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Formatting and Style Considerations
Authors, while preparing all sections of their manuscripts, should conform to the specifications outlined in the latest published Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) (www.icmje.org). For guidance on grammar, punctuation, and scientific writing consult, the CBE Style Manual: A Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers in the Biological Sciences, 5th edition, Bethesda, Md., Council of Biology Editors, 1983.
Manuscript preparation
The manuscripts must have a maximum length of 12 typewritten pages (double spaced) including references and must be acceptable with only minor revisions. Submit one original and three print copies of the manuscript, tables and illustrations. All manuscripts must be printed double-spaced on good-quality, non-erasable A4 size paper with margins of at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) at top, bottom, right and left margins. Prepare each page of text so that new paragraphs are indented by five spaces and no sentence should begin or end with an abbreviation or Arabic numeral. Delete all paragraph headings other than the customary ones for original contributions: Introduction, Materials (or Subjects) and Methods, Results, and Discussion. Define abbreviations at first appearance, and do not use at all in the title or summary. Use generic names of drugs. Number references by their first appearance in the text, and cite them by a superscripted number. In general, avoid the use of the passive voice in the Summary, Introduction, and Discussion, limit its use in the Methods and Results. Be as concise as possible: do not say in ten words what could be said in four.
Online submission
Before submitting your article, please read the instructions to authors doing so will ensure rapid and efficient publication of your manuscript. Articles can be submitted electronically from https://ejrci.journals.ekb.eg/. This is an online manuscript processing system which allows submission of articles with tracking of its progress till proof stage. One is required to register as a new author – the process being a simple self-explanatory two-stage process. Link for new author registration is available from the home page If the article is submitted electronically, there is no need to send a hard copy
Title page
The title must be brief (not to exceed 80 characters) and contain no abbreviations. Include correct first name, middle initial and family name of each author, address, academic affiliation. and highest degree(s) for each author, acknowledgment of all sources of support from both profit and nonprofit organizations; a short title (40 characters or less) to be used as a running head and 3-5 Keywords. The full address, telephone number, fax number and E-mail address of the corresponding author to whom proofs, reprint requests; and later correspondences should be sent if it differs from the first author.
Abstracts
Articles must include an abstract of no more than 250 words containing no abbreviations and structured in four paragraphs according to the following headings: Background; Objectives; Methods; Results; and Conclusions. Each paragraph should briefly describe respectively the problem or question that the study addresses; how the study was carried out; important results (Including P-values or confidence interval for statistical significance); and what the authors conclude from the results.
Introduction
Briefly state what was studied and why, including its relationship to previous work in the field. Include only major references and pertinent recent reviews.
Methods
Describe all methods concisely, but in sufficient detail, that other investigators can replicate the study. For apparatus used in research, give the name, city, and state or country of the manufacturer(s).
Results
Describe positive and relevant negative findings in the text, supported by tables and figures only when these can summarize the data. Do not repeat information in the text that is presented in the table or figure, summarize briefly, what the graphic shows.
Discussion
Use this section to Interpret, to describe implications, and to discuss both the importance and limitations of the findings Authors should show a clear relationship between their results and the original hypothesis and relate this to previous studies.
References
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) offers guidance to authors in its publication Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (ICMJE Recommendations), which was formerly the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts. The recommended style for references is based on the National Information Standards Organization NISO Z39.29-2005 (R2010)
Cite references in numerical order in the text. Use Index Medicus abbreviations for journal names.
Surname AB, Surname CD. Article title.Journal abbreviation Year; Vol: Start page–End page
The following are sample styles
Journal article:
Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002 Jul 25;347(4):284-7.
More than six authors:
2.Olney RK, Aminoff MJ: Diagnostic sensitivity of different electrophysiologic techniques in Guillan Barre Syndrome (abstract). Neurology 1989; 39(suppl 1): 354.
Letter:
4.McCrank E: PSP risk factors (letter). Neurology 1990; 40; 16372002.
Book:
Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002
Book chapter:
Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic bas human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.
Unpublished material:
Tian D, Araki H, Stahl E, Bergelson J, Kreitman M. Signature of balancing selection in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Forthcoming
Illustrations
Enclose figures in separate envelopes, use no clips. Please write the figure number lightly in pencil on the back margin of each figure, and indicate the top of the figure.
Legends should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet. They should be brief, yet provide sufficient description to interpret the figure, number them to correspond with the numbers in the text. Authors may use abbreviations in figure legends only if they appear in the figure.
Submit all illustrations as 5x7 inch (11xl7 cm) glossy prints uncounted end untrained except for graphs, which may be printed using a high-quality laser printer. If laser prints are submitted, please provide originals, not photocopies. A digital copy of all illustrations and graphs should be sent on a CD-ROM.
Tables
Authors should type all tables double-spaced, on separate pages and numbered with Arabic numerals in the order in which they are cited in the text. The title should be concise, yet describe the content of the table so that the reader may understand it without referring to the text. Omit vertical rules and use extra space to delineate sections of a table. Authors may use abbreviations here that are not permitted in the text, but each must be explained in footnotes.
Arabic Summary
In the end, an Arabic translation of the title and the abstract should be included.
Ethical consent
Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement that all human studies have been reviewed by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. It should also be stated that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. Reports of animal experiments must state that the “Principle of laboratory animal care” (NIH publication No.86-23, revised 1985) were followed, as well as specific national laws.
Conflict of interest
Conflict of interest for a given manuscript exists when a participant in the peer review and publication process - author, reviewer, and editor - has ties to activities that could inappropriately influence his and her judgment, whether or not judgment is in fact affected. Public trust in the peer review process and the credibility of published articles depends in part on how well conflict of interest is handled during writing, peer review, and editorial decision making. Participants in peer review and publication should disclose their conflicting interests, and the information should be made available so that others can judge their effects for themselves.
Copyright transfer agreement
The author(s) must sign an agreement of transfer of all copyrights to the Egyptian society of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology; which is effective when the article is accepted for publication. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions, microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproductions of similar nature. Whenever a manuscript contains material (text, tables dosages, figures etc.) which is protected by copyright, it is the obligation of the author to secure written permission from the holder of the copyright.
Review
The Editor acknowledges receipt of all submissions and assigns at least three experienced peer reviewers to assist in evaluating each manuscript. Anonymity of the reviewers is maintained with respect to the authors and among the reviewers until the editor has made a final decision regarding, publication. Most articles require revision and often a second review.
CD-ROM
A copy of the manuscript on a CD-ROM using a recent word processor is required.