• Original Articles: Original Articles: articles reporting the previously unpublished results of completed scientific experiments conducted by the authors, confirming or refuting a clearly defined research hypothesis. Original articles should be organized as follows: Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conflict of Interest, Acknowledgments, References. Abstract of no more than 350 words using the headings listed: Background; Material and Methods; Results; Conclusions.
  -text 3000 words (but ODO will accept 4000 words for qualitative articles or mixed methods articles involving a qualitative element)
  -≤9 tables and/or figures
  -References not less than 15;

The Clinical Trials as original articles within the Journal:

• Brief Reports: short papers of investigations (e.g., descriptive studies) in health sciences organized in the same manner as full-length articles, but which contain 1000-1500 words or less (from introduction through discussion), with no more than 3 tables and/or figures, and up to 20 references; Abstract of no more than 350 words using the headings listed: Background; Material and Methods; Results; Conclusions
• Case Reports: articles describing in detail the diagnosis and/or treatment of 1-3 patients, emphasizing unusual or difficult features of therapy in the case(s) described, within the thematic scope of Our Dermatology Online journal. References are limited to 20; Text 800 words. Limited of tables / figures no more than 5. Abstract should include a unstructured abstract of no more than 150 words using the data: Background, Case Report, Conclusion.
• Review Articles: articles presenting the current state of knowledge on a given issue, with emphasis on current controversies, theoretical and practical approaches to the problem, etc., including a well chosen bibliography. A Review Article is normally 3,000–5,000 words (excluding Abstract and references). References no limited (but not less than 20); Abstract 150 words.
• Opinion Articles: descriptions of important issues, controversies, and opinions in the area of dermatology; 2000 words (or 1700 words with 1 table or 1 figure); not more than 15 references. Short, unstructured abstract 
• Historical articles: presentation of important figures, movements, and advances in the field of dermatology. not less than 50 references. Abstract 150 words.
• Letters to the Editor: may report original data, discuss published articles, or present hypotheses. Letters are not to exceed 400 words and 3 figures or tables, or no more than 2 pages in pdf file. Not more than 7 references. Letters should not have an abstract.
• Observation: contain very short case reports. Acceptance is contingent on editorial review. Observations are formatted with introductory sentences, followed by the following headings: Report of a Case and Discussion. Allowed a brief Introduction. Maximum length: 600 words and 10 references.
• Research Letters: Their main purpose is to create an opportunity to publish preliminary research findings which may lead on to more substantial research studies. Manuscripts should be concise, thought-provoking and of general interest. Examples include: phase 1 clinical trials; pilot studies whose aim is to test research methodology; the generation of preliminary data to inform subsequent study design; small observational or experimental studies; retrospective clinical or pathological series from single institutions; studies which confirm or extend what has recently been published by others; studies which add to the collective understanding of a topic without being sufficiently novel or significant in themselves to justify an original article; studies which use a single research method, where two or three complimentary methods would be the norm for an original article. Research letters should not exceed 750 words or 10 references, with just three figures or three tables. Research letters should have no abstract.
• Practical issues: practical issues on the medical topics with figures and/or tables.
• Discussion: letters discussing a recent article in this journal should be submitted within 4 weeks of the article's publication in print. 400 words; ≤6 references (1 of which should be to the recent article); ≤3 authors
• Perspectives: provide an opinion. Articles should be concise, thought-provoking. Should not exceed of 750 words and 6 references, with just one figure orone small table.
• Opinion Pieces: as an item of correspondence are also welcome; original ideas, innovations, scholarly opinions, debates and controversies at an early stage of academic development. They should not exceed 400 words, 6 references and one figure. 

All items of correspondence should be formatted in one continuous section, with no bulleted statements or abstract. They can be published online or printed at the discretion of the editors.

• Clinical Images / Histopathological Images: Photographic descriptions of interesting or unusual clinical, radiologic, or pathologic phenomena. Organize the manuscript as follows: Title Page, Description, Figure(s) and References (optional). The main manuscript should be written in the format of a clinical vignette. Start with a short introduction followed by the case description including pertinent history, physical examination, clinical work-up, and outcome, as applicable. Clinical images should be limited to 300 words description, 0-3 references; Figures no limited. Clinical images must be accompanied by a statement of consent signed by the patient.   ‘Textbook’ type submissions are discouraged. 
• Expert Commentary – Comment tho the Article: commentaries are written on invitation of the Editors, and narrowly focused on the articles published by the journal. They provide critical or alternative viewpoints on key issues and generally consist of a discussion of an article published in the journal. References are limited to 20-22
• What's is your diagnosis? – in only online section – Our Cases – http://www.odermatol.com/our-cases-2/ This section explores a case report in which the final diagnosis of the disease is questioned. It should include the following topics: Case report; Discussion; References. Allowed a brief Introduction.

