Manuscript preparation guidlines

The total volume of articles:

1) From 4,000 to 10,000 words (from the introduction to the conclusions without taking into account tables / figures / mathematical formulas) for original articles, review articles, meta-analysis

2) From 1500-3500 for case reports 

Language of articles: English

Article: We accept article only in MS Word format. It should be easily readable with clear style subordination and without internal references. Make sure that all of the elements of the figures/tables are visible for further style editing.

In addition, you can use our MS Word template if you want to speed up review time:

Word template for research articles

Word template for review articles

Word template for case reports

Manuscript types: 

1) Original Research Articles

Authors must provide original research findings in the field of medicine, healthcare, or related disciplines. The article must present a clear research question, methodology, results, and discussion.

Original Articles:

• Presents significant and original research observations.
• Consideration for publication based on originality, novelty, scientific soundness, and analysis.
• Should follow manuscript preparation guidelines.
• Maximum word count of 5,000 words (excluding references), with a maximum of 60 references and 7 tables/figures.

2) Review Articles. Authors can submit comprehensive reviews on specific medical topics, synthesising existing literature and providing critical analysis and insights.

Review Articles:

• State-of-the-art papers covering a specific topic by experts in the field.
• Analytical discussion supported by tables, graphs, and illustrations.
• Compiles the topic with a conclusion.
• Follow manuscript preparation guidelines.
• Maximum word count of 7,000 words (excluding references), with a minimum of 60 references

3) Case Reports. Authors may submit reports on unique or rare cases that provide valuable clinical observations, diagnostic challenges, and treatment approaches.

Case Report:

• Adds further information related to investigative research in the field.
• Provides insights into a specific case.
• Follow the format of original articles with dedicated case and methods sections, discussion, and conclusion.
• Maximum word count of 3,000 words (excluding references), with a maximum of 50 references and 7 tables/figures.

4) Clinical Trials

Authors conducting clinical trials should adhere to the CONSORT guidelines (http://www.consort-statement.org) and provide complete and transparent reporting of their trial methodology, results, and conclusions.

Clinical Trial:

• All clinical trials must be registered in a publicly available registry approved by WHO or other organisations.
• The clinical trial number must be clearly stated in the manuscript.

5) Short Communications

Authors can submit brief reports or preliminary findings that contribute to the medical literature but do not warrant a full-length article. Short Communications may consist of brief reports or preliminary findings that provide valuable contributions to the medical literature. Authors should ensure that the information presented in Short Communications is comprehensible, well-structured, and provides sufficient details to convey the findings or observations effectively. Despite the brevity of the report, it should be presented in a manner that allows readers to understand and appreciate the significance of the work.

Short Communications:

• The content must be focused and concise, presenting key information without the need for a full-length article.
• Short Communications must address topics or findings that are relevant and significant within the medical field.
• The submitted work must add value to the existing literature, even if it does not warrant a full-length article.

6) Letter to the Editor:

• A concise report within the journal's scope, providing feedback or the reader's opinion on a published article.
• Advisable for submission within 6 months of the article's publication.
• Limited to a maximum of 1,500 words.

 Authors can share their opinions, criticisms, or additional insights regarding previously published articles or topics of interest.

7) Meta-Analysis |Methodological Accuracy:

• Meta-analyses submitted to Futurity Medicine must adhere to high methodological standards.
• Authors are asked to follow rigorous systematic review protocols to ensure the reliability and validity of their findings.
• Meta-analyses should clearly define the inclusion and exclusion criteria for selecting relevant studies.
• Authors must systematically search for eligible studies, extract relevant data, and assess the quality and risk of bias of included studies.
• Mininimum of 60 references

Article sections: 

1.Title - The title should reflect the main idea of the article. It should be concise and informative without any abbreviations and formulas if they are not known worldwide.

2. Author names and affiliations:

Please provide the following information regarding each author of the article:

▪ first name and last name. Please ensure that you write those elements correctly since they will be reproduced without verification;

▪ academic degree and academic rank;

▪ current position and affiliation;

▪ city and country of affiliation

▪ email address (if the article has more than one author, indicate who will be the corresponding one);

▪ ORCID.

