Bibliography
Definition:
The bibliography is a list of the cited references given at the end of a manuscript. Each reference contains all the details needed to find a piece of information, in a specified order. Different details are needed for different formats of information. It is important to use the same style, punctuation and order of the details throughout your paper.
Reference Validity:
Based on our policy, at least 80% of the references must be included from valid sources and have DOI. The number of valid references can be detected by Crossref Simple Text Query. Writing and managing references using EndNote software is highly recommended
Writing references as an Endnote or Refman file will be considered as an advantage when submitting a manuscript.
Types of Reference
Useful Resources:
What is Cover Letter?
Cover letter is an official letter written by corresponding author and signed by all authors which introduces the manuscript briefly and states that:
Generic drug names must be used in the title and throughout the whole manuscript, as well. The proprietary name should be included in parentheses, along with the name of manufacturer, and city, upon the first mention in the text.
Figures
Figures must be submitted as separate files in submission process. Each figure needs a caption.
More information about file specifications can be seen at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/about/PMC_Filespec.html#Image_File_Requirements
Full Word File without Title Page
This file must contain all parts of the manuscript including in the format of Microsoft Word .Docx (normal style, line hight: 1, fon size: 14, clear,):
Overview of All Article Types
Sources:
Article Types |
Description |
Abstract |
The article itself is an abstract (of a paper or presentation) that usually has been presented or published separately. |
Announcement |
Material announced in the publication (may or may not be directly related to the publication). |
Article Commentary |
A work which emphasizes on another article or articles; this article comments on the other article(s). (Article Commentary would be used when the editors of a publication invite an author with an opposing opinion to comment on a controversial article, and then publish both. The slightly similar work “editorial” is reserved for commentary written by an editor or other publication staff). |
Book Review |
Review or analysis of one or more printed or online books (The similar work “product-review” is used for product analysis). |
Books Received |
Notification that items, e.g., books or other works, have been received by a publication for the review or other consideration. |
Brief Report or Rapid Communication |
Short manuscripts definitively documenting either experimental results or informative clinical observations will be considered for publication in this category |
Calendar |
A list of events. |
Case Report |
A case report is a case study, case report, or other description of a case that should contain a structured abstract. In the other meaning, clinical presentations that may be followed by evaluative studies that eventually lead to a diagnosis (ref). |
Clinical Trial |
A work that reports on the results of a clinical study in which participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions so that researchers can evaluate the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. The assignments are determined by the study protocol. Participants may receive diagnostic, therapeutic, or other types of interventions. For clinical trials on veterinary animals see CLINICAL TRIAL, VETERINARY. Clinical Trials was used for both humans and non-humans prior to 2019. |
Collection |
Wrapper article for a series of sub-articles or responses; this work is restricted to the articles whose intellectual content appears primarily in the sub-article or response. |
Discussion |
Invited discussion related to a specific article or issue. Discussion should follow the sections including Introduction, Arguments, and Conclusions. |
Dissertation |
Thesis or dissertation written as a part of the degree completion. |
Editorial |
Opinion piece, policy statement, or general commentary, typically written by staff of the publication (The similar work “article-commentary” is reserved for a commentary on a specific article or articles, which is written by an author with a contrasting position, not an editor or other publication staff). |
In Brief |
Summary or teaser of the items in the current issue. |
Introduction |
An introduction to a publication, or to a series of articles within a publication, etc., for a special section or issue, typically. |
Letter |
Work consisting of written or printed communication between individuals or between persons and representatives of corporate bodies. The correspondence may be personal or professional. In medical and other scientific publications the letter is usually from one or more authors to the editor of the journal or book publishing the item being commented upon or discussed. LETTER is often accompanied by COMMENT. |
Meeting Report |
Individual abstracts of presentations at meetings, congresses, conferences, symposia, colloquia, seminars, workshops, round tables, and other professional gatherings. |
News |
