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Author Submission Guidelines

General Considerations

  • All material to be considered for publication in the Maaen Journal for Medical Sciences (MAJMS) should be submitted electronically via the journal's online submission system before publication.
  • Authors must submit using the MAJMS Editorial Manager site at the following URL: https://www.editorialmanager.com/majms/default.aspx.
  • MAJMS online submission system help you track your submitted article through the process of entering your article details and uploading your files. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, is sent by e-mail.
  • If submitted article was performed on human or laboratory animals, authors should indicate that the design of the work has been approved by local ethical committees or that it conforms to standards currently applied in the country of origin or international standards such as the Helsinki Declaration and EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments or the National Institutes of Health guide for the care and use of Laboratory animals (NIH Publications No. 8023, revised 1978).
  • MAJMS journal operates on double-blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Suitable articles are then typically sent to a minimum of three independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final.
  • Manuscripts must be written in English and has been 'spell-checked' and 'grammar checked.
  • Editors of MAJMS will checks the plagiarism of research submitted for publication and the accepted limit for plagiarism is 20%.
  • Submission of a paper to this journal implies that the manuscript has not been published before, or under consideration for publication at any other journal.

Please read carefully below the journal policy and the author submission guideline and have the following documents ready to be upload to the online submission system.

  1. Title Page
  2. Cover Letter
  3. Licensing and Copyright Agreement
  4. Main Manuscript

Please submit your article via https://www.editorialmanager.com/majms/default.aspx.

Contents

MAJMS will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately so you have to follow the below requisites to ensure fast accurate services.

Manuscript Types

MAJMS journal publishes the following types of papers:

  • Original Articles
  • Review Articles
  • Clinical Case Reports

Specifications for Each Article Type


Original Article

  • Authors: 8 maximum
  • Abstract (unstructured) limited to 400 words
  • Unlimited figures, tables, references and total number of words

Review Article (a review article should not include unpublished cases/data)

  • Authors: 8 maximum
  • Abstract (unstructured) limited to 400 words
  • Unlimited figures, tables, references and total number of words

Clinical Case Report

  • Authors: 4 maximum
  • Abstract (unstructured): 50-100 words
  • Unlimited figures, tables, references and total number of words
  • Total number of words: 1500

Please prepare the clinical case report as follows:

  • Title: 15 words or less.
  • Unstructured abstract: 100 words or less.
  • History of presentation: How the patient was admitted, physical examination
  • Past Medical History
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Investigations
  • Management (medical/interventions)
  • Discussion: Association with current guidelines/position papers/current practice
  • Follow-up
  • Conclusion(s)
  • Learning Objectives

Language-editing Services

Prior to submission, authors who believe their manuscripts would benefit from professional editing are encouraged to use language-editing services. Obtaining this service is the responsibility of the author, and should be done before initial submission. These services can be found on the web using search terms like "scientific editing service" or "manuscript editing service".

Some options are listed below. MAJMS does not endorse any individual or agency. Professional qualifications and compensation must be discussed with the specific editing service the author chooses.

Available editing services (in no particular order):

Manuscript Structure and Style

Manuscripts should be prepared using Microsoft word and save in .doc or .docx format.

  • Font type: Arial or Calibri
  • Font size: For titles 12 points bold, while for main text 11 points
  • Double-spacing for the main text and NO column

Cover Letter

For initial submission, Cover Letter must be uploaded. Initially download the Cover Letter template and fill it as required and upload it all as ONE file at the cover page area during the online submission process.

Prepare a cover letter as a separate file. The cover letter should include the following:

  • Title of submission
  • Author(s), with each author's highest academic degree or professional certification
  • Institutional affiliation for each author, with city, state, and country
  • Name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the author responsible for correspondence
  • Clearly state the purpose of the paper and its expected contribution
  • Funding statements and/or other acknowledgments
  • Any previous presentation of the data or findings in a preliminary report or abstract

Licensing and Copyright Agreement

For initial submission, licensing and copyright agreement must be uploaded. Initially download the Licensing and Copyright Agreement template and fill it as required and upload it all as ONE file at the licensing and agreement area during the online submission process.

Title Page

Each submitted article to MAJMS must be accompanied with TITLE page and all the author details should be included in it as:

  • Title: should be brief and descriptive (and limited to 35 words) - no abbreviations are allowed.
  • Authors: list all authors by full first name, full middle name and surname name. Qualifications followed after the name. Please note that all authors must have substantially contributed by one way or another in completing article.
  • Institution(s): include the name of all institutions with the location (department, institution, city, country) to which the work should be attributed (in English). Use superscript numbers to connect authors and their department or institution. PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE THE INSTITUTION WHERE THE WORK IS NOT ATTRIBUTED.
  • Corresponding author: the full name, current title in the department, full postal address, telephone/fax numbers and the e-mail address should be typed at the bottom of the title page.
  • Co-author: the full name, current title in the department, and the e-mail address should be included.

Abstract

Unstructured abstract should be a concise summary of the manuscript. The abstract should be factual and free of abbreviations, except for SI units of measurement.

Include 3-6 Keywords following the abstract for subject indexing.

The Main Manuscript

The main manuscript must be saved in Microsoft WORD (.doc).

