Author Guidelines

Asean Vascular and Wound Research welcomes original research articles, review articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, case reports, and other scholarly works relevant to vascular and wound research.

Authors are required to ensure that manuscripts are prepared in accordance with the journal's requirements and relevant international standards for ethical research and scientific reporting. Authors should also follow the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and applicable reporting guidelines for the relevant study design.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all information contained in the manuscript is accurate, complete, and presented transparently.

2. Types of Manuscripts

The journal accepts the following types of manuscripts:

  • Original Research Articles
  • Review Articles
  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
  • Case Reports
  • Case Series
  • Brief Reports
  • Editorials
  • Letters to the Editor

The editorial team may consider other types of manuscripts that are relevant to the scope of the journal.

3. Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts should be written in clear and concise English and submitted electronically through the journal's submission system.

Original research articles should generally follow the Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRAD) structure, although the format may vary according to the type of manuscript.

The manuscript should generally contain the following components:

  1. Title Page
  2. Abstract
  3. Keywords
  4. Introduction
  5. Methods
  6. Results
  7. Discussion
  8. Conclusion
  9. Acknowledgments, if applicable
  10. Funding Statement
  11. Conflict of Interest Statement
  12. Author Contributions
  13. Data Availability Statement, where applicable
  14. References
  15. Tables and Figures, where applicable

4. Title Page

The title page should include:

  • The full title of the manuscript.
  • The full names of all authors.
  • Institutional affiliations of all authors.
  • The corresponding author's name and complete contact information.
  • ORCID iDs, where available.
  • Funding information.
  • Conflict of interest disclosures.
  • Word count, where required.
  • The number of tables and figures, where applicable.

The title should be concise, informative, and accurately reflect the content and study design of the manuscript. ICMJE recommends that the title provide sufficient information to facilitate accurate and specific retrieval of the article.

5. Abstract

The abstract should accurately summarize the manuscript and should be understandable without referring to the main text.

For original research articles, a structured abstract is recommended and should generally include:

  • Background
  • Objective
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Conclusion

Authors should comply with the specific abstract requirements of the relevant manuscript type.

6. Keywords

Authors should provide 3–6 keywords that accurately represent the main topics of the manuscript. Where appropriate, authors are encouraged to use standardized medical terminology, such as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms.

7. Introduction

The Introduction should provide a concise background to the study, explain the rationale for conducting the research, identify the relevant knowledge gap, and clearly state the study objective or hypothesis.

Authors should avoid presenting extensive results or conclusions in the Introduction.

8. Methods

The Methods section should provide sufficient information to allow readers to understand how the study was conducted and, where appropriate, to enable replication.

The section should include, as applicable:

  • Study design and setting.
  • Study population and eligibility criteria.
  • Sampling methods and sample size.
  • Data collection procedures.
  • Variables and outcome measures.
  • Intervention or exposure, where applicable.
  • Statistical analysis.
  • Ethical approval and informed consent.
  • Trial registration, where applicable.

Research involving human participants must comply with applicable ethical standards and regulations. Research involving animals must comply with relevant national and international guidelines.

For studies involving human participants, authors should state the name of the ethics committee or institutional review board and provide the approval number when applicable.

9. Reporting Guidelines

Authors should use the appropriate reporting guideline for the study design. Examples include:

  • CONSORT for randomized controlled trials.
  • STROBE for observational studies.
  • PRISMA for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
  • STARD for diagnostic accuracy studies.

Authors should submit the relevant reporting checklist when required by the journal. ICMJE recommends the use of appropriate reporting guidelines because they improve the completeness and transparency of research reporting.

10. Results

The Results section should present the findings clearly and logically without duplicating information unnecessarily between the text, tables, and figures.

Statistical results should be reported appropriately, including relevant measures of uncertainty where applicable. Authors should distinguish between statistical significance and clinical significance.

11. Discussion

The Discussion should:

  • Summarize the principal findings.
  • Compare the findings with relevant previous research.
  • Explain the potential clinical or scientific implications.
  • Discuss the strengths and limitations of the study.
  • Address possible explanations for the findings.
  • Identify areas for future research.

Authors should avoid unsupported claims and should clearly distinguish established findings from hypotheses or speculation.

12. Conclusion

The Conclusion should directly address the study objectives and be supported by the results. Authors should avoid making conclusions that extend beyond the evidence presented in the manuscript.

13. Authorship

Authorship should follow the criteria established by ICMJE. Authors should have:

  1. Made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data;
  2. Drafted the manuscript or critically revised it for important intellectual content;
  3. Given final approval of the version to be published; and
  4. Agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work and to ensure that questions concerning its accuracy or integrity are appropriately investigated and resolved.