3. Abstract

An abstract is a shortened version of the paper and should contain all information necessary for the reader to determine: (1) what the objectives of the study were; (2) how the study was done; (3) what results were obtained; (4) and the significance of the results. The abstract is important because many journal readers first read the abstract to determine if the entire article is worth reading. An abstract can be 300 words. SAMPLE ABSTRACT:

Aims: Abstract abstract abstract…

Study design:  Abstract abstract abstract…

Place and Duration of Study: Sample: …

Methodology: Abstract abstract abstract…

Results:  Abstract abstract abstract…

Conclusion: Abstract abstract abstract…..

4.Keywords - Please provide up to 10 keywords (words, phrases, or acronyms) describing the content of your article. We advise you to use simple and short word combinations since long keywords can mislead indexers.

5.Introduction 

Must include:

• Research problem
• Research Focus
• Research Aim and Research questions

 The introduction should outline the issues studied in the paper and substantiate the relevance to readers. Please be concise and try to avoid using tables and figures in this section.

6.Research Methodology - This section provides all the methodological details necessary for another scientist to duplicate your work. For the qualitative research this part can be different. Research Methodology“ chapter should convince a reader that this manuscript presents a solid and sound analysis.

Must include:

10. Declarations

• Author Contributions

The following statements should be used:

Conceptualization, X.X. and Y.Y.; methodology, X.X.; software, X.X.; validation, X.X., Y.Y. and Z.Z.; formal analysis, X.X.; investigation, X.X.; resources, X.X.; data curation, X.X.; writing—original draft preparation, X.X.; writing—review and editing, X.X.; visualization, X.X.; supervision, X.X.; project administration, X.X.; funding acquisition, Y.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

• Data Availability Statement

Below are suggested Data Availability Statements (Please select one of them).

• Data available in a publicly accessible repository: The data presented in this study are openly available in [repository name e.g., FigShare] at [doi], reference number [reference number].
• Data available in a publicly accessible repository that does not issue DOIs: Publicly available datasets were analyzed in this study. This data can be found here: [link/accession number].
• Data available on request due to restrictions eg privacy or ethical: The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to [insert reason here].
• 3rd Party Data: Restrictions apply to the availability of these data. Data was obtained from [third party] and are available [from the authors/at URL] with the permission of [third party].
• Data sharing not applicable: No new data were created or analyzed in this study. Data sharing is not applicable to this article.
• Data is contained within the article or supplementary material: The data presented in this study are available in [insert article or supplementary material here].

 

•  Funding

Corresponding Authors are responsible for identifying and declaring all funding sources received for the research submitted to the journal. During submission, Corresponding Authors will also be asked to provide the Funder, Award Number and Grant Recipient. If there are no funders to be identified the corresponding author must state "Funding information is not available." Funding information will be entered during the submission stage and will be included in the final publication.

• Acknowledgements

Acknowledgments are a place to recognize any contributions made to the paper that do not meet the criteria for authorship. This may include technical support, gifts received, or organizational assistance. There are few restrictions on what should be included, with the primary exception that anyone who meets the criteria for authors must be included as an author and not only acknowledged. Personal acknowledgements (e.g., of family members) are acceptable. This section should be kept relatively short, typically up to 100 words.

• Institutional Review Board Statement

Authors should add the Institutional Review Board Statement and approval number, if relevant to your study. You might choose to exclude this statement if the study did not require ethical approval. Please note that the Editorial Office might ask you for further information. Please add "The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Institutional Review Board (or Ethics Committee) of the Name of Organization/Institute (protocol code XXX and date of approval)." for studies involving humans. Or "The animal study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board (or Ethics Committee) of the Name of Organization/Institute (protocol code XXX and date of approval)." for studies involving animals. Or "Ethical review and approval were waived for this study due to Reason (please provide a detailed justification)." Or "Not Applicable" for studies not involving humans or animals.

