A. Confirmation by authors
Items | Check points | Check |
Originality | Confirm that neither the manuscript submitted nor any part of it has been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere | □ |
Research ethics | Confirm that your study complies with the ethical guidelines for research and publication described in Good Publication Guidelines for Medical Journals and Guidelines on Good Publication | □ |
Disclosure | Disclose any commercial associations with specific products or financial support from any company | □ |
Funding | Acknowledge any research funds, sponsorships, or grants | □ |
Thesis | State that your article is a thesis for a degree such a Master’s or PhD degree, if applicable | □ |
Presentation | If your article was presented in a national or international meeting, describe this | □ |
English proofreading | State whether your article was revised or edited by a professional English proofreader | □ |
B. Structure of article
Items | Check points | Check |
Sequence | Title page, abstract and keywords, main text, conflicts of interest, acknowledgements, references, table legends, and figure legends | □ |
Title page | A manuscript title, running title, and each author’s full name and affiliation should be provided | □ |
A running title is not exceeding 40 characters in length | □ | |
A full contact information of corresponding author should be provided | □ | |
Any financial disclosures or support, thesis, and presentation history should be included | □ | |
Manuscript | 10-point font with double line spacing on A4 sized paper with 2.5 cm margins | □ |
Not exceed 10 type-written pages for original article | □ | |
Not exceed 2,000 words for editorial | □ | |
Not exceed 5,000 words for review article/ topic | □ | |
Not exceed 5 type-written pages for case report/ idea and innovation | □ | |
Not exceed 800 words for letter | □ | |
Abstract | Not exceed 250 words in structured abstract for original article | □ |
Not exceed 250 words in unstructured abstract for review article/ topic | □ | |
Not exceed 200 words in unstructured abstract for case report/ idea and innovation | □ | |
Key words (3-5) should be selected from heading words in MeSH | □ | |
Main text | Include introduction, methods, results, and discussion, not include conclusion for original article | □ |
Include introduction, case or idea, and discussion for case report/ idea and innovation | □ | |
All table and figure numbers appear in the text | □ | |
Main text should not include the affiliations and names of the authors, especially in Methods | □ | |
References | No more than 100 references are cited in review article/ topic | □ |
No more than 30 references are cited in original article | □ | |
No more than 20 references are cited in case report/ idea and innovation | □ | |
No more than 5 references are cited in letter | □ | |
Figures | Each figure should be submitted in a separate file | □ |
Above 600 dpi for photos and 1,200 dpi for line art in resolution | □ | |
Figure legend should have short title (5-7 words) and detailed explanation | □ | |
Each subfigure denoted by the letters, A, B, C (e.g., Fig. 1A, Fig. 1B, Fig. 1C) | □ | |
Figure legend should be placed on a page at the end of the manuscript | □ | |
Figure should not be included in the manuscript and upload at the submission system | □ | |
Consent form(s) | Copyright transfer form has been signed by all authors | □ |
Authorization and Release form for identifiable patient descriptions and photographs are included | □ |