Submissions

Author Guidelines

See also: Instructions to Authors.

MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURE

Title Page: This must include the manuscript's full title, authors’ full names and their institutional affiliations (University, College, Department) through numbers and correspondence information. The corresponding author must be identified with an asterisk, providing information such as professional address, telephone, e-mail and ORCID number. Include the manuscript's Running Title along with the full title.

Abstract: On a separate page, provide a summary of not more than 200 words. It must concisely and specifically describe the objectives of the study, techniques used, the essential results and what the authors concluded from the results. Do not include any reference citations in the abstract.

Keywords: These should be strictly related to the contents and limited to 6 (six), avoiding generic terms.

INTRODUCTION: This should state briefly and clearly the objectives of the investigation with reference to previous works. Extensive review of the literature should be avoided and substituted for references of recent publications where such reviews may be found.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: These should be described in sufficient detail that the work can be reproduced. Well-established procedures and techniques require only citation of the original
source, except when they are substantially modified.. Reports of experimental studies on humans and animals must certify that the research received prior approval by the appropriate institutional review body (Committee of Bioethics).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Results must be presented concisely and in logical order. When possible, use figures or tables to present data rather than text. The discussion should interpret the results and assess their significance in relation to previous work in the field. Speculation not warranted by actual data should be avoided. Presenting those items separately is optional.

CONCLUSIONS: These must be drawn from the text and restricted to the limits of the data obtained.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: These should be typed in a special paragraph preceding the References section. They should be kept to a minimum consistent with the requirements of courtesy and disclosure, briefly acknowledging technical assistance, advice and contributions from colleagues.

CITATIONS:  They consist of numbers formatted in superscript and placed after the end of the sentence. If the citation includes more than one reference, separate the numbers with a comma or include a range by separating the first and last numbers with a hyphen.
Examples:
Reference one¹. References two and thirteen²,¹³. References one through three¹-³.

REFERENCES: They should be formatted in the Vancouver style (https://library.viu.ca/citing/vancouver) and numbered according to the order in which they appear in the text. All authors must be named and the Journal's titles must be abbreviated. See the example below:

Ali A, Iqbal F, Taj A, Iqbal Z, Amin MJ, Iqbal QZ. Prevalence of microvascular complications in newly diagnosed patients with Type 2 diabetes. Pak J Med Sci. 2013;29(4):899-902.

TOPICS: They should be formatted without numeration or markings. The degree of subordination should be as follows:

1st subordination - MATERIAL AND METHODS (in capital letters and bold);
2nd subordination - Material (in low and bold box);
3rd subordination - Cell culture (lowercase italics).

OTHER FILES

FIGURES: They should be removed from the manuscript file and uploaded separately. Each figure should be sent in .JPEG or .TIFF format, with a resolution of at least 300 DPI.

SUBMISSION LETTER: It is necessary to upload a letter signed by the corresponding author with copyrights transfer to BJPS. A model can be downloaded here. 

SIMILARITY REPORT: All manuscripts must go through a similarity check before being submitted. The BJPS does not accept manuscripts with an overall similarity percentage above 25%. The report can be obtained through on-line platforms and must be submitted alongside the other files. 

We recommend authors to avoid similarity in the Results and Discussion section. If the manuscript was previously published as a preprint, this information should be noted in the Submission Letter. If there is any confusion regarding this process, each case can be discussed individually.