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INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
The Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
(MJIRI), a scientific and research journal, seeks to publish
original papers, selected review articles, case reports, and
other articles of special interest related to the fields of basic
and/or clinical sciences in medicine. The Journal is an
official publication of the Iran University of Medical Sciences
and is published quarterly. The Journal seeks to provide
its readers with the highest quality materials published
through a process of careful peer reviews and editorial
comments. All papers are published in English.
Manuscript Submission
Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts electronically
through Website: http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir If you
are unable to submit your manuscript in this way, please
send four complete copies of the text, tables and figures;
together with a disk containing a word-processed file of
the manuscript, to:
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Crossroad of Shahid Hemmat and Shahid Chamran Expressways,
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
P.O.Box 13145-534 Tel. +98-21-82942702
Fax. +98-21-8805 4418
E-mail: mjiri@iums.ac.ir
Website: http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
Manuscript Preparation
Submit four complete copies of the manuscript and a computer
disk. The manuscript should typed double-space with
one-inch margins on A4 paper. All tables, figure legends,
and references, must be typewritten with double spacing.
All submitted components of the manuscript are nonreturnable,
unless a special arrangement is made in advance
with the Editors. Arrange the manuscript with the
following components: (1) Title page, (2) Abstract, (3)
Introduction, (4) Materials/Patients and Methods, (5) Results,
(6) Discussion, (7) References, (8) Acknowledgments,
(9) Tables,(10) Figure Legends and Figures.
In addition, the editor requires authors to provide a cover
letter in which they specifically state their written assurance
of the following: (1) The submitted paper is an original
and unpublished work in which the listed authors have
all made important contributions; (2) The authors have not
submitted the same material or portions thereof for consideration
of publication in any other journal for which a decision
regarding publication is pending, and no such additional submission will be made before completion of the
review process by MJIRI; (3) The editors do not consider
the submission of abstracts of oral or poster presentations
for publication in other Journals to prohibit publication in
MJIRI. Likewise, submission of letters to the editor, preliminary
communications, or brief communications of
small portions of the material to other journals does not
necessarily prohibit publication in MJIRI. If such a previous
publication has occurred, the authors must make reference
to the publication within the text and include a citation
in the reference of the submitted manuscript; (4) The
authors must further guarantee that, once their material has
been accepted for publication by the Journal, they will not
make submission of the same material or portions thereof
to another journal before publication in MJIRI.
The editors also require that the authors be responsible for
the linguistic and grammatical editing of manuscripts
before submission to the Journal. Any manuscripts determined
to be improperly prepared or edited will be returned
to the authors without review by the editors. Rejected
manuscripts will be held for a limited period of time and
then disposed of. All authors should adhere to the following
instructions for submission of manuscripts to MJIRI.
Cover Letter
The authors should provide the assurances listed above. In
addition, authors are welcomed to suggest three to five
referees for their paper as well as their choice of the most
appropriate Associate Editors, as listed in the editorial
board page of the Journal; however, the editors cannot
guarantee assignment of a particular reviewer to a paper.
Any unusual circumstances surrounding the research or
explanations for deviation from standard procedures or
format should be explained in the cover letter.
Abbreviations
When using abbreviations, write the full name of the abbreviated
item followed by the abbreviation in parentheses
at the point of first mention of the abbreviation within the
body of the manuscript: e.g., "inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD)". Do not use abbreviations in the abstract or title of
the manuscript. Abbreviations may be used in figures and
tables, but such abbreviations must be explained in the
figure legend or a footnote to the table.
Title Page
The title page should contain the following information: (I)
the full title of the manuscript, not to exceed 120 characters. No abbreviations are acceptable in the full
title. If the work involves the use of an experimental
model, the animal species involved must be included in the
title. (2) The full names of all authors. Authors should be
limited to those individuals who contributed in an important
manner to the study design, data collection and analysis,
or writing of the paper. (3) The department and institution
where work was performed, as well as the affiliations
of the individual authors. (4) Grant support, indicating the
source of any financial support for the study. (5) The name
and address of the author responsible for correspondence.
Include an e-mail address. (6) A shortened version of the
title that is 45 characters or less to be used as a running
title.
Original Articles
Scientific articles should conform to the usual structure of
abstract, introduction, materials/patients and methods, results,
discussion, acknowledgments, references, tables, and
legends for figures. Each component should begin on a
new page. Number the pages starting with the title page.
Abstract
The abstract must be limited to 250 words. Do not use abbreviations,
footnotes or references in the body of the abstract.
