To simplify the submission process for authors, AKJ journal does not require any specific formatting at original submission. The Journal will request that authors format their manuscripts at the revision stage.

Title Page

The title page should be submitted as the first page of the main manuscript file and should include the following elements:

• Word counts for the text and abstract in the upper left-hand corner
• Title and short title/running head (of 50 characters or less) to be used in mobile formats
• Author list showing all names in the order and format that they are to appear on the publication. Also, include any middle initials and the highest degree obtained, as well as institutional affiliations. NOTE: Complete author information, including names, e-mail addresses, and institutional affiliations must also be entered in Editorial Manager to facilitate the collection of the required forms.
• Corresponding author information with full mailing address and e-mail address (will appear on publication). Do not include phone or fax numbers on the title page.
• Summary conflict of interest statements for each author (or a statement indicating no conflicts exist for the specified author[s])
• Funding information including any Science Foundation or other İnstituteəs grant numbers where applicable
• Notation of prior abstract publication/presentation including the name, date, and location of the relevant meeting
• Acknowledgement of all authors' contribution(s) to the research and manuscript.

Key Words List

An alphabetical list of ideas or topics central to the study.

Abbreviation List

An alphabetical list of all abbreviations used in the paper, followed by their full definitions, should be provided on submission. Each abbreviation should be expanded at first mention in the text and noted parenthetically after expansion. Abbreviations should only be used for terms that appear more than three times in text. To aid readers, please use abbreviations sparingly.

Abstract

For Original Research studies (clinical trials, interventional studies, cohort studies, case-control studies, epidemiologic assessments, surveys, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses), the abstract should consist of the following sections:

1. Background
2. Research Question
3. Study Design and Methods
4. Results
5. Interpretation
6. Clinical Trial Registration (registrar, website, and registration number), where applicable

For all other manuscript types requiring abstracts, AKJ requires a narrative (unstructured) abstract. More information is available in guidance for authors in other sections.

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Subheadings Within Articles

No more than 8 subheadings per article (in addition to headings such as as Study Design and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Interpretation). Each subheading can consist of only 5 words, including words such as a, an, the, and and.

Acknowledgments

The acknowledgments section will vary slightly by article type. Possible elements include:

1. Guarantor statement, naming one author who takes responsibility for (is the guarantor of) the content of the manuscript, including the data and analysis ( Original Research)
2. Author contributions should define the individual contributions each author made to the development of the manuscript and should include at minimum the three criteria required for Authorship as defined by AKJ (required for Original Research). If several authors made the same type of contributions, it is acceptable to combine them. An example author contribution line is: "TJ had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis, including and especially any adverse effects. TJ, FA, UR, NS, UM, and RG contributed substantially to the study design, data analysis and interpretation, and the writing of the manuscript."
3. Financial/nonfinancial disclosures should match those provided on the title page
4. Role of the sponsors should detail what input or contributions, if any, were provided by the funding sources in the development of the research and manuscript
5. Other contributions

References

Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of citations. In text, references must be given as superscript numerals, numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text. If the first (or only) mention of a reference appears in a table, place the reference number after the table call out in text. For example, if a reference is in Table 3 and has not been called out any earlier in the text, then the text call out should be, eg, "Table 3 ²⁷...". This will preserve numbering in citation management software. The full citations must be listed in numerical order at the end of the text. Each reference must contain, in order, the following:

• Authors (last name and initials), listing all when there are up to six; first three followed by et al in the case of more than six authors
• Title of article (sentence case, no quotation marks)
• Publication source (italicized), when referring to a journal, the journal name should be abbreviated according to Index Medicus
• Year of publication
• Volume number
• Issue number
• Page numbers (inclusive)

Journal Article

1. Sillen MJH, Speksnijder CM, Eterman R-MA, et al. Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation of muscles of ambulation in patients with chronic heart failure: a systematic review of the English-language literature. Chest. 2009;136(1):44-61.
2. Barker E, Haverson K, Stokes CR, Birchall M, Baily M. The larynx as an immunological organ: immunological architecture in the pig as a large animal model. Clin Exp Immunol. 2006;143(1):6-14.

Book

1. Shields TW, LoCicero J III, Reed CE, Feins RH. General Thoracic Surgery. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009:200-232.

Book Chapter

1. Stone AC, Klinger JR. The right ventricle in pulmonary hypertension. In: Hill NS, Farber HW, eds. Pulmonary Hypertension. New York, NY: Humana Press; 2008:93-126.

Abstract

1. T.Jahangirov, Advances in management of acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure in low income countries [abstract]. AKJ. 2016;2(10).

For assistance in formatting other types of references, please refer to the American Medical Association Manual of Style. ¹

References

1. American Medical Association. AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. 10th ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2007.

