Before sending your manuscript to the editorial committee, please ensure that you have checked the following criteria:
A. Confirmation by authors
B. Structure of the article
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Check points |
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Sequence |
Title page, abstract and keywords, main text, conflict of interest, acknowledgements, references, table legends and figure legends |
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File format |
MS word 2007 or later version in English |
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Times New Roman fonts |
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10-point font with double line spacing on A4-sized paper with 2.5-cm margins |
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Title page |
A manuscript title, running title, and each author’s full name and affiliation should be provided |
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A running title not exceeding 40 characters in length |
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Full contact information of the corresponding author should be provided. |
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Any financial disclosures or support, thesis, and presentation history should be included. |
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Manuscript |
Does not exceed 5,000 words in length for a review article |
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Does not exceed 3,000 words in length for an original article/case report or literature review/special topic |
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Does not exceed 2,000 words in length for an editorial |
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Does not exceed 1,500 words in length for a case report/idea and innovation |
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Does not exceed 200 words in length for an image |
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Does not exceed 800 words in length for a letter/discussion |
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Abstract |
Original article: structured abstract with background, methods, results, and conclusion, which does exceed 300 words (in length) |
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Review article, case report and literature review: unstructured abstract in one paragraph, which does not exceed 300 words (in length) |
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Case report, idea and innovation: unstructured abstract in one paragraph, which does not exceed 200 words (in length) |
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No abstract for an image |
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Key words (3-10) should be selected from heading words in Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) |
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Main text |
Original article: include introduction, methods, results, and discussion; do not include a conclusion |
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Case report and literature review: include introduction, case report, literature review, and discussion |
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Case report/ idea and innovation: include introduction, case report or idea, and discussion |
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All table and figure numbers appear in the text |
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The main text should not include the affiliations and names of the authors, especially in the methods |
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References |
No more than 100 references are cited in a review article |
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No more than 40 references are cited in an original article/case report and literature review/special topic |
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No more than 20 references are cited in a case report/idea and innovation |
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No more than 5 references are cited in a letter/discussion |
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Figures |
Each figure should be submitted in a separate file |
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Minimum resolution: 600 dpi for photos/color images and 1,200 dpi for line art in resolution |
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Figure legends should have a detailed explanation |
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Each subfigure is denoted by the letters, A, B, C (ex: Fig. 1A, Fig. 1B, Fig. 1C) |
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Figure legends should be placed on a separate page at the end of the manuscript |
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Figures should not be included in the manuscript and should be uploaded on the submission system |
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Maximum of 20 figure parts for an original article/review article/special topic |
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Maximum of 8 figure parts for a case report and literature review/case report/idea and innovation |
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Maximum of 4 figure parts for image/letter/discussion |
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Consent form (s) |
Copyright transfer form has been signed by all authors |
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Authorization and Release form for identifiable patient descriptions and photographs are included |
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