Check List before Submission

Written by Dr. Bilal Fazal Shaikh

This checklist is meant to be a guide for submission to Medical Channel. It is for reference purposes only. Please see Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to MEDICAL CHANNEL for additional and more detailed instruction available at Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts

Note: Manuscripts will be returned that do not adhere to the Journal’s instructions for authors.

Manuscript Formatting

  • Manuscript should be computer printed on white A4 paper.

  • Double space with Fonts Times New Roman, Arial or Verdana size 12.

  • All pages should be numbered on top right side.

  • Number references sequentially

  • Reference should be in superscript “after full stop” (The sample reference line.1) in text section.

Word Count Limits

  • Original Reports: 2500 words (Maximum number of references is 25, Maximum Number of illustrations/Tables is 4)

  • Review Articles: 3,500 words (Maximum number of references is 50, Maximum Number of illustrations/Tables is 4)

  • Case Report: 1,500 words (Maximum number of references is 10, Maximum Number of illustrations/Tables is 2)

  • Figure legends (including multiple figure parts): 55 words

  • Acknowledgments (not including research funding): 45 words

Title Page:

  1. Title of article: (no more than 12 words)

  2. Type of article: Letter to Editor, Review article, Original article, case report, case series, proceedings of conference. (Please check word count limit of each)

  3. List of Authors: (no more than 8, rest of author names will be shown in footnote) with degrees affiliations and Qualifications.

  4. Corresponding Author Name:  Postal Address, Telephone Number (Res/Office), Cell Phone Number, Email Address.

  5. Mention any conflict of interest or funding of research.

  1. Abstract: Kindly submit a structured abstract of no more than 250 words with following subheadings

· Background or Objective: The context and purpose of the study

· Methodology: how the study was performed and statistical tests used. (Briefly describe study design, sampling technique (if applicable), data collection & analyzing tool or Statistical software), any statistical test if performed.

· Results: The main findings, this section should not be merely copy of tables.

· Conclusion: Brief summary and potential implications.

  1. Introduction / Background

  2. Methodology

  3. Results

  4. Discussion

  5. Conclusion

  6. Acknowledgment

  7. References

  • All references must be numbered consecutively as they appear in text

  • Please avoid excessive referencing.

  • Only articles and abstracts that have been published or are in press, or are available through public e-print/preprint servers, may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data and personal communications should not be included in the reference list

  1. Table & Figures

· Original article: No more than Four tables/illustrations combined (not counting panels within figures)

Referencing Style:

  • Please use only Vancouver style referencing. Check below for detailed examples

  • All book reference should also be in proper Vancouver style. Check below for detailed example.

  • Please use abbreviation of Journal’s name instead of writing full journal name in reference. e.g. British Medical Journal (Br Med J), Journal of the American Medical Association (J Am Med Assoc).

Sample Vancouver style references:

1. Journal article, personal author(s):
1. Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002;935(1-2):40-6.

2. Journal article, organization as author:
2. Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin, and proinsulin in participants with impaired glucose tolerance. Hypertension. 2002;40(5):679-86.

3. Book, personal author(s):
3. Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.

4. Book, organization as author and publisher:
4. Royal Adelaide Hospital; University of Adelaide, Department of Clinical Nursing. Compendium of nursing research and practice development, 1999-2000. Adelaide (Australia): Adelaide University; 2001.

5. Book, editor(s):
5. Berkow R, Fletcher AJ, editors. The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. 16th ed. Rahway (NJ): Merck Research Laboratories; 1992.

6. Chapter in a book:
6. Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.

7. Dictionary entry:
7. Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary. 29th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 2000. Filamin; p. 675.

8. Newspaper article:
8. Tynan T. Medical improvements lower homicide rate: study sees drop in assault rate. The Washington Post. 2002 Aug 12;Sect. A:2 (col. 4).

9. Legal material:
9. Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, Stat. Of Ontario, 1991 Ch.18, as amended by 1993, Ch.37: office consolidation. Toronto: Queen's Printer for Ontario; 1994.

10. CD-ROM:
10. Anderson SC, Poulsen KB. Anderson's electronic atlas of hematology [CD-ROM]. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002.

11. Journal article on the Internet:
11. Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [serial on the Internet]. 2002 Jun [cited 2002 Aug 12];102(6):[about 3 p.]. Available from:http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/Wawatch.htm.

12. Book on the Internet
12. Foley KM, Gelband H, editors. Improving palliative care for cancer [monograph on the Internet]. Washington: National Academy Press; 2001 [cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from:http://www.nap.edu/books/0309074029/html/.

13. Encyclopedia on the Internet
12.A.D.A.M. medical encyclopedia [Internet]. Atlanta: A.D.A.M., Inc.; c2005 [cited 2007 Mar 26]. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html.

14. Internet homepage/website:
14. Canadian Cancer Society [homepage on the Internet]. Toronto: The Society; 2006 [updated 2006 May 12; cited 2006 Oct 17]. Available from: http://www.cancer.ca/.

15. Part of an Internet website: 
15. American Medical Association [homepage on the Internet]. Chicago: The Association; c1995-2002 [updated 2001 Aug 23; cited 2002 Aug 12]. AMA Office of Group Practice Liaison; [about 2 screens]. Available from:http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1736.html.

16. Note that the bold headings are for the purposes of this guide only; do not include the headings on your own REFERENCES page.

Manuscript Submission Checklist:

AddThis Social Bookmark Button
Next >