Include a brief description of the background, objective,
materials and methods, results, and conclusion of the
study in the form of a structured abstract. Three to nine
keywords for indexing should be given by the author(s)
together with the abstract. They should be placed in alphabetical
order and, when possible, adjusted to the medical
subject headings of Index Medicus.
Introduction, Materials/Patients and Methods, Results,
and Discussion
Introduction: containing the reasons for doing the work;
Materials and Methods: sufficient information must be
included to permit repetition of experimental work. Patients
and Methods is used in the clinical sciences articles
and Materials and Methods is used in the basic and laboratory
sciences articles; Results: data and findings of research
which should be given concisely; the use of tables
and figures to illustrate the same results will only rarely be
allowed; Discussion: the presentation of results should be
separated from a discussion of their significance; this section
should not repeat results.
Include within the body of the text a description of the
ethical guidelines that were followed for human and animal
studies. If appropriate, provide citation of institutional
review by human or animal research committees. Also
describe any hazardous procedures or chemicals involved
in the studies and what precautions were taken to avoid
injury to subjects or investigators. Within the Methods section, provide a brief but complete description of the
statistical methods used including which tests were used
for analysis of which variables. Drugs, medication, or
other material should be listed as generic items. If brand
names are used, they should be placed after the generic
name in parenthesis with the manufacturer's name, city,
and state or country. Restrict all comments and discussion
to the Discussion section.
Acknowledgements
Besides personal acknowledgements, sources of financial
support should be mentioned in this section, if required.
References
The MJlRI has now adopted the Vancouver Reference System
and all submitted manuscripts should be in this style.
Cite references in text in order of appearance using Arabic
numerals in parentheses for citations. Place the reference
list at the end of the final text page. References should be
listed in text citation number order and must be double
spaced. List all authors when six or fewer; when seven or
more, list the first six and add "et al". All published materials,
including brief communications and letters to the
editor must be cited in the References section. Manuscripts
accepted but not yet published can also be included in the
references; designate the journal followed by 'in press' (in
parentheses). References to unpublished material, such as
personal communications and unpublished data, must be
placed within the text and not cited in the References section.
Personal communication and unpublished data must
include the individual's name, location, and month and
year of communication as appropriate. Use Index Medicus
abbreviations for journals that are indexed; if a journal is
not indexed, use full name. If using reference managing
software such as Reference Manager, EndNote, or ProCite,
choose the style for "AMA style," which most closely approximates
our style. Please include volume, number and
page range whenever possible.
Journal Article
Kalantar Motamedi MR, et al: Carotid body tumors: our
experience with 20 patients. Med J Islam Rep Iran 8(3):
141-7, 1994.
Book Chapter
Green WR: Preretinal membrane morphology. In: Fine SL,
Owen SL (eds.), Management of Retinal Disorders. Balt
more: Williams and Wilkins, pp.1O2-119,1983.
Try to avoid using abstracts as references. Unpublished
observations, including personal communications, may not
be used as references except for written communications,
which may be referenced within parentheses in the text
with the permission of the cited person. Articles or books accepted for publication but not yet published may be included
as references with the name of the journal or publisher
and the addition of (in press).
Tables
Each table should be typewritten with double spacing on a
separate page and numbered in order of citation in the text
with Arabic numerals. Each table should have a concise
heading that makes it comprehensible without reference to
the text of the article. Use horizontal lines only at the top
and bottom of the table and between column headings and
the body of the table. Use no vertical lines. Explain any
nonstandard abbreviations in a footnote to the table.
Figures
Figures must be submitted in quadruplicate in a format
suitable for direct reproduction in the Journal. Appropriate
formats include glossy prints of photographs, highresolution
(300 dpi or greater) laser printer output, or original
artwork. Each figure should be identified on the back
by the first author's name and Figure number in pencil.
There will be a charge for publication of color Figures.
Unless a special arrangement is made in advance, submitted
materials will not be returned to authors. The editors
and publisher reserve the right to reject illustrations or figures
based upon poor quality of submitted materials.
Rapid Communications
Rapid Communications (of no more than 2000 words and
two tables and/or figures) will be considered for publication
on an accelerated schedule. In the handling of all
manuscripts for publication, the editors and the associate
editors will strive to provide the most rapid turnaround
possible in the review process. Authors may request rapid
review of material felt to be of critical importance to the
field. The request must state clearly why the authors believe
rapid review is warranted and must be submitted to
the editors in written form at the time of manuscript submission.
Manuscripts accepted by the editors for rapid review
will be published in the next scheduled issue of the
Journal or at the editors' discretion. Manuscripts submitted
for rapid communication that require extensive revision
will be rejected and the authors given the opportunity to
resubmit the articles for regular publication.
