Research

These submissions (e.g., Case Reports, Systematic Reviews, Surveys, Case Study, etc.) must have a structured abstract and follow the guidelines outlined below. Author(s) are asked to use the Vancouver citation style and to use superscripts for all in-text citations.

Author(s) may wish to download the Submission Template.

Structured Abstract (300 words)

Introduction or Background:

Methods:

Results:

Discussion:

Manuscript Formatting (5000 words)

• Introduction or Background: Provide a concise overview of study, including research questions, population or problem, methods
• Methods: Explain how you (or your team) gathered appropriate and sufficient information to answer research questions. The literature review could be mentioned in this section. The process may be qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods, but it should be replicable based on provided information. If appropriate, mention human ethics or Institutional Review Board approval.
• Results: Explain how you (or your team) analyzed the results using figures, tables, etc. Additional links to data should be listed in article, as appropriate.
• Discussion: Discuss implications of findings and suggestions for future research. Be transparent about assumptions, possible bias, and weaknesses of design or processes: no research is perfect!
• Data Availability Statement: This should be placed in the manuscript at the end of the main text but before the references.
• Supplemental Materials: This could be an appendix, survey questions or other information needed for reproducibility. 

If you have any questions about Research submissions, please contact Associate Editor Jon Eldredge.

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