 

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The following instructions are in general compliance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (N Eng J Med 1997;336: 309-15; www.acponline.org/journals/resource/unifreqr.htm).

 

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Preparing the manuscript for submission

 

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The text should be written in a 12-point font with one-and-a-half spacing and margins of 2.5 cm (1 inch) on all four sides, in Word. The editors reserve the right to edit the article for formatting.

 

Title page

The manuscript should have a title page containing the following information:

• the full name of each author, 
• the organizational affiliation of each author (workplace),
• ORCID number (if the author has)
• the full title of the article in both English or in addition to any other language, in which work be written.
• 3-6 key words selected in accordance with the MeSH system as used in the Index Medicus (MEDLINE),
• the first author's full name, address, telephone and/or fax number, and e-mail address if available, for purposes of correspondence during the preparation of the manuscript for print,
• the sources of any material or financial support, in the form of grants, subventions, major donations, etc., if any.

 

Abstracts

Regardless of the language in which the work is submitted, the article will be accompanied by summaries in English in addition to any other language, in which work be written. If the manuscript is submitted with a summary only in the original language, it is a precondition for publication that the missing summary be supplied. The summaries should have similar structure and content in both languages.

The summary for Original Articles and Brief Report should be in structured form, not exceeding 350 words, and should consist of four paragraphs of 1-3 sentences each, labeled:

Background: the purpose of the article or research, the primary thesis.

Material and Methods: a brief description of the research; in the case of a review or opinion article, a characterization of the literature; for a case study, a brief description of the patient; the main parameters measured, etc.

Results: the most significant results achieved.

Conclusions: the most important 1-2 conclusions derived by the authors from the results presented in the article. The preceding structure does not apply in detail to review or opinion articles.

Abstract in Case Report should include a unstructured abstract of no more than 150 words using the data: Background, Case Report, Conclusion.

Abstract in Review Articles and Historical Articles include a nonstructured abstract of no more than 150 words.

 

Structure of the text

The text of the article should be divided into six sections labeled: Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, References. Before References, if appropriate, the authors may insert Acknowledgements; an Appendix may be attached at the end, if needed. Each section should be clearly designated by a title in boldface.

When circumstances require, depending on the contents and nature of the article, a different structure may be used, provided, however, that the structure of the article is clear, transparent and self-consistent.

Introduction should give the scientific and/or clinical rationale for researching the given topic, the primary issues and controversies, an explanation of the aim of the study and the primary thesis.

Material and methods should contain essential information regarding how the experiment or research was conducted, including the essential characteristics of the experimental and control groups (age, gender), inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the randomization and masking (blinding) method used. The protocol of data acquisition, procedures, investigated parameters, methods of measurements and apparatus should be described in sufficient detail to allow other scientists to reproduce the results. In the case of published methods, the names with appropriate references should be given. References and a brief description should be provided for methods that have been published but are not well known, whereas new or substantially modified methods should be described in detail. The rationale for using such new or unknown methods should be discussed, along with a balanced evaluation of these methods, not omitting their limitations. Drugs and other chemicals should be precisely identified, including the generic name, dosage, and route of administration.

Information regarding the patients' informed consent should be included in the text of the article (see above: Patient confidentiality). Study subjects should be identified only by arbitrarily assigned initials or numbers. Any information contained in photographs, images, or other illustrations that could serve to reveal the person's identity should be thoroughly camouflaged or concealed. The faces of persons appearing in photographs should be masked or covered with a black band, unless for compelling reasons this is impossible.

Results concisely and reasonably summarize the findings in the form of text, tables and figures arranged in a logical and internally self-consistent manner. The number of tables and figures should be limited to those absolutely needed to confirm or refute the thesis. Data given in graphs and tables should not be automatically repeated in the text. The number of observations should be clearly indicated, as well as exclusions or losses to observation. Any complications that may occur in treatment or examination should be reported.

Discussion should deal only with new and/or important aspects of the results obtained, without repeating in detail data or other material previously presented in Introductions or Results. The Discussion should focus on the theoretical implications and/or practical consequences of the findings, including suggestions for further research. The Discussion should compare the results of the present study to those obtained by other investigators mentioned in the text.

Conclusions must be linked with the goals of the study. New hypotheses with recommendations for further research should be advanced only when fully warranted and explicitly justified. Include recommendations when appropriate. Unqualified statements and conclusions not supported by the data obtained should be avoided.

Acknowledgements list all those who have contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship, such as assistants, technicians, or department heads who provided only general support. Financial and other material support should be disclosed and acknowledged.

 

Since January 2018

For authors writing in a language other than English.

