Author Guidelines
1. Types of manuscripts�
Types of manuscripts that are accepted by Health Dynamics:
1.1 Book Review
A book review is a short article of 500-1500 words written by specialists and read by the general community. Its objective is to provide a brief summary of the book's strengths and weaknesses and to evaluate its overall usefulness to the intended audience.
Authors need to consider some questions for preparing "Book Review":
- Who is the target audience for the book, and does it effectively address their needs?
- What novel information does the book introduce, and how might it impact readers' professional or personal practices?
- What evidence does the book offer to support its claims, and how compelling is this evidence?
- Is the book's style, structure, and length suitable for its intended purpose?
- Are there any overlooked studies, facts, or concepts that the authors have failed to address?
- Would you like to recommend any additional reading materials?
- Lastly, why should individuals consider reading this book, or conversely, why might it not be worth their time? Is it a significant contribution to its field?
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1.2 Brief
Briefs are short, observational studies that report preliminary results or novel findings or a short complete study.
- Brief reports usually contain two figures and/or tables
- However, the Materials and Methods sections should be detailed to ensure reproducibility of the presented work.
- The structure is similar to that of an article.
- Up to 1500 words in main text
- The following structure applies to a brief: Abstract, Brief, Tables and figures (if any), Competing interests, Acknowledgments (if any), References (around 15 references).
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1.3 Case Report
Case Report in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Surgery, Dentistry.
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1.4 Case Series
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1.5 Case Study
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1.6 Commentary
A commentary is a more in-depth analysis written to draw attention to a work already published. Commentaries are somewhat like reviews in that the author presents his or her analysis of a work and why it would be of interest to a specific audience.
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1.7 Editorial
An editorial is an article written by or on behalf of the editors that gives an opinion on a topical issue. Editorials convey opinions on any subject relevant to the Journal's concerns. They discuss a paper in the same issue of the Journal, a recent finding published elsewhere, or a particular topic of importance. Editorials are solicited by the editors, and unsolicited submissions will not be considered.
Please note that:
- Editorials should be a maximum of 1,000 words (main manuscript body without reference list)
- Up to 3 authors
- No more than 5 references
- No tables and figures (One table or figure will be allowed if necessary.
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1.8 Letter to Editor
Letters to the editor will be considered for publication if they are pertinent to articles recently published in Health Dynamics (HD) journals. They should provide a useful and objective critique of the HD paper, usually warranting a response from the original authors. All letters will be screened for appropriateness and significance, and the editor may assign external peer review at their discretion. All letters should be received as soon as possible after publication of the original paper (within 2 months). Letters are limited to 500 words and must contain relevant and appropriate references, one of which should be the HD paper. There should be no more than three authors and no more than two letters should be submitted from the same author per year.
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1.9 Opinion
An opinion piece is a short article that conveys the authors' viewpoint on a research study. It presents a personal review of, for example, the methods and analyses done in the study. It also provides the authors' viewpoint on the researchers' hypothesis and its shortcomings (if any). These pieces are meant to provide constructive criticism. Although they are personal observations, evidence should be available to support the authors' critique of the study.
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1.10 Original Research
Original research in above mentioned scopes of this journal.
Original research articles are detailed studies reporting new work and are classified as primary literature. They should present originality in findings and insights and offer theoretical, empirical, experimental and/or methodological advances to their respective fields of research. Null and negative findings and reanalyses of previous studies leading to new results, as well as confirmatory results are also encouraged.
Typically, the original research article will include the Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion sections.
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1.11 Protocol
A research protocol (also known as a study protocol or lab protocol) is a detailed study design or set of instructions for carrying out a specific experimental process or procedure. A study protocol is a comprehensive plan for conducting research, which includes the background, rationale, objectives, methodology, statistical plan, and organization of the research project. Health Dynamics accepts submissions of protocols for any study type that would be accepted as a research article. Protocols must have received approval from an ethics committee before submission, if applicable. Protocols that have been peer-reviewed by an impartial, external funding body may be accepted without further peer review at the discretion of the staff editor. Study protocols may be for planned or ongoing research
Note:
- Mention the registration number of the protocol in the manuscript.
- Protocols for research that has been completed will not be accepted.
- Protocols for research that has finished participant recruitment or data collection will not be accepted, nor will protocols for systematic reviews that have completed data extraction.
- Analysis of preliminary or pilot data may be included, but only if necessary to support the feasibility of the study or as a proof of principle.
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1.12 Review (Narrative Review, Critical Review)
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1.13 Review (Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Scoping Review, Umbrella Review)
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1.14 Scientific News
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1.15 Short Communications
Short Communications are short papers that present original and significant research that needs to be published quickly. A short communication article may focus on a hot topic or may have new findings that are expected to have a significant impact on a current problem, for example, an epidemic outbreak.
- Abstract: structured but without heading, maximum 250 words
- The main body is similar to the Original research,m however, not more than 2000 words (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion)
- References: not more than 15.
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2. Author Declaration
Author must declare the following statements in the manuscript:
2.1 Acknowledgement
In this section, the author can acknowledge any support given which is not covered by the author's contribution or funding sections. This may include administrative and technical support, or donations in kind (e.g., materials used for experiments).
2.2 Funding Source
Please write the details of funding for this study. If there is no funding, mention “No funds received for this study”
2.3 Conflict of Interest
Declare all conflicts of interest related to this study. If there are no conflict of interest to declare, then state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
3. Ethical Clearance
Please mention the ethical clearance in the methodology part of the manuscript.
4. Manuscript Preparation Checklist
Read the checklists during manuscript preparation and before submitting them to the journal's online system.
5. Template and Forms
All of the manuscripts must follow the journal template. Download Template. Please find the "Suggested Reviewers Form" here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19pzsTLCug7L2zD2kcOc6ey4IgHXgvv3g?usp=sharing
Add all relevant files as supplementary files during submission (example: Cover letter, Suggested Reviewers Form, Data file, Ethical clearance certificate, PRISMA Checklist, etc.)
6. Reference
Please follow the guidelines of Vancouver Style.
7. Online Submission
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8. Revised Manuscript Submission
After revision of the manuscript, the author needs to submit the latest revised version in the journal system.
9. After Acceptance of a Manuscrcirt for Publication
Authors are required to make the payment of APC (Article Processing Charge) immediately after the "Acceptance" of the manuscript. Click here to see the fees.
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