound. Vector images are the preferred image format of the SMJS and should be provided where possible. Alternatively, bitmap images should be at least 800 x 800 pixels, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, in jpeg or png formats. Different formats may be sought at a later stage if the submission proceeds to publication.
Figures must be completely original, unless permission has been sought for their use from the original source. If such permission has been granted, please attach a copy of the relevant correspondence as a separate file.
Reference Style
SMJS conforms to the modified Vancouver style of referencing, outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
It is the responsibility of authors to ascertain the accuracy and completeness of the references, and to ensure that their manuscript contains no instances of plagiarism. In addition, the style of the references must follow the modified Vancouver style, outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Please refer to the ICMJE sample references.
Please note that if the reference style does not follow this style as described below, your article will be returned to you before further consideration.
Citing in the text
- Do not include citations in abstracts.
- References are numbered in the order of appearance in the text.
- For figures or tables (or their legends), references should be numbered according to the cited numbers in the text.
- Reference numbers are in square brackets immediately before punctuation without any spacing.
- For example: Ahmed and Ahmed have claimed "walking makes you healthier [1]."
- For references after names, the same numbered references in square brackets are used.
- For example: Abdullah [10] showed…
- Cite multiple references like so:
- More than 1 reference: [2,8,10]
- Adjacent numbers with commas: [1,2]
- Ranges like so: [2-5]
- Combination like so: [2,5,7-9]
Reference List
- References are numbered consecutively in the order of appearance in the text.
- Authors
- 5 or less authors: list all
- 6 or more authors: list first 6, add "et al."
- For example: Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002;935(1-2):40-6.
- DOI For example: Mart?nez-Gald?mez M, Gil A, Caniego JL, Gonzalez E, Barcena E, Perez S, et al. Preliminary experience with the Pipeline Flex Embolization Device: technical note. J Neurointerv Surg. 2015;7:748–51. doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011385
Examples
- Journal article
- Mart?nez-Gald?mez M, Gil A, Caniego JL, Gonzalez E, Barcena E, Perez S, et al. Preliminary experience with the Pipeline Flex Embolization Device: technical note. J Neurointerv Surg. 2015;7:748–51. doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011385
- Journal article – before appeared in print
- Rizzoni D, De Ciuceis C, Porteri E, Agabiti-Rosei C, Agabiti-Rosei E. Use of antihypertensive drugs in neoplastic patients. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev Published Online First: 2017 Mar 30. doi:10.1007/s40292-017-0198-z
- Book
- Tjandra JJ, Clunie GJ, Kaye AH, Smith JA, editors. Textbook of surgery. 3rd ed. Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing Ltd; 2006.
- Chapter in book
- Adnan A, Adlam D. Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome. In: England T, Nasim A, editors. ABC of arterial and venous disease. 3rd ed. West Sussex: John Wiley and Sons Ltd; 2014.
- Conference Paper
- Bengtsson S, Solheim BG. Enforcement of data protection, privacy and security in medical informatics. In: Lun KC. Degoulet P. Piemme TE, Reinhoff O, editors. MEDINFO 92. Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Medical Informatics. 1992 Sep 6?10; Geneva, Switzerland. Amsterdam: North Holland; 1992. p. 1561?5
- Electronic citations (for example, news articles, websites, etc.)
- you can download AUTHOR'S GUIDELINE documentation
