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African Health Sciences
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Introduction
African Health Sciences is an internationally refereed journal publishing original articles on research, clinical practice, public health, policy, planning, implementation and evaluation, in the health and related sciences relevant to Africa and the tropics.
SUBMITTING A MANUSCRIPT
Two copies (and 3.5" diskette containing script in Microsoft Word) of the manuscript should be submitted to:
The Editor, African Health Sciences, Makerere University Medical School, P. O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda. Fax: 256-41-530022, Email:
[email protected], Tel 256-41-530020/1.
We accept a manuscript on the understanding that it is reporting unpublished work and that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. We generally accept manuscripts in the following categories: reports of original research, case reports, special articles, and reviews
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Length of manuscripts:
Full-length articles should not exceed 4500 words and have a maximum of six tables (or figures). Short reports should be less than 1500 words with a maximum of two tables (or figures).
Letters to the Editor and Book reviews should be less than 500 words and do not need an abstract.
Formatting
Manuscripts should be written in English and typed on single-sided A4 paper, double-spaced with margins of at least 25mm.
Research articles should include the following, each beginning on a fresh page: title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, references, acknowledgements, tables and figures.
Title page
This should contain an informative title, the first name, initial and last name of each author. The page should also include the name of institution(s)and departments to which the work should be attributed, and the name, address, email, fax, and telephone numbers (s) of the author responsible for correspondence about the manuscript. .
Abstract
The abstract must not exceed 300 words and must be structured as follows: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Acknowledgements
This should be on a separate page and not be more than ten printed lines (about 500 bytes).
Figures and Tables and scientific measurements
Figures and tables should be of reproducible quality, include comprehensive captions and not duplicate material presented in the text. All illustrations (tables and figures) must be cited consecutively in the text. Avoid internal vertical or horizontal lines in tables.
Any figures should be professionally designed and submitted as original copies.
All scientific measurements except blood pressure (mm Hg) should be expressed in SI units.
REFERENCES: (Vancouver style).
References should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text and listed in order in the reference list (Vancouver style).
The references must be in the following form: author (s), title of journal article, full name or Index Medicus or Medline abbreviation of journal, year of publication, volume number, and page numbers in full.
When there are six or fewer authors, list all of them. If there are seven or more, then list the first three followed by et al.
CHECKLIST FOR AUTHORS
Before submitting your manuscript please make sure you have the following:
- Original double-spaced article and two copies
- Covering (submission) letter
- Corresponding author's name, complete address, degrees, institution, title, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail, if available.
- A 3.5" diskette containing (in Microsoft Word 97) the manuscript
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