Author’s Guidelines
the methods have been chosen, which the
limitations/advantages). A paragraph about the
statistical analysis is required as well.
Results - the results of the study will be
presented in a descending order of importance.
An interpretation of the results will not be done
in this section.
Discussion - the authors will present the way
the results backup the original hypothesis, as
well as the way in which the results are backed
up or contradicted by the published literature. A
paragraph must be dedicated to presenting the
limitations of the study.
Conclusion - The conclusion presents the
implications of this latest work. In addition,
authors may consider discussing future plans or
recommendations for future research etc.
For all other types of articles we recommend
the use of a clear structure based on sections
and sub-sections.
E. Bibliography
Bibliography will be written using the Vancouver style.
The references will be written using the
Vancouver style. The references will be
numbered, in the order they appear in the text as
such: “ (1). All sources found in the text must be
present in the bibliography and all the papers
mentioned in the bibliography must appear
in the text. All journals will be abbreviated
according to international standards. Information
obtained from sources which are not published
yet, but accepted for publishing will include at
the end of the reference the mention “in print”
between round parentheses. If the cited results
have not been published yet the mention will
be “personal communication” written in the
text of article between round parentheses. Only
references read by the authors of the article will
be cited.
An original article will have at most 50
references, a review will have at most 100
references, a letter to the editor 5 references,
whilst all other types of articles will have the
minimum number of references required.
Examples of correct citations:
- For journals: author(s), article title, abbreviated
name of the journal, year, volume, number, first
and last page. Example:
Roulet JF, Geraldeli S, Sensi L, Özcan M. Relation
between handling characteristics and application
time of four photo-polymerized resin composites.
Chin J Dent Res. 2013;16(1):55-61.
For articles which aren’t published in print yet
(example):
Evans JD, Gomez DR, Chang JY, Gladish GW,
Erasmus JJ, Rebueno N, Banchs J, Komaki R,
Welsh JW. Cardiac 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose
uptake on positron emission tomography after
thoracic stereotactic body radiation therapy.
Radiother Oncol. 2013; doi: http://dx.doi.
org/10.1016/j.radonc.2013.07.021.
- For books: author(s), title, city, publishing
house, year. Example:
Cheers B, Darracott R, Lonne B. Social care
practice in rural communities. Sydney: The
Federation Press; 2007.
- For book chapters: chapter author(s), chapter
name, editor(s), book name, edition, city,
publishing house, year. Example:
Rowlands TE, Haine LS. Acute limb ischaemia.
In: Donnelly R, London NJM, editors. ABC
of arterial and venous disease. 2nd ed. West
Sussex: Blackwell Publishing; 2009.
- For websites: Author(s) (if known). Webpage
name [internet].