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UIJ - Checklist for Submission |
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Published on June 09, 2009
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- Review the guidelines for all aspects of manuscript submission contained in this document.
- Obtain signatures from all authors on the 3 Author Agreement Forms so that the forms are ready to upload with the manuscript. Include a description of each author’s potential conflict of interest, if applicable.
- Include the names and institutional affiliations of all authors on the title page of the manuscript. The number of authors is limited to 6 unless the first author provides justification for additional inclusions.
- Include the full postal and email addresses of the corresponding author on the title page of the manuscript.
- Choose the type of contribution that best matches the content of the manuscript. A description of each type is contained in Information for Authors.
- Insert page numbers for the manuscript document.
- Provide a structured abstract for all research investigations. An unstructured abstract may be used for some types of contributions.
- Include 3-6 very specific key words or short phrases that are used often in the manuscript. Choose a specific term such as “transobturator sling” or “suburethral sling” rather than a general term such as “sling”.
- If appropriate, include information on institutional review board or ethics committee approval and informed consent in the methods section of the manuscript.
- Abbreviations should be in parentheses following the full description the first time they are used.
- Include the make, model, and manufacturer of all instruments used.
- The research design and statistical tests used to analyze the data are presented in the methods section. Results of statistical analyses include the groups and variables compared, statistical test used, and the full report of the analysis (see Presentation of Statistics in Information for Authors).
- Number the references as they appear in the text.
- Check all references for accuracy and completeness. Include the issue number and the full page range for each citation. Use “et al” in the text if there are more than two authors. Use “et al” in the reference citations if there are more than six authors; list the first 3 authors followed by “et al”.
- Limit the title/legend of figures and tables to 10-15 words.
- Upload figures and photographs separately from the manuscript. List the title/legend of the figures at the end of the manuscript. Original material should be used; reproduction of figures or photographs that were previously published is discouraged. Copyright agreement may be required for documents that are not original. Patient identification information should be removed from any figure or photograph, unless signed consent is provided.
- Include tables in the body or the end of the manuscript. Tables should not be uploaded separately.
- Acknowledge any project support or funding at the end of the document.
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