Review Articles
The Journal welcomes review articles from authoritative
persons covering basic or clinical science in medicine that
are likely to be of interest to the broad readership of the
Journal. In should not be an exhaustive coverage of what
could be easily found in textbooks.
Case Reports
Short reports of clinical interest and brief individual case
reports of unusual disorders are welcomed.
Letters to the Editor
Letters of opinion about articles published in the MJlRI
and other current topics or short reports of clinical interest
are accepted for consideration for publication. These
should not exceed 400 words and should list no more than
five references. There should be no tables or figures. Letters
should be typewritten with double spacing throughout,
including references. The editor reserves the right to edit
such letters and to use his discretion in their selection for
publication.
Copyright
This Agreement is made with the Medical Journal of the
Islamic Republic of Iran (MJlRI). The Agreement is for the
Article submitted by you ("Author") for publication in the
MJIRI. To enable publishing the Article in the Journal, the
ownership of copyright must be established. The author
should read and complete the form and return one copy to
the journal office. There are explanatory notes to this
Agreement, which also form part of the Agreement. In
consideration of the publication of the Article in the Journal,
I hereby warrant and undertake:
a. that this Article is an original work, has not been published
before and is not being considered for publication
elsewhere in its final form either in printed or electronic
form.
b. that I have obtained permission from the copyright
holder to reproduce in the Article (in all media including
print and electronic form) material not owned by me, and
that I have acknowledged the source;
c. that this Article contains no violation of any existing
copyright or other third party right or any material of an
obscene, indecent or otherwise unlawful nature and that to
the best of my knowledge this Article does not infringe the
rights of others;
d. that I will indemnify and keep indemnified the Editors
of the Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran against
all claims and expenses (including legal costs and
expenses) arising from any breach of this warranty and the
other warranties on my behalf in this Agreement;
e. that in the case of a multi-authored Article I have obtained
copyright assignment from all co-authors, in writing,
and authorization to enter into this Agreement on their
behalf and that all co-authors have read and agreed the
above warranties;
In consideration of the publication of the Article in the
Journal, I hereby assign to the Medical Journal of the Islamic
Republic of Iran copyright for the full period of
copyright and all renewals, extensions, revisions and revivals
together with all accrued rights of action throughout
the world in any form and in any language (including all
media, both now known or later developed). Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran may assign its rights
under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, I retain
all proprietary rights other than copyright, such as patent
and trade mark rights and rights to any process or procedure
described in the Article. To be signed by responsible
authors.
Author: Date:
In signing this form, the signee asserts that any authors not
signing have authorized the signee to do so on their behalf,
and that the manuscript submitted has been approved by
these authors in the form in which it has been submitted,
and that the warranties given above have been read and
agreed by all authors.
Note: The manuscript cannot be processed for publication
until the publisher has received this signed form. If the
manuscript is not published by MJIRl, this letter will not
take effect.
Proofs
Proofs will be sent to the author wherever possible and
should be returned within 72 hours of receipt, preferably
by e-mail. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting
errors. The publisher will do everything possible to get
your article corrected and published as quickly and accurately
as possible. Therefore, it is important to ensure that
all of your corrections are returned to us in one allinclusive
e-mail or fax. Subsequent additional corrections
will not be possible, so please ensure that your first communication
is complete.
Reprints
The corresponding author of each paper will receive fifteen
off prints free of charge. Additional off prints and copies
of the issue can be ordered at a specially reduced rate using
the order form sent to the corresponding author after the
manuscript has been accepted.
Manuscripts on Disk
You should supply a word processed disk along with four
copies of your manuscript. The label of the diskette should
indicate the title of the paper, the first author's name, and
the software and hardware used. Diskettes should be in
either PC/DOS or Apple Macintosh format, preferably 3
1/2 inch (1.4 MB). The data should be saved in a pure text
format (ASCII) as well as in the format of the word processing
program used to prepare the manuscript. Acceptable
formats that can be used for Figures, Tables, etc..., are as
follows: Adobe (.pdf), Excel (.xls), PowerPoint (.ppt),
Word (.doc or .rtf), and/or Jpeg (.jpg) formats.
Manuscript Checklist
Remember to submit the author's agreement plus four copies
of the manuscript, with the components in the following
order:
1. Title Page
2. Abstract
3. Introduction
4. Materials/Patients and Methods
5. Results
6. Discussion
7. Acknowledgements
8. References
9. Tables
10. Figure Legends and Figures
Please contact journal to receive Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Copyright Assignment Form
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