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Author Guidelines

1. The journal accepts the following publication types:

  • Research Article.
  • Letters to the Editor.
  • Case Report.
  • Review Article.

The timeline for the acceptance letter, starting from the date of review, is about 3-4 months.

Summary requirements for each type of Submission.

2. Research Article Requirements:
The manuscript should be typed double-spaced, on size A4 paper sheets with at least one-inch margins on each side of the sheet. Type only on one side of the paper. Each manuscript component should begin on a new page, in this sequence:

a. Title page.
b. Abstract and keywords.
c. Text.
d. References.
e. Tables: Each table is completed with a title and footnotes.
f. Figures and images should be in high-resolution TIFF or JPEG.

The resolution should be as follows:

  • 1200 dpi resolution for line graphs and line charts with no color or gray shading.
  • 600 dpi resolution for color figures and grayscale with text.
  • 300 dpi resolution for grayscale images, e.g., radiographs.

2.1. Title Page
The title page should include:
(a) The article's title should be concise but informative.
(b) A short-running title of no more than 40 characters.
(c) First name, middle initial, and last name of each author with email, and ORCID number for each author.
(d) Name of department(s), institution(s), city, and country to which the work should be attributed.
(e) Name and address of the author responsible for correspondence about the manuscript.

2.2 Abstract: The abstract should be 250 -300 words and include the background, objectives, Methods, results, and conclusion. It should also state the purposes of the study or investigation, basic procedures (study subjects or experimental animals; observational and analytical methods), main findings, and principal conclusions. The abstract should emphasize new and important aspects of the study or observations. 

2.3 Keywords: provide five alphabetical keywords or short phrases separated by a semicolon that will assist indexers in cross-indexing your article, and that may be published with the abstract. 

2.4. Text: The text is divided into sections with the headings: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion.

➢ Introduction- clearly states the purpose of the research and summarizes the rationale for the study or observation. It should give only strictly pertinent references and not review the subject extensively. It must end with the aim of the study.

➢ Methods: include the selection of observational or experimental subjects. Identify the methods, apparatus (manufacturer’s name and address in parentheses), and procedures in sufficient detail, including statistical methods.

➢ Results: Present in a logical sequence in the text, tables, and illustrations. One may not repeat all the data in the tables, illustrations, or both in the text; emphasize or summarize only important observations.

➢ Discussion: Emphasizes the new and important aspects of the study and concludes and relates the observations to other relevant studies. It must end with the limitation of the study.

➢ Conclusions should be connected with the goals of the study.

3. Authors' declaration:

As mentioned in the Instructions for Authors.

4. Data Availability 

In order to: 

  • Ensures transparency and reproducibility of research.
  • Boosts citations and
  • Meets journal/funder requirements.
  • Promotes collaboration and
  • Protects ethical/legal standards for sensitive data.
  • Supports long-term access via trusted repositories.

5. Authors' Contributions:
The manuscript should mention the contribution of each author 
a. The first author is primarily responsible for collecting, analyzing, and writing the manuscript.
b. The last or senior author is usually an established investigator, a primary mentor, and assumes overall responsibility.
c. The middle authors are usually listed in order of contribution.

6. References:
References should be written in Vancouver style. They should be numbered in Arabic numerals consecutively in the order of their appearance in the text tables or figures. Vancouver Style. They should be listed in a separate sheet as List all authors when six or less; if seven or more, list only the first three names and add et al. Title. Journal name abbreviated as in MEDLINE. Year, volume number (issue number). page number. DOI

The number of references should be less than 20 and not more than 40. It is important to notice that 80% of references are recent and are within the last five years.

7. Tables:

Tables should be double-spaced and placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. The numbering of tables should be done consecutively in the order of their first appearance in the text. Supply a brief title for each. All tables should have no inside lines or bars. Give each column a short or abbreviated heading. Statistical explanations should be in table footnotes, not in the heading. Explain in the footnotes all non-standard abbreviations that are used in each table. Identify statistical measures of variation, such as SD or SEM.

8. Illustrations:

Submit the required number of complete sets of figures. Figures should be professionally drawn and photographed. Letters, numbers, and symbols should be clear and even throughout, and of sufficient size. Titles and detailed explanations belong in the legends for illustrations, not on the illustrations themselves. Cite each figure in the text in consecutive order.

9. Abbreviations and symbols:
Use only standard abbreviations. The full term for which an abbreviation stands should precede its first use in the text unless it is a standard unit of measurement.

 

Article Type

Description

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor are of two types:  commenting on a recently published article or reporting on a case, outbreak, or original research. The former must be received within two months of publication of the relevant article and must not exceed 500 words. The latter should not exceed 1000 words in total and include up to 10 references and 2 figures and/or tables. They should not be divided into parts.

