Submissions
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.- Please note that this journal does not have a publication fee.
- The submitted manuscript must be formatted thoroughly according to Author guidelines of this journal (https://www.smartscitech.com/index.php/ics/about/submissions).
- The submitted manuscript is in the format of Microsoft Word.
- You must add all authors into the submission system and please ensure your co-authors (name and order) match your manuscript.
- The affiliations [the name of department or division (if any), institution or organization, city, state, zip code and country] are provided. Please double check whether the zip code and country are provided.
- The abstract must be a single paragraph and should not exceed 350 words. Please have paper published by us as a template.
- Abbreviation(s) must be listed if any.
- Every table and figure must include a detailed caption.
- Ethics Approval and Patient Consent for Publication must be disclosed if any.
- The reference numbers in the body of manuscript must be marked as [1] and should be superscript. Please be noted, AMA format is required for citation.
- If there are three or fewer authors, all the names of authors are listed. If there are four or more authors, the first three authors’ names are listed followed by et al. Please read the Reference format section carefully and use them as examples to format your references.
- Please upload the Certificate if you use any language editing service. We strongly encourage non-native speakers of English to have your manuscript polished by native English speakers before submission.
Author Guidelines
You must have an account to access our manuscript submission system. If you are ready to submit a manuscript, click on your username in the upper right-hand corner of your screen and select View Profile in the dropdown menu, select Author as a role. Please be noted, you only need one account to register and access all of journals, whether you are an author, reviewer, or Editors.
Article types
This journal only accepts original research article, review (includig minireview), and case report.
Preparing manuscript
Please submit your manuscript as a WORD file that is in a single column format.
Manuscripts for research article submitted to this journal should be divided into the following sections (in this order):
- Title page
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Materials (or patients) and methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Ethics Approval
- Patient Consent for Publication
- Acknowledgements
- Conflicting Interest
- References
Title page
- Provide the title of the article.
- List the full names, institutional addresses and email addresses for all authors.
- Indicate the corresponding author.
- List of abbreviations used if any.
- List trial registry if any, along with the unique identifying number (e.g. Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN73824458).
Abstract
The abstract should be a single paragraph and should not exceed 350 words. Please have paper published by us as a template.
Keywords
Three to ten keywords representing the main content of the article.
Introduction
Background of the related research should be briefly discribed, and a short summary of the findings should be given in this section.
Materials (or Patients) and Methods
The materials and methods section should discribe the materials involved in the experiment such as antibody's name, brand, and batch number. Procedure of experiment should be explained in enough detail to allow another researcher to repeat the experiment.
Results
The results of the experiment must be reported truthfully, including negative results. Figures and legends, tables and captions should be embedded in the corresponding parts of results. Every table and figure must include a caption. Overall, the content of a caption should make it possible for your reader to interpret and understand the significance of a figure without reading the main text. The structure of a legend may include a title and short descriptions of both the methods and the results. In addition, include an explanation of all symbols, patterns, lines, colors, non-standard abbreviations, scale bars, and error bars (standard deviation or standard error). Figures should be provided as JPG, TIF, or high resolution PDF files. Please note that it is the responsibility of the author(s) to obtain permission from the copyright holder to reproduce figures (or tables) that have previously been published elsewhere. The figure legend should conclude with "Reprinted with permission".
Figure Legend Example:
Figure 3. NR administration to human monocytes suppresses LPS-mediated type 1 IFN signaling. (A) IFNB mRNA level in monocytes was measured by RT-PCR at 30, 60, and 90 minutes after LPS stimulation (n = 2–4 replicates). (B) TNF-α production measured by ELISA from human monocytes incubated with vehicle or NR for 16 hours (n = 5 replicates/treatment). Data represented as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 (one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s post hoc test). 7-NI: 7-Nitroindazole; DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide; NAC: acetylcysteine.
Discussion
The author should conduct a detailed discussion based on the experimental results and findings, combined with the current research background, and propose the experimental flaws as much as possible.
Ethics Approval
Ethical approval from institution should be disclosed in this section.
Patient Consent for Publication
Informed consent from patients should be disclosed in this section.
Conflicting Interests
Any actual or potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed (e.g. The author(s) declare that they have no conflicting interests.).
Acknowledgements
Funding agency and funding number should be disclosed in this section.
References
Our journal uses modified AMA (American Medical Association) format for reference list. Please be noted, if there are four or more authors in a citation, please list the first three authors' names followed by et al.
How to find AMA format for a citation?
1) Find it in PubMed, then click the Cite icon.
2) Select the AMA format, then copy and modify it (If there are four or more authors in a citation, please list the first three authors' names followed by et al..).
The following examples show our Journal’s style for the most common types of references.
(Three or fewer authors)
1. Curtis JM, Hahn WS, Long EK. Protein carbonylation and metabolic control systems. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2012; 23:399-406.
(Four or more authors)
2. Hendgen-Cotta UB, Merx MW, Shiva S, et al. Nitrite reductase activity of myoglobin regulates respiration and cellular viability in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008; 105:10256-10269.
Some examples of specific references
Article within a journal supplement
Orengo CA, Bray JE. Analysis and assessment of ab initio three-dimensional prediction, secondary structure, and contacts prediction. Proteins. 1999; 43(Suppl 3):149-170.
Article in press with DOI
Smith JA, Jones B. Shoot organogenesis from Prunus leaves. Plant Genetics and Transgenics. 2006; doi: 10.1008/s001090000065.
Published abstract
Zvaifler NJ, Burger JA. Mesenchymal cells, stromal derived factor-1 and rheumatoid arthritis [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum. 1999; 42:s250.
Complete book
Margulis L. Origin of Eukaryotic Cells. New Haven: Yale University Press; 1970.
Thesis
Kohavi R. Wrappers for performance enhancement and oblivious decision graphs. PhD thesis. Stanford University, Computer Science Department; 1995.
Link / URL
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation reports. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports. Accessed 11 February 2020.
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