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Instruction to Authors

Instruction to Authors for Submission of Manuscript:

Articles should be submitted through the online article management system. Manuscripts should be prepared according to the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (available at http://www.icmje.org), and comply with the AMJ guidelines outlined herein. Failure to observe these requirements and instructions will result in a delay in the editorial process and could even result in rejection of the manuscript. Furthermore, any works submitted that do not follow these guidelines will be sent back to their respective authors, so that they can amend any issues detected, before the editorial process can go on.

Follow the following tips when preparing the main text of the article for submission to the AMJ

  • Number of Columns: Single Column
  • Font Family: Times New Roman
  • Font Size of titles: 12 pt
  • Font Size of text: 10 pt
  • Page Size: A4 width 21 cm and height 29.7 cm
  • Orientation: Portrait
  • Top Margin: 2.5 cm
  • Bottom Margin: 2.5 cm
  • Left Margin: 2.5 cm
  • Right Margin: 2.5 cm
  • Use 1 ½ line spacing
  • Include line and page numbering
  • Use SI units: Please ensure that all special characters used are embedded in the text, otherwise they will be lost during conversion to PDF
  • Do not use page breaks in your manuscript
  • Illustrations and figures should be put in the middle of the page, after the first time mention in the text, and caption provided at the bottom of the figure.
  • Tables should be put in the middle of the page, after the first mention in the text and numbered and captioned at the top left.
  • Length: 3000-8000 words
File Formats

Manuscript should be submitted in Ms Word, RTF, openOffice file format.

Articles should be uploaded onto the system in at least several separate file:

  • The first document should include the title page, a covering letter, an authorship statement, funding, acknowledgments and conflicts of interest.
  • The second document should include the main body of text (abstract and key words, introduction, methods, results, discussion, references, tables and figures captions).

Tables, figures, and illustrations should not be submitted as separate files; they should rather be placed within the text at the relevant points in logical order and numbered and captioned appropriately as outlined above.

Note: After saving the article, it will save only on your profile. To submit it to Editor in Chief, you have to click the View icon and at end of article click "Submit Article".