PJSS MANUSCRIPT TEMPLATE (Electronic Submission)

These are abbreviated instructions, please refer to the PJSS Instructions to Authors for specific details. Use this template as a guide for formatting your manuscript. Deviation from the PJSS Instructions for Authors may result in the manuscript’s return to the corresponding author for correction.

Authors may submit an electronic copy.

The electronic submission package should be a zip file that contains:

Cover letter

1 manuscript document file

1 Table document file (containing all the tables)

n Figure files (in TIFF, EPS or JPEG). There should n number of files if there are n figures.

The COVER LETTER is signed by all authors, should accompany the manuscript and should at minimum declare the following:

The study was performed in accordance to ethical practices.

If the study involved people or human tissues, that the research had been approved by a formally constituted review board (Institutional Review Board or Ethics committee).

If there was no access to a formal ethics review committee, the authors should attest they conformed to the World Medical Assembly Declaration (Declaration of Helsinki amended 1989).

Or, that the study was exempt from review by the review board, because research involved the collection of existing data, records, pathological specimens, or diagnostic specimens recorded in such a manner that subjects could not be identified directly or indirectly.

The paper has not been published or been accepted for publication. It is not under consideration at another journal nor has it been deposited at a preprint server for such purpose.

That the author(s) acknowledge(s) that the edited manuscript, tables, figures, and images of material accepted for publication become the property of the Philippine College of Surgeons.

The MANUSCRIPT should be saved as a Microsoft Office Word file (*.docx) or an open document file (*.odt).

The CONFLICTS OF INTEREST form, included in the template, must be completed and signed.

MAINTAIN the wide margin on right side of this template.

The page size should be set to A4. Use a size 12 serif font, e.g. Times New Roman 12, throughout the manuscript.

Please save the entire manuscript (from title page to figure legends/table captions, if applicable) as a single file; do not save each section separately.

DO NOT EMBED tables or figures within the manuscript file.

Each FIGURE should be saved as a separate file. Images for figures should be at least 15 cm in width. Submit full-size files (TIFF, EPS, PNG, or hi-resolution JPEG) at the minimum resolution of 300 pixels or dots per inch.

All TABLES must be saved as a separate document file, with each table occupying a separate page.

TITLE PAGE

Title:

Manuscript Number: to be assigned by PJSS

Authors: First Name, Middle Initial(s) if applicable, Last Name, and Highest Academic Degrees

Affiliations: Department, Institution, City, State or Province, Country (Use superscripted numbers to identify which author belongs to which department and institution.)

Corresponding Author’s name and complete mailing address:

Phone:

Fax:

Email:

Reprint Author: Required only if different from Corresponding Author (Provide complete mailing address, phone number, fax number, and email address for this author.)

Running Title: 65 characters/spaces or less

DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FORM

The PJSS requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise, that might be perceived as influencing an author’s objectivity is considered a potential Conflict of Interest. These must be disclosed whether directly or indirectly relevant to the work in the submitted manuscript. The existence of a Conflict of Interest does not preclude publication in the PJSS.

It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to review this policy with all co-authors and to collectively list all Conflicts of Interest in the form below.

(Place an X on the appropriate space. If you checked item 2 or 3, cite sources of support, name(s) of grantor(s), grant or contract numbers, name of author(s) who received the funding, specific material support given, or nature of conflicts of interest. All authors must sign this form below.)

I/We certify that:

_____ 1. There are no conflicts of interest, whether financial, personal, or institutional, that are relevant to the work conducted or reported in this manuscript.

_____ 2. All funding sources supporting the work and all institutional or corporate affiliations are acknowledged BELOW.

_____ 3. Any financial interests such as employment, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, as well as any personal relationships, academic competition, and intellectual passions which may influence the work in this manuscript are stated BELOW:

Signature of Author1:

Name of Author1: ________________

Date:________________

Signature of Author2:

Name of Author2: ________________

Date:________________

Signature of Author3:

Name of Author3: ________________

Date:________________

ABSTRACT

Abstracts should have 250 words maximum and should be structured as follows:

Rationale/Objectives: Goals of the study.

Methods: Methods used to achieve the study goals.

Results: Results/findings of the study.

Conclusion: Conclusions drawn from the work.

Abstracts for case reports may be unstructured. The word limit for the abstract of these papers is 150.

Key words: 3 to 10 words or phrases to help cross-index the article. Use MESH terms (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/) if possible.

Introduction: State the purpose of the article.

Methods/Case Material: Describe the methods used. Include approval from the local Institutional Review Board regarding human subjects or information regarding the humane treatment of animals if applicable.

Results: Summarize the findings of the current (not a previous) study.

Discussion: Emphasize the results and the significance of the study.

Conclusions: Restate the major findings and address their potential implications or applications.

The details of the content will depend on the type of research being submitted. Use the following guidelines/checklists:

CONSORT for Clinical Trials

STROBE for Observational Studies (Case-control, Cross-sectional, Cohort)

PROCESS for surgical Case Series

SCARE for surgical Case reports

PRISMA for Systematic Reviews/Meta-analyses

STARD for Diagnostic/Prognostic Studies

ARRIVE for Animal Research

For further information, see the EQUATOR network website (https://www.equator-network.org/).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank individuals who contributed to the study or manuscript preparation but did not fulfill all the criteria of authorship.

The corresponding author must obtain and submit to the PJSS written permission from all acknowledged individuals. The permission letter can take the following form:

Consent and Acknowledgment

Date

Manuscript: Title

To the Editor in Chief,

I have seen the version of the manuscript to be submitted and I hereby give my consent to be included in the Acknowledgment section in the above titled manuscript for consideration of publication in Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties.

