INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Acta
facultatis medicae Naissensis is an open access journal. It is the official
journal of the Faculty of Medicine University of Niš. It publishes review
articles, original scientific articles, professional contributions, case
reports, short communications, and reports on diagnostic and therapeutic
procedures pertaining to a specific medical problem treated through a
multidisciplinary approach.
GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS
When submitting a paper to the journal Acta
facultatis medicae Naissensis, authors must enclose a statement that the paper
has not been previously published nor submitted for publication elsewhere, as
well as a no conflict of interest statement. Both documents must be signed by
all authors of the manuscript. Papers are published in the English language
(linguistic standard American English should be preferred), with summeries both
in English and Serbian. The text of the manuscript should be typed in
MS Word using the
Times New Roman typeface, and font size 12 pt. The text should be
prepared with margins set to 25 mm and onto A4 paper size, with double line
spacing. If special signs (symbols) are used in text, use the
Symbol font. Translation of the
summary of foreign authors will be provided by the publisher. As for references,
the journal uses the Vancouver citation style.
Structure of the manuscript
Parts of the manuscript are: Title page; Abstract
with keywords; Text; Acknowledgements (optional); References; Article enclosures
(tables, figures and graphs).
1.
Title page. The first page of the manuscript should include
the following elements: the title of the manuscript without abbreviations;
suggested running title; full names and surnames of all authors (no titles),
indexed by numbers; official name, place and country of the institutions in
which authors work (indexed by numbers); the left bottom of the page should
contain the name of the corresponding author, the corresponding affiliation, and
the email address.
2.
Abstract and
keywords (in English). The second page should contain a structured abstract
composed of no more than 250 words. It should include the following structural
elements: Introduction/Aim, Methods,
Results, Conclusion. An abstract for case reports should have the following
subtitles: Introduction, Case report
and Conclusion. Below the summary,
3-6 keywords should be typed. Other types of articles do not require a specific
outline for writing abstracts.
3.
Abstract and
keywords (in Serbian). The third page of the manuscript should contain: the
title of the manuscript in the Serbian language (no abbreviations); full names
and surnames of the authors (no titles), indexed by numbers; official names,
place and country of the institutions in which authors work (indexed by
numbers); an abstract in the Serbian language should contain no more than 250
words. Below the summary, 3-6
keywords should be typed.
4.
Text. All section headings in the manuscript should be
typed in capital letters using boldface. Original articles should have the
following sections: Introduction, Aim, Material/Participants/Patients and
Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion. The section Acknowledgement is
optional. The structure of case reports should be as follows: Introduction, Case
reports, and Conclusion. Other types of articles (review articles, professional
articles, short communications) do not have special outline.
5.
Acknowledgement (optional)
6.
References. The journal Acta facultatis medicae Naissensis
uses the Vancouver citation style. Throughout the text, references should be
enumerated in the order of their first mentioning in the manuscipt.
Examples of references:
1. Wing AJ, Broyer M, Brunner FP et al. Combined report on regular dialysis and
transplantation in Europe. Proc Eur Dial Transplant Assoc 1983; 20: 5-78.
2. Marisavljevic D, Djukanovic Lj, Lezajic V. The effect of recombinant human
erythropoietin on erythrocytopoiesis in patients with renal anemia. Srp Arh
1992; 120: 281-285. (in Serbian)
ARTICLE ENCLOSURES
include tables, figures and graphs.
Tables
Tables should be enclosed on a separate sheet of paper. They should
be numbered in Arabic numerals in order of mentioning in the text. The position
of each table should be indicated in the text. The title should be typed above
the table. Abbreviations used in tables should be explained below the table
(legend). Authors should use MS Word,
the menu Table-Insert-Table, and
insert the adequate number of rows and columns. Please use
Times New Roman, font size 12 pt, with single line spacing and
insert a proper number of rows and columns.
Figures
Figures should be enclosed on a separate sheet of paper, numbered in
Arabic numerals in order of mentioning in the text. The position of each figure
should be indicated in the text. All figures (including original digital
photographs that should be submitted in 300 dpi and
jpg or tiff format) can be
submitted in black-and-white and color variants. The color version certainly
makes figures more differentiable. Blurry figures and photographs of poor quality will not be accepted
for further consideration.
Graphs
Graphs should be enclosed on a separate sheet of paper, plotted in
Excel and pasted to the word document, numbered in Arabic numerals in order of
mentioning in the text. Abreviations used in the graphs should be explained
below the graph.
Decimal numbers
Please note that a decimal point should be used in decimal numbers
(e.g. 20.5 ±13.8) in papers written in English, whereas a decimal comma (e.g.
20,5 ±13,8) should be used in abstracts written in Serbian).
Ethical standards
The study should comply with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Contacts:
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Marina Deljanin Ilić, MD, PhD –
marinadi@mts.rs
Assistant Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Aleksandar Nagorni, MD, PhD –
nagornia@gmail.com
Proofreading: Bojana Marjanović, a graduated philologist in English
language and literature –
bojanamf@gmail.com
Manuscripts should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief
Faculty of Medicine
81 Dr Zorana Đinđića Street
18000 Niš, Serbia
Phone: (+381 18) 4226 644
Fax: (+381 18) 4238 770
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