Original research
Clinical, laboratory, public-health and education studies with a stated method and research question.
For authors
Prepare your manuscript.
Use this guide before sending work to EKSUMED. It covers accepted article types, file preparation, ethics and review.
Journal scope
What EKSUMED accepts.
Submissions may come from EKSUMSA members, other medical students, doctors in training, researchers and health professionals.
Case reports and series
Cases with a clear clinical lesson, appropriate consent and enough detail to support the discussion.
Reviews
Narrative, systematic and scoping reviews that define their question and approach.
Technical notes
Short accounts of useful clinical, laboratory or research methods.
Short formats
Letters, correspondence, short communications, editorials and commentaries.
Pictorial essays
Image-led teaching pieces with clear captions and permission for all submitted material.
Submission checklist
Required files.
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Manuscript preparation
Manuscript format.
Text
Use Times New Roman, 12 point, with double spacing. Report measurements in SI units. Organise the paper in a form suited to its article type and write abbreviations out at first use.
Tables and images
Tables must remain editable. Submit images as JPEG files under 850 KB each. Label every table and figure and cite it in the manuscript.
References
Use Vancouver style. Number sources in the order they first appear in the text and use the same number for later citations to that source.
Research integrity
Ethics and authorship.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy, permissions and ethical basis of the work they submit.
Human research
Follow the Declaration of Helsinki and CIOMS guidance. State ethics approval and obtain informed consent where required.
Authorship
Each author must meet all four ICMJE authorship criteria: contribution, drafting or revision, final approval and accountability.
Disclosure
Declare funding, conflicts of interest and any relationship that could affect how the work is read.
Use of AI
AI tools cannot be authors. Limited help with readability, references, language or data analysis must remain under human review. Do not use AI to generate a manuscript indiscriminately.
Editorial process
What happens after submission.
The journal uses double-blind peer review. Authors and reviewers do not receive each other's identities.
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Editorial check
The team checks fit, file preparation, originality and basic ethical requirements.
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Independent review
At least two reviewers assess the manuscript and advise the editors.
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Revision
If changes are requested, authors should normally return the revised manuscript within five working days.
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Editorial decision
The editors decide whether to accept, request further work or decline the submission.
Open access.
Authors retain copyright and grant EKSUMED permission to reproduce, distribute and display the published work.