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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • I am aware that accepted manuscripts are subject to an Article Processing Charge of US $210 + 6% Vat Tax
  • All co-authors have read and agreed on the current version of this manuscript.
  • I confirm the main manuscript file is in Microsoft Word format with the tables and figures integrated in the manuscript body.
  • I am aware that an ORCID is required for the corresponding author before the article can be published (if accepted). The ORCID should be added via your user account.
  • I have read the journal’s Author Submission Guidelines.
  • I agree to the IJIRMS Terms of Service ?

Author Guidelines

To submit a new paper to our journal:

  1. Register on the Journal website; we encourage you to register also as a Reviewer at the same time;
  2. Follow the Guidelines for Authors for preparation of your manuscript;
  3. Read our Editorial Policies and our Competing Interest policies.
  4. Log in;
  5. Click on the "NEW SUBMISSION" button to start the online procedure.

To submit a revised version:

  1. Log in;
  2. Click on the title of your paper;
  3. Next to the heading "REVISIONS", upload your revised paper by using the "UPLOAD FILE" button;
  4. Inform the Editors that a revised version has been uploaded.

 

Original Research Articles

All manuscripts must contain the following sections:

  • Ethics approval and consent to participate / Consent for publication / Availability of data and material / Competing interests / Funding / Authors' contributions / Acknowledgements

Original Articles (3500 words max, abstract 250 words max, 30 references max, 3/5 tables and/or figures): In general, this kind of publication should be divided into an Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions and References.

Reviews

All manuscripts must contain the following sections:

  • Ethics approval and consent to participate - Consent for publication - Availability of data and material -  Competing interests - Funding - Authors' contributions - Acknowledgements

Review articles (4000 words max, abstract 300 words max, minimum 40 references, 3/5 tables and/or figures): They should be introduced by a general summary of content in the form of an Abstract. Following a short introduction, putting the study into context and defining the aim, reviews will concentrate on the most recent developments in the field. A review should clearly describe the search strategy followed (key words, inclusion, exclusion criteria, search engines, ...). No particular format is required; headings should be used to designate the major divisions of the paper.

Case Reports (about 2000 words, abstract 180 words max, 20 references max, 3 tables and/or figures): Reports describing observations on clinical cases that can be educational, including adverse effects of drugs or outcomes of a specific treatment. They should be divided into: Abstract, Introduction (optional), Case report(s), Discussion, Conclusions and References.

Brief Reports (about 2000 words, abstract 180 words max, 20 references max, 3 tables and/or figures): Short reports of results from original researches. They should be introduced by a general summary of content in the form of an Abstract. They must provide conclusive findings: preliminary observations or incomplete findings cannot be considered for publication.

Letters to the Editor (800 words max): These are written on invitation, short essays that express the authors’ viewpoint, may respond to published manuscripts in our journals, or deliver information or news regarding an issue related to the Journal scope. If the letter relates to a published manuscript, the authors of the original manuscript will be given the opportunity to provide a respond. Authors of Letters to the Editor should provide a short title.

Book Reviews (no abstract, no references needed): They should be a short critical analysis and evaluation of the quality, meaning, and significance of a short book which addressed at least one of main topics of the Journal (the authors should contact the Editor-in-Chief of the journal for his/her approval before submitting a Book review).

Copyright Notice

Copyright of all articles published in IJIRMS Journal is retained by the authors. The articles are licensed under the open access Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, which means that anyone can download and read the paper for free. In addition, the article may be reused and cited, provided the original published version is cited. These conditions allow for maximum use and exposure of the work, while ensuring that the authors receive proper credit.

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