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Microsoft word file

Requirements:

• Cover letter

  • addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, Archives in Colorectal Diseases

  • include the complete name of all authors (maximum of 8), title and research design

  • state relevant information eg. manuscript has been submitted or published elsewhere

• Title page

  • </= 40 characters (including letters and spaces)

  • Authors: First name, middle initial, last name, highest academic degree, academic title, department and institution of each listed author

  • Name, address, contact number, current email address of author responsible for the correspondence

  • State source of funding, support and financial disclosure

  • State word count of the main manuscript and abstract

  • List the contribution of each author

  • Primary author should have an ORCID ID – https://orcid.org

• Abstract

  • No abbreviations

  • </= 300 words

  • Include:

    • For Descriptive and Analytical studies: Background, Objectives, Research Design, Methodology, Inclusion and Exclusion criteria of patients, Intervention/s, Primary and Secondary outcomes, Result, Conclusion, Clinical trial registration number (if applicable)

    • For Case reports: Background, Objectives, Case Presentation, Conclusion

• Main manuscript

  • Word count </=3,000 words (exclude abstract, tables, figures and references)

  • For Descriptive and Analytical studies: Introduction, Methodology (include research ethics board approval), Result, Discussion, Conclusion, References, Tables and/or Figures

  • For Case reports: Background, Objectives, Case Presentation, Conclusion, References, Tables and/or Figures

• Tables

  • Editable file in Microsoft word

  • Submit as separate file

  • Numbered in Arabic numerals

• Figures

  • Separate file for each figure

  • File size up to 10 MB

• References

  • Follow the Vancouver style (numeric)

  • </= 40 references

• Format and style

  • Submit in English or Tagalog language (with English version)

  • Font size – 12

  • Number each page

  • Double spaced