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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • 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).
  • The text is written in English and meets this journal's formatting requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • I have read Conflicts of Interest Policy and agree to declare any and all conflicts involving myself or my co-authors in the "Comments for the Editor" field. If there are no conflicts, I will declare that there are no conflicts in the "Comments for the Editor" field.
  • Author biography (optional) is encouraged to be added to the submission.
  • If you're submitting your paper with a data sharing policy, a data availability statement should be provided with your submission.
  • I have read and understood the copyright and license agreement.

Original Research articles

  • Articles should ideally be no more than 11 typeset pages
  • The main text should be no more than 4,500 words (not including Abstract, Methods, References and figure legends)
  • The title should be no more than 20 words, should describe the main message of the article using a single scientifically accurate sentence, and should not contain puns or idioms
  • The abstract should be no more than 200 words

Review articles

Review Articles are narrative or literature reviews that report on the existing state of understanding in a specific research area and/or topic. Reviews should be recognized as scholarly by specialists in the covered field, but should also be written with a view to informing readers who are not specialized in that particular field, and should be presented using simple prose. Excessive jargon and technical details should be avoided. IOMJ does not impose word or figure limits but does reserve the right to ask for manuscripts to be edited and/or shortened.

Correspondences

Description: Letters to the editor are short articles that make corrections, provide alternative viewpoints or offer counter-arguments about published research. Letters to the Editor should consist of one or two paragraphs totaling no more than 500 words, no abstract, no subheadings and fewer than 5 references. If an abstract is included, it will automatically be made the first paragraph. Letters should not include figures or research material. It must be written in a professional tone and include references to support all claims if appropriate.

Abstract structure: No abstract. If an abstract is included, it will automatically be made the first paragraph.

Minimum number of peer reviewers: 1

Editorials

Description: Editorials are short articles invited by journal Editors and are intended to provide a brief overview of the latest research in the field. These key opinion pieces are peer reviewed and are aimed at steering discussion about the recent exciting developments . The word limit for editorial articles is maximum 2,000 words and up to 20 references. In the context of a Special Collection, Editorials also involve a Guest Editor introducing the collection topic and offering a concise overview of the articles published within it.

Abstract structure: Unstructured

Standard APC for Gold OA: No charge.

Minimum number of peer reviewers: 1

 

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