• Informed Consent Statement

Manuscripts which are describing a study involving humans should contain this statement. Please add “Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.” Or “Patient consent was waived due to Reason (please provide a detailed justification).” Or “Not Applicable” for studies not involving humans. You might also choose to exclude this statement if the study did not involve humans.

• Conflicts of Interest

The author declares that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this manuscript. In addition, the ethical issues, including plagiarism, informed consent, misconduct, data fabrication and/or falsification, double publication and/or submission, and redundancies have been completely observed by the authors

11. References and citations 

List and number all bibliographical references in 9-point Avenir Next LT Pro, single-spaced with 9-point interlining spacing, at the end of your paper. When referenced in the text, enclose the citation number in square brackets, for example [1]. Where appropriate, include the name(s) of editors of referenced books.   Only published or accepted manuscripts should be included in the reference list.

Articles submitted for publication, unpublished findings and personal communications should not be included in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text (e.g., T Nelson, Purdue University, USA, Unpublished results or personal communication). 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 in the text. For scientific articles, obtain written permission and confirmation of accuracy from the source of a personal communication. Unpublished result which has been accepted for publication in any journal should be cited as "in press".

Journal name abbreviations should be those found in the NCBI databases (Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/journals).

Vancouver-NIH style should be used as the referencing style. Authors should maintain consistency across the references. 

• Each citation inside the text must be included in the list of references. Alternatively, each reference should be cited inside the text.  
• References should be numbered sequentially within square brackets, such as [1], [2], [3], and so on, in the order in which they are mentioned in the text. 
• Full references should be included at the end of the manuscript with matching numbers. 
• Up to 6 authors should be listed, and et al. should be used afterwards.
• If there are multiple references, comma should be used to separate each number, and hyphen should be used to indicate a series of inclusive numbers (e.g., [1, 2, 4], [1-4]).

Quick reference guide: Download

 

TABLES AND FIGURES

Figure and table captions should be 9-point Times New Roman boldface. Initially capitalize only the first word of each figure caption and table title. Figures and tables must be numbered separately. Below is an example which authors may find useful.

Table 1. An example of a table.

An example of a column heading	Column A (t)	Column B (T)
And an entry	1	2
And another entry	3	4
And another entry	5	6

 

Figure 1. An example of a figure.

Mathematical equations should be laid out wherever possible using an equation editor and be numbered consecutively as in this example (using the style Equation 10pt):

• Section Headings

Section headings should be left justified, with the first letter capitalized starting with the Introduction. Sub-section headings should be in capital and lower-case italic letters and left justified, with second and subsequent lines indented.

• General Guidelines for the Preparation of Your Text

Avoid hyphenation at the end of a line. Symbols denoting vectors and matrices should be indicated in bold type. Scalar variable names should normally be expressed using italics. Weights and measures should be expressed in SI units.

• Footnotes

Footnotes should be avoided if possible. Necessary footnotes should be denoted in the text by consecutive superscript letters. The footnotes should be typed single spaced, and in smaller type size (8pt), at the foot of the page in which they are mentioned, and separated from the main text by a short line extending at the foot of the column.

 

PRISMA Guidelines:

• Authors are strongly recommended to use the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines when conducting and reporting their meta-analyses.
• The PRISMA guidelines provide a structured framework for transparent and comprehensive reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Statistical Analysis:

• Authors must employ appropriate statistical methods for combining and analysing data from multiple studies.
• Effect sizes, such as odds ratios, risk ratios, or mean differences, should be calculated, along with measures of uncertainty (e.g., confidence intervals).

• Authors must assess the heterogeneity of included studies using appropriate statistical tests.
• If substantial heterogeneity exists, authors must explore potential sources through subgroup analyses or sensitivity analyses.

Publication Bias |Clarity and Transparency

• Authors must assess the potential for publication bias using statistical tests (e.g., funnel plot asymmetry) and report the findings.
• Meta-analyses are recommended to be reported in a clear and transparent manner, providing a comprehensive overview of the research question, methodology, results, and conclusions.
• The use of tables, figures, and graphs is encouraged to effectively present the findings.

Final Checking

To check whether your article meets all the requirements of the publication, you can download and fill out the checklist: Download