Policies and Guidelines

As part of the submission process, authors must confirm compliance with the following criteria, and manuscripts not adhering to these guidelines may be returned:

  1. Metadata, including author and co-author details, must be complete. Author and co-author names and affiliations should not appear in the main manuscript file.
  2. No changes in author and co-author names or order will be allowed after submission. Such requests may result in manuscript rejection.
  3. The text should be single-spaced, use a 12-point font, employ italics (except for URL addresses), and place all illustrations, figures, and tables within the text at appropriate points.
  4. References must be written in the Vancouver style.
  5. Authors must certify that the manuscript has neither been published nor submitted elsewhere for publication.
  6. The following documents must be available during submission:
    • Article with abstract and references.
    • Ethical approval.
    • Completed and signed Authors' Declaration Form.