The text need not be divided into sections. Letters should be up to 500 words, contain not more than one Figure/Table and 5 most recent Letters may also relate to other topics of interest to paediatric surgeons, and/or useful clinical observations. At the Editorial Boards' discretion, the letter may be sent to the authors and both letter and reply may be published together. Letters to the Editor commenting upon a recent article in IJOHNS are welcome within 6 months of the article's publication. Limited to 2 and up to 10 most recent references. Number of tables/figures (black and white photographs only) should be

The text should be up to 1000 words and divided into sections - abstract (50 words), introduction, case report and discussion. Single case reports should provide information regarding new or unusualĪspects of aetiology, diagnosis or management which adds to the existing knowledge. The length should be 2000-3000 words (excluding tables, figures, and references).Ĭase Reports should consist of clinical cases highlighting uncommon conditions or presentations. Review Articles or systematic and critical assessments of literature are also published. The length should be 2500-3500 words with not more than 6 tables and 3 figures. Key messages should be provided at the end of the manuscript. The text should be divided in sections of introduction, methods, results and discussion. Four to five key words to facilitate indexing should be provided along with the abstract. Methods (which should include design, setting, subjects, methods), results and conclusion in not more than 250 words. Each manuscript should be accompanied with a structured abstract divided into aims, material and Original Articles should report original research relevant to clinical surgery.

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