Authors Guidelines

Authors' Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation

Authors should submit their manuscripts electronically to the Editorial Office through the Journal submission system. DJM: Submissions | Diyala Journal of Medicine (uodiyala.edu.iq).

          

Preparation of Manuscripts

Manuscripts must be submitted only in English and should be typed in Times New Roman of 12 pt. font and in MS-Word format in one column, using A4 paper size. No line number should be applied to the manuscript. Manuscript submission must be made only once to obtain a single submission ID number. More than one submission for a single manuscript can lose the chance of manuscript consideration. Measurements are preferably expressed in SI (standard international) units. The full term for which the abbreviations stand should precede its first use in the text. Papers are accepted on the understanding that the subject matter has not and will not be submitted simultaneously to another journal. The manuscripts must be accompanied by a covering letter signed by all authors stating that the paper has not been published and will not be submitted to another journal if accepted in DJM.

 

The Following Notes Should be Considered in Writing Manuscripts:

  • The title page should include:

-The title of the paper is in Arabic and English.

- The title of up to 17 words should not contain the names of locations, countries, or cities of the research, as well as abbreviations. Avoid complicated and technical expressions and do not use vague expressions.

- Correct first name, middle name, and family name of all authors in Arabic and English, as well as a maximum of two highest academic degrees for each author.

- Name (s) and address (es) of the institution (s) where the work was carried out.

- The name and address of the author responsible for correspondence, together with telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address (if any).

  • Abstract for original articles should contain a structured abstract of not more than 250 words in Arabic and English. Abstract heading includes: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Abstracts in Arabic and English of case reports should be unstructured and not more than 150 words.
  • Three to five keywords should be provided on the same page as the abstract in English and Arabic. Whenever possible, keywords should be selected from the National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings.

 

  • The Main Components of Case Reports Include the Following:
  • Title: Each word should begin with a capital letter.
  • Abstract: Organized into three sections—Background, Case Presentation, and Conclusion.
  • Keywords: 3-5 keywords.
  • Main Text: Should include an Introduction, Case Presentation, Discussion, Conclusion, and References.
  • References: Limit to a maximum of 18.
  • The Main Text of the Original Article Should be Divided into Sections, and Each Section Should Start on a New Page After the Title Page:
    1. Introduction: The purpose and rationale of the study should be stated clearly.
    2. Materials and Methods: should include selection of subjects, identification of the methods, apparatus, and chemicals used, and provide sufficient details to enable the experiments to be reproduced. Support the techniques and methods used with references. Investigations on animals must comply with institutional and/or equivalent guides for the care and use of animals. Metric and standard international units should be used in this section and throughout the manuscript. Specify the computer software used for statistical analysis and define statistical terms, abbreviations, and symbols applied
    3. Results: Graphs and tables should be self-explanatory. Do not repeat in figures or in the text the data presented in tables. Tables and figures should be numbered in the order of their mention in the text.
    4. Discussion: It emphasizes new findings of the study, deals with critical review and interpretations of the results, and is supported by other relevant updated references. Repetition of data should be avoided.
    5. Conclusion: This section should highlight the significant, firm discoveries and state what the added value of the main finding is, without literature references.
    6. Recommendations: This section should contain possible recommendations based on evidence about methods of data presentation that are readable and most likely to be interpreted correctly by readers
    7. Conflict of Interest: A conflict of interest statement must be placed in the manuscript.
    8. Ethical clearance: This section should contain the ethics that were used in this study.
    9. Source of Funding: It should put the source of funding of the study in the manuscript.
    10. Acknowledgement: it is only to persons who have made a substantive contribution to the study.
    11. References: should be in the Vancouver style. They should appear in the text in numerical order. List all authors when six or fewer; when seven or more, list only the first six and add et al. All references must be presented in full journal title format, in accordance with the Index Medicus standards (Effective January 1, 2025). An example of the correct reference style is provided below:                                                                                              - Subbiah V. The next generation of evidence-based medicine. Nature medicine. 2023 Jan;29(1):49-58. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-02160-z.
  • Tables: Do not submit tables and graphs as a photograph. Tables should be set within the text. Tables should be set within the text and should have a clear and rational structure along with consecutive numerical order. All tables should be numbered (1, 2, 3, etc.). Provide sufficient information in subtitles so that each table is comprehensible without reference to the text. For each table, please provide a caption (title) that explains the components of the table.
  • Figures: Figures/ illustrations should be in high-quality artwork. Ensure that figures are precise, labelled, and of a size that can be reproduced legibly in the journal. Figures should be set within the text. It should identify all elements found in the figure caption, and use boxes, circles, etc., as coordinate points in graphs.