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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • Checklist



    • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).

    • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.

    • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.

    • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

    • The submission file is in Microsoft Word file format.


    All submitted manuscript undergo rigorous editorial checks before they are sent for peer review. The manuscripts are checked for plagiarism and format. Manuscript that do not pass the initial assessment will be unsubmitted 

Author Guidelines

SECTION A : Author's Guideline


Malaysian Journal of Emergency Medicine (MJEM) follows the criteria of authorship based on recommendations by the International Committee of Medical Journal (ICMJE)


To qualify as an author:



  1. Have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data

  2. Have been involved involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content 

  3. Have given final approval of the version to be published

  4. Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved


To submit a manuscript, please go to make a submission page


If you do not have an MJEM account on the Editorial Manager, create an account and log in with your desired username and password. Before uploading your manuscript, ensure all the document adheres to the description of manuscript preparation section


SECTION B : TYPES OF ARTICLES ACCEPTED


MJEM accepts the following types of manuscript according to these formats given



  • Editorial

    • Concise but substantial comments on a particular issue concerning emergency medicine

    • Abstracts not more than 150 words

    • Text not more than 1200 words

    • References not exceeding 15



  • Review Article

    • Reviews can be done on any subject and article listed on the website 

    • Usually a solicited/invited article written by an expert, providing critical analysis and recent information on a given specialty

    • Abstracts not more than 150 words

    • Text should not exceed 6000 words

    • 0-4 figures or tables

    • Adequate number of references



  • Original Article

    • Report on the research objectives and analytical process, as well as discussion of the implications of the result of the study relating to emergency medicine

    • Text not more than 6000 word

    • 4-7 figures/tables

    • References not exceeding 50

    • Abstracts not more than 300 word



  • Short Communications

    • A brief report that presents original and significant research data. It is not meant for publishing preliminary or incomplete results.

    • Text not more than 3000 words

    • 3-5 figures/tables

    • References not exceeding



  •  Special Communications

    • Description of an important issue in emergency medicine research in a scholarly, thorough, well-referenced, systematic or evidence-based manner ‘

    • Text not more than 3500 words

    • References not more than 80

    • Abstracts not more than 250 words



  • Case Report

    • Case reports presented at the emergency department or pre hospital care. Topics accepted are: -

      • Challenge in diagnosis

      • New treatment modalities

      • System improvements



    • Abstract not more than 200 words

    • Text not more than 1500 words

    • 3-4 figures/tables

    • References not exceeding 20



  • Clinical narrative/Lessons from practice


    • Description of conditions that are often missed, or that have serious consequences if missed. Lessons should be important for diagnosis or management.

    • We do not publish cases that is mismanaged

    • Text not more than 750 words

    • References not exceeding 10

    • Abstracts not more than 100 words



  • Letters to editors

    • A short comment on articles published in MJEM for the past one year

    • Offer an objective and constructive criticism of the published articles or discuss matters of general scientific or medical interest to readers of MJEM

    • Text not more than 400 words

    • 1 small table or figure

    • References not exceeding 10

    • No abstract required




SECTION C: GUIDELINE TO WRITE A MANUSCRIPT


Language


All articles submitted must be written in the British English language. Editorial office reserved the right to reject a manuscript if use of language deemed too poor


Organization


The following documents are required for each submission, in this order



  • Covering Letter

  • Title page

  • Abstract and Keywords

  • Manuscript/Text

  • Acknowledgement

  • Tables (if needed)

  • Figures (if needed)

  • References


Proofread


Authors must submit all articles for proofreading and copywriting to an automated outsource program 'writefull' before making a submission of the article.


A) Covering Letter


The covering letter should be uploaded at the stage of the online submission process. Explain in the letter why your paper should be published in MJEM


B) Title page


This page will not be submitted to the reviewers to assists in the blinding process during reviewing.


This page should be an individual document, uploaded separately that provides:



  • Title of manuscript

  • Name of authors and their affiliations

  • Details of corresponding author

    • Designation and name

    • Contact details: email, telephone and address




C) Abstracts and Keywords


The abstract should be an informative synopsis/summary of your manuscript


All abstract for original articles should follow the structured format, with the heading of background, objective, methodology, results and conclusion


Abstract for other manuscript don’t require the above headings/sections


KEYWORDS


Below the abstract, provide a maximum of 2 keywords that will assist in the cross-indexing of the article


D) Manuscript/Text


Arial font, size 12 with double line spacing. Capitalize only the first word and proper nouns in the title. All pages should be numbered


The full term for which an abbreviation or acronym stands should precede its first use unless it is standard unit of measurement. Recommended drug names using international non-proprietary name. International Systems of unit (SI) should be used throughout


E) Acknowledgement


State contributions that need to be acknowledge, but do not justify authorship


Acknowledgeable contributions include (not in exhaustive order) general support by a Department Head or Chairman, technical help, and financial and/or material support (including grants).


Mention conflicts of interest, if any


F) Tables


Table should be sent on a separate sheet. Allocate the tables in order using numbers as mentioned in the manuscript for example “Insert table 1 here”


Provide a brief title, shown at the top of each table


Place table explanations in the footnotes to the tables


G) Figures


Figures are to be submitted using JPEG, TIFF or GIF formats. Provide written permission if figures already published


Abbreviate Figure as “Fig”. Example Fig 1, Fig 2.Fig 3


Authors are directly responsible to all illustration or figures published


H) References


Please follow the Vancouver method of referencing. It is the author's responsibility to check all references carefully for accuracy and completeness. Number references consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. References should be identified in the text, Tables and Legends by Arabic numerals in superscript. Use the style as in Index Medicus. 


SECTION D: CONFLICT OF INTEREST, CORRECTIONS AND PLAGIARISM


Conflict of Interest


All submission to MJEM must include disclosure of all relationship that could be as presenting as a potential or actual conflict of interest.   


A conflict of interest exists when professional judgement concerning a primary interest (such as patient’s welfare or validity of research) may be influenced by a secondary interest (financial gain). The editor may use such information as basis for editorial decisions and will publish such disclosures if they are believed to be necessary to readers


Corrections


In case of any mistakes by editors, reviewers and authors, corrections to the article will be made when necessary. A statement clarification or corrections will be mentioned at the end of article.


Plagiarism


Plagiarism is discouraged and is considered academic dishonesty or fraud. If the editor or reviewer discovers that an article is plagiarized, they reserve the right to reject the article and refuse to accept any more articles from the authors


 


 


 


 


 


                       


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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