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Guide for the authors of the scientific research quarterly articles on Anesthesia and Pain
The scientific quarterly of Anesthesia and Pain is affiliated with the Regional Association of Anesthesia and Pain in Iran. This magazine is published quarterly in Farsi language with English article summaries and accepts articles in all topics including various aspects of anesthesia and pain.
1) Objectives and scope of activity:
In order to publish scientific-research activities and inform researchers, doctors, and other interested parties about the latest scientific achievements in the field of anesthesia and pain with clinical trends, basic and pharmaceutical sciences, laboratory and animal studies, Anesthesia and Pain Journal accepts articles from respected researchers. Respected authors should prepare their article based on the structure of the journal and send it to the journal through the journal database.
2) Acceptable articles:
A) Original research articles
These articles are the result of original research and should include the title page, abstract (Persian and English), introduction, study method, results, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgment and references.
The article must have an organized English and Farsi abstract (maximum 250 words), maximum 5 graphs and tables, and minimum 15 sources. These articles should not be more than 10 pages.
The acceptance of research articles related to clinical trial studies depends on their registration in clinical trial registration centers.
B) Review Articles
It includes the review of a new scientific topic written by experts in that field. These articles should include an abstract (maximum 250 words) and an introduction. The number of sources used should not be less than 30. At least 10% of the sources used must belong to the author responsible for the article.
c) Case report articles
This type of articles introduces cases of rare and interesting diseases and a maximum of one case is published in each issue.
A case report should include an abstract (does not have to be structured), introduction, patient introduction, discussion, conclusion, and reference list.
The summary of the case report should not exceed 100 words. The discussion should not be more than 1500 words and a maximum of two tables or images should be presented.
It is necessary to send one to four photos of the patient, pathological reports and laboratory evaluations along with the article.
d) Short Communication report
It includes short reports of ongoing research and new and important results of scientific research. These articles should not be more than 1200 words and include the title, authors' profile, abstract (unstructured and maximum 100 words) and the main text. The report should have a maximum of one chart or table and 10 sources.
e) Letter to the editor of Letter
Readers' expert comments and suggestions about the latest published articles can be printed as letters to the editor. The letter to the editor must be without subheadings and maximum 500 words, without figures and diagrams and maximum 5 sources.
3) How to send articles:
It is possible to submit an article electronically through the journal's website at http://jap.iums.ac.ir. You can submit an article after registering in the database and uploading the photo of the responsible author (for publication in the journal) on your personal page. The procedures for registering and submitting articles are explained in the database. The author undertakes that the article has not been previously published in other Persian language magazines (abstracts or dissertations are allowed), or has not been sent for refereeing, and after submitting the article, it will not be sent to other magazines until a response is received from the magazine.
4) General principles of writing original research articles:
The rules of writing Persian language are fully observed and the use of foreign words that have precise equivalents in Persian language should be avoided.
All Persian texts must be typed with Mitra 14 font and all English texts with Times New Roman 12 font.
The text of the article should be typed in one column and one line in the middle with the required margin (at least two centimeters) and all pages should be numbered.
The submitted article has not been sent to other Persian magazines at the same time.
In conducting the research, the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the rules of medical ethics should be observed.
How to prepare research papers:
The first page (title page) should include:
The title of the article, the name and surname of the authors, the scientific degree and the exact address and email of all the authors, the responsible author (postal address, email and phone number) should be in Farsi and English and the date of sending the article. The title of the article should be concise, useful and clear. It is also necessary to mention the English title and the name and surname of the authors of the article with the correct English spelling, scientific department, faculty, university, city and country.
The second and third pages include: Persian and English summary and English keywords. The abstract of the article should not be more than 250 words and should be organized in four paragraphs with the titles of context and purpose, research method, findings, conclusion and keywords (minimum 3 and maximum 7 words). The abstract does not have an introduction in any way. The English abstract should be completely consistent with the Persian abstract and should be prepared in five parts (in order from left to right) Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion, Keywords and should not be more than 250 words. Abbreviations should not be used in the title and abstract. Keywords should be selected from the MeSH vocabulary list in Index Medicus at http://www.nlm.nigh.gov/mesh/mbrowser.html.
The body of the article should include the following:
Introduction: One page includes: previous and background information and the history of sources, the necessity of conducting research, the unanswered questions that this research answers and how the results of this research can help to resolve the ambiguities, the definition of specialized terms or scientific abbreviations (with English subtitles), the purpose of the research in a clear way.
Study method: The research design should be fully stated and should include: the time and place of the research, the samples to be tested, the sampling method, the criteria for entering and exiting the study, how to collect information, compliance with ethical standards in research, measurement tools, statistical tests and computer software, generic names of drugs, the country and the company that manufactures the materials and devices.
