Author Guidelines

ARTICLE TYPES

Original articles feature original primary research conducted and written by the authors themselves, which comply with the following:

• A maximum of 3,500 words excluding abstract, references, tables, figure captions, and appendix.


• A structured abstract with a maximum of 350 words and the following headings: Purpose, Study design, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and 3–5 keywords or phrases.


• A maximum of 8 figures.


• A maximum of 6 tables.


• A maximum of 50 references.

Review articles feature a critical summary of the existing literature to explain the current state of scientific evidence on a particular topic, which comply with the following:

• A maximum of 5,000 words excluding abstract, references, tables, figure captions, and appendix.


• A structured abstract with a maximum of 350 words and the following headings: Purpose, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and 3–5 keywords or phrases.


• A maximum of 10 figures.


• A maximum of 6 tables.


• A maximum of 70 references.

Brief reports focus on insightful new clinical findings, understanding of new concepts, or investigational observations, which comply with the following:

• A maximum of 2,500 words excluding abstract, references, tables, figure captions, and appendix.


• A structured abstract with a maximum of 250 words and the following headings: Purpose, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and 3–5 keywords or phrases.


• A maximum of 6 figures.


• A maximum of 4 tables.


• A maximum of 30 references.

Case series feature 3 or more unique or interesting cases in terms of presentation or management and provide contributory insight into the management or detection of ocular diseases, which comply with the following:

• A maximum of 2,000 words excluding abstract, references, tables, figure captions, and appendix.


• A structured abstract with a maximum of 200 words and the following headings: Background, Case series, Conclusion, and 3–5 keywords or phrases.


• A maximum of 6 figures.


• A maximum of 2 tables.


• A maximum of 15 references.

Case reports feature a maximum of 2 unique or interesting cases in terms of presentation or management and provide contributory insight into the management or detection of ocular diseases, which comply with the following:

• A maximum of 1,500 words excluding abstract, references, tables, figure captions, and appendix.


• A structured abstract with a maximum of 150 words and the following headings: Background, Case report, Conclusion, and 3–5 keywords or phrases.


• A maximum of 3 figures.


• A maximum of 1 table.


• A maximum of 10 references.

BEFORE SUBMISSION

Technical review

Manuscripts are subject to technical review and graded according to compliance with the templates provided below. Manuscripts with a technical review score < 30/40 will be automatically declined. Manuscripts with a technical review score ≥ 30/40 will be returned to the author for technical revision. If upon the second technical revision the manuscript still does not comply with the guidelines, it will be declined. If the manuscript is declined due to technical grounds, authors are welcome to resubmit to MyJO, albeit as a new submission.

Templates

Download the appropriate template from the list below, read the instructions carefully, and use the template to structure your manuscript:
- Original Article Template
- Review Article Template
- Brief Report Template
- Case Series Template
- Case Report Template

MyJO endorses the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (ICMJE Recommendations) published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). We strongly recommend that authors review the ICMJE’s Preparing a Manuscript for Submission to a Medical Journal, as it provides a helpful framework to prepare clear and well-structured articles.

DURING SUBMISSION

MyJO is an online journal. Submissions and communications between the authors and the editorial team are conducted exclusively on the MyJO website. Email notifications sent by the journal often fall into the junk/spam folder, so authors are encouraged to check these folders regularly and add MyJO to their list of trusted contacts. We also strongly encourage to track submissions and contact the publishing team through the Pre-Review, Review, Copyediting, and Production discussion panes. When contacting the MyJO Editorial Team by email, make sure to cite the submission number.

When submitting your manuscript through the journal website, complete/upload the following items:

1. Metadata
- Appropriate section for your manuscript from the drop-down menu
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Supporting agencies
- Reference list
- Full names (not initials) and emails for all authors in the List of Contributors. Given (first) names and family (surnames) names provided in the Metadata section should match those provided in the manuscript. For example, Tan Gee See will be indexed in the journal’s metadata as GS Tan; Siti-Hawa Majid will be indexed in the journal’s metadata as M Siti-Hawa. Submissions that list only one author in the List of Contributors and more than one author in the manuscript will be automatically declined.
2. Complete manuscript file using the appropriate template (provided above).
3. Completed ICMJE COI Declaration for all submissions.
4. Completed MyJO Publication Consent Form for case series and case reports.