Author Guidelines
Asian JO is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal that accepts manuscripts under three sections:
Original Articles
Manuscripts for original articles feature original research that has been conducted and written by the authors themselves which comply with the following:
- Limited to 5,000 words, excluding references, tables, and addenda (e.g. questionnaires)
- A structured abstract (Purpose, Study design, Materials and methods, Results, Conclusion) limited to 350 words
- No maximum limit for figures and references.
Please download the complete guidelines for original articles here.
Case Reports/Case Series
Manuscripts for case reports feature a maximum of two cases and case series feature reports of three to ten cases, are observational and descriptive, and involve unique or interesting cases in terms of presentation or management which comply with the following:
- Limited to 2,500 words, excluding abstract and references.
- A structured abstract (Introduction, Case description, Conclusions) summarizing the case(s) and findings in a maximum of 250 words.
- Maximum of 10 figures and 25 references.
Please download the complete guidelines for case reports/case series here.
Brief Reports
Manuscripts for brief reports focus on insightful new clinical findings, understanding of new concepts, or investigational observations, which comply with the following:
- Limited to 1,000 words, excluding abstract and references.
- Unstructured abstract summarizing the article in a maximum of 150 words.
- Maximum of three figures and ten references.
Please download the complete guidelines for brief reports here.
Letters to the Editor
Short letters that constructively discuss the contents of articles published in the journal or provide comments and feedback about the journal in general. This section is not peer-reviewed but is edited.
- Limited to 500 words
- Maximum of five references.
Before submitting your manuscript, please be sure to download the appropriate guidelines for one of the three sections. These documents will help you structure and format your submission. Submissions that do not check all items on the Submission Preparation Checklist or do not abide by the guidelines for each appropriate section will be considered incomplete and returned to the author. Only complete submissions will be considered for peer-review.
During the submission process, please complete the following data in the Metadata tab: co-author information, abstract, keywords, supporting agencies, and reference list. Please make sure you are registred as an Author; this may be done on your profile page.