Assiut medical journal

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INSTRUCTIONS TO THE AUTHORS

         Articles will be considered for publication in Assiut medical Journal in all fields of medical sciences, provided they have not been submitted for publication in any other journal. Before submitting a manuscript, the authors must note the following points :

·                    Articles should be type-written in double spacing on one side of standard Quarto Paper measuring 21x29.7 cm., with a margin of at least 3 cm. Allround.

·                     Original articles should be set in the following order:

1.        Title and Summary.

2.        Text.

3.        References.

4.        Illustrations.

5.        Arabic summary

1-1.                                The Title should provide the following information

•          Title of the article in block letters.

•            Complete name of each of the authors.

•      Affiliation

•      Address.

•      Place whereby the research work was carried out.

•     The name of the author to whom correspondence may be addressed,  should be indicated.

1-2.The summary should consist of brief statements about each of the main sections of the text. Itshould not exceed, together with the title, the completion of the first page.

2 – The Text should be arranged in the following sections:

-            Introduction.

-            Material and method (s).

-            Results.

-            Discussion and conclusions.

-            Acknowledgement (s).

• ·      Each of these sections should be self – contained.

• ·  Proprietary names of drugs, instruments, etc., should be indicated by initial capital letters.

• ·   Commercial names and signs, if included, should be in-between brackets.

• ·  Measurements should be expressed in S.I. (system International) units, whenever possible.

• ·   For more detailed information, the authors may consult the Royal Society of Medicine publication entitled: Units, symbols and Abbreviations- A guide for Biological and medical Editors and Authors.

3 – The references should be writtenal fabetcal. In the case of two authors, both names should be cited. It there are more than two anthors, only the first author’s name is given, plus et al.

• ·       The accuracy of the references is the responsibility of the author(s).   

3-1. With references from periodicals, the following example is to be followed: Abrams, P.H., Roylance, J.and Feneley, R.C.C. (1976): Excretion urography in the investigation of prostatism, Br.J. Urology, 48: 681

• ·   The name of the journal should be abbreviated according to the most recent list of periodicals abstracted by Medical Abstracts.

3-2 References from books should conform to the following example:

Britton, K.F. (1979):

Radio-nuclide in the investigation of renal disease.

In “Renal Disease”. Black, D. and Jonnes, M.F. editors. Fourth edition, Chapter 10, pp.270-304. Oxford: Blackwell publisher.

3-3. No reference should made to unpublished material.

 4- Illustrations:

·                    Tables should be kept to a minimum and expressed in a simple way as possible. Each should be complete and self-contained. Curves and graphs, together with tables should be typed each on a separate sheet and number

·                    Photographs and Radiographs should be submitted in the form of half-plate prints, approximately 17x11 cm., and all should be unmounted the top of the photograph should be lightly indicated by a pencil on the back of each. The magnification of the photograph and the staining technique should be given. Illustrations in colour cannot be accepted, unless the anthors are willing to cover the extra cost.

·                    * The authors are required to indicate, in their submitted manuscript the approximate place where each of the illustrations is to be put  within the text.

5 – The Arabic summary, not exceeding one page, should include the title of the work, the full name (s) of the author (s) and the place where the work was carried out. The idea of the research work should be outlined in short, and the main finding (s) as well as the conclusion (s) should be high-lighted.

BEFORE SUBMITTING A MANUSCRIPT, AUTHOR (S) MUTH THE ABOVEMENTIONED POINTS, SINCE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL LEAD TO DELAY OR REJECTION OF THE MANUSCRIPT.

CASE REPORTS

Case reports are accepted for publication in Assiut Medical journal. A case report should not exceed two pages. The sections should include:

-                            The case.

-                            Comment.

-                            References.

                   The maximums of two illustrations are accepted with each case report.

The Editor’s address is:

The Editor,

Dean Faculty of Medicine,

Assiut University.

Assiut, Egypt.