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Only complete manuscript submissions will be considered for publication. Complete submission must include the following documents:
Coverlettersignedbyallauthorslistedinthemanuscript
Authorship&conflictsofintereststatementsignedbyallauthorslistedinthemanuscript
Copyrighttransferagreementsignedbyallauthorslistedinthemanuscript
ManuscriptinMSWordformat
AND, where applicable
Letterofapprovalfromreviewcommitteeforuseofhumansamplesinresearchandhumanexperiments
Letterofapprovalfromrelevantauthorityforuseofanimalsinexperiments
CONSORTflowchartforrandomizedcontrolledtrial
Signedconsenttopublish(inprintandonline)fromhumansubjectswhocanbeidentifiedinyourmanuscript
Letter(s)ofpermissionfromcopyrightholder(s)touseoradaptcopyrightedsourcesinyourmanuscript
In the actual article, ensure that the following information is provided:
Titlepage(doublespaced) Articlecategory
Articletitle
Name(s) and affiliation(s) of author(s); affiliations should include: Department, University, City, Post Code,Country
Correspondingauthordetails(name,e-mail,mailingaddress,telephoneandfaxnumbers)
Firstauthor’se-mailaddress
Abstract and keywords (double spaced) required for: Review Articles, Original Articles, Case Reports and BriefCommunications Abstracts for Review Articles (≤ 300 words), Case Reports (≤ 200 words) and Brief Communications
(≤200words):unstructured(i.e.,inonesingleparagraphwithnosubheadings)
AbstractsforOriginalArticles(≤300words):structured,withthesectionheadingsBackground, Methods, ResultsandConclusion
3–5keywordsarearrangedinalphabeticalorder(keywordsshouldbeMeSHterms;seehttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh?term)
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Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Maintext(doublespaced)
References(doublespaced)inthecorrectformat
Citedinnumericalorder;referencescitedintablesorfigurelegendsareincludedinsequenceatthepointwherethetableorfigureisfirstmentionedinthemaintext
AllreferencesintheListarecitedintheText/Tables/Figures,andviceversa
Lastnamesandinitialsofallauthorsupto6areincluded.Ifmorethan6authors,thanthefirst6authorsarelisted,followedby“etal”
AND, where applicable
Conflictsofintereststatement
Funding/supportstatement
Acknowledgments
Tableheadingsandtables(doublespaced),eachonanewpage
Figurelegends(doublespaced),onanewpage
Electronicpicturefilesofallfigures;resolutionof300dpiforhalftoneimages,600dpiforcombinationart(halftone+lineart),and1000dpiforlineart
Further considerations: Manuscripthasbeenspell-checkedandgrammar-checked
Colorfiguresareclearlymarkedasbeingintendedfor:(I)colorreproductionontheWeb(freeofcharge)andinprint(authorswillbechargedaflatfeeofUS$300perarticleifitcontainsanyfiguresand/ortablesincolor);or(II)colorreproductionontheWeb(freeofcharge)and ingrayscale inprint(freeofcharge).Ifoption(II), thengrayscaleversionsofthefiguresarealsosuppliedforprintingpurposes.
Note on publication charges:
(1) ChargesareassociatedwiththesubmissionofCaseReportsasfollows:• authorswillbechargedUS$67(NT$2000)forthepeer-reviewoftheircasereports(casereportsthatarerejected
priortopeerreviewarenotsubjecttoanycharges);• intheeventthatthecasereportisacceptedforpublication,authorswillbechargedUS$100(NT$3000)forthe
languageeditingandformattingoftheirmanuscript;• casereportswillnotproceedtothenextstageintheeditorialprocessuntilpaymentisreceived.
(2) TheJournalwillbearthecostofpublicationforarticlesof6printedpagesorlessforOriginalArticles,and4printedpagesorlessforCaseReportsandBriefCommunications.AuthorswillbechargedUS$67(NT$2000)perextrapage.AuthorswillalsobechargedaflatfeeofUS$300(NT$9000)perarticleifitcontainsanyfiguresand/ortablesincolor.