Instructions to the Authors
The Journal of Gorgan University of Medical Sciences (JGUMS) is a peer-reviewed and free open-access journal. This journal publishes original articles, reviews, short communication or brief reports, case reports, photoclinic, editorials, and Letters to the Editor. The Journal of Gorgan University of Medical Sciences (JGUMS) follows ICMJE's (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Medical Journals as well as the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). Manuscripts should only be submitted through Online Submission System.
Submission
The manuscript should be submitted by online submission. Firstly the corresponding author should be registered in gorganmedj.goums.ac.ir. Then the corresponding author should be sent the file of the manuscript in Microsoft Word format. The manuscript must be accompanied by a cover letter to the editor-in-chief, including title and author(s) name and undertaking that it has not been published or submitted elsewhere. In case the manuscript was earlier submitted to some other journal and was rejected, the authors must provide full information for proper analysis. The manuscript should be typed in single space in the A4 size paper with 2cm margins on the sides.
Main Considerations and Short Guideline
Please check the following notes before submitting your manuscript:
1. The abstract must be structured (i.e., Background and objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusion).
2. Keywords are included according to MeSh and separated by semicolons.
3. Ethical approval (For human or animal subjects), financial resources, and conflicts of interest should be stated.
4. The authorship and copyright transfer form should be signed and uploaded by all authors.
5. References should meet the format of Standard Vancouver style and be cited using citation managing software such as Endnote.
6. All figures and tables should be included in the text after the reference list and cited properly in the main document.
7. A cover letter must be included when submitting a manuscript.
8. Manuscripts should be submitted through the Online Submission System.
9. Changes to authorship: This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship under review and before acceptance of a manuscript. Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Editor from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include: (a) the reason the name should be added or removed, or the author names rearranged and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, cellphone, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement.
Structure and Preparation of Manuscripts
Types of Articles: Manuscripts should be prepared and submitted in one of the following formats:
Original Articles: A full-length original research article (not exceeding 4000 words, including tables, figures, and excluding references) presents novel findings relevant to the Aims and Scope of the Journal. The references number not exceeding 30.
Short Communications: Short communications are preliminary reports demonstrating new ideas, models, methods, hypotheses, and results of complete small investigations which should be restricted to 1000-1500 words in length including two tables and two figures (without references). The reference number not exceed 15.
Case reports Should not exceed 1000 words. The case reports should contain non-structural abstracts and tables or figures. The reference number not exceed 15.
Photoclinic: In this type of article, patients and their diagnosis using para-clinical methods are presented. Photoclinics should be up to 1000 words. The maximum number of pictures is four. The number of references should not exceed ten.
Editorials: Editorials provide short commentary and analysis about an article in the issue of the Journal in which they appear. They may include 1 figure or 2 tables. They are nearly always invited, although uninvited editorials may occasionally be considered. Editorials are limited to 800 words, with up to 12 references.
Letter to the editor: Letters, up to 500 words, should discuss materials published in the journal in the previous six months. Letters are subjected to the editorial review and editing for clarity and space. The authors of the original article will be given a chance to respond in the same issue in which the letter is published.
Preparing Original Articles
The manuscript should include the Title page; the Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgement and References.
The title page: The complete title of the manuscript and running title, the name of all the authors with their highest qualifications, the department or institution to which they are attached, and address for correspondence with telephone number, cellphone, and E-mail. The authors should mention the ORCID ID.
Main Document: The main document of the manuscript should include "title" not the "title page" at the top. The author is the responsible person for the anonymity of the article. Therefore, author names should not be provided in the main document.
Abstract page: All original articles must accompany a structured abstract of up to 250 words. It should be structured as Background and Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion followed by 3 to 6 Keywords. Keywords will assist indexers in cross-indexing the article as they are published with abstracts. Use terms from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) list of index medicus (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh). Authors need to be careful that the abstract reflects the content of the article accurately.
Introduction: This should summarize the purpose and the rationale for the study. It should neither review the subject extensively nor should it have data or conclusions of the study.
