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Author’s checklist

Before sending your manuscript to the editorial committee, please ensure that you have checked the following criteria:

A. Confirmation by authors

Items	Check points	Check
Originality	Confirm that neither the manuscript submitted nor any part of it has been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere	□
Research ethics	Confirm that your study complies with the ethical guidelines for research and publication described in Good Publication Practice	□
Research ethics	Guidelines for Medical Journals and Guidelines on Good Publication	□
Disclosure	Disclose any commercial associations with specific products or financial support from any company	□
Funding	Acknowledge any research funds, sponsorships, or grants	□
Thesis	State that your article is a thesis for a degree such a Master’s or PhD degree, if applicable	□
Presentation	If your article was presented in a national or international meeting, describe this	□
English proofreading	State whether your article was revised or edited by a professional English proofreader	□

B. Structure of article

Items	Check points	Check
Sequence	Title page, abstract and keywords, main text, conflict of interest, acknowledgements, references, table legends and figure legends	□
File format	MS word 2007 or later version in English	□
	Times New Roman in shape of characters	□
	10-point font with double line spacing on A4 sized paper with 2.5 cm margins	□
Title page	A manuscript title, running title, and each author’s full name and affiliation should be provided	□
	A running title is not exceeding 40 characters in length	□
	A full contact information of corresponding author should be provided	□
	Any financial disclosures or support, thesis, and presentation history should be included	□
Manuscript	Not exceed 3,000 words in length for review article	□
	Not exceed 3,000 words in length for original article article/special topic	□
	Not exceed 2,000 words in length for editorial	□
	Not exceed 2,000 words in length for case report/idea and innovation	□
	Not exceed 1,000 words in length for image	□
	Not exceed 800 words in length for letter/discussion	□
Abstract	Not exceed 300 words (in length) in structured abstract with background, methods, results, and conclusion for original article	□
	Not exceed 300 words (in length) in one paragraph unstructured abstract review article	□
	Not exceed 200 words (in length) in one paragraph unstructured abstract for case report/idea and innovation	□
	No abstract for image	□
	Key words (3-5) should be selected from heading words in Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)	□
Main text	Include introduction, methods, results, and discussion, not include conclusion for original article	□
	Include introduction, case report or idea, and discussion for case report/ idea and innovation	□
	All table and figure numbers appear in the text	□
	Main text should not include the affiliations and names of the authors, especially in methods	□
References	No more than 100 references are cited in review article	□
	No more than 25 references are cited in original article/special topic	□
	No more than 15 references are cited in case report/idea and innovation	□
	No more than 5 references are cited in image/letter/discussion	□
Figures	Each figure should be submitted in a separate file	□
	Above 600 dpi for photos/color images and 1,200 dpi for line art in resolution	□
	Figure legend should have detailed explanation	□
	Each subfigure denoted by the letters, A, B, C (ex: Fig. 1A, Fig. 1B, Fig. 1C)	□
	Figure legend should be placed on a page at the end of the manuscript	□
	Figure should not be included in the manuscript and upload at the submission system	□
	Not exceed 25 figure pieces for original article	□
	Not exceed 8 figure pieces for case report/idea and innovation	□
	Not exceed 5 figure pieces for image/letter/discussion	□
Consent form(s)	Copyright transfer form has been signed by all authors	□
Consent form(s)	Authorization and Release form for identifiable patient descriptions and photographs are included	□