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 before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- Utilize the Microsoft Word template.
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The number of the words in the submitted article should follow BUMJ standards.
- A single, scientifically correct sentence summarizing the article's main point should appear in the title, which should also be no more than 20 words and free of puns or idioms.
- The abstract should be according to BUMJ standards.
- Use Times New Roman for the text, it should have 1.5 spacing; the body text should have a maximum font size of 12 points; the page size should be 8.5 by 11 inches (A4)
- Use Times New Roman for text in the tables. Use size 12 where able, but 10 or 11 size may also be used to fit text within the tables. Line spacing within a table should be single-spaced. All tables should be labeled and formatted in Vancouver style (https://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/vancouver/tables) in numbering, title, notes, borders, etc.
- When an acronym or abbreviation is used for the first time in a document, it should be defined and utilized with caution.
- It is the authors' responsibility to spell words consistently. It ought to be in line with the Oxford English Dictionary or Webster's Third New International Dictionary.
- Please visit the submission checklist page for an official list of which limits are required.
- Supply figures and tables in separate files.
- Combine and supply any Supplementary Information as a separate file, preferably in PDF format. Include the title of the manuscript and author list on the first page of the Supplementary Information file.
- Plagiarism will be dealt with as scientific misconduct. The BUMJ will follow the guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and take appropriate action if plagiarism is found at any point prior to publication. Please visit http://www.publicationethics.org for more information. The accepted plagiarism rate of the main manuscript is up to 15% (references are not included).
Articles
Prior to submitting
Before starting the submission process, there are a few things you should be aware of and understand.
-Your research is relevant to the scope and Mission & objectives of Benghazi University Medical Journal.
- You prepared your manuscript in line with the Benghazi University Medical Journal submission guidelines.
-Your English writing is ready for submission.
- You understand the implications for copyright and publication policy & ethics
Prepared for submission.
Make sure you have finished the manuscript submission checklist in order to increase the likelihood that your work will be published. If needed, kindly go over the submission guidelines once more.
Once the checklist is successfully finished, your manuscript is prepared for submission.
Note: in addition to your manuscript, you have to submit the completed cover letter, disclosure form, and copyright transfer form.
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