The author needs to upload two Word files in the following formats: (doc or docx) for each manuscript. Microsoft Word documents should not be locked or protected. The details of the files are as follows:
1) Title Page
The Title Page file must contain:
Title - Specific, descriptive, concise, and understandable to readers outside the field. Titles should be presented in Capitalize Each Word Mode - The first letter in each word is a capital letter. Avoid specialist abbreviations if possible.
List of authors - Provide the names (first name, second name initials, and last name) and affiliations of all the authors. Affiliations should include department, faculty, university or organization, city, postal code, and country.
One of the authors should be designated as the corresponding author, and his email address needs to be included.
Declarations:
Acknowledgments: You as the author are free to decide whether to include acknowledgments or not. The acknowledgments section includes the names of people who in some way contributed to the work, but do not fit the criteria to be listed as the authors.
Conflict of interest: All potential Conflicts of interest must be declared in full, otherwise declare that “No conflict of interest.”
Financial Disclosure Statement: The statement should include full names of commercial companies that funded the study or authors and URLs to sponsors’ websites, otherwise declare that “No fund was received for this work”
2) Manuscript file
Manuscript text should be one column double-spaced. Do not format text in multiple columns.
Manuscripts should be organized as follows:
Abstract - The abstract should briefly introduce the manuscript, not exceeding 300 words. No citations should be included in the abstract.
Keywords - At least 5 keywords should be included and must be separated by commas.
In the text:
When you quote or paraphrase from a source (book, article, or webpage) in your paper, you need to insert an in-text citation.
AMA requires that in-text citations be cited numerically in consecutive order using superscript Arabic numerals.
Use the numerals outside periods and commas.
Multiple sources can be cited together.
Creating a References Page
Journal Articles
Author AA, Author BB, Author CC. Title of article: lowercase letter for subtitle. Abbreviated Title of Journal. Year; Volume number (Issue number): page numbers. DOI
Examples
Propper L, Cumby J, Uher R, et al. Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder in offspring of parents with depression and bipolar disorder. Br J Psychiatry. June 2017;210(6):408-412. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.117.198754
Smith JM, Sullivan SJ, Baxter GD. Massage therapy: more than a modality. NZ J Phys Ther. 2010;38(2):44-51.
Books
Author AA, Author BB. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Edition. Name of publisher; Year of publication.
Examples
Cornwall MW, Harris JH, Nyre E. Imaging Handbook for Physical Therapists. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015.
Webpages
Include the following elements, if available:
Examples
Lourenzi VG. Effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in patients with acute low back pain. ClinicalTrials.gov. Updated April 28, 2015. Accessed January 6, 2020. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02427425.