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Author Instructions

comprehensive. The journal publishes Original Article, Review, Meta-Analysis, Commentary, etc. For more details about
paper type, please refer to the following table.

Manuscript Definition W o r d Abstract Keywords Main Text Structure
Type Limit
Original Article An Original Article describes detailed / Structured abstract 3-8 The main content
results from novel research. All including Aim, keywords should include
findings are extensively discussed. Methods, Results and four sections:
Conclusion. No more Introduction,
than 250 words. Methods, Results and
Discussion.
Mini-Review/ A Mini Review/Review article 3 0 0 0 Unstructured abstract. 3-8 The main text may
Review should provide readers with an in- m a x / n o No more than 250 keywords consist of several
depth understanding of a field by limitation words. sections with unfixed
summarizing existing literature, and section titles. We
highlight key gaps and challenges to suggest that the
address future research. author include an
“Introduction”
section at the
beginning, several
sections with
unfixed titles in the
middle part, and a
“Conclusion” section
in the end.
Meta-Analysis A Meta-Analysis is a statistical / Structured abstract 3-8 The main content
analysis combining the results of including Aim, keywords should include
multiple scientific studies. It is often Methods, Results and four sections:
an overview of clinical trials. Conclusion. No more Introduction,
than 250 words. Methods, Results and
Discussion.
Systematic A Systematic Review collects and / Structured abstract 3-8 The main content
Review critically analyzes multiple research including Aim, keywords should include
studies, using methods selected Methods, Results and four sections:
before one or more research questions Conclusion. No more Introduction,
are formulated, and then finding than 250 words. Methods, Results and
and analyzing related studies and Discussion.
answering those questions in a
structured methodology.
Commentary A Commentary is to provide no no r e None required. None /
comments on a newly published t h a n t w o required.
article or an alternative viewpoint on pages.
a certain topic.
Editorial An Editorial is a short article / None required None /
describing news about the journal required
or opinions of senior editors or the
publisher.
Letter to Editor A Letter to Editor is usually an open / None required. None /
post-publication review of a paper required.
from its readers, often critical of
some aspect of a published paper.
Controversial papers often attract
numerous Letters to Editor.
Opinion An Opinion usually presents personal no no r e None required. None /
thoughts, beliefs, or feelings on a t h a n t w o required.
topic. pages.