GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS
Aims & Scope:
The Journal of Egyptian Society of Haematology & Research welcomes original articles from authors with diverse clinical and scientific interests provided that the article has a relevance to the different aspects of clinical and laboratory haematology including thrombosis and homeostasis, immune haematology, general haematology, pediatric haematology as well as haematologic oncology, transfusion medicine and bone marrow transplantation in its widest sense.
The following types of articles would be considered for publication:
1-Original Research.
2-Reviews.
3-Short Communications and Technical Notes
4-Case Reports
5-Letter to the Editor
The intellectual content of the paper is the responsibility of the author(s). The editors and the publisher accept no responsibility for opinion(s) and statement(s) of author(s). While every effort will be made by the editors and publisher to avoid inaccurate and misleading data, they accept no liability whatsoever for the consequences of wrong information. After acceptance, copyright transfer is mandatory.
Preparation of Manuscripts
* Print the manuscript on white A4 paper, with margins of at least 25mm (1 inch), times new roman font 12, 2 lines spacing.
* Print on only one side of the paper.
* Number the pages consecutively, starting with the title page.
* The article should include the following;
Cover letter
A cover letter signed by the corresponding author stating that all authors have and approved the final version of the manuscript and agree with its submission to the Journal of the Egyptian Society of Hematology and Research and that the article is original, is not under consideration or has not been previously published in another journal.
Page 1: Title page
- The title of the article, which should be specific, informative and concise (not more than 90 characters).
- Names of authors and coauthors, and academic degrees.
- Author’s affiliations (department, hospital, or academic institution) to which the work should be attributed.
- Name and full address, phone number and e-mail address of the author with whom correspondence will be made regarding the processing and proofing of the manuscripts as well as handling of prints.
- A short running title of no more than 40 characters to be used in the article’s header.
Page 2: Abstract
Abstract is limited to 300 words, should be structured into the following section; Background, Objective(s), Patients and methods, Results, and Conclusion.
3-6 key words are required.
Page 4: Manuscript
Introduction: State the purpose of the article and summarize the rationale for the study. Give only strictly pertinent references and do not include data or conclusions from the work being reported.
Patients (Material) and Methods:
Ethical committee approval and method of consent should be clearly stataed. Describe your selection of the experimental subjects (patients or laboratory animals, including controls). Identify the important characteristics of the subjects. Identify the methods, instrumentations (give the manufacture’s name and address in parentheses), and procedures in sufficient detail to allow other workers to reproduce the results. Identify precisely all drugs and chemicals used, including generic name(s), dose(s), and route(s) of administration. Describe statistical methods with enough detail to enable a knowledgeable reader to access to the original data to verify the reported results.
Results: Present your results in logical sequence in the text, tables, and illustrations. Do not repeat in the text all the data in the tables or illustrations. Emphasize or summarize only important observations. Do not interpret your results in this section.
Discussion: Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that follow from them. Relate the observations to other relevant studies
Conclusion: It should emphasize the important results, limitaions and possible applications of the study.
Disclaimer (and/or) acknowledgments (if any): The author(s) should mention clearly any financial support they received or financial interests they have concerning the submitted article. Acknowledgments can also be noted here.
Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3,…) according to the order of their appearance in the text. The table number is to be followed by a brief informative description.
Figures: Figures should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals according to the order of their citation in the text. The figure number is to be followed by a brief informative description. Figure should be of high quality. Color figures are accepted with extra charge.
Illustrations: Limit the illustrations to those which clarify and reinforce the text while avoiding illustrations that demonstrate the same features. Photographs, line drawings, and graphs should be of a high artistic and technical quality. Color photographs are accepted with extra charge.
References: References should be arranged in their order of appearance in the manuscript. Identify references by Arabic numerals in parenthesis e.g. (2-5, 15).
Abbreviations should conform to the style of Medline. If the references are not properly formatted, the manuscript will be returned to author for correction
References accepted but not yet published should be designated “E-pub ahead of print” after the journal name.
Avoid citing a “personal communication” unless it provides essential information not available from a public source, in which case the name of the person and date of communication should be cited in parentheses within the text.
Reference Examples
a. Standard journal article reference:
Chou R, Wasson N. Blood tests to diagnose fibrosis or cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(4):807–820
If authors are ≤ six in number, list them all. If they are more than 6, write the names of the first six authors followed by et al.
b. Book chapter or an article within a book
Wyllie AH, Kerr JFR, Currie AR. Cell death: the significance of apoptosis. In: Bourne GH, Danielli JF, Jeon KW, editors. International review of cytology. London: Academic; 1980; 251-306
c. Web links and URLs: All web links and URLs, including links to the authors’ own websites, should be given a reference number and included in the reference list. They should be provided in full, including both the title of the site and the URL, as well as the date the site was accessed, in the following format:
The Mouse Tumor Biology Database. http://tumor.informatics.jax.org/mtbwi/index.do. Accessed 20 October 2021.
Submission of Manuscripts
Manuscripts are to be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief / online submission
Authors should submit to Editor in Chief two printed copies of their manuscript and a CD with the whole article including figures, tables and illustrations.
Revised manuscripts must be returned within 3 weeks of receipt; major alterations will not be accepted.
Prints
Only 5 prints are free. Additional charges will apply to any extras.