1General Guidelines

Authors submitting manuscripts to IJMC should ensure that their work is original, academically rigorous, clearly written, and relevant to the aims and scope of the journal.

Manuscripts must not be simultaneously submitted to another journal while under consideration by IJMC.

2Manuscript Structure

Research articles should normally contain:

3References

Authors should ensure that all references cited in the manuscript appear in the reference list and vice versa.

References should be complete, accurate, and preferably include DOI information where available.

4Figures and Tables

Figures and tables should:

• Be numbered consecutively.
• Have descriptive captions.
• Be referenced within the manuscript.
• Be of sufficient quality for publication.
• Clearly identify reproduced or adapted material where applicable.

5Copyrighted Material

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for copyrighted material when necessary.

6Language

Manuscripts should be written in clear academic English.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript is adequately proofread before submission.

7Anonymised Manuscript

IJMC uses double-blind peer review. The manuscript file must not reveal the authors' identities: remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and self-identifying references from the file, and enter author details in the submission form instead.

8Declarations

Where applicable, manuscripts should include the following statements before the reference list:

• Author contributions
• Funding
• Conflicts of interest
• Data availability
• Ethical approval and informed consent
• Use of generative AI (see Generative AI Policy)

9Submission

Manuscripts are submitted through the journal's online submission system. Authors need to register an account before submitting. There is no charge for manuscript submission.