Instructions to Authors
Templates
Starting from June 2024, all manuscripts submitted to Narra J should be layouted prior to submission, following the templates provided in the journal website. In Narra J, systematic review and meta-analysis should follow the Original Article template.
Language and Format
All manuscripts should be written in good American English. If recommended by the Editor or those who feel their English language manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors and to conform to correct scientific English should use provisional English Language Editing service. Author should ensure the contents are written free from bias, stereotypes, slang, reference to dominant culture and/or cultural assumptions. All manuscripts submitted to Narra J should be written in gender neutrality and avoid using “we conducted a study” instead “a study was conducted”.
All manuscripts must contain the required sections: Author Information, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Declarations based on the provided templates. Tables and Figures should be placed directly in the texts. Please follow the requirements based on the types of the submission (Original article or Review).
Structure of the Manuscript
Original Article and Short Communication
The format for Original Article as follow:
Title page
Title: Should be concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
Author names and affiliations: Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the authors' affiliation addresses below the names following the templates. Middle name should be written as the initial. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate affiliation.
Corresponding author(s): Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication and post-publication. In Narra J, the corresponding author must be the submitting author.
Present address: If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
Abstract
A concise non-structured abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly all components of background, aim, methods, results and conclusion. Abstract must be able to stand alone. References should be avoided. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Key words
Five key words should be listed after the abstract. Key words should be self-sufficient to allow the classification of the paper by subject area and to function as heads in a volume’s index of keywords. Choose them according to Index Medicus, do not merely duplicate words from the title.
Introduction
Provide an adequate background, and state the aim(s) of the study at the end of the Introduction. Avoid detailed methods or a summary of the results.
Methods
Methods must be presented using subheadings. Please provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. All critical subheadings of the STROBE checklist for cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort studies; CONSORT2010 checklist for randomized trial; ARRIVE checklist for animal study; PRISMA checklist for systematic review should be included in the methods. If the study used a reagent, details of the supplier should be provided when appropriate. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference and only relevant modifications should be described. For epidemiology, details of setting, time and place should be provided.
Results
Results should be clear and concise and must be presented using subheadings. Tables and figures are preferred and should be placed directly within the texts.
Discussion
This section discusses the significance of the results of the study. Please avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature, rather explain discussion of the explanation of the results. This section should not have subheadings.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study should be stated briefly based on the results of the study. Please avoid citing the previous study in this section.
Declarations
This section should include five components as follow:
Ethics approval: The ethical approval statement should be presented clearly including the institution and approval number.
Acknowledgements: List here those individuals who provided help during the research such as providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article and others.
Competing interests: A competing interests statement should be provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare. If no conflict exists, authors should state: “The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest”.
Funding: List funding sources in this standard way to facilitate compliance to funder's requirements. It is not necessary to include detailed descriptions on the program or type of grants and awards. When funding is from a block grant or other resources available to a university, college, or other research institution, submit the name of the institute or organization that provided the funding. If no funding has been provided for the research, please include the following sentence: “This study did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.” or “This study received no external funding”.
Underlying data: Please provide the statement where the data can be obtained. Please provide the link of the data if available. The alternative could be: “Derived data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author on request.” or “All data underlying the results are available as part of the article and no additional source data are required”.
References
Reference citations are not permitted in the abstract of a paper. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all literature citations. Please see details of the Reference section on how to cite and prepare the reference list. Authors are also recommended to see the published article as an example.
Table
Tables should be submitted as editable text and not as images and should be placed directly in the text. Please refer to the Table and Figures Section for detailed information.
Figure
All figures should use the Georgia font with Narra J color tone and all figures should be created in high quality. Please refer to the Table and Figures Section for detailed information.
Review Article
Review Articles on interesting topics to provide new insight and new perspectives in several aspects of infection, public health, global health, tropical disease, one health, and diseases in tropics are welcome. The format for Review Article as follow:
Title page
Title: Should be concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
Author names and affiliations: Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the authors' affiliation addresses below the names following the templates. Middle name should be written as the initial. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate affiliation.
Corresponding author(s): Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication and post-publication. In Narra J, the corresponding author must be the submitting author.
Present address: If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
Abstract
A concise non-structured abstract is required. The abstract should state background and aim. No results or conclusions should be presented in the Abstract section. References should be avoided. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Key words
Five key words should be listed after the abstract. Key words should be self-sufficient to allow the classification of the paper by subject area and to function as heads in a volume’s index of keywords. Choose them according to Index Medicus, do not merely duplicate words from the title.
Introduction
State the adequate background and give the aim of the review as well as structure of review.
Main body
This section should be clear and concise and must be presented using subheadings. This section contains the review of the topic discussion.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study should be stated briefly based on the results of the study. Please avoid citing the previous study.
Declarations
This section should include five components as follow:
Ethics approval: Please state: “Not required.”
Acknowledgements: List here those individuals who provided help during the research such as providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article and others.
Competing interests: A competing interests statement should be provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare. If no conflict exists, authors should state: “The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest”.
Funding: List funding sources in this standard way to facilitate compliance to funder's requirements. It is not necessary to include detailed descriptions on the program or type of grants and awards. When funding is from a block grant or other resources available to a university, college, or other research institution, submit the name of the institute or organization that provided the funding. If no funding has been provided for the research, please include the following sentence: “This study did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.” or “This study received no external funding”.
Underlying data: Please provide the statement where the data can be obtained. Usually, for Review Article, the statement of “All data underlying the results are available as part of the article and no additional source data are required” is enough otherwise required. .
