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Instructions For Authors

Getting Started | Scope and Manuscript Categories | Article Categories, Reporting Standards, and Limits | Authorship and Ethical Standards | Manuscript Preparation and Organization | Tables and Figures| Submission Requirements| Declarations | Publication Model and Open Access

Getting Started

Authors need to submit their manuscripts through the online submission platform available at https://editorialassist.com/ijhs. Articles submitted as hard copies are not accepted.

All first-time users need to register themselves. Registration is free. Once registered, authors can use their username and password to submit and keep track of their articles. In case of any problems, the author can contact the Technical Assistance at technical.team@scientificscholar.com

Scope and Manuscript Categories

The International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS) publishes original contributions in the fields of medicine, nursing, public health, and health sciences. Submissions are accepted in the following categories:

  • Original Research Articles (empirical and theoretical), including randomized trials, observational studies, and study protocols.
  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.
  • Case Reports/Series describing rare, novel, or educationally important clinical observations.
  • Short Communications report concise but complete research findings.
  • Letters to the Editor addressing recently published articles or timely issues in health sciences.
  • Editorials and Commentaries (by invitation)

Authors should follow applicable reporting guidance from the EQUATOR Network. Common examples include CONSORT (randomized trials), STROBE (observational studies), SPIRIT (protocols), PRISMA (systematic reviews), CARE (case reports), and ARRIVE (animal research).

Article Categories, Reporting Standards, and Limits

Article Type Reporting Guideline Word Limit* Abstract Requirement
Original Articles CONSORT (trials), STROBE (observational), SPIRIT (protocols) ≤4,000 words Structured, ≤300 words
Systematic Reviews / Meta-Analyses PRISMA ≤5,000 words Structured, ≤300 words
Case Reports / Series CARE ≤1,500 words Unstructured, ≤250 words
Short Communications – ≤1,500 words Unstructured, ≤150 words
Letters to the Editor – ≤750 words None
Editorials / Commentaries – ≤1,200 words None
*Excludes references, tables, and figures.

Authorship

Authorship
Authorship must be based on the four International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria:

  • Substantial contributions to conception or design, or to data acquisition, analysis, or interpretation;
  • Drafting or critical revision of the manuscript;
  • Final approval of the version to be published; and
  • Accountability for all aspects of the work.

All submissions must include an Author Contributions Statement using the CRediT taxonomy.
If submitted on behalf of a group, at least one author (or a writing committee) must be named and meet ICMJE criteria. Any writing support beyond routine copyediting must be disclosed.
Corresponding Author
Only one corresponding author is permitted. This individual serves as the sole point of contact during submission, peer review, and publication.

Ethical Approval

Research Involving Humans
Research involving human participants must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki and applicable national and institutional regulations. Authors must report:

  • Approval by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) or ethics committee, including approval number and date; and
  • Confirmation that informed consent was obtained from all participants (and assent from minors, where applicable).
Research Involving Animals

Animal studies must comply with institutional, national, and international animal welfare regulations. Authors must report ethics approval (committee name, approval number, and date) and are encouraged to submit an ARRIVE checklist.

Manuscripts should include: species/strain/sex/age/number; housing/husbandry; anesthesia/analgesia/euthanasia (if applicable); steps to minimize pain/distress; and justification for animal use when alternatives are not suitable.

Research Integrity

IJHS follows the standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, image manipulation, and gift authorship will not be tolerated. Allegations of misconduct will be managed in accordance with COPE guidelines.

Conflicts of Interest

All authors must disclose any financial or non-financial competing interests in accordance with ICMJE recommendations. Submissions must include an ICMJE Uniform Disclosure Form, and disclosures must appear in the manuscript’s Declarations section.

Clinical Trials Registration

In accordance with ICMJE policy, all clinical trials must be registered in an approved public registry before enrollment of the first participant. Manuscripts reporting unregistered trials will not be considered for peer review.
Registries must meet WHO ICTRP requirements. Trial registration details must be included in the manuscript.

Open Science Practices

To promote transparency and reproducibility, authors are encouraged to prospectively register observational studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses (eg, PROSPERO, OSF) where appropriate. Authors should make study protocols, analysis plans, code, or de-identified data available when this can be done ethically and legally. All research manuscripts must include a Data Availability Statement describing how the underlying data can be accessed or explaining any justified restrictions.

Manuscript Preparation and Organization

Formatting

Manuscripts must be prepared in American English, double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman, with margins of 2·5 cm on all sides. Pages must be numbered consecutively.
Where appropriate, authors may be advised to obtain professional scientific language editing; however, Language editing does not influence editorial decisions.

Title Page (separate file)

The title page (submitted as a separate file) must include: full title; running title (≤45 characters); author names, affiliations, and ORCID iDs; corresponding author contact details; funding information; word counts; trial registration (if applicable); and competing interest statements.

Abstract and Keywords

Abstract required for all except editorials/commentaries/letters. Use 3–6 keywords (preferably MeSH).

Main Text Structure

Manuscripts should be structured, as appropriate to the study design, into Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. The Methods section must provide sufficient detail to allow reproducibility and must clearly state ethical approval and informed consent where applicable.

References

References must follow ICMJE (Vancouver) style and be numbered in order of appearance.

Tables and Figures

Tables

Tables should be submitted at the end of the manuscript file and numbered consecutively in the order of first citation. Each table must have a concise, descriptive title and include clear column headings. All abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Tables should be self-explanatory and must not duplicate information presented in the text or figures.

Figures

Figures must be submitted as separate files in TIFF or JPEG format and cited in the text in numerical order. Minimum resolution requirements are as follows: 300 dpi for colour or grayscale photographs, 1200 dpi for line art, and 600 dpi for combination images.

All patient identifiers must be removed. If a figure contains identifiable patient information, authors must obtain and confirm written consent for publication. Image adjustments (eg, brightness, contrast, or colour balance) are permitted only if applied uniformly and without altering or misrepresenting the original data; any such adjustments must be disclosed. Permission must be obtained for previously published figures, with appropriate acknowledgement in the legend.

Submission Requirements

Submit manuscripts electronically via the journal’s submission system (EditorialAssist). Required items typically include:

  • Cover letter,
  • Title page (separate file),
  • Main manuscript,
  • Figures (separate uploads),
  • Declarations and required forms (including COI disclosures),
  • Permissions and consent documentation, where applicable.

Declarations

All manuscripts must include a Declarations section before the References with the following headings as applicable:
  • Acknowledgment
  • Authors’ Contributions (CRediT)
  • Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate
  • Consent for Publication
  • Funding
  • Competing Interests
  • Data Availability Statement
  • Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Publication Model and Open Access

IJHS does not charge submission fees or article processing charges (APCs). All accepted articles are published open access under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Archiving and Preservation

Journal content is preserved through Portico to ensure long-term access and integrity of the scholarly record.

Privacy

Names and email addresses provided to the journal are used solely for journal operations and are not shared for other purposes.
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