Findings: Presenting accurate results including: observing scientific principles (such as reporting numbers with percentages, reporting averages with confidence limits, median), avoiding showing all the findings except important and decisive findings, appropriate use of tables and graphs with the minimum possible number so that 1 table or graph is used for every 3 typewritten pages, while the graph must be black and white and two-dimensional and the title of the table above it and in the graph below it (mentioning the number) ... The contents given in the text should be avoided in the tables and vice versa, the tables and graphs should be in Persian.
Discussion: This part should include the following: the effects and importance of the findings and their limitations, mentioning the research results similar to others and mentioning the contradictions and violations, explaining the reason for the difference between the results of this research and the others, explaining the practical applications and the generalizability of the results obtained, guidance for continuing your research or others, in general, presenting what has been added to science from this research.
Conclusion: The final result of the study should be clearly stated in one paragraph.
Acknowledgment and thanks: It includes appreciation and thanks to all real and legal persons who were somehow involved in the research and whose names are not included in the list of authors of the article. This part comes at the author's discretion.
Tables and graphs: The number of tables and graphs should be proportional to the volume of the article and each one should be numbered separately.
The title of the table is written above and the title of the graphs is written below them. Table and graph numbers should be typed in Farsi using word software.
Photo: Photos, graphs and tables related to the article along with their descriptions should be brought separately and in the sequence of the main text of the article in Persian letters and numbered. The quality of the images sent must be good. Copies of images are not acceptable.
Necessary explanations, including the name of the author, the title of the article and its printing direction, should be mentioned on the page behind the photo. Ethical considerations such as the anonymity of the photo owner should be taken into account. The photo file must be included in the submitted article file.
Sources: The author is responsible for the correctness of the provided sources and their use. References should be numbered in parentheses in the order of use in the text and written in the same order in the list of references. The number of sources used in the text should start from number one and be added in order.
All Persian sources must also be written in English. For this purpose, the title of the article should be placed inside the brackets [] and at the end of the title, the word Persian should come inside the parentheses. In the case of magazines, their English name should be mentioned. Only if the number of authors is more than 6, the term et al comes after the sixth person. Sources should be set according to the following pattern:
A) Magazine: last name and first initial of the author(s). Title. Journal name (abbreviated name for English journals), year of publication; Course (Number): pages used.
Example:
English: Yeganeh N, Roushan B, Almasi A, Jamshidi N. Correlation between bispectral index and predicted effect-site concentration of propofol in different levels of target-controlled, propofol induced sedation in healthy volunteers. Arch Iran Med 2010; 13(2):126-134.
Persian: Hessami MA, Fakhri M. [The study of the patients with thorax injury in Kermanshsh trauma center 2002-2005 (Persian)]. Behbood 2008; 12(2): 171-9
b) Book: last name and first letter of the author's name (Gan). The title of the book. Published. city of printing; Publisher, year of publication: pages used.
Example:
Persian: Rezaei M, Moradi B. [Research method generalities in medical sciences (Persian)]. 1st ed. Kermanshah: Cheshme Honar va Danesh 2004; 20-5.
English: Billette J. Cardiac electrophysiology. 2st ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company 1995; 216-28.
c) A chapter of the book: last name and first initial of the author(s) of the chapter. Title of the chapter. In: Surname and first initial of the name of the author(s) of the book. The title of the book. Published. City; Publisher, year of publication: pages used.
Example:
Mollens TE. Analysis of in vivo complement activation. In: Herzenberg LA, Weir DM, Blackwell C. Weir's handbook of experimental immunology. 5th ed. Boston: Blackwell science 1997; 78-80
d) The book translated into Persian: last name and first letter of the author's name (Gan). The title of the book. Last name and first initial of the name of the translators. Published. City; Publisher, year of publication: pages used.
Foster T. Diagnosis and treatment principles of orthodontia. Lajevardi S. (Persian translator). 1st ed. Tehran: Hayyan Cultural and Publication Company 1996; 33-51
method of judging articles:
The received articles are sent to the referee after the initial review and after obtaining the opinions of three referees, they are given to the editorial board for final approval. The necessary answer, without specifying the referees, will be sent to the responsible author in the shortest possible time.
If corrections are needed, the author should correct the article and send an explanation letter. The revised article will be reviewed by the editorial board and if approved, it will be published.
Articles prepared for publication are referred to the author for final approval. The author(s) are responsible for the correctness and accuracy of the content of the article.
The Scientific Quarterly of Anesthesia and Pain has the right to accept, edit and reject articles. Articles will not be returned under any circumstances.
The author of the article can specify that the review of his article will not be given to a specific person or people. It is possible to suggest referees by the author of the article, but their use is at the discretion of the editorial board.
Printing and publication of the contents of this journal is permitted on the condition that the source of "Scientific Quarterly of Anesthesia and Pain" is mentioned.
After the magazine is printed, the number of the magazine covers will be sent to the address of the responsible author of each article.
