Writing Rules

Technical rules for the manuscript

The title page should carry:

• full names (first name, middle-name initials), and last names of all authors;
• authors' affiliations; if authors belong to multiple institutions, use superscript digits to associate their names with respective institutions;
• full address, phone number, and email of the corresponding author should be given.

Authors are required to include information on their responsibilities in the manuscript, outlining the contribution of each author. Authorship should be attributed to those who have made substantial contributions to the conception, acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data, drafted or revised the work, approved the final manuscript, and express a willingness to take responsibility (ICMJE criteria, link:

http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html).

Text characteristics

• The title should consist of between 10 and 18 words. In case the study’s title includes fewer than 10 or more than 18 words, the author should provide an explanation in the letter to the editor.
• The abstract should contain a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 300 words.
• Determine 3 to 6 keywords that are not directly mentioned in the title.
• The appropriate word for the introduction section is around 300-800, approximately one to one and a half pages (it is not a fixed limit but the paper should aim to be approximately this size).
• The methods are not limited to the number of words or pages. They should encompass every information needed for another research to replicate the study. However, it should not contain redundant information that might complicate the study’s methodology.
• The findings section may include 3 to 6 tables, although this is not a strict rule. In the case of the study, the model requires fewer than 3 or more than 6 tables, the author should explain the reason in the letter to the editor.
• Similar to the methods, the discussion section is not limited by the number of words and pages. It should include an explanation for all findings based on the literature. Consider that an excessively brief discussion might not adequately explain the findings in relation to the literature. Also, an overly long discussion could lead to confusion, making it challenging for readers to clearly understand the study’s results.
• The conclusion should be concise and does not require extensive use of literature. It should be a summary of the discussion, which includes the findings and a comparison with existing literature. This section should draw overall conclusions about the study’s subject, offer suggestions for future studies, and provide suggestions for populations affected by the subject based on the study’s conclusions.
• Incorporate sources in the text and reference section based on the Vancouver style. Avoid citing more than 5 sources for the same sentence unless justified. The study should have a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40 sources. In case that study falls below 20 or exceeds 40 sources, please justify it in the letter to the editor.
• Consider that the appropriate size of the manuscript is around 3000 to 7000 words. Additionally, the manuscript, should not exceed 17 pages including the references, or 10000 words. If the manuscript exceeds 17 pages, the author should provide an explanation in the letter to the editor.
• Note: While these rules serve as a guideline for creating an appropriate manuscript, they are not rigid values. When the author is reasonable, these rules may be flexible.

Writing rules

The writing rules for the manuscript, including specifications for margins, font size, font type, underline text, alignment, line, and paragraph spacing, bold, italic, ^superscript, numbering, bullets, indentation, text highlight color, font color, etc., should strictly adhere to this template of the manuscript. So, kindly click on the relevant title, section, table, or other element requiring correction and use the exact style as used in the provided template.

Writing rules details:

• The manuscript should be in Word document, where the indentation is 0.5,
• The font size of the manuscript is 11-point, Times New Roman font type, 1.15 line spacing, and have no space before or after paragraphs, excluding the first and last paragraphs of each section.
• All titles in the paper should be in Time New Roman, 12-point, bold, and should have a paragraph before and after.
• Text and headings should be arranged in 6-point space before and after paragraph indentation.
• Table titles should be in Time New Roman, 10-point, bold, with no space before or after. For subtitles: In First Level Subheadings, capitalize only the first letters of the words, and write the entire heading in bold and italic. In Second Level Subheadings, use bold with the first letters of the words capitalized. In Third Level Subheadings, use 10-point, italicized, with the first letters of the words capitalized. Main headings should not exceed 1 line, should not be numbered, and no indentation is allowed.
• Figure and photographs titles should be below, in Time New Roman, 9-point, italic, and should have a paragraph added after.
• All abbreviations used in the table should be explained below the tables. The font size for the explanations should be 9-point, in Time New Roman, italic, with no space between lines.
• The line spacing in tables is 1.0. The font size is 10-point, and the font type is Time New Roman.
• The text of the manuscript should be double-spaced. Sections as tables, figures, etc. should be single-spaced.
• The font size of the title should be 11-point, in uppercase, and text should be distributed between the margins
• The font size for the author names should be 12-point, bold. The numbers for the author's duties and affiliations are the same as the author's names but should be in superscript. Affiliation of the authors should be 10-point, italic.
• The general font type in the reference section is consistent with the manuscript. However, elements such as book names, journal names, or other specific sections should be based on the Vancouver style.
• Direct citations exceeding three lines in the text should be written 1 cm inside the right and left edges of the writing area.

 

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