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Original articles should report on original primary research within the scope of the journal. For studies dealing with diagnostic accuracy, authors should follows the\u00a0STARD statement<\/a>, for observational studies (e.g., cohort, case-control, or cross-sectional studies), the\u00a0STROBE statement<\/a>; for randomized controlled trials, the CONSORT statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n *Systematic reviews and meta-analyses must be submitted as original articles; permitted word count is 5,000 and max. 12 Figures for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Submission structure” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Main Document structure and requirements” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Article titles are the first point of contact with the reader. They should be as short and catchy as possible but include as many details as needed to grasp the essence of your work. It is highly recommended that tiles have no more than 15 words.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The word limit of the abstract is 250 words. Use the following structure and provide details on:<\/p>\n\n
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