MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Manuscript preparation
Manuscripts must adhere to standard scientific English, including proper grammar, style, and clarity. Authors who believe their manuscript could benefit from additional language support are encouraged to utilize resources available at their institutions, and/or consider professional English language editing services. Clear and well-crafted manuscripts significantly improve the likelihood of acceptance.
All abbreviations must be defined upon their first appearance in the text. Those not recognized by international standards should be avoided. Abbreviations must not appear in the title.
The main manuscript file (except for the Letters to the Editor) must be organized into the following sections, presented in the order specified below:
- Title page
- Abstract with keywords
- Main text
- Acknowledgements
- Authors' contributions
- Statement of Ethics
- Statement of Competing Interest
- Statement of Data Availability
- Statement of Generative AI Technologies Use
- ReferencesTables
- Figures with figure legends
Title page
The title page must include the full title of the manuscript, the full names of all authors, and their institutional affiliations. The corresponding author must be clearly identified and must provide a full postal address, phone number, and institutional email address. Personal or private email addresses are not accepted for correspondence.
The title should be concise, descriptive, and unambiguous, accurately reflecting the main focus and content of the manuscript. A well-written title that clearly indicates the subject matter enhances the visibility and discoverability of the article in major indexing databases.
Abstract with keywords
All articles (except for the Letters to the Editor) must include a concise and factual abstract of no more than 250 words. It should be prepared as a single, standalone paragraph summarizing the study’s purpose, key findings, and main conclusions. Non-standard abbreviations are not allowed. Abstract should be followed by 3 to 5 keywords, as specific as possible to the research topic, for indexing and abstracting purposes.
Please note that the title, keywords, and abstract of your article all influence how it appears in search engine results, directly impacting its visibility and readership.
Main Text
The main text should follow the standard section structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. The Methods section must include enough detail to allow full reproducibility of the study, including the full manufacturer name for every proprietary item used. Near the end of this section, authors should add a separate paragraph clearly describing the statistical approaches employed for data analysis. The Results section should summarize the key findings succinctly and provide complete statistical reporting, not just p-values. Review articles may follow an alternative structure appropriate to their content