This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences (SJMS) is an Open Access, peer-reviewed journal that is devoted to publishing high-quality original papers in clinical medicine and basic sciences. SJMS publishes the following article types: original research articles, review articles, case reports, letters to the Editor and commentaries.
SJMS aims to provide national, regional and an international forum for encouraging interdisciplinary discussions and contributing to the advancement of medicine, benefiting readers and authors by accelerating the dissemination of research information and providing maximum access to scholarly communication.
The journal is supported by Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan, who covers the cost of publication on behalf of the authors on acceptance of their article.
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Manuscript Preparation
The format of Sudan JMS complies with the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals”, as published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors in Vancouver (the widely accepted “Vancouver style“): see http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/.
Manuscripts, including tables, references, and figure legends, must be typewritten, double spaced, on 8 ½ x 11 inch (21.5x 28 cm) or A4 paper, with margins of at least one inch (2.5cm). Times New Roman is the preferred font type with font size 12. Pages should be numbered consecutively, beginning with the title page and continuing through the last page of typewritten material.
References
References are to be listed, double-spaced, in consecutive numerical order according to the order of citation in the manuscript. Once a reference is cited, all subsequent citations should be to the original number. All references must be cited in the text or tables and appear as superscript number without brackets. Unpublished data and personal communications will not be accepted as references. References (Vancouver style) to journal articles should include, in this order: (1) authors. (2) title. (3) journal name (as abbreviated in Index Medicus). (4) year. ( 5) volume and issue number, (6) inclusive page numbers. (7) DOI number of article. References to books should include (1) authors (2) chapter title (if any), (3) editor's names (if any), (4) title of book. (5) City of publication, (6) publisher, (7) year and (8) DOI number (if any). Volume and edition numbers and specific page numbers should be included when appropriate. The authors are responsible for their correct textual citation. Refer to reference citations and listing in the text for proper format.
Illustrations
All illustrations (“figures”) and tables must be numbered. Photographs must be high contrast Written permission must accompany any photograph in which the subject can be identified or any figure or table that has been previously published.
Bioethics
All manuscripts reporting the results of experimental investigation involving human subjects should include a statement confirming that informed consent was obtained from each subject or subject’s guardian, after ethical approval of the experimental protocol by a local human ethics committee.
Title Page
The title page must contain (1) Title of the article, (2) Correct names of each author plus academic degrees for each, (3) Each author’s official academic and/or clinical title and affiliation, (4) Name and address of the institution(s), (5) name and address of author to whom correspondence should be sent, if it differs from the first author, and (6) Any disclaimers. For case reports, it is recommended that the number of authors be limited to four. Acknowledgment of support should be included in the Acknowledgment section at the end of the article.
The title page must contain (1) Title of the article, (2) Correct names of each author plus academic degrees for each, (3) Each author’s official academic and/or clinical title and affiliation, (4) Name and address of the institution(s), (5) name and address of author to whom correspondence should be sent, if it differs from the first author, and (6) Any disclaimers. For case reports, it is recommended that the number of authors be limited to four. Acknowledgment of support should be included in the Acknowledgment section at the end of the article.
Abstracts
All original articles must contain an abstract of not more than 250 words. The abstract should include statements of background, materials and methods of study, results, and conclusion.
Manuscript Format
Most original articles should have the following format: Introduction: (the question the paper intends to answer), Materials and Methods: (the study design and methods, definitions such as for diagnostic criteria, the population or patient samples, and laboratory and statistical methods), Results: (the pertinent findings in a logical sequence with tables and figures as necessary) and Discussion: (conclusions based on the findings, evidence from the literature that supports the conclusions, conflicting evidence, applicability of the conclusions, and implications for future research or clinical applications).
Legends
Each table should be typed double-spaced, including all headings. Verify tabular statistics to make sure they tally and match data cited in the text. Each table must have a legend.
Tables
Each table should be typed double-spaced, including all headings. Verify tabular statistics to make sure they tally and match data cited in the text.
