Submissions

Author Guidelines

SUBMISSION

Template of research article

Authors are requested to submit their manuscript electronically to the journal’s editorial management system.

Note that the manuscript should be uploaded as one file with tables and figures included. This file shoul be a Word document

Publication fee

The Journal of Biomedical and Medical Sciences  does not charge a publication fee.

Required files for final submissions

After the article has been accepted, the authors should submit the final version as source files, including a word processor file of the text Word

TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Four categories of scientific contributions are accepted for publication:

1) Research Articles (Otriginal Articles, Experimental Articles, Methodological Articles)

2) Reviews and Mini-Reviews

3) Short Communications

4) Technical Reports

5) Case Report

1) “Research Articles” should have arbitrary amount of text (if it is very long or short, the reviewer will contact you), up to 10 display elements (figures/tables), describing the complete study. For metholodological articles text should includ datails about development of method.  Longer manuscripts will be considered only if the increased length is warranted by the amount of data presented. But recomendation  - up to 10000 words

2) “Reviews” should have a maximum 8000 words, up to 6 display elements (figures/tables).

“Mini-Reviews” should have a maximum of 4000 words, up to 4 display elements (figures/tables) and will usually be invited by the Editors.

3) “Short Communications” should have a maximum of 3000 words, 3 display elements (figures/tables), describing results that are brief, timely, and/or of such importance that rapid publication is warranted. These manuscripts can bear the words “Short Communication” immediately above the title on the first page. They can  be as subdivided into titled sections as  be written in a continuous style.

4) “Technical Reports” should have a maximum of 3000 words, 3 display elements (figures/tables), and describe the development of a novel method or an improvement or noteworthy modification of an already existing technique or platform used in biotechnology. These manuscripts could bear the words “Technical Report” immediately above the title on the first page. They can  be as subdivided into titled sections as  be written in a continuous style.

5) The “Case raport ” article type is  intended for reports about very interesting one patient or some  patients (less than 4 patients).  Maximum 8000 words, up to 6 display elements (figures/tables). They can  be as subdivided into titled sections as  be written in a continuous style.

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Organization of the paper and style of presentation

Manuscripts must be written in English. Authors whose native language is not English are advised to consult a professional English language editing service or a native English speaker prior to submission.

Manuscripts should be prepared with wide margins and double spacing throughout, including the abstract, footnotes and references. Every page of the manuscript, including the title page, references, tables, etc., should be numbered.

Title page

The title page should provide the following information:

Title (should be clear, descriptive and concise)

Full name(s) of author(s); please indicate who is the corresponding author

Full affiliation(s) of all authors

e-mail address.

Abstract

The abstract should be clear, descriptive, self-explanatory and not longer than 180 - 350 words, it should also be suitable for publication in abstracting services. The abstract caould be non-structured format.

Structure article

Keywords

Include a list of 4-10 keywords. These keywords should be terms from the MeSH https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/search

database.

Footnotes

Footnotes should only be used if absolutely essential. If used, they should be numbered in the text, indicated by superscript numbers and kept as short as possible.

Introduction

This should outline the context for and purpose of the study.

Materials and Methods

There is no word limit to the materials and methods section, as the journal’s policy is that methodological rigor and reproducibility is of great importance. This section should aim to be sufficiently detailed to enable others with access to the data to reproduce the results.

Informed Consent

Mention whether signed informed consent has been obtained.

Compliance and protocol approval

Compliance with guidelines on human experimentation as well as protocol approval by a local Institutional Review Board should be specified.

Compliance with guidelines on animal experimentation as well as protocol approval by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee should be specified.

Results

These should be presented in a logical order and summarize the salient findings.

Discussion

This should link the conclusions with the aims of the study but avoid conclusions not adequately supported by the data.

Acknowledgments

If there are none, do still include this section and insert "The authors have no acknowledgments".

Funding

Specify sources of funding.

If there are none, do still include this section and insert "The authors report no funding".

Conflicts of Interest

Please see the section Policy on Conflicts of Interest listed below.

References

Place citations as numbers in square brackets in the text. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references at the end of the manuscript. List the references in the order in which they appear in the text. Only articles published or accepted for publication should be listed in the reference list.  If an article has a DOI, this should be provided after the page number details.

Figures

Number figures according to their sequence in the text. The text should include references to all figures.

Each figure should have a self-explanatory caption.

Color figures can be included, provided the cost of their reproduction is paid for by the author.

Tables

Number tables according to their sequence in the text. The text should include references to all tables. Each table should have a brief and self-explanatory title. Columns headings should be brief, but sufficiently explanatory.

References

take from www.pubmed by format NLM. For example

Hadjesfandiari N, Serrano K, Levin E, Johal P, Feenstra S, Shih AW, Devine DV. Effect of modern infusion pumps on RBC quality. Transfusion. 2022 Apr;62(4):797-808. doi: 10.1111/trf.16833. Epub 2022 Feb 25. PMID: 35213738.