Formatting details

Formatting details

The researcher should format the manuscript according to the journal template available on the website and properly format and tailor it according to the specified publication requirements outlined below:

  • The researcher should submit the formatted research in a Microsoft Word document (.doc or.docx).
  • If this is the first time submitting research to the journal, registration is required first, followed by uploading the research.
  • The research must be written in the correct language, with attention to formatting, graphics, and tables numbered as shown in the journal template.

Instructions for Authors:

 Authors should follow the following steps in preparing their research:

  • A title should accurately describe the content of the paper with the fewest possible words (in the centre, bold, 14 pt), the academic title, and the researcher's name, affiliation, and email address (font size and type specified in the publication template).
  • The abstract should be 200 to 250 words in length (12 pt).
  • The research text body should be written using Times New Roman font at a size of 12 points. (12 pt).
  • The research should be written with 1.0 spacing, with a minimum of ten pages and a maximum of thirty pages.
  • Fonts should be bold for the main title and subheadings. The subheading should be written on a separate line (12 pt, italic) and numbered as shown in the publication template.
  • The font colour should be black automatically for all paragraphs.
  • Researchers must acknowledge which funding institution is funding the research, if any, and the grant number or code. Also, to acknowledge the people who helped with this research,.
  • References: Authors must list all the references they used inside the paper text. The style of the references follows the American Medical Association (AMA) style as follows:

 Reference to a journal publication:

Electronic:

Author(s)[Last name, First Initial, ]. Title. Journal Name. Year; vol (issue #): inclusive pages. DOI (if electronic) (If there is no DOI, include the URL and access date and time).

Example:

Shim P, Choi D, Park Y. Association of blood fatty acid composition and dietary pattern with the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients who underwent cholecystectomy. Ann Nutr Metab. 2017;70(4):303–311. doi:10.1159/000475605.

Reference to a book:

For any book type, the order of the elements should be as follows:

author(s) [Last name, First Initial, ], (whole book or chapter), Chapter title, Editors (if second or above) and translators, Book title, Publisher name, Copyright year, page numbers. URL (if online or electronic book).

Example:

Conrad P, Gallagher EB. Health and Health Care in Developing Countries: SociologicalPerspectives. 1st Edition. Temple University Press; 1993.

Chapter within a Book:

Author(s). Chapter title. In: Editor(s). Book Title. Edition number. Publisher name;copyright year:inclusive pages. (Include URL if the book is online)

Example:

Solensky R. Drug allergy: desensitization and treatment of reactions to antibiotics andaspirin. In: Lockey P, ed. Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy. 3rd ed. New York, N: Marcel Dekker; 2004:585-606.

Reference to a website:

The minimum information of a website reference should be listed as follows:

Author(s) (or, if no author is available, the name of the group responsible for the site).Title of the specific item (or, if no title is available, the name of the organization responsible for the site). Name of the Web site. Date published. Date updated. Date accessed. URL.

Example:

Cancer Research UK. Cancer statistics reports for the UK, 2003. Accessed 13 March2003. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/aboutcancer/statistics/cancerstatsreport/

Reference to a dataset:

The minimum information of a dataset reference should be listed as follows:

Author(s). Title of entry. In: Title of database [database online]. Place of publication: Publisher; Year. URL. Updated date. Accessed date.

Example:

Acetaminophen poisoning. In: DynaMed [database online]. EBSCO Information Services.http://0search.ebscohost.com.topcat.switchinc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&site=DynaMed&id=113862. Updated March 09, 2010. Accessed March 23, 2010.

In-text citation: Authors must cite their references by the number listed in the references section

Example:  According to [3].  According to [3], [2] and [24].