Personalized and Precision Medicine Journal

Journal Forms

Author Commitment Form

Conflict of Interests Form

 General Considerations for Preparing Manuscripts

• Manuscripts should be prepared following the uniform requirements for Manuscript Submission to a "Personalized & Precision Medicine Journal."
• Language: Papers should be in English (either British or American spelling). The past tense should be used throughout to describe the results, and the present tense refers to previously established and generally accepted results. Authors who are unsure of correct English usage should have their manuscript checked by somebody who is proficient in the language; manuscripts that are deficient in this respect may be returned to the author for revision before scientific review.
• Format: Manuscripts must be typewritten in a font size of at least 12 points, double-spaced (including References, Tables, and Figure legends), with wide margins (2.5 cm from all sides) on one side of the paper. The beginning of each new paragraph must be indicated by indentation. All pages should be numbered consecutively at the bottom, starting with the title page.
• Length: Research articles should be restricted to ten printed pages. Short communication should not exceed five pages of the manuscript, including references, figures, and tables. Letters should be 400-500 words having 7-10 references, one figure or table if necessary. Commentaries and news should also be 800-1000 words with 7-10 references and one figure or table if necessary.
• Types of Articles: PMJournal accepts original research papers, short communication reports, invited reviews, letters to the editor, biographies of scientific reviewers, commentaries, and news.
• Statement of Human and Animal Rights: The Author should declare a regulatory statement regarding the experiments using animals, human cells/tissues that all in vivo experiments have been performed according to the guidelines (explained by WHO, international animal rights federations, or your respective institute) to use animals in their research work.
• Conflict of Interest Statement: Authors or corresponding authors should declare a statement of conflict of interest at the end of the manuscript.

Manuscript Preparation Guide

Title: On the first page, papers should be headed by a concise and informative title. The title should be followed by the author's full first name, middle initials, and last name, as well as by the names and addresses of laboratories where the work was carried out. Identify the affiliations of all authors and their institutions, departments, or organizations using Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.).

Footnotes: The name and full postal address, telephone, fax, and Email number of the corresponding author should be provided in a footnote.

Abbreviations: The Journal publishes a standard abbreviation list at the front of every issue. These standard abbreviations do not need to be spelled out on paper. However, non-standard and undefined abbreviations used five or more times should be listed in the footnote. Abbreviations should be defined where first mentioned in the text. Do not use abbreviations in the title or the Abstract. However, they can be used in Figures and Tables with explanations in the Figure legend or a footnote to the Table.

Abstract: On the second page, the abstract should follow the title (no authors’ names) in a structured format of not more than 250 words. It must be able to stand independently and should state the Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Write the abstract in the third person. References should not be cited, and abbreviations should be avoided.

Keywords: At the bottom of the abstract, include a list of three to five keywords for indexing. The introduction should describe the problem under investigation and briefly survey the existing literature on the subject.

Materials and Methods: Sufficient details must be provided to allow the work to be repeated. Correct chemical names should be given and strains of organisms should be specified. Suppliers of materials need only be mentioned if this may affect the results. Use System International (SI) units and symbols.

Results: This section should concisely describe the investigation's rationale and outcomes. Data should not be repeated in both a Table and a Figure. Tables and Figures should be selected to illustrate specific points. Do not tabulate or illustrate points that the text can adequately and concisely describe.

Tables and Figures: Tables and Figures should be numbered (1, 2, 3, etc.) as they appear in the text. Figures should preferably be the size intended for publication. Tables and Figures should be carefully marked. Legends should be typed single-spaced separately from the figures. Photographs must be originals of high quality. Photocopies are not acceptable. Those wishing to submit color photographs should contact the Editor regarding charges.

Discussion: This should not simply recapitulate the Results. It should relate results to previous work and interpret them. Combined Results and Discussion sections are encouraged when appropriate.

Acknowledgments: This optional part should include a statement thanking those who assisted substantially with work relevant to the study. Grant support should be included in this section.

Conflict of Interest Statement: Authors or corresponding authors should declare a statement of conflict of interest at the end of the manuscript.

References: References should be written in alphabetical order. Only published, "in press" papers and books may be cited in the reference list (see the examples below). References to work "in the press" must be accompanied by a copy of the acceptance letter from the journal. References should not be given to personal communications, unpublished data, manuscripts in preparation, letters, company publications, pending patents, or website URLs. Abstracts of papers presented at meetings are not permissible. These references should appear as parenthetical expressions in the text, e.g., (unpublished data). A few examples of referencing patterns are given as follows:

1. Gloeckler Ries LA, Reichman ME, Lewis DR, Hankey BF, Edwards BK. Cancer survival and incidence from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program. The oncologist. 2003 Dec;8(6):541-52.

2. Muñoz-Espín D, Serrano M. Cellular senescence: from physiology to pathology. Nature reviews Molecular cell biology. 2014 Jul;15(7):482-96.

Note: All the references should be in EndNote format ( click here to download JCMR EndNote Style)