Article Types

  1. Original Research
  2. Case Reports
  3. Reflections
  4. Clinical Images

Original Research

Length:  2500 words maximum (Excluding title page and references)
Structure: Title Page, Abstract, Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References
Maximum of 25 references
Maximum of 8 images and tables total
Download original research template here

Case Reports

Length: 1500 words maximum (Excluding title page and references)
Structure: Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, Conclusion and References
Maximum of 15 references
Maximum of 5 images and tables total
Download case report template here

Reflections

Length: 1500 words
Structure: No subsections other than references
Maximum of 5 references
Download reflections template here

Clinical Images

Length: 500 words total
Structure: Case Report, Teaching Points
Images should have a minimum resolution of 800 dpi
JPEG or PNG formats are accepted
No references
Download clinical images template here

Format

All documents should be typed with 1-inch margins on all side and have 12-point Times New Roman font throughout. Each page should also have the short title in the footer and have associated page number in the bottom right corner.

Title Page

The title page should include a descriptive title followed by the author names in the order of highest contribution to the lowest.  Each of authors’ affiliating institution should be mentioned next. This should be followed by a short title for the article. The short title must not exceed more than 35 characters without spaces. The article type should also be mentioned in the next line.  The next line should include the authors financial interest disclosures. This should be followed by any acknowledgements the authors would like to discuss. The following line should state if informed consent was obtained from the patient. Lastly, the title page should also include 3-5 keywords. We highly recommend using this file to use as template for submission.

Abstract

The abstract should summarize the primary contents of the article and should not exceed 350 words.

References

References should be format in AMA style. The total number of references allowed for your paper will depend on the article type. The maximum allowed references are 5, 15 and 40 for reflections, case reports and original research respectively.