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Author Instructions

Manuscript Definition Word Abstract Keywords Main Text Structure
Type Limit
Original Article An Original Article describes 5000 max Structured abstract 3-8 keywords The main content
detailed results from novel research. including Aim, should include four
All findings are extensively Methods, Results and sections: Introduction,
discussed. Conclusion. No more Methods, Results and
than 250 words. Discussion.
Mini-Review/ A Mini Review/Review article 3000 max/ Unstructured abstract. 3-8 keywords The main text may
Review should provide readers with an in- no limitation No more than 250 consist of several
depth understanding of a field by 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 3000 max Structured abstract 3-8 keywords The main content
analysis combining the results of including Aim, should include four
multiple scientific studies. It is often Methods, Results and sections: Introduction,
an overview of clinical trials. Conclusion. No more Methods, Results and
than 250 words. Discussion.
Systematic A Systematic Review collects / Structured abstract 3-8 keywords The main content
Review and critically analyzes multiple including Aim, should include four
research studies, using methods Methods, Results and sections: Introduction,
selected before one or more research Conclusion. No more Methods, Results and
questions are formulated, and then than 250 words. Discussion.
finding and analyzing related studies
and answering those questions in a
structured methodology.
Commentary A Commentary is to provide no nore than Unstructured abstract. 3-8 keywords /
comments on a newly published two pages. No more than 250
article or an alternative viewpoint on words.
a certain topic.
Editorial An Editorial is a short article / None required. None required /
describing news about the journal
or opinions of senior editors or the
publisher.
Letter to Editor A Letter to Editor is usually an open / Unstructured abstract 3-8 keywords /
post-publication review of a paper (optional). No more (optional)
from its readers, often critical of than 250 words.
some aspect of a published paper.
Controversial papers often attract
numerous Letters to Editor.
Opinion An Opinion usually presents no nore than Unstructured abstract 3-8 keywords /
personal thoughts, beliefs, or two pages. (optional). No more
feelings on a topic. than 250 words.
Perspective A Perspective provides personal 3,000 words Unstructured abstract. 3-8 keywords /
points of view on the state-of-the-art max No more than 150
of a specific area of knowledge and excluding, words.
its future prospects. Links to areas references,
of intense current research focus figures
can also be made. The emphasis and tables.
should be on a personal assessment Reference:
rather than a comprehensive, critical Max of
review. However, comments should 70 Table/
be put into the context of existing Figure: Max
literature. Perspectives are usually of 1
invited by the Editors.