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Instructions for Authors

Call for Submissions: Sri Lanka Journal of Trauma

 

Dear Esteemed Authors,

The Sri Lanka Journal of Trauma is a peer- reviewed multidisciplinary publication committed to advancing the frontiers of trauma care. Published quarterly, this is the official Journal of National Trauma Secretariat of Sri Lanka. We invite submissions for upcoming issues. As a premier platform backed by the National Trauma Secretariat of Sri Lanka, we are dedicated to fostering innovation, knowledge exchange, and the dissemination of cutting-edge research in trauma management and system development.

 

Topics covered include (but not limited to)

Trauma systems and management; pre hospital care: surgical procedures; epidemiological studies; resuscitation; critical care: road safety; injury prevention:  trauma education ;biomechanics; anaesthesia; radiology; rehabilitation: health economics: health technology assessment; innovations ; assistive technologies; industry 4.0 technologies for trauma care: nursing ; physiotherapy: mass casualty incidents: CBRNE events: mass rescue operations: etc.

 

Types of submissions

  1. Original Research -articles are limited to 3,000 words, Abstract(300 words), 6 tables/figures, 40 references.
  2. Review Articles – includes 3 types of submissions: Regular Reviews, Scoping Reviews, and Systematic Reviews.

 

2 A .Regular Review articles provide an overview of  current understanding of a subject and may suggest  new areas of development and discovery. Review articles are limited to 3,000 words with  6 tables/figures and 40 references with an abstract of 300 words.

 

2 B . Scoping Review – submissions must follow the specific EQUATOR guideline and methodology (PRISMA-ScR) and may be submitted independently. These articles are limited to 3,000 words, 6 tables/figures, and 40 references with an abstract of 300 words.

2 C .Systematic Review (with or without Meta-Analysis): These submissions document the selection, discovery, critique, and synthesis of evidence relevant to well-defined research questions. Please include  systematic review registration number. Systematic review articles are limited to 3,000 words, 6 tables/figures, 50 references and an abstract of 300 words.

  1. Special Reports – This article type includes Editorials, Named Meeting Lectures , Presidential Addresses, Procedures & Techniques, Brief Reports, Clinical Audits and Consensus Statements.

 

  1. Current Opinion. These submissions are limited to topics as determined appropriate by the Editor-in-Chief. Current opinions are limited to 2,000 words, 4 tables/figures, 30 references.

 

  1. Surgical Videos. – This category is published online only All videos must be MP4/H. 264 and a minimum of 1920×1080.

 

  1. Photo Essays – Photo Essays are visual narratives that captures the essence of a topic through a series of high quality photographs . The photos should be self-explanatory and visually tell the story the author wishes to convey.  Photographs can be surgical procedures, patient presentations, slides, scans, magnetic resonance images, ultrasonograms etc. A Photo Essay is limited to a maximum of 10 photographs with a limit of 60 words for  each legend  and  should not exceed 300 words and should have no more than 10 references.

 

 

  1. Letter to the Editor – Letters should contain brief and thoughtful analyses of an article published in the Journal.

 

  1. Case Reports – Case reports should be concise as possible and should nor exceed 1200 words, with a maximum of 10-12 references and four to six tables/figures.

It should consist of the following:

.Title – Title  of the case report

Names of authors – Surname followed by initials

Name and address of the  institution to which the work should be attributed

Contact details of corresponding author –  the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail of the author responsible for editorial correspondence

Summary and Key words

The summary should consist of no more than 300 words the summary should briefly describe the background and purposes , the  methods used, the main findings and the conclusions. Four to six keywords should be provided at the end of the summary

 

  1. Morbidity and Mortality Case Reports – Morbidity and Mortality Case Reports can be written in paragraph or bullet form where appropriate. It should not exceed 1000 words with accompanying Figures and Tables. They should follow the following layout:

Title reflecting the patient problem and result

Patient background with description of trauma/ mechanism of injury, past medical history and good quality diagnostic images (x-rays/CT),laboratory investigations etc.

Summary of initial patient presentation

Treatment options entertained

Summary of Patient course and treatment and reasons for patient morbidity and mortality with recent literature search

Summary of Case Report – 2 sentences or bullet points

Literature to support Case Report (5 or less references)

 

Submission Guidelines:

Preparation of manuscripts

All manuscripts must be typed double spaced, including text, bibliographies, figure legends and tables. All pages should be numbered in the bottom. Manuscripts should be organized as follows: title page, summary, keywords, text, acknowledgements, references, figure legends, tables.

The manuscript should be accompanied by a cover letter certifying that the paper has not been published elsewhere nor submitted to another journal for consideration of publication. The name, full mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number and ORCID(details of ORCID can be found on https://orcid.org/ )  of the corresponding author should be given.

References

Referencing should be by Arabic numerals in the order in which they are cited in the text. Cite references sequentially in text, tables, and legends by superscript Arabic numerals with no parentheses, eg, 1 or 3,4 or 10–15. Numbers should be placed after punctuation marks, eg, .3,4  Reference list: List items numerically (eg. 1, 2, 3, 4) in the order they are cited in the text.

 

Tables

Tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals, in the order in which they are cited in the text. A table title should describe concisely the content of the table

Author Contributions

Corresponding authors are requested  to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor’s specific contributions for the manuscript.The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing – original draft; and Writing – review & editing. (Not all roles may apply to every manuscript, and authors may have contributed through more than one role).More details from https://credit.niso.org/

Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Scientific Writing

The guidance provided herein pertains solely to the writing phase and does not encompass the utilization of AI tools for data analysis or deriving insights as part of the research process.

 

When authors employ generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies during the writing phase, these technologies should exclusively serve to enhance readability and language. The application of such technology should be executed under human supervision and control. Authors must meticulously review and edit the output as AI can generate content that sounds authoritative but may contain inaccuracies, omissions, or biases. It’s crucial to note that AI and AI-assisted technologies cannot be credited as authors or co-authors, nor cited as such. Authorship entails responsibilities and tasks unique to humans, beyond the capabilities of AI.

 

Authors are required to disclose in their manuscript the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, following the provided instructions below. A statement acknowledging this disclosure will be included in the published work. It’s imperative to understand that authors bear ultimate responsibility and accountability for the content of their work.

 

Instructions for Disclosure:

Authors should indicate the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by appending a statement at the conclusion of their manuscript within the core manuscript file, preceding the References section. This statement should be placed in a new segment titled ‘Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies in the Writing Process.’

 

It’s important to clarify that this declaration doesn’t encompass the use of fundamental tools for grammar checks, spell checks, reference verifications, etc. If there is no use of such technologies to disclose, there’s no necessity to add a statement.

 

Conflict of interests – All listed authors must declare any conflict of interests.

 

Funding –Authors are required to disclose sources of funding (if any)

 

Research ethics and consent – A statement to confirm this must be included within the manuscript (if applicable for the type of manuscript), which must provide details of the name of the ethics committee and reference/reference numbers where available.

 

Submission E mail ; traumasec@health.gov.lk  Please include “Sri Lanka Journal of Trauma” as the subject.

 

Join us in contributing to the ongoing dialogue aimed at enhancing trauma care practices globally. Share your expertise and insights by submitting your original research, reviews, case studies, and perspectives to the Sri Lanka Journal of Trauma.

 

We eagerly anticipate your valuable contributions to enrich the discourse surrounding trauma care.

Sincerely,

 

Editorial Board

Sri Lanka Journal of Trauma