Please read and follow these instructions carefully; doing so will ensure that the publication of your manuscript is as rapid and efficient as possible.
Components of the manuscript
Several components of the manuscript must be submitted as individual files within Editorial Manager: cover letter, title page, manuscript body (including references list), individual figure files, and the Transfer of Copyright.
(* indicates the item is required for all manuscript types unless otherwise specified) Cover Letter
A Cover Letter is recommended, but not required. Please note, a cover letter is required for Rapid Communication.
Authors who wish to submit names and email addresses of recommended reviewers for the peer review process may also indicate those in the Cover Letter.
*Title Page
Essential title page information:
• Title: Concise and informative; Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible and include all the necessary information to identify the scope of the article. • Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the e-mail address of each author. • Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that phone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author. Preparation of the manuscript
Abstract Original research articles or systematic reviews must be accompanied by a structured abstract of approximately 250 words, divided into the following sections: (a) Objectives, (b) Methods, (c) Results, and (d) Conclusions. Other types of contributions must be accompanied by an informative abstract of approximately 250 words. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Keywords Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 5 keywords, using British or American spelling, but not a mixture of these, and avoiding general and plural terms and multiple
concepts (avoid, for example, "and", "of"). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.
Main Text Body
Original research articles and systematic reviews are usually organized into Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion) format in two columns. The Results and Discussion sections may require subheadings. Conclusions must be included at the end of the Discussion session and may be identified as a subheading.
Conclusion
The conclusion should be a brief paragraph, containing 3 to 4 sentences, that summarizes the findings presented
Acknowledgments
Include funding source(s) and other contributions. If the work has been funded by NIH, please provide name(s) of funding institute(s) and grant number(s)
References:
References:
BLJ is using Vancouver (Numbered) style, please check the following example, and form your references according to the following form:
Print reference:
Stannard W, Rutman A, Wallis C, O'Callaghan C. Central microtubular agenesis causing primary ciliary dyskinesia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004;169:634-7.
Online references:
Edelstein M, Pitchforth E, Asres G, Silverman M, Kulkarni N. Awareness of health effects of cooking smoke among women in the Gondar region of Ethiopia: A pilot survey. BMC Int Health Hum Rights [Internet]. 2008 Jul 18 [cited 6th June 2014];8:10. Available from: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/8/10.
Use of EndNote, the reference management software, is highly recommended for easy management and formatting of citations and reference lists, the following link is the direct link of Endnote (https://endnote.com/). Please download the following tutorials and English and Arabic to guide you on how to deal with this software, and unify your references according to the above-selected style.
How to deal with Endnote- English language
How to deal with Endnote- Arabic language
Tables
Tables present information- usually numerical an ordered, systematic arrangement of values in rows and columns. The presentation should be easy for the reader to grasp. The data should be self-explanatory and should supplement, not duplicate, the information in the text. Tables with too much statistical information are confusing and hard to understand. Tables should not be used when data can be described in a few text lines.
Tables must be inserted in the text to allow editing and not as objects extracted from other files.
Figures
Figures include graphs, diagrams, line drawings, maps, and photographs. They should be used to highlight trends and to illustrate comparisons clearly and exactly. Figures should be easy to understand and should add information, not repeat what has been previously stated in the text or the tables. Legends should be as brief as possible but complete and include place, date, and source of the information.
Figures should be sent in a separate file, in their original format, following the standards of the most common software programs.
Language:
Manuscripts that are accepted for publication will be checked by our copyeditors for spelling and formal style.
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The Article Publishing Charge for this journal typically refers to the length of your manuscript and/or the number of figures.