Templates

We require authors to use Word (DOCX) or Open Document Format (ODF) for their application. Authors should pay close attention to the article types page for limitations and other rules.

The anonimized manuscript and the title page templates in docx format can be reached here:

📝 Anonimised Manuscript.docx 

📝 Title Page.docx 

Article type

Authors are required to select the appropriate article type for their manuscript. They should follow rules defined in article types page according to their type of manuscript.

Artificial intelligence (AI)

These guidelines outline the appropriate use of generative AI, including Large Language Models (e.g., ChatGPT, Perplexity, Consensus, Gemini) and text-to-image generators (e.g., DALL-E 2, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion), in the creation or revision of manuscripts submitted to MAKU J. Health Sci. Inst
Generative AI tools can not be listed as authors or share responsibility of the submitted manuscript.
If generative AI is used while preparing the manuscript, authors have the full responsibility of factual accuracy of the manuscript and they are responsible for any possible plagiarism.
If authors used a written, visual, or other type of generative AI-created content in the manuscript, this use should be acknowledged in the acknowledgments section with an explanation of the used methods.
Authors are encouraged to upload relevant inputs and outputs of their generative AI use to supplementary files for the manuscript.

Title page

Title 

The title should be brief, excluding implicit terms and, whenever possible, clearly stating the main result or conclusion of the manuscript. Abbreviations should not be used in the title except for well accepted terms (e.g. DNA, ATP etc.). Witty or creative titles are encouraged, provided they are relevant and used in moderation. However, authors should carefully consider whether a thought-provoking title might be misunderstood as offensive or alarming. In extreme cases, the editorial office may reject a title and suggest an alternative.

Authors and affiliations 

All names are listed together and separated by commas without using a line-break. These names will be indexed in official archives, so it is vital to use exact names. Affiliations should be keyed to the author's name with superscript numbers and be listed as follows:

Example:

Isaac Newton¹

¹Example Faculty, Sample University, London, United Kingdom

Correspondence 

Corresponding author’s name should be marked with an asterisk (*) in the author list. Their email address should be provided according to the templates.

Acknowledgments

This section is used to acknowledge contributions of specific people or institution that contributed to the efforts of the authors. If the manuscript’s content is published previously, (e.g. thesis, preprint, conference presentation) it should be mentioned here and it should be included in the reference list.
 

Anonymised Manuscript

General Document Setup

File Format: Submit as a single editable file ( e.g. docx, odt)

Page Setup:

• Margins: 1 inch (2.54 cm) on all sides. (Default option of MS Word)
• Line spacing: Single-spaced with 8pt space after each line
• Columns: Single column of text for the all document.
• Page numbers: Bottom center of each page
• Line numbers: Continuous line numbering
• Font: Aptos (default font for MS Word) or Calibri (Previous default font for MS Word) in 12 pt size for all text including heading, tables, captions, and references)

Language:

• Manuscript must be in English and preferably in US English

Titles and headings:

• Main title should be bold, in all capital letters and aligned middle
• All headings and subheadings should be numbered, bold and each word capitalized (Just Like in This Example)

Main Text Structure and Formatting

Abstract should be 250 words or less

Introduction should be concise with no subheadings.

Structure should follow IMRaD guidelines (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion)

Each section is advised to follow PRISMA 2020 guidelines (https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-checklist)

Additional sections can be added when necessary following this example:

• 1. Heading
• 1.1 Subheading
• 1.1.1 Sub-subheading

Abbreviations should be defined at the first mention only to avoid repeating the same definition

Units should follow SI units (International System of Units)

Equations should be prepared using the preferred word processor; avoid images

All paragraphs should start with 1.25 cm of indent (MS Word’s default indent with a single tab)

Special text:

• Italics: Species names, emphasis, variables;
• Bold: Key terms (if needed);
• Quotes: Double quotation marks for direct speech.

Figures and Tables

All figures, tables, and images will be published under a Creative Commons CC-BY license. Authors must obtain permission to use copyrighted materials from other sources, including figures and images that are republished, adapted, modified, or partially sourced

from the internet. It is the authors' responsibility to secure the necessary licenses, adhere to citation requirements specified by third-party rights holders, and cover any additional fees.

All figures and tables should be cited in the text with their sequential numbers

All figures should be sent as separate files and shouldn’t be in the manuscript.

Figure descriptions should be present in the manuscripts for their preferred location

Figures should be sufficiently high resolution and preferable in PNG format

Figures should be prepared with the printing layout of the journal in mind. Length of the text space in MAKU J. Health Sci. Inst. is 220mm and width of a single column is 90mm whereas double column figures is 190mm.

Tables should be in editable format and not as pictures

Table captions should be placed before the table and should not be longer than a paragraph

Tables can be sent as separate files or included in the manuscript

Tables shouldn’t be wider than the page width

Tables should be prepared as a basic table with all borders of 1/2 pt (Default MS Word setting)

Tables with multiple panels should use clear indications using labels such as (A), (B), (C) and (D).

Tables bigger than 190mm by 220mm printing size can not be added to the main text and they can be published as supplementary material.

Tables which don't follow the above guidelines will delay the publication process significantly.

References

Reference style should follow APA guidelines (https://apastyle.apa.org/)

Using a reference manager such as Mendeley, Zotero or Paperpile is highly encouraged to streamline this processes.

Manuscripts which don’t follow reference guidelines will delay the publication process significantly

Ethical and Legal Requirements

Declarations: Include conflict of interest, funding sources, and ethics approval.

Permissions: For reproduced figures/tables, provide written permission.

Supplementary Materials

Data that are not central to the main text or cannot be included in the article due to size or format limitations (e.g., videos, raw data traces, PowerPoint presentations) can be uploaded as supplementary material during submission. These files will be displayed alongside the published article with a link.

Each supplementary material should be submitted as separate files

Each supplementary material should be listed in a separate file (docx or odt) labeled with their description

Each supplementary material should be cited in the manuscript

Supplementary materials can be different types of formats listed but not limited to:

• Data sheets (word, excel documents or other open source alternatives)
• Presentations (PDFs, power point presentations or other open source alternatives)
• Images
• Audio files (mp3, wav, wma)
• Video files (avi, flv, mov, mp4, mpg)