SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Information for Contributors

GENERAL POLICIES

Manuscripts are invited provided they have not previously been published elsewhere, and have been approved for submission by each author.

Manuscripts are accepted with the understanding that the editorial staff is free to make revisions and suggestions intended to improve clarity, reduce length or eliminate obvious discrepancies between journal and manuscript styles.

ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES

Patients:
No reference should be made within any portion of the manuscript to individual patient identity. Such information as names, initials, hospital numbers, dates and personal histories must be avoided.

Drugs:
Wherever possible, drug trade names should be replaced by the appropriate generic term.

TYPING ARRANGEMENT

All submissions must be in English. The original manuscript should be submitted electronically typed double-spaced.

FORMATS

The paper should start with the title, author name(s) and the institutional affiliations of the author(s) where applicable. The title should be followed by a brief abstract.

Text:
An introductory paragraph should be included; it should be brief but provide enough detail to explain why the theme of the article is an important issue to the author(s). Liberal use of subheadings helps to organize content logically. Concluding remarks should relate to the introduction and must make a clear summary statement appropriate to the content.

Length:
We recommend the papers should not be longer than 10 pages.

Pictures and Figures:
Pictures, figures, tables and legends should be inserted at the appropriate place of the text. Indicate approximate reference in text. They should be scanned and transmitted electronically.

Footnotes:
Do not use footnotes for citation of bibliographic material.

References:
References should refer only to published material cited within the text and are to be prepared according to Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals. (For details see articles by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors in Ann Intern Med 1982; 96:766-71 or Br Med J 1982; 284:1766-70.) They are to be listed in numeric order of citation appearance in the text.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Brief letters not exceeding two typewritten pages will be considered for publication in the Dialogue section.

BOOK REVIEWS

Books for review may be sent to the Editor and will be included in the Dialogue section.
Then the article would be emailed for approval.