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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.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • 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.
  • The signed JHUM's Copyright and Transfer Author Agreement

Author Guidelines

Conditions for Submission

  • Articles are accepted for exclusive publication in The Journal of Hand, Upper Limb, and Microsurgery. Previous presentation at a scientific meeting, and/or publication of the abstract in conjunction with the meeting, does not preclude publication of the article; however, this information must be disclosed in a cover letter at the time of submission. Previously published articles, including those published in non-English-language journals, are not accepted.
  • Physical and electronic copies of published articles and illustrations become the property of The Journal of Hand, Upper Limb, and Microsurgery.
  • All clinical trials (i.e., any clinical study in which patients are randomized into two treatment groups OR are followed prospectively to compare two different treatments) must have been registered in a public trials registry such as clinicaltrials.gov in accordance with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines for trial registration.
  • All manuscripts dealing with the study of human subjects must include a statement that the subjects gave informed consent to participate and that the study was approved by an institutional review board or a similar committee. All studies should be carried out in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. Patient confidentiality must be protected.
  • All manuscripts reporting on experiments on animals must include a statement that the study has been approved by an animal utilization study committee. Information about the management of postoperative pain should be included.
  • If requested by the Editor-in-Chief, authors must make the tabulated raw data that forms the basis of their work available for examination in a timely fashion.

Submission Overview

Authors should, in general, follow the ICMJE's "Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals."

The following items must be submitted:

  1. Blinded Manuscript Text: See Manuscript Structure below.
  2. Complete Manuscript Text including (1) article title, (2) authors' names, in order in which they should appear, and academic degrees, (3) institution(s) at which the work was performed, (4) institution (and city and state or country) with which each author is affiliated, (5) corresponding author and his/her e-mail address (6) blinded manuscript text and (7) chart and figures, in a single Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx).
  3. Copyright Transfer and Author Agreement: All authors must sign a Copyright Transfer and Author Agreement granting JHUM exclusive copyright to all material.
  4. Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest: Authors must include a Conflict of Interest statement for each submitted manuscript. 
  5. IRB Approval: A copy of the letter granting approval from the institutional review board or the animal utilization study committee is required. A translated version must be provided if the original approval is not written in English or Indonesian.

Manuscript Structure

All manuscripts must conform to the following formatting instructions:

  • File format: Microsoft Word 
  • Language: English
  • Line spacing: Double-spaced
  • Font: Times New Roman (size 12)
  • Page layout: Manuscript title included at the beginning of the first page with continuous line numbering down the left side of the page
  • Article format: should include all the following items
  1. Title: Complete title of the article without any abbreviations
  2. Structured abstract: consisting of 5 paragraphs, totaling no more than 250 words, with the headings: Background (stating the primary research question), Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Level of Evidence (for Clinical Research articles) or Clinical Relevance (for Basic-Science Research articles). The Level of Evidence should be assigned according to the definitions in the Level of Evidence table.
  3. Article body: The text should follow the order of IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions). System international units (S.I. Unit) must be used when stating measurements. All measurements should use a metric system. Do not use unstandardized abbreviations. Do not commence sentence with the numerical figure. Any numbers should be spelled out in form of words if they become the heading of the sentence.
  4. References: in Vancouver format, must be included after the manuscript text. Number the references according to the order of citation in the text (not alphabetically), and cite all references in the text. Papers posted on preprint servers may not be used as references.
  5. Figure legends must be included at the end of the manuscript text file, after the References section, for all images. Explain what each figure shows. Identify machine settings for magnetic resonance images, and give the magnification of all photomicrographs. Define all arrows and other such indicators appearing on the figure.
  6. Tables should be submitted with a descriptive title above the table itself (do not include this information on the figure legends page). All tables should be cited in the manuscript text by table number.
  7. Figures must be submitted in TIFF, JPG, or PNG format. No more than 10 separate image files may be submitted. Cite all figures, in order, in the text.

Article categories

  1. Original Research Articles: 
    Structure: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References 
    Abstract: Limited to 250 words, structured with the following headings: Background, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusions 
    Total Word Limit: 3000 words 
    Reference Limit: 30 references 
  2. Review Article: 
    Structure: Reviews should provide a clear introducing and concluding section. Sub-titles are at the author's discretion. 
    Abstract: Limited to 250 words, semi-structured (no titles or references) 
    Total Word Limit: 5000 words 
    Reference: Minimum 30 references, Maximum 50 references
  3. Case Reports: 
    Structure: Abstract, Introduction, Presentation of Case, Discussion, Conclusion, Consent of Patient 
    Abstract: Limited to 250 words, semi-structured (no titles or references) 
    Total Word Limit: 2000 words 
    Reference Limit: 15 references, Figure/Table Limit: 5 color figures or tables
  4. Editorial: 
    Structure: Editorials should provide a clear introducing and concluding sections. Sub-titles are at the author's discretion. 
    Abstract: Limited to 250 words, semi-structured (no titles or references) 
    Total Word Limit: 2,000 words 
    Reference Limit: 20 references, Figure/Table Limit: 3 color figures or tables
  5. Letter to Editor/ Commentary: 
    Structure: One body of text with no sub-titles 
    Abstract: None 
    Total Word Limit: 1,000 words 
    Reference Limit: 20 references, Figure/Table Limit: 3 color figures or tables
  6. Conference Proceeding: This type of publication included abstracts from a registered conference that will be published as “Supplement” of the Journal.