Data References

We encourage you to cite underlying or relevant datasets in your manuscript by citing them in your text and including a data reference in your Reference List. Data references should include the following elements: author name(s), dataset title, data repository, version (where available), year, and global persistent identifier. Add [dataset] immediately before the reference so we can properly identify it as a data reference. The [dataset] identifier will not appear in your published article.

Tables

Tables should be self-explanatory and should not duplicate text material. They must be numbered and cited in consecutive order in the text. Each must have a succinct title, column and row headings, and (where appropriate) a legend describing abbreviations and lettered footnotes at the bottom of the table. Tables should not contain any shading or special symbols and any special formatting (bold, italics) must be explained in the legend. Tables consisting of more than 10 columns are unacceptable and will not be published. Tables should be provided as word processing documents, not in a spreadsheet file format or as an image file. Tables may be added at the end of the main document file.

Permissions for any republished tables should be noted in the legend.

Tables used to describe or compare literature should include a column with the following information from the source publication: lead author last name, year of publication, and a numbered citation that corresponds to the full reference in the manuscript reference list.

Figure Legends

All illustrations must be cited in consecutive numerical order within the text of the manuscript. A legend for each illustration should be provided on a separate page of the manuscript, not on the figure itself. Stains and magnifications for all photomicrographs should be included in the legend. Any image manipulation (eg, splicing) should be described in the legend. Permissions for any republished figures and any required patient consent lines for identifiable images also should be noted in the legend.

Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (TIFF, JPEG, or EPS) and with the correct resolution. Color figures are published free of charge. Figure labels should follow AMA and AKJ journal style. For example:

• “P” should be capitalized and italicized in P values
• Add commas to numbers with four or more digits
• Use superscript letters (eg, ^{a, b, c}) for footnotes
• Use “control subjects” instead of “controls”
• Use capital “N” for total sample size
• Use “patients with CHF” instead of “CHF patients”

For further information on figure preparation, please contact editorial office.

Radiologic or other diagnostic examination figures or other diagnostic testing figures should have all patient-related numbering (including test date or medical record numbers) or wording removed prior to submission.

Include interactive data visualizations in your publication, and let your readers interact and engage more closely with your research. Follow the instructions above to find out about available data visualization options and how to include them with your article.

Authors may submit supplemental material (ie, material that will be published only with the online version of the journal) if it enhances a study. The main text must stand alone, and the use of supplemental material should be judicious. The same standards for ethics, copyright, permissions, and publication quality for the full-text article apply to all supplemental material. If any of the material included as supplemental material has been previously published, the authors are responsible for obtaining the required permissions and attributing the source material. Appendices no longer appear in AKJ articles, but may be included as supplemental material, labeled e-Appendix. Lists of study participants and multicenter institutional review board data are examples of content that is appropriate for e-Appendices.

Numbering

Each component of the supplemental material should be numbered and cited in consecutive order in the text of the article. Authors should not intersperse supplemental material consecutively with material for the print edition. The following convention should be used for labeling and numbering material:

• e-Table: number as e-Table 1, e-Table 2, etc.
• e-Figure: number as e-Figure 1, e-Figure 2, etc.
• e-Appendix: number as e-Appendix 1, e-Appendix 2, etc.
• Audio: number as Audio 1, Audio 2, etc.
• Video: number as Video 1, Video 2, etc. (note, if shorter videos are combined into a single file, label each portion, eg, Video 1A, Video 1B, etc.)

Example: The distribution of missed bronchoscopy skills data points across centers and bronchoscopy milestones are depicted in e-Figure 1.

Formats

The manuscript title, author list, and heading Supplemental Material should be included at the beginning of each file. The following formats can be uploaded as Online Content Only in Editorial Manager:

• Video: Quicktime (.mov), Windows media (.wmv), Audio Video Interleave (.avi), animated GIF (.gif), .mpeg, and .mp4. All movie clips should be provided at the desired size and length (10 MB or 5 min maximum). Before submitting, authors should verify that clips are viewable in QuickTime or Windows Media Player. In addition, a brief text description should be provided in a word processing document explaining the video. Authors are encouraged to supply a still image of the video file for inclusion as reference in the print version of the article
• Audio: .mp3, .wav, .au. In addition, a brief text description should be provided in a word processing document explaining the audio file.
• Tables: Must be provided as Word files.
• Figures: .tiff, .png, .jpeg, and .gif. One text document (in Microsoft Word) should be provided that contains brief captions for all figures.
• Text: Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx), .rtf, and .txt files.

References

References in supplemental material should be numbered consecutively beginning with 1; if a reference appears in both the main article and the supplemental material, it will likely have a different reference number. Supplemental material should be thought of distinctly in this regard.

AKJ follows the AMA Manual of Style (11th ed) in matters of editorial style and usage. All accepted manuscripts are subject to copyediting for conciseness, clarity, grammar, spelling, and its own style.