Case Report

Case reports will be accepted if it fit with the scope of the journal. A case report consists of an abstract (250–300 words), introduction, case report, discussion, conclusion, and references. Case reports should be limited to 1,000 words, 15 references, and a reasonable number of tables and/or figures (not to exceed 2,500 words).

Review Article

Review articles should be written by authors who are considered experts in the field. Therefore, the corresponding author of a review article must be one of the authors of at least three articles in the reference section. They must contain an abstract of no more than 300 words, a text of 2,000 to 3,000 words (excluding the maximum 90 references), and up to 6 tables and /or figures (5,500 to 6,000 words total).

The abstract must present a concise overview of the review paper and contain the following sections: (Background), start by introducing the research topic addressed in your review paper. Clarify the importance and relevance of this topic within your field.  (Objectives) Articulate the primary objectives or aims of your review. What do you intend to accomplish through this review? Is it to analyze, synthesize, compare, or critique the existing literature on the subject? (Methods) Provide a brief overview of the methods utilized to select and analyze the sources included in the review. Indicate whether you employed a systematic literature review approach, a meta-analysis, or an alternative methodology. Specify any inclusion or exclusion criteria applied in the selection of sources. (Results) Summarize the principal findings, trends, or insights obtained from the review. Emphasize the most significant conclusions and contributions made by the literature reviewed. This section should clarify what readers can learn from the review. (Conclusion) Discuss the implications of the review’s findings for your field or the subject matter under investigation. Describe how the review enhances the existing body of knowledge and identifies potential areas for future research. (Keywords) Provide five keywords or key phrases pertinent to the review, separated by a semicolon and arranged alphabetically. These terms will assist readers in locating your review during literature searches. preferably to use MeSH on Demand 

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements:

Don't submit before checking that you followed the journal guidelines while submitting.

The requirements for submission are in three steps:

1. For the initial decision, submit the Title page that includes (full title, running or short title, abstract, authors names, emails, ORCID, and affiliations) accompanied by a Cover Letter.  The abstract must be structured in 250 to 300 words.

2. If the initial decision is positive the author needs to submit the Full Manuscript (without names) and the Proofreading certificate for the reviewing process.

3. After the reviewing process is finished the author needs to fill and submit the other forms as shown below. If the authors didn't follow these steps the journal will disregard or reject the submission.

Required forms according to each step of the submission:

  1. The manuscript must be accompanied by a Cover Letter. It is signed by the corresponding author, confirming that the paper has not been published elsewhere Authors' Declaration and will not be submitted to another journal.
  2. All Authors (s) should fill out and sign the Copyright Form. It also explains the importance of the study and why the author(s) chose the Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad.
  3. The author (s) are required to fill out the Study Ethical Approval or Animal Welfare Form (if the study includes an animal laboratory).
  4. The author (s) are required to fill out the AI Declaration Form.
  5. Prepare your manuscript according to the journal's Template
  6. An Arabic and English Abstract should be provided.
  7. To help you create keywords from an abstract, use MeSH on Demand (https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/MeSHonDemand) as a tool that can automatically generate keywords. 
    - See step-by-step Video here>>How to Submit
  8. The text is single-spaced and uses a 14-point font; all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points rather than at the end.
  9. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author's Guidelines.
  10. Each author or contributor(s) must register/create an ORCID ID when making a new submission.
  11. The author must provide proofreading for the manuscript with an official document.
  12. Proofreading Certificate: To improve the language clarity of the manuscript, we recommend the language editing services provided by the following external partner: https://www.globaledico.com/, with a special code for a 12% discount from the total (JFacMedBaghdad) to be filled in the Name section. Notes: for the payment, see video >>GlobalEdico, use this link   https://revolut.me/globaledico. Send a Word document of your Manuscript.  In the process section, the author is required to choose Substantive editing.   
  13. If an artificial intelligence (AI) tool is used when writing the manuscript, creating images or graphic elements of the work, or collecting and analyzing data, the author must describe how and which tool was used in the Materials and Methods section. Authors are solely responsible for the content of their manuscripts, including portions created using artificial intelligence tools, and are therefore responsible for any breach of publication ethics.
  14. The research undertaking and submission request forms are available in the Author's Guidelines and should be completed formally and submitted before the journal takes any action
  15. The references should be recent, 80% of them within the last 10 years.
  16. The author(s) should read the journal's self-citations policy carefully, and any breach of this policy, the journal's editors have the right to reject the manuscript or retract the article post-publication.
  17. All the references must be provided with a DOI. For DOIs, use the following link: https://apps.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery. See this Video>>> How to Link DOI
  18. If the DOI number is not found, the author can add a URL instead.
  19. All the references must be written in Vancouver Reference Style.

Copyright Notice

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