Author Guidelines

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

a.	All files are in English format.
b.	The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
c.	All files are in English format. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or WordPerfect document file format.
d.	Where available, DOI/URLs for each reference have been provided.

e.	The submission includes 1) Main text, and 2) Title page. The title page is uploaded separately as a supplementary file. Do NOT combine the main text with the title page. There are no author's names and affiliations in the main text. All files are in doc. or docx format. Do NOT submit files in pdf format.
f.	The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which are found in journal templates.
g.	All references should be used by reference managers such as Mendeley or EndNote.
h.	The plagiarism test result is below 20% (see plagiarism policy) Attach ethics approval for research involving human and/or animal subjects.

MAIN ARTICLE:

As the general, the Margin 1 inch or 2.54 cm (top, left, right, and bottom), A4 paper size, double space, and all references should be used by reference managers such as Mendeley or EndNote.

Please refer to the type of manuscript you are planning to submit, and follow the guidance provided. Or, you can choose a reporting guideline from EQUATOR Network or NLM’s Research Reporting Guidelines and Initiatives.

TITLE PAGE (*Upload separately):

a.	This must include the following information:
b.	Title of the manuscript
c.	Names (spelled out in full) of all the authors*, and the institutions with which they are affiliated)
d.	Corresponding author's details (name, email, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers)
e.	Declaration of conflict of interest
f.	Funding
g.	Acknowledgment