I understand that this signed form will be submitted to the journal with the manuscript as evidence of my consent.

Signature

Name

REFERENCES

The references are arranged in the order of citation in text (or tables or legends). Use Arabic numerals and arrange in sequence of appearance, not alphabetically. All references cited, including those that only appear in tables, must be included in this section.

Emphasize recent references; in general, avoid references that are older than 10 years, of historic interest only, letters to the editor or editorials. Do not cite abstracts, unpublished observations, manuscripts in preparation or submitted for publication, personal communications or references from obscure or non-English language journals.

Reference listing should use the form adopted by the US National Library of Medicine and used in the Index Medicus. (See Patria K, Wendling D. Citing medicine [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007[cited 2011 Jan 27]. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/)

Common examples of correct forms of references are provided below.

Journals

1. Standard Journal Article (List all authors when six or less: when given seen or more, list only first three and add et al.)

Limpin ET, Lopez MPJ, Maglangit SACA, Torres JJR, Onglao MAS, Cabanilla-Manuntag MC, et al. Surgical Management of Patients With GI Tuberculosis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023 Jan 1;66(1):106-112. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002626.

2. Corporate Author

World Health Organization. Measles vaccines: WHO position paper, April 2017 - Recommendations. Vaccine. 2019 Jan 7;37(2):219-222. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.07.066.

3. No Author Given

Anonymous. Journey without maps: decision making in perinatal psychiatry. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 Oct;7(10):846-848. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30388-6.

4. Journal Supplement

Vesagas TS, Aguilar JA, Mercado ER, Mariano MM. Gamma knife radiosurgery and brain metastases: local control, survival, and quality of life. J Neurosurg. 2002 Dec;97(5 Suppl):507-10. doi: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement.

5. Journal Paginated by Issue

Onglao MAS, Lopez MPJ, Monroy HJ, Manlubatan SIT. Surgical site infection (SSI) rate after colorectal surgery at the Philippine General Hospital. Philipp J Surg Spec. 2023 Jan-Jun;78(1):1-8.

Books and Other Monographs

6. Personal Author(s)

Caedo Jr. JP. Operative Surgical Procedures in General Surgery, 1st ed. Parañaque: Donnel Carlo Printing Press, 1985; 49-53.

7. Editor, Compiler, Chairman as Author

Limson AA, Castor NM, Hilvano SC, et al. A Handbook on Total Parenteral Nutrition. Mandaluyong: Abbott Laboratories, 1979; 22-24.

8. Chapter in a Book

Eufemio GG, Laudico AV, Liquete MJ, Rosete-Liquete RMO, de Jesus RS. Breast. In: Eufemio GG, Philippine Textbook of Surgery, 1st ed. Quezon City: JMC Press, 1990; 243-266.

9. Published Proceedings Paper

Agcaoili NR. Lecture on tissue banking in orthopedic surgery. In: Lagdameo WN, ed. Proceedings of the 16th mid-year convention of the Philippine College of Surgeons. Baguio City: Philippine College of Surgeons, 1990; 18-19.

10. Monograph in a Series

Laudico AV, dela Pena AS, Cabaluna ND, Ngelangel CA. Diagnosis of thyroid cancer. In: Laudico AV, ed, State of the Art: Cancer. Technical Report Series No. 10 Metro Manila: Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, 1991; 17-18.

11. Agency Publications

Laudico AV, Esteban D, Parkin DM. Cancer in the Philippines. International Agency for Research on Cancer Technical Report No. 5, Lyon, 1989.

12. Dissertation or Thesis

Ramirez AT. Experimental wound healing in man (Dissertation). Boston, MA: Tufts University. 1965; 128 p.

13. Newspaper Article

Salang NT. Breast cancer in men and women. Manila Bulletin. 1991 March 30:7.

14. Magazine Article

Castro ERH. Donate your bones, muscle to the tissue bank. Philippine Panorama. 1991 Jan 27:20.

Electronic Material

15. Homepage/Web site

Philippine College of Surgeons [Internet]. Manila: Philippine College of Surgeons; 2010 [cited 2023 Jun 12]. Available from: http://pcs.org.ph/.

16. CD-ROM

Anderson SC, Poulsen KB. Anderson's electronic atlas of hematology [CD-ROM]. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002.

17. Journal article on the Internet

Epstein NE. Efficacy and outcomes of dynamic-plated single-level anterior diskectomy/fusion with additional analysis of comparative costs. Surg Neurol Int [Internet] 2011 [cited 2011 Jan 26];2:9. Available from: http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/text.asp?2011/2/1/9/76146

18. Monograph/Book on the Internet

Mathes SL, Nahai F. Clinical Applications for muscle and musculocutaneous flaps [Internet]. St. Louis: the CV Mosby company, 1982 [cited 2011 Jan 24]. Available from: http://www.global-help.org/publications/books/help_clinicalapplicationsflaps.pdf

FIGURE LEGENDS

Place figure captions here.

These should include a brief description of each figure including any figure parts. The significance of any arrows or letters on the figure should be explained, including any abbreviations used. Microphotographs must contain measurement bars that indicate their magnification. The captions for these should state the original magnification and staining method used.

Do not embed figures in the manuscript file. Each figure should be saved into a separate file.

Note: Figures must be cited consecutively in the text.

TABLE CAPTIONS

Table captions are placed here.

The actual tables are submitted in one separate Microsoft Word file with each table on its own separate page. Do not embed tables in the manuscript file.

Note: Tables must be cited consecutively in the text.