References
Reference citations are not permitted in the abstract of a paper. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all literature citations. Please see details of the Reference section on how to cite and prepare the reference list. Authors are also recommended to see the published article as an example.
Table
Tables should be submitted as editable text and not as images and should be placed directly in the text. Please refer to the Table and Figures Section for detailed information.
Figure
All figures should use the Georgia font with Narra J color tone and all figures should be created in high quality. Please refer to the Table and Figures Section for detailed information.
Case Report
Case Report on interesting clinical cases to provide awareness or insight and new perspectives in clinical settings are welcome. The format for Case Report as follow:
Title page
Title: Should be concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
Author names and affiliations: Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the authors' affiliation addresses below the names following the templates. Middle name should be written as the initial. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate affiliation.
Corresponding author(s): Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication and post-publication. In Narra J, the corresponding author must be the submitting author.
Present address: If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
Abstract
A concise non-structured abstract is required. The abstract should state background, aim, description of the main result of case and conclusion. References should be avoided. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Key words
Five key words should be listed after the abstract. Key words should be self-sufficient to allow the classification of the paper by subject area and to function as heads in a volume’s index of keywords. Choose them according to Index Medicus, do not merely duplicate words from the title.
Introduction
State the adequate background and give the aim of the Case Report. Aim of the Case Report is compulsory.
Case
This section should be clear and concise and should not have subheadings. These information should be presented: patient Information, a chronological summary of the patient’s presentation, diagnostic procedures, interventions, and outcomes; detailed description of diagnostic tests, imaging studies, laboratory results, and differential diagnosis; description of treatments administered, including medications, surgical procedures, and other therapies; follow-up and outcomes.
Discussion
Please provide a comprehensive discussion comparing the case with existing literature. Highlight the clinical implications, lessons learned, and any unusual aspects of the case. Discuss the rationale behind the chosen interventions and the outcomes.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the case should be stated briefly. Please avoid citing the previous study.
Declarations
This section should include five components as follow:
Ethics approval: Please state how the informed consent obtained.
Acknowledgements: List here those individuals who provided help during the clinical management or during the manuscript preparation such as providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article and others.
Competing interests: A competing interests statement should be provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare. If no conflict exists, authors should state: “The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest”.
Funding: List funding sources in this standard way to facilitate compliance to funder's requirements. It is not necessary to include detailed descriptions on the program or type of grants and awards. When funding is from a block grant or other resources available to a university, college, or other research institution, submit the name of the institute or organization that provided the funding. If no funding has been provided for the research, please include the following sentence: “This study did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.” or “This study received no external funding”.
Underlying data: Please provide the statement where the data can be obtained. Usually, for Case Report, the statement of “All data underlying the results are available as part of the article and no additional source data are required” is enough otherwise required.
References
Reference citations are not permitted in the abstract of a paper. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all literature citations. Please see details of the Reference section on how to cite and prepare the reference list. Authors are also recommended to see the published article as an example.
Table
Tables should be submitted as editable text and not as images and should be placed directly in the text. Please refer to the Table and Figures Section for detailed information.
Figure
All figures should use the Georgia font with Narra J color tone and all figures should be created in high quality. Please refer to the Table and Figures Section for detailed information.
References
References should be listed numerically in the text in the order of appearance as parenthesized consecutive numbers, e.g., [1, 2]. Where there are more than two references, the citation should appear as hyphenated numbers, e.g., [1-3]. References should be typed in numerical order of citation. Abbreviations of journals should conform to those used in Medline. The following formats must be used:
- Article within a journal (with 3 authors or more than 3 authors)
- Restrepo MI, Reyes LF, Anzueto A. Complication of community-acquired pneumonia (including cardiac complications). Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2016;37:897-904.
- van der Hooft CS, Heeringa J, van Herpen G, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004;44:2117-2124.
- Violi F, Carnevale R, Calvieri C, et al. Nox2 up-regulation is associated with an enhanced risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with pneumonia. Thorax 2015;70:961-966.
- Article within a journal with no page numbers
Rohrmann S, Overvad K, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, et al. Meat consumption and mortality - results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. BMC Medicine 2013;11:63. - Article within a journal by DOI
Slifka MK, Whitton JL. Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. Dig J Mol Med 2000; doi:10.1007/s801090000086. - Article within a journal supplement
Frumin AM, Nussbaum J, Esposito M. Functional asplenia: demonstration of splenic activity by bone marrow scan. Blood 1979;59 Suppl 1:26-32. - Book chapter, or an article within a book
Wyllie AH, Kerr JFR, Currie AR. Cell death: The significance of apoptosis. In: Bourne GH, Danielli JF, Jeon KW, editors. International review of cytology. London: Academic; 1980:251-306. - Complete book, authored
Blenkinsopp A, Paxton P. Symptoms in the pharmacy: a guide to the management of common illness. 3rd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science; 1998. - University site
Doe, J. Title of preprint. 1999. Available from: http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/mydata.html. Accessed: 25 December 1999. - Organization site
ISSN International Centre. The ISSN register. 2006. Available from: http://www.issn.org. Accessed: 20 February 2007.
Tables and Figures
Tables should be submitted as editable text and not as images and should be placed directly in the text. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table notes below the table body. Please ensure that the data presented tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article. Please avoid using vertical rules and shading in table cells.
All figures should use the Georgia font and all figures should be created in high quality. The figures should be prepared with the Narra J color and if there are many colors in the diagram, one of them should use the Narra J color. If the figures are created in Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) then please supply 'as is' in the native document format. If the figures are created using a non-Microsoft Office program, the figure should be converted as images in TIFF or JPEG at a minimum of 300 dpi. Narra J Editor has the right to request authors to revise the figures if required.