Authorship

  • There is a general limit of six (6)
  • Each author must have contributed significantly to, and be willing to take public responsibility for, one or more aspects of the study: its design, data acquisition, and analysis and interpretation of data. All authors must have been actively involved in the drafting and critical revision of the manuscript, and each must provide the final approval of the version to be published. Please refer to Uniform Requirement for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication, updated April 2010 section IIA.

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AUTHORS: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY - DO NOT BE GUILTY OF FRAUD OR  DUPLICATE SUBMISSION OR PUBLICATION – CONTACT THE EDITORIAL  OFFICE BEFORE SIGNING IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!  

  1. Each of the Author(s) hereby transfers, assigns and otherwise conveys to JHUM  Editorial, all right, title, and interest in the Work (excluding videos), including but not limited to any and all copyright(s) therein held by each undersigned Author,  together with any rights of each such Author to secure renewals, reissues, and extensions of such copyright that may be secured under the laws now or hereafter in force and effect in Indonesia or in any other country, and any and all rights to bring any court or other action to obtain damages, or injunctive or other relief, in connection with any past, present or future infringement of such copyright(s) or other claims in connection therewith.  
  2. NOTE: If the article is accepted, the Author(s) shall have the right to elect to have it published according to the open-access model, which provides the public with free unrestricted online access to the article on the corresponding journal’s website immediately upon publication. If the author(s) choose the open-access option and pay the applicable article processing charge, the Author(s) will retain the copyright to the article by signing, and uploading to the manuscript submission system, the Open  Access License Agreement (the “Open Access License”). The Open Access License grants JHUM Editorial and its publishing partner the exclusive license to publish the article and to identify themselves as the original publisher. The Open Access License supersedes and replaces Section 1a of this Agreement and the article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons license designated in the Open Access  License.  
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  4. Each of the Author(s) hereby warrants, represents and covenants that (i) each of  the Author(s) has read and approved the final manuscript or version of the Work; (ii)  the Work is original; (iii) the Author(s) are the sole owners of all rights of any kind in  the Work; (iv) the Work has not been previously published and is not under 

consideration for publication by any person or entity, including electronic publishers,  other than JHUM, and that the Author(s) have not previously transferred, assigned or  conveyed, or agreed to transfer, assign or convey, any rights in connection with the  Work to any person or entity other than JHUM; (v) the Work is not libelous, and the  publication of the Work will not infringe upon or misappropriate any copyright, right  to privacy, trade secret, proprietary or any other right of any person or other entity;  and (vi) any and all necessary approvals, consents, waivers or permissions from third  parties in connection with the Work and its publication have been obtained, and that  the Author(s) will deliver copies of the same to JHUM upon its request. Upon the request of the Editor-in-Chief of JHUM, the author(s) will provide to JHUM, in a timely fashion, any or all of the data, facts, and information included in or forming the basis for the Work (the “Data”); JHUM shall have the right to use (and to permit others to use) the Data in reviewing and/or editing the Work and for any other purpose other than the creation or publication of any other work-based exclusively on the Data.  

5. To enable Author(s) to comply with the requirements of outside funding bodies,  JHUM will deposit, into the PubMed Central (PMC) Archive, the final published version of any article identified as requiring such deposit below. PMC will make these articles freely available after an embargo period of 12 months, 6 months (Wellcome  Trust only), or immediately upon publication (if the Author(s) choose the open access option).  

Please disclose below if you have received funding for research on which your article is based from any of the following organizations. JHUM. will not be held responsible for retroactive deposits to PMC if the Author(s) do not identify the funding agency below.  

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Wellcome Trust 

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Research Councils UK (RCUK) Other funding body requiring deposit in repository offering free access after  embargo (please list): 

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7. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute any promise by or obligation of JHUM to publish the Work, or any portions thereof, at any time in any publication. However, if at any time JHUM finally elects not to publish the Work, JHUM shall reconvey to the  Author(s), without any representation, warranty, or recourse, all of JHUM’s rights in the Work under Section 1 hereof at the time of such reconveyance and shall notify the  Author(s) of such election and reconveyance; the provisions of section 3 hereof shall survive such reconveyance, and in no event shall JHUM have any obligation to return to any Author the manuscript or any other copy(ies) or embodiment(s) of the Work or the Data delivered to JHUM by the Author(s) or made by JHUM.

8. This Copyright Transfer and Author Agreement shall be governed by Indonesian law. In the unlikely event that the parties hereto are unable amicably to resolve any dispute arising under or in connection with this Agreement, such dispute shall be adjudicated in an appropriate court in Jakarta, Indonesia.  

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