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Author Guidelines

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The Macedonian Journal of Anaesthesia (MJA) publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, short communications, letters to the editor, and editorials in anaesthesiology, intensive care medicine, perioperative medicine, and pain management.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Manuscripts must be submitted through the online system and must not be under consideration elsewhere. Authors must comply with the journal’s ethical and editorial policies.

ORCID iD Policy

The Macedonian Journal of Anaesthesia requires all authors to provide a valid ORCID iD during the submission process. ORCID iDs ensure accurate author identification and support transparency in scholarly publishing.

Authors can obtain an ORCID iD free of charge at: https://orcid.org

Submissions without ORCID iDs will be returned to authors for completion.

MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURE

Original Articles: Title page, Abstract (up to 250 words), Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References.

Review Articles: Abstract, Keywords, structured main text.

Case Reports: Abstract, Introduction, Case Presentation, Discussion, References.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

All research involving human participants must comply with ethical standards and include ethics committee approval where applicable.

Informed patient consent must be obtained for case reports and identifiable clinical data.

DECLARATIONS

Authors must provide: conflict of interest statement, funding information, and disclosure of any use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools (AI cannot be listed as authors).

LANGUAGE AND REFERENCES

Manuscripts must be written in clear English. References should follow Vancouver style.

TABLES AND FIGURES

Tables and figures must be included in the manuscript file for peer review.

Figures must also be uploaded separately (minimum 300 dpi; JPG, PNG, or TIFF).
Tables must be editable (Word or Excel), not images.

TEMPLATE AND DOCUMENTS

Manuscripts must be prepared using the appropriate journal template.

All templates are formatted according to the journal requirements (Times New Roman, font size 12, double line spacing, and defined margins) and include the required manuscript structure and declarations with examples.

Download the templates below:

• Original Article Template
• Review Article Template
• Case Report Template
• Short Communication Template
• Letter to the Editor Template
• Editorial Template

Authors must also submit an accompanying (cover) letter:

• Accompanying Letter Template

Submissions that do not follow the required structure and formatting may be returned to authors before peer review.

POST-ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS

Following acceptance, authors must complete payment and submit proof.

The manuscript will not proceed to publication until verification by the Editorial Office.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

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Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

The authors retain copyright of their work and grant the journal the right of first publication.

This work is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Authors are permitted to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of the work, provided that its initial publication in this journal is acknowledged.

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