Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it being considered for publication in another journal.
- Ensure that you have read the sections of the author guideline that are relevant to the type of manuscript you are submitting.
- Ensure that all authors listed have approved the manuscript for submission.
- The submission file should be in an editable format, Microsoft Word, RTF document or OpenOffice.
Research Article
2000 – 2500 words, up to 5 tables and figures, up to 40 references
Ethics statement required wherever relevant
Short Communication
Up to 1500 words, up to 5 tables, up to 10 references
Preliminary findings of research
Editorial
1000 – 1500 words, up to 5 references
Invited manuscripts
Review Article
3000 – 5000 words, up to 5 tables and figures, references as required
Commentary
Up to 2000 words, up to 5 tables and figures, up to 10 references
Perspective
Up to 3000 words, up to 5 tables and figures, up to 10 references
Conference Proceedings
Up to 2000 words, up to 5 tables and figures, up to 10 references
Field Report
Up to 1500 words, up to 5 tables or figures, up to 15 references
Letter to editor
Up to 1000 words, up to one table or figure, up to 5 references
News
Up to 1000 words, up to 2 tables or figures, up to 5 references
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