Submissions

Submission Preparation Checklist

• Instructions to Authors
  • Review manuscript submission guidelines
  
  
• Cover Letter
• Author Form
  
  • Ensure all authors have qualified as authors based on ICMJE authorship criteria;
  
  
  • Ensure all authors have read and agreed to the Certification;
  
  
  • Ensure all authors have read and provided disclosure of conflicts of interest; and
  • Submit a scanned copy of the fully accomplished form.
• Patient Consent Form
  • Submit a scanned copy of the fully accomplished form (if indicated); and
  • If all attempts have been made and consent form is not signed, state so in the Cover Letter.
• ICMJE COI Disclosure Form
• Title Page
  • Full names of the authors directly affiliated with the work (First name and Last name), highest educational attainment;
  • Name and location of not more than 1 institutional affiliation per author; and
  • If presented in a scientific forum or conference, provide a footnote indicating the name, location and date of presentation.
• Abstract
  • Provide an abstract conforming with the format;
  • Structured for Original Articles, Review Articles: Objective/s, Methodology, Results, Conclusion;
  • Unstructured for Case Reports and Feature Articles; and
  • Do not place cross references within the abstract.
• Keywords
  • Provide 3-6 keywords (listed in MeSH)

• Content
  • Provide text/content in IMRAD format (Introduction, Methodology, Results and Discussion, Conclusion);
  • Make sure all abbreviations are spelled out once (the first time they are mentioned in the text) followed by the abbreviation enclosed in parentheses; the same abbreviation may then be used subsequently;
  • Make sure all measurements and weights are in SI units;
  • If appropriate, provide information on institutional review board/ethics review committee approval;
  • Disclosure of statement of conflicts of interest; and
  • Acknowledgements to individuals/groups of persons, or institution/s should be included at the end of the text just before the references; grants and subsidies from government or private institutions should also be acknowledged.
• References
  • All references should be cited in the text, in numerical order. Use Arabic numerals; and
  • Ensure all references follow the prescribed format.
• Tables, Figures, Illustrations and Photographs
  • All tables, figures, illustrations and photographs should be cited in the text, in numerical order per type;
  • Provide separate files for tables, figures and illustrations;
  • Provide a title and legend (if appropriate) for each table;
  • Provide a title, legend (if appropriate), and caption for each figure and illustration (caption should be no longer than 15-20 words); and
  • If table, figure, or illustration is adapted, state so and include the reference.

• Editorial

  Recognized leaders in the field of pathology and laboratory medicine may be invited by the Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Board to present their scientific opinion and views of a particular topic within the context of an issue theme or issues on scholarly publication. No abstract or keywords necessary.