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| Cross River Journal of Medicine GUIDE FOR AUTHORS Editorial Process: Instructions for Authors
A manuscript will be reviewed for possible
publication with the understanding that it is being submitted to the Cross
River Journal of Medicine only and is not published, simultaneously submitted,
or already accepted for publication elsewhere. The journal expects authors to
authorize one person among them as the corresponding author for all matters
related to the manuscript. Once chosen, the journal will communicate only with
this person. All manuscripts received are duly acknowledged. On submission, the Editor in Chief reviews all
manuscripts initially. Manuscripts with insufficient originality, serious
scientific or technical flaws, ethical concerns, or without a significant
message are rejected at this stage. Manuscripts that are unlikely to interest
the Cross River Journal of Medicine readership may also be rejected at this
point. Manuscripts with correctable structural or formatting problems may be
returned to the authors for resubmission. As part of the submission process, authors may
suggest potential reviewers. Suggested reviewers must have
appropriate subject expertise and should not belong to the same institution as
the authors. Reviewer suggestions do not influence the journal’s double-blind
system. Selecting reviewers remains the sole responsibility of the editorial
office, and the journal may or may not use the names suggested. In all cases,
additional independent reviewers are invited. Manuscripts found suitable for external review are
sent to at least two expert reviewers. The journal follows a double-blind
review system in which reviewers do not know the identities of the authors, and
authors do not know the identities of the reviewers. Based on the reviewers’
comments and recommendations, the Editor in Chief makes the final decision on
the manuscript. The comments and suggestions (acceptance, minor
revision, major revision, or rejection) provided by the reviewers are conveyed
to the authors. When revisions are required, authors are expected to provide a
point-by-point response to the reviewers’ comments and submit a revised version
of the manuscript. This process continues until the editors consider the
manuscript satisfactory. Manuscripts accepted for publication are copy
edited for grammar, punctuation, style, and format. Page proofs are sent to the
corresponding author, who is expected to return corrected proofs within three
days. Corrections received after this period may not be incorporated. The
entire process of final decision making, proof correction, and communication is
completed online. To ensure faster and wider dissemination of knowledge, the
journal publishes accepted articles online as “Ahead of Print” immediately after
acceptance.
Authorship Authorship credit should be based only on
substantial contributions to each of the three components mentioned below: 1. Concept and design of study or acquisition of
data or analysis and interpretation of data; 2. Drafting the article or revising it critically
for important intellectual content; and 3. Final approval of the version to be published. Participation solely in the acquisition of funding, data collection, or the research group's general supervision can only be changed with does not
justify authorship. Contributor/s should have participated sufficiently in the
work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the manuscript's content. The order should be based on the relative contribution of the
contributor towards the study and writing of the manuscript. Once submitted, the
order can only be changed with the contributors' approval through a signed memo.
Conflicts
of Interest Authors are required to disclose any conflicts of interest related to the publication of the manuscript or any affiliations with institutions or products that may influence the study's outcome. This includes disclosing conflicts with products that may compete with those mentioned in the manuscript. Preparation
of Manuscripts All manuscripts must be written in English language
and prepared in accordance with "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts
Submitted to Biomedical Journals" as published by the International
Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Poorly formatted manuscripts will be desk rejected. Articles should include the
following sections in the outlined sequence:
a. Background/Objective(s): This provides a brief background to the study, including its objectives. b. Methods/Subjects: Setting and Subjects or Materials and Methods: This
section gives a broad description of the type of study, the site where the
study was carried out and the participants/subjects/materials used in the
study. Interventions (if any): should
also be included here. c. Results: This includes the main outcome measures and outlines the study's findings. d. Conclusion: This gives the study's main conclusions and major recommendations (if any).
**Please note that the abstract, references, tables, and images must be included in the manuscript document. The organizational headings and subheadings used for review articles are at the author’s
discretion. Review articles must cover a
thorough overview of the subject and incorporate the most current research and
opinion on the topic. Case reports should provide a narrative abstract of not more than 100
words indicating the nature of the case and justifying its worthiness for a special report. The body should include
the following sections: Introduction, Case report, Discussion, References and
Illustrations (if any). Only standard abbreviations are acceptable. Any special abbreviations must be written out
in full, followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis the first time. In the case of a clinical trial, the registration number, the name of the registry and its URL must be indicated. HOW TO BLIND YOUR MANUSCRIPT To ensure manuscripts are adequately blinded for online submission, authors must follow the checklist below, which includes the following steps: 1. Title page and running header/footers: Remove author names and institutions. 2. Acknowledgments are not required and are best removed from blinded articles. 3. Remove author names, institutions, grant titles, and grant numbers throughout. Remove the research location throughout the paper. Use XXX instead. 4. Authors’ prior research: You can cite your previous research if unavoidable. Always cite yourself in the third person and avoid using pronouns such as “I,” “we,” or “our.” For example, “Smith and Black (2007) have demonstrated” – not “We have previously demonstrated (Smith & Black, 2007).” 5. Reply to the reviewer: When submitting a revision, upload a blinded memo that describes how the editor and referee comments were addressed. 1. Original research articles: Word count: 3,000 words (excluding abstract and references) Abstract: Limit to 250 words References: Limit to 50 Tables & Figures: Limit to 4 2. Review Articles: Word count: 3000 words (excluding tables, references and abstract). Abstract: Limit to 250 words References: Limit to 90 3. Case reports: Word count: Not more than 1500 words (excluding references and unstructured abstract) Abstract: Limit to 100 words References: Limit to 10 4. Case Series article: More than four cases should be reported in a case series article. Word count: Limit to 1500 words (excluding references and unstructured abstract) References: Limit to 10 5. Brief communication article: Word count: Not more than1500 words References: Not more than 15 Tables/Figures: Not more than 2 6. Perspective/Commentary/Opinion articles: Word count: Not more than 2000 words References: Not more than five references. 7. Letter to the Editor: Word count: 600 words References: Not more than 5. No abstract. 8. Systematic review and Meta-analysis articles: Word count: Not be more than 4000 words References: Not more than 80 references Structured abstract.
