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Original Articles:
Detailed studies reporting original research and are classified as primary literature. Manuscript should be in IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) format in reporting.

Limits: 2500 words, 5 Tables and Figures (if more is necessary needs to be discussed with the editor), 20 references

Abstract: structured, max. 250 words, 3-5 keywords

Reviews:
Provide a critical and constructive analysis of existing published literature in a field, through summary, analysis, and comparison, often identifying specific gaps or problems and providing recommendations for future research. Review articles can be of three types, broadly speaking: literature reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.

Limits: 3000 words, 30 references

Abstract: unstructured, max. 250 words, 3-5 keywords

Brief Reports:
Brief reports provide focused reporting of original research findings.

Limits: 1000 words, 10 references, 2 Tables or Illustrations

Abstract: unstructured, max. 150 words

Case Reports:
An article that describes and interprets an individual case, often written in the form of a detailed story. Case reports often describe unique cases that cannot be explained by known diseases or syndromes, cases that show an important variation of a disease or condition, cases that show unexpected events that may yield new or useful information, cases in which one patient has two or more unexpected diseases or disorders.

Limits: : 1000 words, 3 Tables or Illustrations, 10 references

Abstract: According to: 'Case report writing template for authors'

Letters:
Short reports of original research focused on an outstanding finding whose importance means that it will be of interest to scientists in other fields.

Title Page

• Main title: running title (maximum 50 character); maximum 5 keywords
• List authors in the order in which it will appear in the published article. Names, surname and initials should be the same in the metadata.
• Provide institutional affiliation (at the time of the study, not present if they are different) and e-mail address of each author as well as name, address, e-mail and telephone number of author responsible for correspondence.
• Sources of support that facilitated conduct of the work.
• Number of words in the manuscript: excluding abstract, acknowledgments, references, tables, figures, and figure legends.

Main text

• Manuscript text should consist of the following sections: Introduction with objectives, Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, Conflicts of Interests, Ethical statement (if necessary), References
• A subheading "Conflicts of Interest": all authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence their work.
• In case of absence of such a conflict, state "There are no conflicts of interest".
• Tables, Figures and Illustrations (including photographs) should be clear and accurate with a reasonable amount of data
• Tables, Figures and Photographs – to be uploaded as supplements, must be self-contained with a clear title

Format of Referencing

• Citations- consecutive, using arabic numbers in superscript, list in numerical order at the end of the manuscript
• In case there are three or fewer authors – list all; when more than 4 authors, list the first 3 followed by ‘et al’
• Journal title – full name, not abbreviated
• Provide DOI or URL for each reference if possible

Examples:

• Journals:

  Smith AN, Swayer BL, Wozniak A. A Weird but Interesting Journey: Personal Traumatic Growth for Individuals with Hallucinations. Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy 2004; 19:89-92. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S01554-6553(95)90008-2

• Books:

  Freud S. The psychopathology of everyday life, New York: Penguin Books,2004

• Chapter in Books:

  Herrmann RK and Finkle F. Linking theory to evidence in international relations. In: Carlsnaes T and Simmons BA (eds). Handbook of international relations. London: Sage, 2005:pp 129-145

Acknowledgements

• All sources of funding should be declared under Acknowledgments.

Manuscript typing

• The submission file must be in MS Word document file format, the computer language: English (UK), font: Times New Roman, size 12
• Spacing: single for all sections of manuscript (including tables and figure legends)
• Order of the sections: title page, abstract, keywords, text, acknowledgments, conflicts of interests, ethical statement (if required), references.
• Pages not to be numbered.

Instruments:

• Provide name and location of the manufacturer in the text in parentheses, referred to by proprietary name.

Abbreviations and symbols:

• Use only standard abbreviations
• Avoid abbreviations in the title of the manuscript. The spelled-out abbreviation followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis should be used on first mention except for a standard unit of measurement.

Units of Measurement

• Use metric units (meter, kilogram, or litre) or their decimal multiples for measurements of length, height, weight, and volume. Temperatures: in degrees Celsius, blood pressures: in millimeters of mercury.

Drugs

• Generic (nonproprietary) names should be used for all drugs. When proprietary brands are used in research, include the brand (proprietary or trade) name and the name of manufacturer in parentheses after the first mention of the generic name in the Methods section. Thereafter the generic name should be used.

Nomenclature of microorganisms

• Italicized Binary names (genus/species -for example, Staphylococcus aureus) must be used for all microorganisms at first time of use. Thereafter, the generic name should be abbreviated to the initial capital letter (for example, E. coli ).
• Names of categories above the genus level may be used alone (for example, Enterobacteriaceae).
• If species are either not known or typed, the generic name should be followed by 'sp.' (for example, Neisseria sp.).

Only original papers written in English will be considered for publication. Submitted articles that do not follow the above guidelines might be sent back to the authors.

The manuscript should be submitted together with a cover letter stating the following:

• The contents have not been published elsewhere and are not in the process of submission elsewhere (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
• Disclosure of previous conference presentations and Web-based distributions of the manuscript.
• Conflict of interest disclosures which include, but are not limited to, grants or research funding, employment, affiliations, honoraria, stock options/ownership, royalties, consultancies, inventions, and patents. Authors will be asked to provide any potential conflicts of interest during manuscript submission
• The signatures of all authors. A scanned copy of the letter with signature(s) must be uploaded with the other required documents.
• Ethical clearance where indicated.

Authorship

Before submitting a manuscript to The International Journal of KIU, the research team should discuss and agree upon who qualifies as authors. The author listing is submitted along with the paper. If the author list should change between initial submission and acceptance of the article, all of the original authors need to request the change. Once that is received, the author list can be modified.

Authorship credit should be based only on (criteria specified by The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals):

• Substantial contributions to conception and design or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data;
• Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and
• Final approval of the version to be published.
• Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Editorial correspondence

Address all editorial correspondence to: editor@kiu.lk

Submission Preparation Checklist

1. The submission has not been previously published and it is not in the submission process to another journal (or an author provides an explanation in Comments to the Editor).
2. The text fulfils the stylistic and bibliographic requirements specified in this section
3. The submission file is in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word format
4. URLs for the references have been provided where possible
5. The text is single-spaced, font: size 12, tables, figures, illustrations are inserted in the text if possible, rather than at the end.

Acknowledgement of manuscript

Email acknowledging the receipt of the manuscript will be sent to the author by the editor after which the peer review process will begin.