Skip to main content
Demo journal

Peer-reviewed · Open access · Four issues a year

ISSN
0000-0000

Submission Guide

Login or Register to make a submission.

Submission steps

Follow these steps in order on the submission form to create your submission.

  1. Choose the article type

    First, choose the article type that best fits your work.

  2. Upload the manuscript

    Upload your manuscript, preferably as DOCX, and choose the file type.

  3. Check the details

    Enter the title, abstract and keywords, and check the author details.

  4. Complete the declarations

    Read and confirm the checklist and the privacy statement. Both confirmations are required to submit.

  5. Submit

    Use "Save and check" to complete anything missing, review all the details, then click "Submit". You can track progress in your dashboard.

Before you submit

Accepted Formats

The journal does not restrict file formats; the formats below are recommended because they make review and publication easier.

  • Main text: preferably Microsoft Word (DOCX). OpenDocument (ODT), RTF and PDF are also accepted; an editable format (DOCX or ODT) is recommended for review and typesetting.
  • Figures and images: TIFF, JPEG or PNG; at least 300 dpi is recommended.
  • Tables: editable, within the main text or as a separate XLSX file.
  • Supplementary files: data sets (XLSX, CSV), additional documents (PDF), video (MP4) and compressed packages (ZIP).
  • Limits: each file may be up to 64 MB; at least one main text file (“Article Text”) is required.

Full page: Accepted Formats

Article Types

Original Research

Research articles that present original, previously unpublished data and findings.

Start a submission with this type

Review Article

Articles that comprehensively assess current knowledge and literature on a topic.

Start a submission with this type

Systematic Review / Meta-analysis

Studies that search the literature with a defined method and combine the findings systematically.

Start a submission with this type

Case Report

Papers that describe instructive or rare cases in detail.

Start a submission with this type

Brief Report

Studies that present preliminary findings or results of limited scope briefly.

Start a submission with this type

Letter to the Editor

Short opinion pieces on a paper published in the journal or on a current topic.

Start a submission with this type

Editorial

Commentary and opinion pieces on the journal's agenda.

Start a submission with this type

Ethics

The Digilayf Academia Journal of Medical Sciences follows the principles and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) on publication ethics.

Authors
  • Submitted work must be original, previously unpublished and not under simultaneous consideration by another journal.
  • Authorship must reflect the people who made substantial contributions to the work, in line with the ICMJE criteria.
  • Studies on humans or animals must state ethics committee approval and, where needed, informed consent.
  • Conflicts of interest and sources of funding must be declared at submission.
Reviewers
  • Reviewers keep the manuscripts they review confidential and decline reviews in which they have a conflict of interest.
  • Reviews are objective, constructive and timely.
Editors
  • Editors evaluate submissions solely on their scientific merit and fit with the journal's scope.
  • They stay out of the decision process for their own work or submissions in which they have a conflict of interest.
Ethical misconduct

Suspected plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, duplicate publication and authorship misconduct are investigated according to the COPE flowcharts; corrections or retractions are published where necessary.

Full page: Ethical Principles

Reporting Guidelines

Authors should follow the international reporting guideline appropriate to their study type and attach the relevant checklist to their submission. Current versions of the guidelines are available from the EQUATOR Network.

  • Randomised controlled trials: CONSORT
  • Observational studies: STROBE
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses: PRISMA
  • Case reports: CARE
  • Diagnostic accuracy studies: STARD
  • Study protocols: SPIRIT

The checklist should show in which section of the manuscript each guideline item is addressed. Reviewers take this checklist into account in their assessment.

Full page: Reporting Guidelines

Submission Checklist

All submissions must meet these requirements:

  • The work has not been published before and is not under consideration by another journal.
  • The submission follows the formatting rules in the Submission Guide.
  • Permission has been obtained for all images, data and other material.

Author Guidelines

The Digilayf Academia Journal of Medical Sciences considers original research, reviews, systematic reviews, case reports, brief reports and letters to the editor in health sciences and medicine.

  • Structure: Research articles follow the Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion (IMRAD) structure, with a structured abstract of up to 250 words and 3–6 keywords (MeSH recommended).
  • Ethics: Studies on humans or animals state ethics committee approval and, where needed, informed consent; patient privacy is protected.
  • Reporting: The guideline that fits the study type (CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, CARE) is followed.
  • References: Vancouver style, numbered in order of citation.
  • Anonymised review: The main text file contains no author information.
  • Declarations: Conflicts of interest and funding are declared at the end of the text.

For file formats, see the Accepted Formats page.

Privacy Statement

The names, email addresses and other information entered on this journal site during registration and submission are used only for the editorial and publishing processes of the journal. This information is not shared with third parties or used for any other purpose. You can update your account information on your profile page and write to the address on the Contact page with any questions.