Authors' Guidelines
Submission
Submit Manuscript as an email attachment to JICM@hillpublish.com. Papers
also can be submitted through the online submission system. Manuscripts should
be submitted by one of the authors of the manuscript. Submissions by anyone
other than one of authors will not be accepted.
Manuscript Preparation
You could download the MS Word Template.
Hill Publishing Group can exceptionally accept shorter or longer
manuscripts, provided that the scientific content is of high value. An additional page fee of $50 per page will be required if the manuscript exceeds 15 pages. All submitted manuscripts must include the following items:
Title - Make sure that the title is specific and concise.
Titles should be presented in title case - all words except the first word
should be in lower case letters.
List of authors, their affiliations and email addresses - Provide the full
names and affiliations of all the authors. Affiliations should include
department, university or organization, city, and country. One of the authors
should be designated as the corresponding author, and their email address needs
to be included.
Abstract - The abstract should briefly introduce the manuscript, not
exceeding 400 words. No citations should be included in the abstract.
Keywords - At least 3 keywords or phrases should be
included and must be separated by commas to distinguish them.
Introduction - The introduction section should provide a
context for your manuscript. When preparing the introduction, please bear in
mind that some readers will not be experts in your field of research.
Main body - the main body part should include the main
proposed ideas, results and discussions.
Conclusions - A conclusion is where you summarize the
paper's findings and generalize their importance, discuss ambiguous data, and
recommend further research. An effective conclusion should provide closure for
a paper, leaving the reader feeling satisfied that the concepts have been fully
explained.
Acknowledgments - You as the author are free to decide
whether to include acknowledgments or not. Usually, the acknowledgments section
includes the names of people who in some way contributed to the work, but do
not fit the criteria to be listed as the authors. This section of your
manuscript can also include information about funding sources.
References - Hill Publishing Group uses the numbered
citation method for reference formatting.
References
format:
Reference published in this journal should be listed
at the end of the manuscript and numbered in order of citation in the text,
including citations in tables and figure legends. References should conform to
the style of the Journal.
This journal follows the Vancouver style for
citations and references. This guide provides an overview of the Vancouver
referencing style, which is the required format for all submissions to our
journal.
In-text Citations:
Use Arabic numerals in parentheses to cite
references in the text. For example:
"The study showed significant results
[1]."
Reference List:
The reference list should be numbered in the
order in which the citations appear in the text. Each reference should include
all necessary details for readers to locate the source.
1. Journal Article
Format:
Author(s). Title of the article. Journal Name. Year; Volume(Issue): Page
numbers.
Example:
Smith J, Doe A. The impact of climate change on health. J Environ Health. 2020;
82(3): 45-50.
2. Book
Format:
Author(s). Title of the book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year.
Example:
Brown P. Understanding Epidemiology. 2nd ed. New York: Health Press; 2018.
3. Website
Format:
Author(s). Title of the webpage. Website Name. Year. Available from: URL.
Example:
World Health Organization. Global health observatory data repository. WHO.
2021. Available from: https://www.who.int/data/XXX.
4. Conference Proceedings
Format:
Author(s). Title of the paper. In: Editor(s), editor(s). Title of the
conference proceedings; Year; Location. Place of publication: Publisher; Year.
Page numbers.
Example:
Lee C, Kim S. Innovations in medical technology. In: Johnson M, editor.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Technology; 2021; San
Francisco, CA. New York: Tech Press; 2021. p. 200-205.
Tables
All tables have to be created with Word "Insert
Table" function and should be cited consecutively in the main text by
Arabic numbers (Table 1, Table 2, etc). Each table has to have a descriptive
title on the top of the table. Provide explanations for any nonstandard
abbreviations in footnotes to the table.
Figure
Figure legends including figure number, a short title
and detailed description should be embedded at the end of text file. All
figures should be cited consecutively in the main text by Arabic numbers
(Figure 1, Figure 2, etc). All figures must be prepared in 500dpi
resolution and embedded in the Word File at the end of the manuscript and
labeled with the corresponding figure numbers. The text in all figures must be
in Arial Font and clearly readable. Photographs of a person should render them
unidentifiable or include their written permission.
How to count page numbers:
Before submission or after acceptance, type your
manuscript single spaced, and make all the characters in the text, tables,
figure legends, footnotes and references in a single typeface and point size as
10 pt Times New Roman. This will save space, make it easier for reviewers and
editors to process the submitted work, and contributes to slowing down global
warming by using less paper.
Word
Processing Formats
Before submission, please ensure that your articles are in the
form of Microsoft word 2000/2003(doc) or Microsoft word 2007/2010(docx). These
two forms of the articlesare acceptable for all of Hill Publishing Group
journals in order to typeset the articles into HillPub’s style.