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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]. Year [date of last change, date
of citation]. Exact web address. Example:
Atherton, J. Behavior modification [Internet].
2010 [updated 2010 Feb 10; cited 2010 Apr 10].
Available from: http://www.learningandteaching.
info /learning/behaviour_mod.htm
The references will be placed in the text in the
following way: “leading to lymphocytosis (1)”.
6. Curriculum Vitae – Ultra Short version
Following the bibliography please also provide
a brief presentation of the first author and his
contribution in the field, of maximum 130 words
(namely the USV Curriculum Vitae thereof, with a
3.5x4.5 cm color photo).
7. Figures, Images, Tables
Figures and Images will be drawn
professionally and sent in separate file(s) as
jpeg, tiff or png files at a quality of a minimum
of 300 dpi at a minimum size of 10 cm by
10cm (bigger figures can be sent if the author
considers it necessary). In the text, each figure
must be represented by a number, a title and
a description. The authors will indicate where
should the figure be placed in the text. All
images or figures must come from the author’s
personal collection or the author must have
rights to publish the image or figure. We do
not accept images or figures taken from the
Internet.
Tables will be included in the text and each
table will have a number and a short description
if required.
8. Ownership Rights
By sending the article for publication the
author(s):
- take full responsibility for the scientific
content of the text and for the accuracy of the
send data;
- become (co)author(s) of the manuscript (all
further plagiarism accusation are addressed
solely to the author(s) who signed the
manuscript);
- declare they are the rightful owners of the
images, figures and/or information sent for
publishing and that they have the permission to
publish all the materials for which they do not
own the intellectual property rights;
- declare that the message/content of the
manuscript is not influenced in anyway by
commercial interests/previous engagements/
any sort of relations with other people or com
panies;
- transfer all rights for the manuscript to Media
System Communications.
9. Other
Previously mentioned limitations can be
ignored in special cases with the agreement of
the chief-editor and/or the publisher.
All published materials cannot be returned.
The editorial office reserves the right to publish
the materials in any other journals/magazines.
The official recommendations for medical
journals can be consulted at : www.icmje.org.
Not taking into consideration the recommen
dations mentioned before can lead to delay
in publishing the materials or may lead to not
publishing the article.
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