The main manuscript should include the below items and organized in the following order:

  1. Main Text with the following sections:
    Title
    Abstract
    Keywords
    Introduction
    Materials and Methods
    Results
    Discussion
    Conclusion
    Disclosure of Funding
    Disclosure of any Conflict of Interest
    Acknowledgement (optional)
  2. Figures and Tables and their legends
  3. References
  4. Please make sure to include a page number at the bottom of your main manuscript.

DO NOT include authors details or any identifying information about the authors in the main manuscript file. This is especially important, because the journal uses a double-blind review process and the file will be sent to reviewers.

Disclosure of any Funding to the Study

Any funding and conflict of interest should be disclosed.

If no funding has been provided for the research, please include the following sentence: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors OR Conflict of interest: none declared.

List funding sources in the standard way and it should separately appear before the 'Acknowledgements' section. And the following rules should be followed:

  1. The sentence should begin: ‘This work was supported by …’.
  2. The full official funding institution name should be given, i.e. ‘the National Institute of Health xxxx’.
  3. Grant numbers should be complete and accurate and provided in brackets as follows: ‘[grant number ABXXXXXXX]’.
  4. Multiple grant numbers should be separated by a comma as follows: ‘[grant numbers ABXXX, CDXXXX]’.
  5. Agencies should be separated by a semi-colon (plus ‘and’ before the last funding agency).
  6. Where individuals need to be specified for certain sources of funding the following text should be added after the relevant agency or grant number 'to [author full name]'. An example is given here: 'This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health [AB123 and CD456 to Adam Jones].

Disclosure of any Conflict of Interest

Any conflict of interest should be disclosed. Please include the section even if none are declared, using the following format: Conflict of interest: none declared.

Acknowledgement

Acknowledgements and details of non-financial support must be included at the end of the text before the references and not in footnotes. Personal acknowledgements should precede those of institutions or agencies.

Figure and Table Legends

A list with legends for each figure and table must be included.

Figures and Tables NO figures and tables are allowed in the main text.All figures and tables must be included in the manuscript file, as part of the text, not as images. All figures and tables should start on separate pages and be accompanied by a title, and footnotes (use superscript a,b,c….) where necessary. The figures and tables should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals. Abbreviations and their full definitions should be listed in alphabetical order at the bottom of the table. Limit the use of words. Please be certain that the data given in each figure and table is correct. All figures and tables must be cited in the text. Please avoid using vertical rules and shading in table cells.

Math formulae please submit math equations as editable text and not as images. Present simple formulae in line with normal text where possible and use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line for small fractional terms, e.g., X/Y. In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Powers of e are often more conveniently denoted by exp. Number consecutively any equations that have to be displayed separately from the text (if referred to explicitly in the text).

Please do not:

  1. Supply files that are optimized for screen use (e.g., GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); these typically have a low number of pixels and limited set of color.
  2. Supply files that are too low in resolution.
  3. Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.

References

Authors are responsible for checking the accuracy of all references. MAJMS editorial board prefer to use one of citation management programs as EndNote or Mendeley or Reference Manager to facilitate referencing citations. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). MAJMS considered “Vancouver Style” of citation is the default style for indexing all references (journal article, book chapter etc.). DOI should be added at the end of each reference unless there is not any. See the following examples:

"Transfersomes are a special type of liposomes, consisting of bilayer former as phospholipid and edge activator (EA). These vesicles are more elastic than the conventional liposomes (1). Elasticity in these vesicles is accredited to the presence of an edge activator, which is a single chain surfactant with (2) a high radius of curvature, able of weakening the lipid bilayers of the vesicles and increasing their deformability and flexibility."

  1. Verkempinck SHE, Kyomugasho C, Salvia-Trujillo L, Denis S, Bourgeois M, Van Loey AM, et al. Emulsion stabilizing properties of citrus pectin and its interactions with conventional emulsifiers in oil-in-water emulsions. Food Hydrocoll [Internet]. 2018;85:144–57, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.07.014.
  2. Chillistone S, Hardman JG. Factors affecting drug absorption and distribution. Vol. 18, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine. 2017. p. 335–9, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.02.005.

On acceptance, transfer of copyright to Maaen Journal for medical Sciences (MAJMS) will be required. MAJMS will maintain copyright agreement and records signed by the authors.

The Author grants MAJMS full and exclusive rights to the manuscript, all revisions, and the full copyright. Maaen Journal for medical Sciences ( MAJMS ) have the rights include but are not limited to the following: (1) to reproduce, publish, sell, and distribute copies of the manuscript, selections of the manuscript, and translations and other derivative works based upon the manuscript, in print, audio-visual, electronic, or by any and all media now or hereafter known or devised; (2) to license reprints of the manuscript to third persons for educational photocopying; (3) to license others to create abstracts of the manuscript and to index the manuscript; (4) to license secondary publishers to reproduce the manuscript in print, microform, or any computer-readable form, including electronic on-line databases; and (5) to license the manuscript for document delivery. These exclusive rights run the full term of the copyright, and all renewals and extensions thereof.

The Author has the following nonexclusive rights: (1) to use the manuscript in the Author's teaching activities; (2) to publish the manuscript, or permit its publication, as part of any book the Author may write; (3) to include the manuscript in the Author's own personal or departmental (but not institutional) database or on-line site; and (4) to license reprints of the manuscript to third persons for educational photocopying. The Author also agrees to properly credit the Maaen Journal for medical Sciences (MAJMS) as the original place of publication.

Open Access

Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. The author does not have any publication charges for open access.

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