Works consisting of an announcement or statement of recent or current events of new data and matters of interest in the field of medicine or science. In some publications, such as "Nature" or "Science," the news reports are substantively written and herald medical and scientific data of vital or controversial importance. |
Obituary |
Announcement of a death, or the appreciation for a colleague who has recently died. |
Oration |
Reprint of a speech or oral presentation. |
Partial Retraction |
Retraction or disavowal of part(s) of the previously published material. |
Product Review |
Description, analysis, or review of a product or service, for example, a software package (The similar value “book-review” is used for analysis of the books). |
Reply |
Reply to a letter or commentary, typically by the original author commenting upon the comments. |
Reprint |
Reprint of a previously published article. |
Research Article |
Article reporting on primary research (The related value “review-article” describes a literature review, research summary, or state-of-the-art article.) |
Retraction |
Retraction or disavowal of a previously published material. Furthermore, withdrawal regulations could be found here. |
Review Article |
Review or state-of-the-art summary article (The related value “research-article” describes original research.) |
Systematic Review |
A review of primary literature in health and health policy that attempts to identify, appraise, and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question. Its conduct uses explicit methods aimed at minimizing bias in order to produce more reliable findings regarding the effects of interventions for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation that can be used to inform decision making. |
Meta-Analysis |
Works consisting of studies using a quantitative method of combining the results of independent studies (usually drawn from the published literature) and synthesizing summaries and conclusions which may be used to evaluate therapeutic effectiveness, plan new studies, etc. It is often an overview of clinical trials. It is usually called a meta-analysis by the author or sponsoring body and should be differentiated from reviews of literature. |
Translation |
A translation of an article, originally written in a different language. |
Corrections |
Work that is the republication of an article to correct, amplify, or restore text and data of the originally published article. |
Reply to Reviewers
Step I) Reply to comments ONE by ONE
Step II) Highlight Changed Parts in Manuscript Word File
Article Body
[Especially required for Research Articles]
The rest of the article differs according to the article type, but generally it includes the following headings:
Acknowledgments
All authors can either put the formula in full manuscript without title page file ( *.docx format) and if there is a problem in the auto generated pdf files, authors can upload formula as a Formula file type (or as Other file type if you do not find Formula file type in *.doc format). If you encounter any problems in this regard, you can contact us via http://colorectalresearch.sums.ac.ir/journal/contact.us .
To distinguish different parts of the article, it is recommended to use the Times New Roman font (size 12) for the body, size 12 bold for subheadings, size 14 for headings and size 14 bold for the title.
Internationally accepted units (International System of Units), symbols, and abbreviations must be used. Abbreviations should be used sparingly and must be introduced in parentheses upon first mention. Abbreviations that have meaning only within the context of the specific manuscript should be avoided.
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References
Journal Articles
Structure
Structure of a reference with this type (journal article) is as below:
How to find a journal abbreviation?
Use NLM catalog or WOS
If you cannot find a particular journal title in the NLM database, check one of the following.
If you still cannot find an abbreviation, build one using the ISSN International Centre's LTWA (LTWA stands for List of Title Word Abbreviations, go to Access to the LTWA). For example, if you had an article from the fictitious Annals of Egyptian Nutrition, you would find the abbreviation for Annals (Ann), then the abbreviation for Egyptian (Egypt) and, finally, the abbreviation for Nutrition (Nutr) to come up with Ann Egypt Nutr.
Standard journal article
List the first six authors followed by et al.
More than six authors
Optional addition of a database's unique identifier for the citation
Organization as the author
Both personal authors and organization as the author (List all as they appear in the byline.)
No author is given
Article not in English
Optional translation of the article title
Volume with the supplement
Issue with the supplement
Volume with the part
Issue with the part
Issue with no volume
No volume or issue
Pagination in roman numerals
The type of article is indicated as needed
Article containing a retraction
Article containing a partial retraction
Article retracted
Article partially retracted
Article republished with corrections
Article with published erratum
Article published electronically ahead of the print version
Reference: https://wilkes.libguides.com/c.php?g=191948&p=1266554
Online Sources
For all websites, the access date (date of access to the information) and the database name or web address (URL) are needed. You can cite online articles in the same way you would print.