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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit original research articles, systematic reviews, case reports, and brief communications that align with the journal’s scope in medicine and public health. All submissions must adhere to the following guidelines:

General Requirements

  • Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise English.

  • The work must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.

  • All manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer-review process.

  • Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word (DOC/DOCX) format.

 Structure of the Manuscript

A typical manuscript should include the following sections:

  • Title Page: Title of the manuscript, author names and affiliations, corresponding author’s email, and ORCID IDs (if available).

  • Abstract: A structured abstract (max 250 words) with headings: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion.

  • Keywords: 4–6 relevant keywords.

  • Introduction

  • Methods

  • Results

  • Discussion

  • Conclusion

  • References

  • Acknowledgments (if applicable)

  • Conflicts of Interest

  • Funding Disclosure

. Formatting Standards

  • Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt.

  • Line spacing: 1.5

  • Margins: 1 inch (2.54 cm) on all sides.

  • Pages should be numbered consecutively.

4. Figures and Tables

  • All figures and tables must be numbered and cited in the text.

  • Submit figures in high-resolution JPEG or PNG format.

  • Provide titles and legends for all figures and tables.

5. Citation Style

References and Formatting Standards

To maintain consistency and academic integrity, authors must adhere to the following bibliographic and formatting standards when preparing submissions to the Saudi Journal of Medicine and Public Health (SJMPH).

Recommended Reference Style: Vancouver (Numbered)

SJMPH uses the Vancouver referencing style, which is a numbered citation system commonly used in medical and health science journals.

In-text Citation:

  • Cite references using Arabic numerals in round brackets, e.g., (1), (2), (3).

  • Assign references in the order they appear in the text.

  • If a reference is cited more than once, use the same number.

Reference List:

  • The list of references must appear at the end of the manuscript, ordered numerically by citation.

  • Use official abbreviations of journal titles (e.g., as listed in PubMed).

  • Include DOIs or URLs for online sources whenever possible.

  • Do not include personal communications or unpublished data in the reference list; cite them within the text only.

Examples of Reference Formatting

1. Journal Article:

Almutairi Z, Alghamdi R. Evaluation of primary care access in Riyadh: A cross-sectional study. Saudi J Med Public Health. 2024;4(1):45–52.

2. Book:

Murray PR, Rosenthal KS. Medical Microbiology. 9th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2020.

3. Book Chapter:

Smith J. Managing infectious outbreaks. In: Brown R, editor. Public Health Management Strategies. London: Academic Press; 2019. p. 112–30.

4. Website:

World Health Organization. Global tuberculosis report 2023. Available from: https://www.who.int

Examples:

  • Journal article:
    Alzahrani, H. M., & Saeed, R. A. (2022). Trends in public health education in Saudi Arabia. Saudi J Med Public Health, 10(2), 45–52. https://doi.org/xxxxx

  • Book:
    World Health Organization. (2020). Global report on health systems. Geneva: WHO Press.

  • Website:
    Ministry of Health. (2023). Health indicators in the Kingdom. https://www.moh.gov.sa

6. Ethical Considerations

  • Research involving human participants must include a statement of ethical approval.

  • Clinical trials should be registered in a recognized registry.

7. Plagiarism Policy

All manuscripts are screened using advanced plagiarism detection tools. Submissions with >20% similarity will be rejected.

8. Open Access and Licensing

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing free distribution and reuse with proper attribution.

Copyright Notice

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