Author Guidelines

Before Submission
  • Confirm that the manuscript fits the journal aim and scope.
  • Prepare the manuscript according to the relevant reporting guideline (CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, CARE, SQUIRE, COREQ, SRQR, SPIRIT, or other appropriate guideline).
  • Confirm that all authors meet authorship criteria and approve the final manuscript.
  • Include ethical approval, exemption, patient consent, trial registration, or protocol registration when required.
  • Disclose funding, conflicts of interest, acknowledgments, data availability, and AI tool use.
Recommended Manuscript Structure
  1. Title Page: title, author names, affiliations, corresponding author, ORCID (if available), word count, article type, funding, conflicts, acknowledgments.
  2. Abstract: structured abstract for original research and reviews when appropriate.
  3. Keywords: 3 to 6 keywords.
  4. Main Text: introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, references, tables, figures, supplementary files.
  5. Ethics and Declarations: ethics approval, consent, data availability, author contributions, funding, conflicts of interest, AI disclosure.
Submission Checklist
  • Manuscript is original and not under review elsewhere.
  • Relevant reporting checklist is uploaded or completed.
  • References are accurate, complete, and properly formatted.
  • Tables and figures are cited in the text and include clear titles or legends.
  • All patient or participant identifiers are removed unless consent for publication is documented.
  • Cover letter explains contribution, novelty, relevance, and ethical compliance of the manuscript.