Checklist

□ For original articles and case reports, approval or exemption by the IRB and IRB no was obtained.

□ Permission from the copyright holder has been obtained when using portions of the main text, tables, figures, or other content that has already been published in another journal.

□ Double-spaced typing with 12-point font.

□ Title page with type of manuscript, title (≤50 words), authors’ full name(s) and affiliation, information for correspondence (Affiliation, Academic degree, ORCID, postal address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address), running title (≤10 words), ORCIDs (all authors), COI, funding sources, Author contributions, Acknowledgement(optional), IRB numbers(if necessary).

□ Sequence of blinded manuscripts: abstract with keywords, introduction, methods, results, discussion (Do not make a conclusion section), references, figure legends (Do not embed figures and tables in manuscripts).

□ Check word limits for abstract with 5-10 keywords as in MeSH heading: original or review articles, ≤300 words; case reports, ≤250 words. In the case of original articles, abstracts should be structured.

□ For English articles, include a word count for the main body only, exclusive of title, abstract, references, tables, and figure legends.

□ All tables, figures, and appendices should be cited in the main body.

□ References listed in a proper format. Check that all listed references are cited in the text and vice versa.

□ Upload the copyright transfer form, author contribution form, and if necessary, publication of patient information form.