Author Instructions

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology welcomes submission of papers on clinical, experimental, cultural and historical topics from authors of diverse clinical and scientific interests and expertise, provided the paper has relevance to otolaryngology and related fields.

Papers are reviewed for publication assuming that its content have not been submitted simultaneously to another journal, have not been accepted for publication elsewhere and have not already been published. Any attempt at dual publication will lead to automatic rejection and may prejudice acceptance of future submissions.

Papers may be rejected after review in-house on account of lack of originality, a poorly conducted study or absence of a clinical message.

Three copies of the Manuscripts and all artwork should be submitted to the ORL Secretariat with an electronic copy on an IBM-compatible disk in Microsoft Word format. A covering letter addressed to the Journal editor requesting submission and signed by all authors must accompany the Manuscript copies.

The Journal style follows the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals which can be downloaded free from the following site: www.icmje.org.

ETHICS

Material relating to human investigation and animal experiments must comply with and be approved by local ethics committees. The Journal reserves the right not to publish papers on the grounds that appropriate ethical or experimental standards have not been reached. Written consent must be obtained from the patients, legal guardian or executor for publication of any details or photographs that might identify an individual.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

Manuscripts should not exceed 4000 words and should be typewritten on a good quality printer or typewriter, using a 12 pt font size, on A4 paper, with double spacing and at least 3cm margins. The pages of the manuscript should be numbered including the title page at the top right hand corner. The manuscript should NOT be written with a column formatting style. Each of the following sections should begin on a new page in the following order: title page; abstract; introduction; patients (materials) and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgment; references; tables; legends for illustrations.

Title Page

The title page should contain: (1) Title of the Article, (2) Full name of each author, with highest academic degree(s), (3) Department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed, and (4) Name, address, phone, fax and e-mail address of author responsible for correspondence.

Abstract

The abstract should be structured outlining the aim, methods, results and conclusions of the paper. The abstract should not exceed 200 words

Keywords

Three words using terms from Index Medicus (Mesh catalogue) wherever possible should be chosen by the author. Keywords should not repeat words from the manuscript title.

Text

The outline of the text should be; (1) Introduction, (2) Patients (Materials) and Methods, (3) Results, (4) Discussion.

Tables and graphs

Please modify the table and graphs heading of the guidelines for authors as follows:

Each table should be typed on a separate sheet, must have an identifying number (please use Arabic numerals) and a short descriptive title. Do not use vertical lines in your tables. All tables should be linked with the text and should supplement, not duplicate, the text. For footnotes use the following symbols in the following sequence: *,†,‡,§,||,¶,**,††,‡‡. Graphs should be constructed in black and white with no gridlines. Three dimension graphs will not be accepted.

Illustrations (Figures)

Figures should be submitted in the form of glossy prints. Each illustration should have a label pasted on the reverse side giving the name(s) of the author, its reference number in the text, and an arrow pointing at its upper border. If photographs of people are used, either the subjects must not be identifiable or their pictures must be accompanied by written permission to use the photograph. Legends for all illustrations should be typed on a separate sheet.

Abbreviations and symbols

The full term for which an abbreviation stands should precede its first use in the text unless it is a standard unit of measurement. Avoid abbreviations in the title.

References

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology reference style follows the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals which is based largely on an ANSI standard style adapted by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for its databases www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html.

Example for standard journal article

Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:284-7.

For articles with more than six authors: List the first six authors followed by et al.

Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002;935:40-6.