Submission Preparation Checklist

No.

File name

Comments

Type

Completed

1.

Cover letter

It will be read by the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Director, or a member of the Editorial Board

Optional

2.

Highlights of Research

Optional

3.

Manuscript file

Should be submitted only one file of the format.

Required

4.

Figure file(s)

Either submitted in a separate file or included in the Manuscript File.

Required

5.

Table file(s)

Either submitted in a separate file or included in the Manuscript File.

Required

6.

Supplementary

information

Should be submitted separately file.

Optional

Description

Completed

The cover letter must include the following essential information:

§  Editor’s name (when known),

§  Name of the journal to which you are submitting,

§  Manuscript’s title,

§  Article type (review, research, case study, etc.),

§  Submission date,

§  Brief background of the study and the research question you sought to answer,

§  Brief overview of the methodology used,

§  Principle findings and significance to the scientific community,

§  Corresponding author's contact information, and

§  Statement that your article has not been previously published and is not currently under consideration by another journal and that all authors have approved of and have agreed to submit the manuscript to this journal.

Description

Completed

Highlights can consist of a brief summary of your results. They inform the reader about what makes your article unique and why your manuscript is worth reading in light of the many published articles and not just another article.

Description

Completed

Title: should be a precise statement describing the main idea of the article and not contain puns or idiomatic expressions. Also, it exactly matches the title for supplementary information.

Authors: for authors, the following information should be included:

·       All author (corresponding and contributing) details such as (given and family names, affiliations, ..., etc.) are included in both the Manuscript file and as well as in the submission system as well as.

·       The corresponding author(s) are recognized using an asterisk. The email address(es) of the corresponding author(s) should be provided on the title page.

Experimental and methods section: it should be included in the Manuscript file and contain sufficient details.

For experiments involving human subjects (or tissue samples) this section must include a statement that:

1-     Identifies the institutional and/or licensing committee that approved the experiments, including any relevant details.

2-     Confirms that all experiments were performed in accordance with relevant named guidelines and regulations.

3-     Confirms that informed consent was obtained from all participants and/or their legal guardians.

For experiments involving live vertebrates and/or higher invertebrates, this section must include a statement that:

1-     Identifies the institutional and/or licensing committee that approved the experiments, including any relevant details.

2-     Confirms that all experiments were performed in accordance with relevant named guidelines and regulations.

3-     Confirms that the authors complied with the ARRIVE guidelines.

For experiments involving participants such as patients, the following notes must be attention:

1-     Study participants' names (and other personally identifiable information) must be removed from all text/figures/tables/images.

2-     For manuscripts that contain information or images that could lead to the identification of a study participant, the experimental and methods section must include a statement confirming that informed consent has been obtained to publish the information/images in an open access online publication. The use of colored bars/shapes or blurring to obscure the eyes/face areas of study participants is not an acceptable means of anonymization.

Competing interests: The declaration of competing interests can be found in the manuscript file under the heading “Competing interests”. Competing financial and non-financial interests should be disclosed.

Captions: Each table and each figure must be accompanied by a caption. These should be inserted either with each table and figure in the Figures and Tables files or at the end of the manuscript after the references. For supplementary figures and tables, include a brief title and caption (incorporated into the file to appear near the image).

References: In a numbered list all in-line citations should be matched back to a reference via numbering within square brackets. Authors should follow the journal style in the reference list as shown in the Guidelines for Authors.

Description

Completed

The Figures submitted must be in the required dimensions with a resolution of no more than 300-600 dpi (dots/pixels per inch). Effective resolutions below 300 dpi often result in a blurry, jagged, or pixelated image that is not optimal for publication, and resolutions above 600 dpi often need to be resized or rescaled.

Figures should be numbered, followed by a descriptive caption or title. Captions should be brief but comprehensive. They should describe the data shown, draw attention to important features within the figure, and may sometimes include interpretations of the data.

Description

Completed

Tables should be designed carefully to communicate your results clearly to busy researchers. Make sure all tables are noted in the text, in order. List footnotes, and abbreviations using symbols or letters.

Description

Completed

Supplementary material is relevant material that appears in addition to the main article. This can be anything from tables and presentations to video and audio files.