All individuals who meet all four criteria should be identified as authors, while individuals who do not meet all authorship criteria should not be listed as authors but may be acknowledged for their contributions.

Changes to authorship after submission should be supported by an appropriate explanation and require the agreement of all affected authors.

14. Acknowledgments

Individuals who contributed to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship may be acknowledged. Examples include administrative assistance, technical assistance, language editing, or other contributions that do not meet the authorship criteria.

Authors should obtain permission from individuals who are named in the Acknowledgments section.

15. Ethical Approval and Informed Consent

Manuscripts reporting research involving human participants must include a statement confirming approval by an appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board, where applicable.

Authors must also state whether informed consent was obtained from participants.

Identifying information about patients must not be published unless it is essential for scientific purposes and appropriate written informed consent for publication has been obtained.

Research involving animals must comply with applicable national and international standards for the ethical treatment and use of laboratory animals.

16. Conflict of Interest

All authors must disclose any financial or non-financial relationships and activities that could influence, or could reasonably be perceived to influence, the submitted work.

Potential conflicts may include employment, research funding, consultancy, honoraria, patents, intellectual property, or other relevant relationships.

Authors should complete the applicable ICMJE disclosure form when requested.

17. Funding

Authors must disclose all sources of financial and material support for the research and/or publication.

The role of the funding organization in the study design, data collection, data analysis, interpretation of results, manuscript preparation, and decision to submit the manuscript for publication should be stated where applicable.

18. Data Availability

Authors should provide a Data Availability Statement when applicable. The statement should indicate whether the data supporting the findings are available and, where appropriate, explain how and under what conditions the data may be accessed.

19. References

Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of all references.

References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first cited in the text. References should be cited using Arabic numerals in parentheses, unless otherwise specified by the journal's reference style.

Authors should cite original research articles whenever possible and should verify references against reliable bibliographic sources or the original publications. Authors should also ensure that cited articles have not been retracted unless the retraction itself is the subject of discussion.

20. Tables and Figures

Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they are cited in the text.

Each table and figure must be cited in the manuscript.

Tables should have concise and informative titles. Non-standard abbreviations should be explained in footnotes.

Figures should be of appropriate quality and should be accompanied by clear legends. Previously published figures or other copyrighted materials must be reproduced only with appropriate permission and acknowledgment.

21. Duplicate, Redundant, and Plagiarized Publication

Manuscripts must be original and must not have been published previously or be under consideration by another journal.

Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal.

Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and redundant or duplicate publication are unacceptable. "Salami" publication, involving inappropriate fragmentation of research findings into multiple publications, is also prohibited.

Authors must disclose any previous publications or submissions that could be considered substantially overlapping with the submitted manuscript. ICMJE recommends that relevant previous work be identified and provided to the editor during submission.

22. Use of Artificial Intelligence

Authors who use artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies, including large language models or generative AI tools, in preparing a manuscript must disclose their use at submission and describe how the technology was used, as applicable.

AI tools must not be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility or accountability for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work.

Authors remain fully responsible for the content of the submitted manuscript, including material produced with AI assistance. Authors must carefully review and edit AI-generated content and ensure that it does not contain plagiarism, inaccurate information, or inappropriate attribution.

23. Submission Requirements

At submission, authors should provide all information and documents required by the journal, including, where applicable:

  • Manuscript file.
  • Title page.
  • Cover letter.
  • Ethics approval statement.
  • Informed consent statement.
  • Conflict of interest disclosure.
  • Funding statement.
  • Author contribution statement.
  • Data availability statement.
  • Reporting checklist.
  • Permission to reproduce copyrighted material.
  • Patient consent for publication, where applicable.

The cover letter or submission form should disclose any related or previously reported work, relevant conflicts of interest, authorship information, and other information that may assist the editor in evaluating the submission.

24. Peer Review

All submitted manuscripts are subject to editorial assessment and peer review according to the journal's editorial policies.

Editors may reject manuscripts without external peer review when they are outside the journal's scope, do not meet the journal's requirements, or do not meet the expected standards of scientific quality.

Authors are expected to respond to reviewers' comments professionally and provide a clear explanation of revisions made to the manuscript.

25. Copyright and Publication Rights

Authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript does not infringe the copyright or other rights of third parties.

Permission must be obtained for the reproduction of previously published copyrighted material when required.

The terms governing copyright, licensing, and publication rights will be specified by the journal at the time of publication.

26. Ethical and Publication Misconduct

Asean Vascular and Wound Research follows the principles and flowcharts of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) when addressing suspected research or publication misconduct.

Potential misconduct may include plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and other violations of publication ethics.

The journal reserves the right to investigate suspected misconduct and take appropriate corrective action in accordance with applicable ethical standards.