Sequence of title page, abstract (background, methods, results, conclusion) and keywords, main text (introduction, methods, results, discussion), author contributions, institutional review board statement, data availability statement, conflict of interest, funding, acknowledgments, references, tables, figure legends, and figures. All pages numbered consecutively, starting with the abstract.
Title page with article title, authors’ full name(s), ORCID, and affiliation(s), address for correspondence (including telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address number), running title (less than 50 characters), and acknowledgments, if any.
Abstract in structured format up to 250 words for original articles and in unstructured format up to 200 words for review articles and case reports. Keywords (up to 5) from the MeSH.
All table and figure numbers are found in the text.
Figures as separate files, in EPS, JPG, PPT, or TIF format.
References listed in proper format. All references listed in the reference section are cited in the text and vice versa.
The number of references is limited to 30 for original articles, 15 for case reports, and 100 for review articles.
Covering letter signed by the corresponding author.