The scientific quarterly of Anesthesia and Pain is affiliated with the Regional Association of Anesthesia and Pain in Iran. This magazine is published quarterly in Farsi language with English article summaries and accepts articles in all topics including various aspects of anesthesia and pain.
1) Objectives and scope of activity:
In order to publish scientific-research activities and inform researchers, doctors, and other interested parties about the latest scientific achievements in the field of anesthesia and pain with clinical trends, basic and pharmaceutical sciences, laboratory and animal studies, Anesthesia and Pain Journal accepts articles from respected researchers. Respected authors should prepare their article based on the structure of the journal and send it to the journal through the journal database.
2) Acceptable articles:
A) Original research articles
These articles are the result of original research and should include the title page, abstract (Persian and English), introduction, study method, results, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgment and references.
The article must have an organized English and Farsi abstract (maximum 250 words), maximum 5 graphs and tables, and minimum 15 sources. These articles should not be more than 10 pages.
The acceptance of research articles related to clinical trial studies depends on their registration in clinical trial registration centers.
B) Review Articles
It includes the review of a new scientific topic written by experts in that field. These articles should include an abstract (maximum 250 words) and an introduction. The number of sources used should not be less than 30. At least 10% of the sources used must belong to the author responsible for the article.
c) Case report articles
This type of articles introduces cases of rare and interesting diseases and a maximum of one case is published in each issue.
A case report should include an abstract (does not have to be structured), introduction, patient introduction, discussion, conclusion, and reference list.
The summary of the case report should not exceed 100 words. The discussion should not be more than 1500 words and a maximum of two tables or images should be presented.
It is necessary to send one to four photos of the patient, pathological reports and laboratory evaluations along with the article.
d) Short Communication report
It includes short reports of ongoing research and new and important results of scientific research. These articles should not be more than 1200 words and include the title, authors' profile, abstract (unstructured and maximum 100 words) and the main text. The report should have a maximum of one chart or table and 10 sources.
e) Letter to the editor of Letter
Readers' expert comments and suggestions about the latest published articles can be printed as letters to the editor. The letter to the editor must be without subheadings and maximum 500 words, without figures and diagrams and maximum 5 sources.
3) How to send articles:
It is possible to submit an article electronically through the journal's website at http://jap.iums.ac.ir. You can submit an article after registering in the database and uploading the photo of the responsible author (for publication in the journal) on your personal page. The procedures for registering and submitting articles are explained in the database. The author undertakes that the article has not been previously published in other Persian language magazines (abstracts or dissertations are allowed), or has not been sent for refereeing, and after submitting the article, it will not be sent to other magazines until a response is received from the magazine.
4) General principles of writing original research articles:
The rules of writing Persian language are fully observed and the use of foreign words that have precise equivalents in Persian language should be avoided.
All Persian texts must be typed with Mitra 14 font and all English texts with Times New Roman 12 font.
The text of the article should be typed in one column and one line in the middle with the required margin (at least two centimeters) and all pages should be numbered.
The submitted article has not been sent to other Persian magazines at the same time.
In conducting the research, the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the rules of medical ethics should be observed.
How to prepare research papers:
The first page (title page) should include:
The title of the article, the name and surname of the authors, the scientific degree and the exact address and email of all the authors, the responsible author (postal address, email and phone number) should be in Farsi and English and the date of sending the article. The title of the article should be concise, useful and clear. It is also necessary to mention the English title and the name and surname of the authors of the article with the correct English spelling, scientific department, faculty, university, city and country.
The second and third pages include: Persian and English summary and English keywords. The abstract of the article should not be more than 250 words and should be organized in four paragraphs with the titles of context and purpose, research method, findings, conclusion and keywords (minimum 3 and maximum 7 words). The abstract does not have an introduction in any way. The English abstract should be completely consistent with the Persian abstract and should be prepared in five parts (in order from left to right) Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion, Keywords and should not be more than 250 words. Abbreviations should not be used in the title and abstract. Keywords should be selected from the MeSH vocabulary list in Index Medicus at http://www.nlm.nigh.gov/mesh/mbrowser.html.
The body of the article should include the following:
Introduction: One page includes: previous and background information and the history of sources, the necessity of conducting research, the unanswered questions that this research answers and how the results of this research can help to resolve the ambiguities, the definition of specialized terms or scientific abbreviations (with English subtitles), the purpose of the research in a clear way.
Study method: The research design should be fully stated and should include: the time and place of the research, the samples to be tested, the sampling method, the criteria for entering and exiting the study, how to collect information, compliance with ethical standards in research, measurement tools, statistical tests and computer software, generic names of drugs, the country and the company that manufactures the materials and devices.