1. Articles written in Spanish and French

Articles (original articles, case reports, review articles) will be published only with Abstracts in English, key words in English and descriptions (legends) under figures / tables in English. Other articles (clinical / histopathological images, letters…) will not be accepted in other languages except English.

 

2. Articles written in other languages

Articles that will be written in languages other than English, French and Spanish will not be published in regular editions (issueus). It is allowed to publish these articles only in the online version in the Online section in planned or fast-track mode.

References NEW- since supplement 3.2013 (November 2013)

Chosen for their importance and accessibility, are numbered consecutively in the order of their occurrence in the text. Number of cited references is not limited. References first cited in tables or figure legends must be numbered in such a way as to maintain numerical sequence with the references cited in the text. Identify footnotes in text by Arabic numerals in square brackets; they should appear like the following: [1,2,5,6] or [3-8]. The style of references, which will be strictly observed, is that of Index Medicus. When an article has six or fewer authors, all should be listed; when there are seven or more, only the first three are listed, then „et al.”

The following sample references are taken from the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (N Eng J Med 1997;336:309-15;

www.acponline.org/journals/resource/unifreqr.htm).

 

Standard journal article

1. Shelley WB, Shelley ED. Coexistent erythrasma, trichomycosis axillaris, and pitted keratolysis: an overlooked corynebacterial triad? J Am Acad Dermatol. 1982;7:752-7.

2. Abreu Velez AM, Jackson BL, Velasquez Cantillo KL, Rafael A, Alvarez B, Howard MS. Merkel cell carcinoma versus metastatic small cell primary bronchogenic carcinoma. Our Dermatol Online. 2013;4:64-71.

3. Ajili F, Bousseta N, Msakni I, Metoui L, Gharsallah I, Laabidi J, et al. Symptomatic macroglossia and tongue myositis in Dermatomyositis. Our Dermatol Online. 2013;4:176-8.

Article in electronic form

Drayer DE, Koffler D:. Factors in the emergence of infectious diseases. Emerg Infect Dis [serial online] 1995 Jan-Mar [cited 1996 Jun 5];1(1):[24 screens]. Available from: URL:http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eid.htm

Book, personal author(s)

Ringsven MK: Gerontology and leadership skills for nurses. 2nd ed. Albany (NY): Delmar Publishers; 1996.

Book, editor(s) as author

Barankin B, Metelista AI, Lin AN: Illustrated Dictionary of Dermatology Eponyms. LWW, Baltimore 2005.

Chapter in a book

Sokołowska-Wojdyło M, Placek W: Receptory TCR – rearan?acja genów, [w:] Pierwotne chłoniaki skóry. M. Sokołowska-Wojdyło, J. Roszkiewicz (red.), Wydawnictwo Czelej, Lublin. 2008: 45-51.

Conference proceedings

Kimura J, Shibasaki H, editors: Recent advances in clinical neurophysiology. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of EMG and Clinical Neurophysiology; 1995 Oct 15-19; Kyoto, Japan. Amsterdam. Elsevier. 1996.

 

Abstracts or reviews should generally not be cited as references, nor should „unpublished observations” or „personal communications”. If such material is necessary, it should be incorporated and acknowledged in the text at the appropriate place.

 

Tables

are numbered consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text, with a brief title. A short or abbreviated heading should be used for each column. Descriptions of the table should be prepared both in English and also in any other language in which the work is written. The arrangement of the table should be as simple as possible, without adding unnecessary horizontal or vertical subdivisions. Explanations, including the clarification of non-standard abbreviations, should be provided in footnotes under the table, and not in the table itself. The footnotes should be numbered independently for each table. Figures should be professionally done; freehand or typewritten lettering is unacceptable. Titles and detailed explanations should be given in the legends, not on the illustrations themselves.

 

Figures

should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they are first cited in the text. Care should be taken that each figure is in fact mentioned in the text. It is recommended that color photographs. Photomicrographs should have internal scale markers. The symbols, arrows, or letters used in photomicrographs should contrast with the background. If photographs of people are used, either the identity should be masked or written permission should be obtained to use the photograph.

 

Identify tables by Roman numerals accompanied by an appropriate caption. Figure and table captions shal by in your language and English.

Identify figures by Arabic numerals, whereas tables by Roman ones. Tables, figures, drawings and photographs may be processed using any mode and software (*.jpg, *.tif, *.bmp).

 

Measurements of length, height, weight, and volume should be reported in metric units (meter, kilogram, or liter) or their decimal multiples. Temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius. Blood pressures should be given in millimeters of mercury.

All hematological and clinical chemistry measurements should be reported in the metric system in a manner consistent with the International System of Units (Sl). Alternative or non-Sl units should be added in parentheses.

 

Abbreviations in text

The specialist abbreviations shall be provided for the first time with a full name in brackets and then on their own in the text.

 

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