References These must be numbered consecutively following the
order of their first appearance in the text.
The references should be identified in the text table and figure legends
in Arabic numerals in superscript (e.g. as noted in other studies 1-5). They should be inserted each time a reference
is cited. Published abstracts can be
included in references, but unpublished observations and personal communications
are not allowed. References should be listed in the Vancouver style. The following are sample references:
List all authors, but where they are more than six,
list the first six followed by et al.
Copies
of any permission(s) It is the responsibility of authors/ contributors to
obtain permission to reproduce any copyrighted material. A copy of the
permission obtained must accompany the manuscript.
Submission
of Manuscripts Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word
format and submitted online at crjmed.com. Hard copies will not be received. Submit both a blinded and an unblinded version of the article. The blinded version should be the main article while the unblinded version should be submitted as an additional file. All submissions must be accompanied by
all supporting materials (tables, graphs and images) and a cover letter
addressed to the Editor-in-Chief. The cover letter should be on the first page of the unblinded article and must contain a full
statement to the editor concerning the presentation of the manuscript in part
(abstract) or as a whole in a meeting. The organization, place and exact date it was read must be clearly indicated.
Rejection
of Manuscripts Submitted manuscripts that are not as per the “Authors Instructions” would be returned to the authors for technical correction and re-submission. Anti-Plagiarism Policy Plagiarism includes duplicate publication of one's work, in whole or in part, without proper citation or mispresenting others’ ideas, words, and creative expression as one’s own. The Journal follows a strict anti-plagiarism policy. All manuscripts submitted to the Cross River Journal of Medicine undergoes plagiarism check with commercially available software. Based on the extent of plagiarism, authors may be asked to address any minor duplication or similarity with the previously published work. If plagiarism is detected after publication, the Journal will investigate. The journal will notify the authors’ institution and funding bodies if plagiarism is established and retract the article. Reporting
guidelines Reporting guidelines for specific study designs
The reporting guidelines for other types of studies can be found at https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/ Guideline for Reviewer Suggestions for Manuscripts Authors are strongly encouraged to suggest up to three potential reviewers when submitting a manuscript. While this is optional, providing reviewer suggestions can help streamline the peer review process. Authors should adhere to the following guidelines when suggesting reviewers:
Ethics: When reporting studies on human beings, indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional or regional) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 (available at https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/). For prospective studies involving human participants, authors are expected to mention about approval of (regional/ national/ institutional or independent Ethics Committee or Review Board, obtaining informed consent from adult research participants and obtaining assent for children aged over seven years participating in the trial. The age beyond which assent would be required could vary as per regional and/ or national guidelines. Ensure confidentiality of subjects by desisting from mentioning participants’ names, initials or hospital numbers, especially in illustrative material. When reporting experiments on animals, indicate whether the institution’s or a national research council’s guide for, or any national law on the care and use of laboratory animals was followed. Evidence for approval by a local Ethics Committee (for both human as well as animal studies) must be supplied by the authors on demand. Animal experimental procedures should be as humane as possible, and the details of anaesthetics and analgesics used should be clearly stated. The ethical standards of experiments must be in accordance with the guidelines provided by the CPCSEA and World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki on Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Humans for studies involving experimental animals and human beings, respectively). The journal will not consider any paper which is ethically unacceptable. A statement on ethics committee permission and ethical practices must be included in all research articles under the 'Materials and Methods' section. CRJMED recommends this free course on the ethics of research https://elearning.trree.org/course/view.php?id=2
Publication fees There are no page charges for submissions to the journal. The Journal only collects a charge for accepted articles before publication. Publication charge: Nigeria: N50,000.00 (Fifty thousand Naira). Fast-tracked: N100,000 (One hundred thousand Naira) Outside Nigeria: USD 100.00 (One hundred US dollars). Fast-tracked: USD 125.00 (One hundred and twenty-five US dollars) CRJMED Final Submission Checklist
Manuscript Structure and Format
Content Requirements
Tables
Figures and Photographs
Language and Presentation
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