1. Title Page
The title should contain these elements:
1) Full title (not to exceed 100 characters, including spaces)
2) Running title (not to exceed 50 characters, including spaces)
3) Authors' names, academic degrees, and affiliations
4) Address (road name based address system)
5) Information for correspondence
2. Abstract and Keywords
1) English is official language in abstract in original article, review article, and case report.
2) Do not cite references in the abstract.
3) Avoid acronyms and abbreviations. If needed, define at first use with acronym or abbreviation in parentheses.
4) Do not exceed 250 words.
5) Use the following headings for original articles:
- Background and Objectives—rationale for study
- Subjects (Materials) and Methods—brief presentation of study design and key methods
- Results—succinct presentation of key results; include sample sizes throughout
- Conclusion—succinct statement of data interpretation
6) Abstracts for review articles and case reports do not have a specific format.
7) Keywords (5 words maximum) are recommended to be used from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) list of Index
Medicus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh). If suitable terms are not available, new keywords may be used.
3. Main Body Text
1) Typical main headings include Introduction, Subjects (Materials) and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments for
original articles.
For review articles, main heading includes Introduction and Conclusion; the body of the article is organized with
subheadings.
Editorial articles are composed of Summary and Discussion headings.
Case reports are arranged with Introduction, Case, and Discussion headings.
2) Abbreviations must be defined at first mention in the text and at each table and figure.
3) The Introduction includes the background and the aims of the study.
4) The Subjects(Materials) and Methods should be described in detail and also include statistical methods. Please note that
the Methods and Results should be able to stand alone and provide sufficient information for the reader to understand
the basic methods of the study and to review the fundamental findings in a mechanistic way. Reports of studies on
humans and animals must indicate that the procedures followed were in accordance with institutional guidelines.
5) The Results should be described in proper order with figures and tables. Since authors can access the whole study they
have an obligation to take responsibility for the results. The Editors reserve the right to ask for additional information
from the corresponding author regarding measures that were taken to minimize bias and verify the integrity of the
primary data and any analyses performed.
6) The Discussion includes new interpretation related to the study and the conclusion of the study. It must meet the
objectives mentioned in the introduction study.
7) Every reference, figure, and table should be cited in the text in numerical order according to the order of mention.
4. Acknowledgments
All sources of financial support including grants and funding agencies must be clearly stated and avoid abbreviations. Since the qualifications of the author does not correspond to the performance of the study the names of the contributors who helped the study should be included. It is not mandatory if there are no points to refer to.
5. References
The description of the journal reference should follow the below description or follow the NLM Style Guide for Authors:
1) Accuracy of reference data is the responsibility of the author.
2) Verify all references against original sources.
3) List all authors for each reference; do not use "et al."
4) Example:
Tilz R, Boveda S, Deharo JC, Dobreanu D, Haugaa KH, Dagres N. Replacement of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey. Europace. 2016;18:945-949.
5) Cite references in numerical order according to first mention in the text. In the text, ensure accuracy of spelling and
details of publication (i.e., the text citation should match the reference order).
6) Personal communications, unpublished observations, and submitted manuscripts are not legitimate references. They
must be cited in the text only (not in the reference list) as follows: author name, degree(s) held, unpublished data, year
to get the information.
7) References must be from a full-length publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
8) Abstracts may be cited only if they are the sole source and must be identified in the reference as "Abstract."
9) "In press" citations must have been accepted for publication and the name of the journal or book publisher must be
included.
6. Tables
1) Begin each table on a separate page, double-spaced. The table submitted to MS Excel are not accepted. Only use MS
word.
2) The table number should be Arabic, followed by a period and brief title.
3) Use same size font as the text.
4) Supply a brief heading for each column.
5) If symbol is used, indicate footnotes of table in this order: *, †, ‡, §, ||, #, **. This is explained at the bottom of the
table.
6) Abbreviations used in the table must be defined in a footnote to the table.
7. Figures
1) Figures are to be formatted to GIF, TIFF, EPS, and JPG files with high resolution file (preferably 300 dpi for color figures
and 900 dpi for line art and graphs). All figures and diagrams should be clear enough to identify and discern differences
individually.
2) Figures should be clearly labeled. If description is needed within the figure, use letters and arrows of the same size and
style (font size 10 point or higher.) If explaining a character or abbreviation within the figure, use the footnote to
explain.
3) Supply a scale bar with photomicrographs.
4) Heading information should appear in the figure legend.
5) Provide double-spaced copy for figure legends on a separate page.
6) Symbols and abbreviations must be defined in the figure or its legend.
7) Limit white space between the panel and panel label.
8) Put a period at the end of a figure legend
8. Supplementary materials
Supplemental materials will be published in the online version only. They may consist of 1) Information that cannot be printed, such as animations, video clips, and sound recordings, 2) Information that can be presented more conveniently in electronic form and 3) Large original data, e.g. additional tables, illustrations, etc.
