SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
Submission Categories
Below is the list of article types published in AFMN Biomedicine. Please note that for certain article types, word limits apply to the main text and any in-text tables, but do not include the abstract, keywords, or references.
Research Article
Research Articles are full-length manuscripts that present high-quality, original investigations offering novel and significant scientific contributions of broad relevance to the health sciences community. All studies involving human participants or laboratory animals require prior approval from an Ethics Review Committee, with the corresponding approval number and date clearly stated. For clinical trial reports, authors are required to submit a completed CONSORT or STROBE checklist, along with the corresponding flowchart, whichever is most appropriate for the study design. Submissions without this documentation may be returned as incomplete. If research involves animals, it must adhere to the ARRIVE guidelines. Research Articles must follow the standard full-length structure with the appropriate subheadings: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References. Recommended length of Research Article is 6000 words maximum (including main text, tables, and figure legends).
Review Article
Review Articles should provide a comprehensive and critical overview of the existing literature on specialized topics, synthesizing all high-quality research evidence and presenting conceptual frameworks that address questions of broad interest in biomedicine. Systematic Reviews must include a detailed description of the literature search strategy, data extraction methods, and, where applicable, the analytical approach used. Submission of a completed PRISMA checklist is mandatory (https://www.prisma-statement.org). Manuscripts submitted without this documentation will be considered incomplete and returned to the authors. Recommended length of Review Article is 6000 words maximum with no more than 100 references.
Brief Report
Brief Reports are concise articles that present original preclinical or clinical research findings of significant interest to the readership. They should follow the same structure as full-length papers, including appropriate subheadings. Recommended length of Brief Report is 2500 words maximum (including the main text and any table or figure legend), with allowance for one display item (either a figure or a table) and no more than 25 references.
Case Report
Case Reports are concise articles that highlight noteworthy clinical observations involving a single patient or a small group of patients. They should describe rare or unusual conditions, novel therapeutic approaches, previously unrecognized adverse effects, or other findings of particular significance to a specific clinical specialty. Submissions will be considered only if they present cases that have not been well documented in the literature. Authors are required to obtain written informed consent for publication from the patient or, when applicable, their legal guardian prior to manuscript submission. Documentation of consent must be available upon request. Manuscripts should be structured under the following sections: Abstract, Introduction, Case Presentation, and Discussion. The total word count should not exceed 1,500 words, inclusive of the main text and any table or figure legends. Only one display item (either a figure or a table) is permitted, and the reference list should be limited to no more than 15 citations.
Letter to the Editor
A Letter to the Editor provides commentary on a recently published AFMN Biomedicine article and should offer insights of significant relevance and interest to the Journal’s readership. Submissions must be received within one month of the publication of the original article. The authors of the referenced paper will be invited to submit a formal response. Letters should be written in an unstructured format (without standard section headings) and should not exceed 850 words, including the main text and any table or figure legend. A maximum of one display item (either a figure or a table) and up to 5 references are permitted.