Manuscript Central Instructions for Authors

Please also read Information for Authors.

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If you forgot your User ID and Password: ①Enter your E-Mail address. ②Click Go, and the notification email will be sent to the E-Mail address you entered. ③Create your new password by following the instruction in the email. If you have not created an account yet, click “Create An Account” to create your account. Note: Use your personal E-mail address when creating your account.

If you already have an account, and know your User ID and Password: ①Enter your User ID and Password. ②Click “Log in”.

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2 Main Menu

Click “Author Center”.

Author Dashboard 3

「My Manuscript」displays manuscripts status you have created/submitted. You can view the manuscripts at the bottom by clicking on each list.

Click here if you have not created a draft for a new manuscript submission. You will be directed to the submission page.

Click Continue Submission to continue submission for manuscripts you have already created.

Step 1: Type, Title, & Abstract 4 Draft Creation

• Fill in all required fields between

Step ① and ⑤. Then, you can submit your manuscript after you check the PDF proof on Step ⑥.

• Click ”Save & Continue” button to move to the next step.

• Any entered information will be saved automatically whenever you move between the Steps or stop the submission process. You can log out anytime and come back to the submission page with already entered information.

The word limit of abstract by manuscript type. • 250 words‥‥‥ Original Article • 150 words‥‥‥ Review • 100 words‥‥‥ Case Report • No Abstract‥‥ Editorial Short Communication Letters to the Editor Pictures in Clinical Medicine

Step 2: Attributes 5

Enter 2 to 6 keywords.

Step 3: Authors & Institutions 6

Enter your co-author's email address in the box of "Find using Author's email address", then click "Search". • If the search result is returned, click “Add Author” to add the person on the Author list. • If the search result is not returned, a message will appear above the box of "Find using Author's email address". By

clicking "create a new co-author." in that message, you will be lead the page for entering the author’s information. Once entering the information each co-author, and click "Add Created Author" to add to the Author list.

7 Step 4: Details & Comments 1

Cover Letter Enter the cover letter here. If you attach a file click “Select File” button, select the file and click “Attach File” button.

Manuscript Information Enter the numbers of Figure(s) and Table(s).

Category Select the appropriate category from the drop-down menu.

Confirm the following Check the box on the left side to agree on each statement otherwise your manuscript submission is not allowed.

8 Step 4: Details & Comments 2

Self-reported Potential Conflict of Interest (COI) Disclosure Statement Check a box on the left side to agree with the statement.

Personal Financial Interests State details if applicable.

9 Step 4: Details & Comments 3

Personal Financial Interests State details if applicable.

Step 5: File Upload 1 10

Uploading Manuscript Files • Click “Select File” to select a file to upload and select the file designation from the

drop-down menu at the right side. If you have more than two files, follow this step one by one. Then, click “Upload Select Files” and the file(s) will be uploaded.

• You can upload up to 3 files at once. If you have more than 4 files, upload 3 files first, and push “Save and Continue” button. Then, return to this page, and upload rest of the files.

• For tables and figures, separate the file per image. (One file for one image) • Files you can upload (Put the filename extension otherwise the system fails to

generate the PDF proof) Main Document: DOC, RTF Tables and Figures: GIF, JPEG, TIFF, EPS, XLS

11 Step 5: File Upload 2

Enter the figure number and caption / legend for image files. ※For files of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, enter the figure number and caption/legend in the files. The descriptions entered here are NOT displayed on PDF/HTML for these files.

Enter the same figure names that appears in the Main Document file to create the link on HTML proof page. E.g. If a figure appears as “Fig. 1” in the main text, enter “Fig. 1” here to create an automatic link to the HTML version of your manuscript.

12 Step 5: File Upload 3

When the file upload is completed, the files are listed in “My Files”. Follow the same steps instructed in the previous pages if you need to upload more files. If you need to delete the uploaded file(s), select “Remove” from the drop-down menu at Actions. You can change the order from the drop-down menu at “ORDER”. Click “Update Order” when the file order is fixed.

13 Step 6: Review & Submit

After the checkmarks are displayed at the all steps, click “Submit” to complete the manuscript submission.

✔ completed Steps. X needs correction. Go back to the Step to make necessary corrections.

Click “View PDF Proof” to see the PDF proof of your manuscript. Make sure that it has no problem such as garbling of letters.