Instructions for Authors
Instructions to Authors
Aim and Scope
Journal of Arak University of Medical Sciences (J Arak Uni Med Sci) (Pervious titles in print issues: Journal of Arak University of Medical Sciences, Rahavard Danesh) is a peer reviewed open to access online quarterly journal publication of the Arak University of Medical Sciences of Iran and welcomes contributions from all areas of medical sciences. This journal accepts Original Papers, Review Articles, Short Communications and Case Reports in Persian with English abstracts.
Submission of Manuscripts
Papers submitted for publication should describe original work , not previously published elsewhere, totally or partly. Submission is only acceptable via Journal URL: http://amuj.ir .
Manuscript must be accompanied by a covering letter to the Editor-in-Chief, including title and author(s) name and undertaking that it has not been published or submitted elsewhere. The authors may also suggest two to four reviewers for the manuscript (J Arak Uni Med Sci may designate other reviewers).
Types of Articles
Articles will be published in the following categories:
1- Original Papers: A full paper must be subdivided into eight sections, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgment and References. The length of the text should not exceed 5000 words excluding the references.
2- Short Communications: A Short Communication is suitable for recording the results of complete small investigations or giving details of new models or hypotheses, innovative methods, techniques or apparatus. When possible; follow the same structure as original papers. Short Communications should be limited to 2500 words.
3- Reviews Articles: Submissions of reviews and perspectives covering topics of current interest are welcome and encouraged. Review article should include Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Primary and secondary topic headings (as many as required), Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements and References. A review article may have an unstructured abstract. Review articles should have at least 50 references. Authors should use at least 3-5 references of their own prior work.
4- Case reports: Case Reports should include Abstract (no more than 150 words), Introduction, Case presentation, Discussion, Acknowledgement and References. Case Reports should be limited to 2000 words.
Manuscript Organization
Title page: The title page of the paper should only contain the title, name(s), degree(s) and addresses (Tel, Fax, and Email) of the author(s).
Main Text: The manuscript should include: Title , No author(s) name , the Abstract , Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion , Conclusion, Acknowledgement and References .
Abstract: Abstract is a concise summary of the whole paper. The abstract ( no more than 250 words) in structured format as Background , Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusion followed by 3 to 6 Keywords must be presented. Keywords should be placed in alphabetical order and, when possible, adjusted to the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) of Index Medicus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html ).
Introduction: The Introduction should provide a clear statement of the problem, the relevant literature on the subject, and the proposed approach or solution. It should be understandable to colleagues from a broad range of scientific disciplines.
Materials and Methods: Materials and methods should be complete enough to allow experiments to be reproduced. However, only truly new procedures should be described in detail; previously published procedures should be cited, and important modifications of published procedures should be mentioned briefly. Capitalize trade names and include the manufacturer's name and address. Methods in general use need not be described in detail
Results: Results should be presented with clarity and precision. The results should be written in the past tense when describing findings in the authors' experiments. Previously published findings should be written in the present tense. Results should be explained, but largely without referring to the literature. Discussion, speculation and detailed interpretation of data should not be included in the Results but should be put into the Discussion section.
Discussion: The Discussion should interpret the findings in view of the results obtained in this and in past studies on this topic. The detailed data should not be repeated in the discussion again.
Conclusion: State the conclusions in a few sentences at the end of the paper.
Acknowledgments: Besides personal acknowledgement, sources of financial support, etc should be mentioned in this section.
Tables: All tables should be keyed in to the text. A short descriptive heading should be given above each table and any footnotes and explanations underneath. Tables should be self-explanatory without reference to the text. Do not submit tables as photograph.
Figures: Must be numbered and keyed into the text. The captions should be placed below.
The same data should not be presented in tables, figures and text, simultaneously.
Abbreviations and Symbols: use only standard abbreviations. Avoid using them in the title and abstract . The full term for which an abbreviation stands should precede its first use in the text unless it is a standard unit of measurement.
References: The AMUJ has now adopted the Vancouver Reference System and all submitted manuscripts should be in this style. Cite references in text in order of appearance using Arabic numerals in parentheses for citations. Place the reference list at the end of the final text page. List all authors when six or fewer; when seven or more, list the first six and add “et al”. Use Index Medicus abbreviations for journals that are indexed; if a journal is not indexed, use full name. We recommend the use of a tool such as EndNote or Reference Manager for reference management and formatting.
EndNote reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp
Reference Manager reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp
Articles:
Fernandez R, Griffiths R, Murie P. A comparison of late night and early morning removal of short-term urethral catheters. JBI Rep 2003; 1: 1-16.
Books:
Ringsven MK, Bond D. Gerontology and Leadership Skills for Nurses.2nd ed. Albany: Delmar Publishers; 1996.
Persian References:
Persian references must be written in the same way of English references. The title of articles in any language other than English must be bracketed.
Faramarz F, Roghani M, Khalilizad M . [ The effect of oral feeding of Allium ursinum L. on thoracic aorta contractile response in diabetic rats]. AMUJ 2010; 12(4): 65-73.
Journal article:
Fernandez R, Griffiths R, Murie P. A comparison of late night and early morning removal of short-term urethral catheters. JBI Rep 2003; 1: 1-16
Translated book:
Nasr SH. Three Muslim Hakim: Translated by Aram A. Tehran, Iran. Yeganeh publication; 2001.
Chapter in a book:
Ben-Asher Y, Meisler D. Towards a source level compiler: source level modulo scheduling. In: Program Analysis and Compilation, Theory and Practice Essays Dedicated to Reinhard Wilhelm on the Occasion of his 60th Birthday: Springer; 2007. p. 328-60.
Website:
Patty D, Cashin WE, Aleamoni LM, Pratt DD. Thinking about teaching evaluations. [cited 2007 Dec 19]. Available from: http://www.oberlin.edu/cot/pdweval.htm.
Conference article:
Rafiee M, Seif M. A survey of factors related to faculty evaluation in Arak University of Medical Sciences. Proceeding of 6th National Conference of Medical Education; 2003 May 1-3; Tehran, Iran.
Thesis:
Karami R. A survey of relation of learning styles with studying and learning methods among high school students of Charoimagh . [MSc thesis]. Tabriz University, 2003.
Proof Reading
A computer printout is sent (e-mail attachment) to the corresponding author for proof reading before publication in order to avoid any mistakes. Corrections should be marked clearly and sent immediately to the Journal office. Page proofs are considered to be the final version of the manuscript.
Ethics Guidelines
Manuscripts that contain the results of human and/or animal studies should contain a statement that the study has been carried out with ethical committee approval. Ethical considerations must be addressed in the Materials and Methods and the end of the paper at the Ethical Consideration section. The clinicians who conduct a clinical trial on human subjects and wish to publish the results of their investigations in this Journal should have obtained permission for their clinical trial from Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT) ( http://www.irct.ir/ ) or other well-known clinical trials registries.
Page Charges and Reprints
There are no charges for publication in this Journal. Because AMUJ will be published freely online, authors will have free electronic access to the full text (in both HTML and PDF) of the article. Authors can freely download the PDF file from which they can print unlimited copies of their articles.
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