Requirements as per type of Article
Original article:
- Structured abstract (Introduction, material and methods, important results/observations, discussion including conclusions) maximum 250 words;
- Main article word limit 3000 (excluding abstract, title, tables, figures, references);
- Maximum four tables and maximum four figures;
- Maximum 40 references.
Short article:
- No abstract;
- Main article word limit 1500;
- Maximum one table and one figure;
- Maximum 15 references
Reviews/ Systematic review/ Meta-analysis:
- Structured abstract (Introduction, material and methods, important results/observations, discussion including conclusions) maximum 250 words;
- Main article word limit 3500 (excluding abstract, title, tables, figures, references);
- Maximum five tables and maximum five figures;
- Maximum 60 references.
Qualitative research:
- Unstructured abstract maximum 250 words
- Main article word limit 3500 (excluding abstract, title, tables, figures, references)
- Maximum five tables and maximum five figures
- Maximum 60 references.
Case study:
- No abstract;
- Main article word limit 750;
- Maximum one table and one figure;
- Maximum 10 references
Case series:
- No abstract;
- Main article word limit 1000;
- Maximum one table and one figure;
- Maximum 15 references
Letter to editor:
- No abstract;
- Main article word limit 750;
- No table and no figure;
- Maximum five references;
- It should be related to some article published most recently.