Submissions

Author Guidelines

Please read the complete Author Guidelines before submitting your manuscript. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submission complies with all journal requirements.

The complete Author Guidelines are available at:

https://journal.ohrm.bba.md/index.php/journal-ohrm-bba-md/editing_guidelines

The manuscripts should be written in font Cambria, size 11 points, spaced at 1.0, fully justified alignment, fields 2 cm on all sides. All pages must be numbered consecutively (in the right bottom corner) and continuously. Abbreviations should be explained at first occurrence in the text and should not be excessively used. The manuscripts must not exceed the number of words (without the title, affiliation, abstract and references): review articles – 4,500 words; original articles – 3,000 words; opinions/perspectives – 2,500 words; case reports / clinical-laboratory images – 1,700 words; short experimental/clinical notes – 1,300 words; book reviews – 2,000 words; didactic (educational) articles – 4,000 words. The volume of tables and figures should not exceed 1/3 from the volume of the manuscript. The journal reserves the right to make any other formatting changes.

All manuscripts submitted for publication should be accompanied by two abstracts: in English and Romanian.

Title and authors

The title must be as concise as possible (maximum 120 characters including spaces) and clearly reflect the content of the manuscript. The names of the authors should be written in full: name, surname (e.g.: Ion RUSU). Affiliation should include: Department/Unit/Chair, University/Hospital, City, Country for each author. The corresponding author must provide a valid e-mail address, preferably an institutional one (e.g., Corresponding author: Ion RUSU, email: ion.rusu@usmf.md).

The structure of the manuscript

Original Article / Review Article

The manuscript should comprise the following sub- headings (capitalized):

− SUMMARY (Structured Abstract)

− INTRODUCTION

− MATERIALS AND METHODS

− RESULTS

− DISCUSSION

− CONCLUSIONS

− DECLARATIONS (Conflict of Interest, Acknowledgements and Funding, Ethics, Contributions)

− REFERENCES

Case Report

Recommended sections:

− ABSTRACT

− INTRODUCTION

− CASE PRESENTATION

− DISCUSSION

− CONCLUSIONS

− DECLARATIONS (Conflict of Interest, Acknowledgements and Funding, Ethics)

− REFERENCES

The summary should contain 1,600 signs with spaces:

− Introduction

− Materials and methods

− Results

− Conclusions

− Keywords: 5-7 words

The abstract should not contain tables, figures, bibliographic citations, or results that do not appear in the main text.

Figures and tables must be cited consecutively in the text (e.g., Figure 1, Table 1).

Text included in figures must be written in Cambria font, size 10 pt. Each figure must be accompanied by a title and legend. Figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in the text in round brackets (e.g., Figure 1). The figure title (e.g., Figure 1) and legend must be centered below the figure.

References must be numbered in the order of appearance in the text. Citation must follow the AMA style, placed at the end of the article, and must include only references cited in the text (indicating the reference number in round brackets). Each bibliographic source shall include the DOI, if available, in the form of a hyperlink. Official journal title abbreviations must be used. If the same reference is cited multiple times, it must appear in the text with the same number as in the first citation. The total number of references should not exceed 50 sources (for review articles, the recommended number of references is up to 80 sources), at least 70% of which should be indexed in recognized international databases within the last 3–5 years.