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Author Instructions

            Letter to   A Letter to Editor is usually an open post-  500-  Unstructured abstract   3-8   /
            Editor     publication review of a paper from its   1000  (optional). No more than  keywords
                       readers, often critical of some aspect of a   250 words.    (optional)
                       published paper. Controversial papers often
                       attract numerous Letters to Editor.
            Case Report  A Case Report provides a detailed   1000-  Unstructured abstract   3-8   /
                       description of an individual patient or   2000  (optional). No more than  keywords
                       a small number of cases that illustrate   250 words.        (optional)
                       rare conditions, unusual presentations,
                       innovative diagnostic approaches, or
                       noteworthy treatment outcomes. Authors
                       should adhere to the CARE checklist.
            Opinion    An Opinion usually presents personal   700-  Unstructured abstract   3-8   /
                       thoughts, beliefs, or feelings on a topic.  1200  (optional). No more than  keywords
                                                               250 words.
            Video Article Video Articles are articles with a video   500-  Unstructured abstract   3-8   /
                       and a brief explanation accompanying   1000  (optional). No more than  keywords
                       the submitted video. The video must     250 words.
                       show innovative techniques or clinically
                       important use of minimally invasive surgery
                       with a brief and concise explanation of the
                       techniques/ clinical important points in the
                       text.
           2.3 Manuscript Structure
           2.3.1 Front Matter
           2.3.1.1 Title
           The title of the manuscript should be concise, specific and relevant, with no more than 16 words if possible. When gene or
           protein names are included, the abbreviated name rather than full name should be used.

           2.3.1.2 Authors and Affiliations
           Authors’ full names should be listed. The initials of middle names can be provided. Institutional addresses and email
           addresses for all authors should be listed. At least one author should be designated as corresponding author. In addition,
           corresponding authors are suggested to provide their Open Researcher and Contributor ID upon submission. Please note
           that any change to authorship is not allowed after manuscript acceptance.
           2.3.1.3 Abstract
           Original research, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses require structured abstracts. The abstract should provide the
           context or background for the study and should state the study’s purpose, basic procedures (selection of study participants,
           settings, measurements, analytical methods), main findings (giving specific effect sizes and their statistical and clinical
           significance,  if  possible),  and  principal  conclusions.  It  should  emphasize  new  and  important  aspects  of  the  study  or
           observations, note important limitations, and not overinterpret findings. Clinical trial abstracts should include items that the
           CONSORT group has identified as essential. It is not allowed to contain results which are not presented and substantiated in
           the manuscript, or exaggerate the main conclusions. Citations should not be included in the abstract.

           2.3.1.4 Graphical Abstract
           The graphical abstract is essential as this can catch first view of your publication by readers. We request the authors submit
           an eye-catching figure during the revision stage. It should summarize the content of the article in a concise graphical
           form. It is recommended to use it because this can make online articles get more attention. The graphic abstract should be
           submitted as a separate document in the online submission system along with the revised version. Please provide an image
           with a minimum of 730 × 1,228 pixels (h × w) or proportionally more. The image should be readable at a size of 7 × 12 cm
           using a regular screen resolution of 96 dpi. Preferred file types: TIFF, PSD, AI, JPG, JPEG, EPS, PNG, ZIP and PDF files.
           2.3.1.5 Keywords
           Three to eight keywords should be provided, which are specific to the article, yet reasonably common within the subject
           discipline.

           2.3.2 Main Text
           Manuscripts of different types are structured with different sections of content. Please refer to types of manuscripts to make
           sure which sections should be included in the manuscripts.




                 Plastic and Aesthetic Research                                                           VII
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