Materials & Methods: This should include exact method, observation, or experiment. If an apparatus is used, its manufacturer’s name and address should be given in parentheses. If the method is established, give reference but if the method is new, give enough information so that another author is able to perform it. If a drug is used, its generic name, dose, and route of administration must be given. For patients, age, and sex with mean age±standard deviation must be given. Statistical methods must be mentioned and specify any general computer program used. The Info system used should be clearly mentioned.
Ethical guidelines: In the method, the section must announce that informed consent was obtained from all human adult participants and from the parents and include the name of the appropriate institutional review board that approved the project. All ethical considerations about subjects (human and animal) and other research components should be based on compliance with the Helsinki Declaration of Research Ethics. In clinical trial studies, the clinical trial registration number [Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT) code] should be provided and also the research ethics committee approval and the code of ethics are required.
Results: It must be presented in the form of text, tables, and illustrations. The contents of the tables should not be repeated in the text. Instead, a reference to the table number may be given. Long articles may need sub-headings within some sections (especially the Results and Discussion parts) to clarify their contents. For details about the tables and figures please refer to the second paragraph.
Discussion: This should emphasize the present findings and the variations or similarities with other work done in the field by other workers. The detailed data should not be repeated in the discussion. Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that follow from them. It must be mentioned whether the hypothesis mentioned in the article is true, false or no conclusions can be derived. Also, at the end of the discussion section, the authors mention about limitations of the study.
Conclusion: This section should provide the main conclusions and explain the importance and relevance of the study reported. Avoid introducing new findings in this section or reporting general conclusions or facts. This section could also highlight potential directions for future studies.
Acknowledgment: All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be covered in the acknowledgment section. It should include persons who provided technical help, writing assistance and a departmental head who only provided general support. Financial support (Grant number) and material support should also be acknowledged.
Conflicts of interest: Authors must acknowledge and declare any sources of funding and potential conflicting interest, such as receiving funds or fees by, or holding stocks and shares in, an organization that may profit or lose through publication of your paper. Declaring a competing interest will not lead to automatic rejection of the paper, but we would like to be made aware of it.
References: All manuscripts should be accompanied by relevant references. The author should ensure reference to locally published studies by doing a proper literature search. It may not be possible for the editor and reviewers to check the accuracy of all reference citations. To minimize such errors author should verify references against the original documents. The Reference should provide the following information as stated in the Vancouver model as following:
Article: Azadi F, Jamali A, Baei B, Bazouri M, Shakeri F, Ghaemi EA. [Minimum inhibitory concentration of silver nanoparticle against Staphylococcus aureus and its relation with Methicillin resistance and bacterial source of isolation]. J Gorgan Univ Med Sci. Autumn 2016; 18(3): 86-91. [Article in Persian]
Article: Sajjadi SE, Eskandarian AA, Shokoohinia Y, Yousefi HA, Mansourian M, Asgarian-Nasab H, et al. Antileishmanial activity of prenylated coumarins isolated from Ferulago angulata and Prangos Asperula. Res Pharm Sci. 2016 Jul; 11(4): 324-31.
Book: Mahan LK, Escott-Stump S. Krauses Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy. 10th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders. 2000; pp: 945-49.
Chapter: Czeisler CA, Winkelman JW, Richardson GS. Sleep disorders. In: Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J. Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine. 17thed. New York: McGraw-Hill. 2008; pp: 171-79.
Tables: Tables as well as illustrations should be added at the end of the paper. Do not submit tables as photographs. In limited numbers should be submitted with the captions placed above. Place explanatory matters in footnotes, not in the heading.
Figures: The figures should be sent in a format of JPEG which will produce high-quality, limited numbers and images as attachment files. The captions should be placed below. The same data should not be presented in tables, figures, and text, simultaneously. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from the copyright holder to reproduce figures (or tables) that have previously been published elsewhere.
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.
After Acceptance
Proofreading: Electronic proof will be sent in PDF format to the corresponding author to check for typesetting accuracy. Page proofs are considered to be the final version of the manuscript. Corrections should be marked clearly and sent immediately to the journal office.
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Page charges: There are no charges for publication in this journal.
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