Findings: Presenting accurate results including: observing scientific principles (such as reporting numbers with percentages, reporting averages with confidence limits, median), avoiding showing all the findings except important and decisive findings, appropriate use of tables and graphs with the minimum possible number so that 1 table or graph is used for every 3 typewritten pages, while the graph must be black and white and two-dimensional and the title of the table above it and in the graph below it (mentioning the number) ... The contents given in the text should be avoided in the tables and vice versa, the tables and graphs should be in Persian.
Discussion: This part should include the following: the effects and importance of the findings and their limitations, mentioning the research results similar to others and mentioning the contradictions and violations, explaining the reason for the difference between the results of this research and the others, explaining the practical applications and the generalizability of the results obtained, guidance for continuing your research or others, in general, presenting what has been added to science from this research.
Conclusion: The final result of the study should be clearly stated in one paragraph.
Acknowledgment and thanks: It includes appreciation and thanks to all real and legal persons who were somehow involved in the research and whose names are not included in the list of authors of the article. This part comes at the author's discretion.
Tables and graphs: The number of tables and graphs should be proportional to the volume of the article and each one should be numbered separately.
The title of the table is written above and the title of the graphs is written below them. Table and graph numbers should be typed in Farsi using word software.
Photo: Photos, graphs and tables related to the article along with their descriptions should be brought separately and in the sequence of the main text of the article in Persian letters and numbered. The quality of the images sent must be good. Copies of images are not acceptable.
Necessary explanations, including the name of the author, the title of the article and its printing direction, should be mentioned on the page behind the photo. Ethical considerations such as the anonymity of the photo owner should be taken into account. The photo file must be included in the submitted article file.
Sources: The author is responsible for the correctness of the provided sources and their use. References should be numbered in parentheses in the order of use in the text and written in the same order in the list of references. The number of sources used in the text should start from number one and be added in order.
All Persian sources must also be written in English. For this purpose, the title of the article should be placed inside the brackets [] and at the end of the title, the word Persian should come inside the parentheses. In the case of magazines, their English name should be mentioned. Only if the number of authors is more than 6, the term et al comes after the sixth person. Sources should be set according to the following pattern:
A) Magazine: last name and first initial of the author(s). Title. Journal name (abbreviated name for English journals), year of publication; Course (Number): pages used.
Example:
English: Yeganeh N, Roushan B, Almasi A, Jamshidi N. Correlation between bispectral index and predicted effect-site concentration of propofol in different levels of target-controlled, propofol induced sedation in healthy volunteers. Arch Iran Med 2010; 13(2):126-134.
Persian: Hessami MA, Fakhri M. [The study of the patients with thorax injury in Kermanshsh trauma center 2002-2005 (Persian)]. Behbood 2008; 12(2): 171-9
b) Book: last name and first letter of the author's name (Gan). The title of the book. Published. city of printing; Publisher, year of publication: pages used.
Example:
Persian: Rezaei M, Moradi B. [Research method generalities in medical sciences (Persian)]. 1st ed. Kermanshah: Cheshme Honar va Danesh 2004; 20-5.
English: Billette J. Cardiac electrophysiology. 2st ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company 1995; 216-28.
c) A chapter of the book: last name and first initial of the author(s) of the chapter. Title of the chapter. In: Surname and first initial of the name of the author(s) of the book. The title of the book. Published. City; Publisher, year of publication: pages used.
Example:
Mollens TE. Analysis of in vivo complement activation. In: Herzenberg LA, Weir DM, Blackwell C. Weir's handbook of experimental immunology. 5th ed. Boston: Blackwell science 1997; 78-80
d) The book translated into Persian: last name and first letter of the author's name (Gan). The title of the book. Last name and first initial of the name of the translators. Published. City; Publisher, year of publication: pages used.
Foster T. Diagnosis and treatment principles of orthodontia. Lajevardi S. (Persian translator). 1st ed. Tehran: Hayyan Cultural and Publication Company 1996; 33-51
method of judging articles:
The received articles are sent to the referee after the initial review and after obtaining the opinions of three referees, they are given to the editorial board for final approval. The necessary answer, without specifying the referees, will be sent to the responsible author in the shortest possible time.
If corrections are needed, the author should correct the article and send an explanation letter. The revised article will be reviewed by the editorial board and if approved, it will be published.
Articles prepared for publication are referred to the author for final approval. The author(s) are responsible for the correctness and accuracy of the content of the article.
The Scientific Quarterly of Anesthesia and Pain has the right to accept, edit and reject articles. Articles will not be returned under any circumstances.
The author of the article can specify that the review of his article will not be given to a specific person or people. It is possible to suggest referees by the author of the article, but their use is at the discretion of the editorial board.
Printing and publication of the contents of this journal is permitted on the condition that the source of "Scientific Quarterly of Anesthesia and Pain" is mentioned.
After the magazine is printed, the number of the magazine covers will be sent to the address of the responsible author of each article.
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