Author Guidelines
Bhakta Journal of Medicine publishes original and unpublished articles focused on all aspects of medicine and related health sciences. To ensure originality, manuscripts must have a plagiarism level below 20%, excluding references, to qualify for peer review. Submissions that have been previously published in whole or in part, or are undergoing review or have been submitted elsewhere, will be rejected.
Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts in the following categories:
1. Original Research
Original Research report on new and significant research findings in the fields of medicine and health sciences. Manuscripts should present clear objectives, a well-defined methodology, comprehensive results, and relevant discussions. Typically, these articles have no more than 7,500 words, including tables, figures, and references.
2. Case Reports
Case Reports describe unique or rare clinical cases that provide insights into diagnosis, treatment, or pathophysiology. Submissions should include a clear presentation of the case, relevant investigations, treatment, and outcome, along with a discussion of the clinical significance. These reports are generally concise, with a word limit of up to 2,500 words.
3. Review Articles
Review Articles provide a critical and comprehensive overview of current knowledge on a specific medical topic. These articles summarize existing literature, identify gaps, and may suggest directions for future research. Review articles are in general invited by the editors but suggestions by interested individuals may also be considered. Reviews should be well-structured, authoritative, and no more than 7,500 words.
4. Systematic Review
The Systematic Review article type refers to a study that employs explicit, systematic, and reproducible methods to identify, evaluate, and synthesize all relevant research evidence on a specific research question. This type of article aims to provide a comprehensive and unbiased summary of the existing literature to support evidence-based practice and policy-making.
All manuscripts submitted to the journal must be written in English and grammatically correct. Calibri should be used, with 12 pt for the title and 10 pt for all other sections of text. Titles, section headings, and subheadings should be written in bold, but not in all capital letters. The text of the article must be presented in 1.0 line spacing with uniform margins of 1 cm on all sides—top, bottom, left, and right. Pages should be numbered consecutively, with page numbers right at the bottom of each page, and line numbers included throughout the document. See the manuscript template for detailed formatting guidelines.
Manuscripts must consist of the following parts:
1. Title
The title should be concise and informative. It should be in English, contain no more than ten words, and have a maximum of 40 characters, including spaces, with the first word capitalized.
2. Author information
- The name(s) of the author(s)
- The affiliation(s) of the author(s), including institution, (department), city, (state), and country, should be listed sequentially and indicated using numbered superscripts.
- If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)
- A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author
3. Abstract
A brief abstract of no more than 250 words, written in English and formatted with single spacing. Footnotes, references, and abbreviations should be excluded from the abstract. For a research article, the abstract should be structured and divided into these parts: Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
4. Keywords
Below the abstract, three to five keywords that reflect the content of the work must be provided. The keywords must be presented in English.
5. Introduction
The Introduction must explain why the study is important and provide relevant background information that supports the need for the research. A well-structured introduction clearly defines the research problem, identifies gaps in the existing literature, and states the main objectives or research questions. It should also include sufficient references to help readers understand the scope, relevance, and importance of the study.
6. Materials and methods
This section should describe, in a clear and detailed manner, the materials, design, and procedures used in the study to allow reproducibility. It must include information about the study population or research subjects, including eligibility criteria, recruitment methods, and relevant demographic details. For clinical or experimental research involving human or animal subjects, ethical approval must be clearly stated, including the name of the ethics committee and the approval number. Details of instruments, data collection procedures, and statistical analysis methods should also be provided. Any software or tools used must be named with version numbers.
7. Results
The Results section should present the main findings of the study clearly, systematically, and without interpretation. Results of calculations should be expressed using SI (Système International) units, and decimal numbers should use a period (.) as the decimal separator to ensure clarity. Authors must place all tables, figures, and illustrations within the body of the text, positioned after the paragraph in which they are first cited. Tables should be numbered consecutively and accompanied by a title placed above the table, aligned with the first line, using regular font (no bold or italics). Any abbreviations used must be clearly defined in a footnote below the table. Similarly, figures must also be numbered and titled at the top in standard font formatting. If a figure is not original—even if created by the same author—its source and full bibliographic reference must be properly cited.
8. Discussion
This chapter discusses the results and highlights new discoveries, summarise the mayor findings. This chapter consist of Compare your results with previous work, Reasons for the differences and similarities with previous studies, Discuss the scientific of your findings, Limitations of the study, Clinical implication of the study, and Future directions.
9. Conclusion
This should state clearly the main findings of the research and give a clear explanation of their importance and relevance, the clinical implication of the study, future directions, or suggestions.
10. Data availability statement
11. Conflict of Interest
Disclose any personal financial interests related to the subject matters discussed in the manuscript here. For example, authors who are owners or employees of companies that market services described in a manuscript will be disclosed here. If there are no conflicts, please write "No potential competing interest was reported by the authors”.
12. Author Contribution
This section describes the specific roles and responsibilities of each author in the research and publication process.
13. Funding Statement
If there has been funding related to the work reflected in the manuscript, it should be declared clearly in the text.
14. Acknowledgements
Any acknowledgements about research funding or anyone (individual / company / institution) who has substantially contributed to the study for important intellectual content must be acknowledged.
15. References
Articles should contain minimum of 15 references. At least 85% of the references are from journal articles and preferably have been published not more than 10 years. Unpublished data and personal communication should not be included as literature citations. “In Press” articles that have been accepted for publication may be cited in references and should indicate the publication date, if available. All references must be written down in reference tool manager (AMS used Mendeley as a reference manager), using American Psychological Association (APA) style and arranged from A to Z. The references should also include the DOI number from CrossRef.
