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Author Guidelines

The Sri Lanka Journal Anatomy publishes the following categories of articles which have relevance to Anatomy and allied sciences.

• Leading articles - One article per issue. It may be solicited by the Editor. Authors are welcome to submit leading articles on current topics of interest. One’s expertise or commentaries on general experiences etc. They should be approximately 1500 words in length. References should be 20 or less.
• Reviews - Reviews are detailed surveys of published research pertinent to anatomy and associated sciences. They should be critical in nature and should not normally exceed 3000 words and 30 references.
• Research articles - Articles resulting from research work belong to this group. Results from routine clinical examinations or laboratory investigations will not be considered under this category. They should not exceed 3000 words and 30 references. A reasonable number of tables and illustrations will be accepted.
• Short reports - These include reports on current topics, modified techniques, new materials, practice management etc. Interesting results from routine work or laboratory investigations also may be accepted.
• Case reports - Reports such as of rare anatomy related conditions.
• Letters to Editors - Subjects unlimited, but may include short critique of published papers in the SLJA.
• Miscellaneous topics - Subjects unlimited and the format are free. These may also include details of scientific meetings, conferences, annual sessions, examinations, news and views, visits and obituaries.
• Proceedings of annual sessions - Abstracts from annual sessions of the ASSL and other colleges will be published under this category.

Submission of manuscripts
Authors submitting a paper do so on the understanding that no part has been published before, that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and that it has been read and approved by all the authors. Journal articles should be submitted via e mail to the srilankaanatomyjournal@gmail.com.

Manuscripts including Tables and Figures should be sent in triplicate (hard copies) as the work will be reviewed by two or more referees. While papers are subject to editing the journal does not hold it responsible for statements made by the contributor. The author alone is responsible for the statements made in his paper.

Authors will retain copyright of their articles which will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Manuscript on disk
Once an article has been accepted for publication, the author will be asked to supply a copy of the final manuscript on disk (DVD) together with three hard copies of the complete manuscript. Every disk must be clearly labelled with the name of the author, title, software and program version number.

Manuscript style
The manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced: on A4 (212x297 mm) paper and submitted in correct English: both British English and American spelling are acceptable, provided this is consistent throughout the manuscript. Manuscripts not submitted in proper format or in poor English may be returned without review.

The format of a manuscript should be as follows: Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, Figure Legends and Tables arranged in that order.

Title Page - The title page should contain the following information in the order given:

• A concise but informative title
• Author’s full names (without degrees and titles)
• Author’s institutional affiliations
• A running title not exceeding 40 letters and spaces
• Name, address, telephone, telefax and electronic mail address of the author responsible for correspondence.

Abstract page - Original and review articles must contain an abstract of approximately 250 words with four specified subtitles:

• Objective: An introductory sentence indicating the objective and purpose of the study.
• Material and methods: A description of experimental procedure including applicable statistical evaluation.
• Results: A summary of the new; previous unpublished data and results.
• Conclusion: A statement of the study’s conclusion 3-5 key words according to Index Medicus should be provided.

Introduction - The introduction should carry sufficient background information on the subject of study.

Material and methods - Procedures should be described in such detail as to make it possible to repeat the work. Subheadings may be used to improve clearness. Correct unit abbreviations should be used (e.g. “h”, “min”, “s” and “Fm” rather than “hr”, “minutes”, “sec” and “FI” respectively).

The authors should consider the ethical aspects of their research and ensure that the work has been approved by an appropriate Ethical Committee. Where applicable, a copy of the ethical clearance certificate should be attached. In human experimentation informed consent from individuals should be obtained and this should preferable be stated.

Statistical Analysis - Since many scientific investigations rely on statistical treatment, authors are strongly urged to consult a person with in-depth statistical knowledge. Manuscripts with a clear element of statistics are regularly refereed by the Journal’s statistics consultant.

Results - The results section should clearly and concisely present the findings of the research, as a rule in the past tense without subjective comments and reference to previous literature. The results should be supported by statistical or illustrative validation. For the sake of clarity this section may have subheadings.

Tables - The tables should be numbered in the order of appearance in Arabic numerals. Each table should have a brief explanatory title. Each table should be typed on a separate sheet, with due regard to the proportion of the printed column/page.

Figures - All graphs, drawings, and photographs are considered figures and should be numbered in the order of appearance in Arabic numerals. Each figure should have a brief and specific legend, and all legends should be typed together on a separate sheet of paper. Photographs should be glossy prints and the reverse should give the figure number, title of paper, principal author’s name and have a mark indicating the top. Colour illustrations may be submitted in instances where their use may contribute significantly to the scientific value of the article. Colour illustrations may be printed free of charge at the Editor’s discretion, whereas others may be printed at the author’s expense.

References - References are listed double-spaced in a separate reference section immediately following the text. References are numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text; do not alphabetize. Identify references in texts, tables and legends by Arabic numerals (within parenthesis).

Congress abstracts should not be used as references nor may “unpublished observations” and “personal communications” be placed in the reference list. References cited as “in press” must have been accepted for publication and not merely in preparation or submitted for publication.

Examples of correct forms of references are given below. These are based on the format used in the Index Medicus. Abbreviate journal names according to the /list of Journals Indexed, printed annually in the January issue of Index Medicus. List all authors; do not use et al in the reference list.

Journals
Standard journal article
Bartlett IG, O’Keefe P. The bacteriology of the perimandibular space infections. JOral Surg 1979; 37: 407-409.

Corporate (collective) author
WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR ORAL PRECANCEROUS LESIONS. Definition of Leukoplakia and related lesions: an aid to studies on oral pre cancer. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1978; 46: 518-539.

Unpublished article
Barker DS. Lucas RB. Localized fibrous growth of the oral mucosa. J Dent Res 1965: in press.

Books and other monographs
Pindborg JJ. Atlas of diseases of oral mucosa. 5th edition. Copenhagen: Munksguard, 1992: 50-66.

Chapter in book
Boyde A. Amelogenesis and the structure of enamel. In: Cohen B. Kramer KH(eds). Scientific Foundations of Dentistry. William Heinemann Medical Books Ltd. London. 1976: 335-352.

No author given
International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, 10th revision, vol 1. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1992; 550-564.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, in part or in whole, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. All third-party-owned materials used have been identified with appropriate credit lines, and permission has been obtained from the copyright holder for all formats of the journal. Authors acknowledge their responsibility to gain all permissions prior to submission.
3. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines. Every effort has been made to ensure that the submission is ready for peer review according to the journal's review policy (following the instructions to ensure blind peer review).
4. Tables are all cited in the main text and are included within the text document.
5. Figures are all cited in the main text and are uploaded as supplementary files. Figures/images have a resolution of at least 150dpi (300dpi or above preferred). The files are in one of the following formats: JPG, TIFF, GIF, PNG, EPS (to maximise quality, the original source file is preferred).
6. All patients included within case reports or other article types in which an individual or a group of individuals can be identified have signed informed consent forms, or had had their legal guardian do so, giving permission to publish the submitted content under a CC-BY licence.
7. Research has been approved by an appropriate ethics committee, with the name of the committee and reference number of approval included within the submitted file. Otherwise, a statement that ethics approval was not required has been added to the file.
8. The corresponding author is submitting an ORCID identifier in their author data and co-authors have been recommended to also provide an ORCID.

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Copyright on any article published in the Sri Lanka Anatomy Journal is retained by the author(s).
The authors grant the Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka a license to publish the article and to identify itself as the original publisher.

From January 2019, all articles in Sri Lanka Anatomy Journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author and source are credited.

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