Authorship
The covering letter should indicate the role of each of the authors in the written study as follows:
1- Study concept and design Dr ……
2- Collection of data Dr ………
3- Analysis and interpretation of data Dr ……
4- Draft and revision Dr ……
5- Funding ………
Responsibilities of authors
The authors are entirely responsible for accuracy of all statements and data (including drug dosages) contained in the manuscript. The corresponding author will receive an edited manuscript for “final author approval”. The author should review this carefully, as he is responsible for all changes in the final version of the manuscript. When submitting, the authors must confirm that the article is not under consideration by another journal or has already been published elsewhere.
If an article is accepted for publication, authors will be required to assign copyright in the article to the Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences.
Payment
The journal does not charge authors for submission or upon acceptance.
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ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)
Authors are strongly encouraged to obtain and include an ORCiD identifier and to include this after the email. ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes each author separately from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between authors and their professional activities ensuring that their work is recognized. See https://orcid.org/ (there is no charge to sign up for these).
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Mohammad AM Ibnouf, FRCSEd
Department of Surgery, Omdurman Islamic University
The National Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Sudan
Email: medc.oiu@gmail.com
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Assoc Prof. NazikElmalaika Obaid Seid Ahmed Husain
Department of Pathology, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Assoc. Prof. Muaz Abdellatif M. Elsayed
Department of Internal Medicine, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Editors
Prof. Mohamed Osman El Hassan Gadour
Prof. Mohammed Saeed Al kalaefa
Alzaeim Alazhari University (AAU), Sudan
Assistant Editor and Computer Designer
Dr. Aamir Yassin
Department of Pediatrics, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Dr. Abduelbagi D. A. Altayb
Department of Internal Medicine, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Editorial Secretary
Dr. Moaz Ibrahim
Department of Surgery, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Arabic Editor
Dr. Abdelsalam M Nail
Department of Internal Medicine, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Editorial Board
Prof. El Sheikh Mahgoub
Department of Microbiology and Medical Education, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Prof. Basheer Hamad
Department of Medical Education, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Hassan Abu Aisha
Department of Nephrology, Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Sudan
Prof. Mutamad Ahmed Ameen
Department of Parasitology, Khartoum University, Sudan
Prof. Babikir G. Kaballo
Department of Nephrology, Karay University, Sudan
Prof. Ahmed Ibrahim
Department of Urology, Khartoum University, Sudan
Prof. Farouq Yaseen
Department of Neurology, Sudan
Prof. A/Magid M. Massaad
Department of Gastroenterology, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Prof. Abdulla M. Zaki
Department of Community Medicine, Sudan
Prof. Amar Eltahir
Department of Neurology, Sudan
Prof. Imad FadlElmula
Department of Cytogenetics, Al Neelain University, Sudan
Prof. Taha Um Bali
Department of Obs & Gyn, Sudan
Prof. Ishag Adam
Department of Obstetric & Gynecology Infectious Disease Medical Education, Khartoum University
Prof. Abdurahman Arshad
Department of Internal Medicine, Pakistan
Assoc. Prof. Suad El Tigani ElMahi, Paediatrics, Sudan
Assoc. Prof. Elhadi Awooda
Department of Dentistry, University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Sudan
Assoc. Prof. Asem H. Ali
Department of Endocrine, Medicine UMass Memorial Hospital, USA
Assoc. Prof. Samir Shaheen, Pediatric Orthopedics
Department of Orthopedic, Khartoum University, Sudan
Assoc. Prof. Hyder Mohamed
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Assoc Prof. Wadie Almadhoon
Department of Pathology, Khartoum University, Sudan
Dr. Elmuhtady Said
Department of Gastroenterology Medicine, Khartoum University, Sudan
Dr. Mohammed Soghaier
Community Medicine, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Dr. Mohamed Hassan Elziber
Department of Medicine, Metabolic Diseases and HIV, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Gasim Ibrahim
Department of Internal Medicine, Alneelain University, Sudan
On receipt the Editor will evaluate the article. If it meets our publication interest it will be sent out for double-blind peer-review (the reviewers are not informed of the names of the authors, and the authors are not told who has reviewed their article). Depending on the reviewer comments the Editor will make a decision:
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