Original Research Paper

Manuscript must be accompanied by a certificate signed by author and all coauthors that they have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and they have not submitted the manuscript to any other journal. This form is available from (Ror Authors) then (Authors statement) in the main page of portal. After downloading and compliting, while submitting the article it has to be uploaded. 
All manuscript should be typed in double spacing on A-4 paper with margin on both sides.

Each manuscript should include:

1. Title page:
   1. Complete title of the article
   2. Name of author(s)
   3. Department(s), Degree, Institution(s) at which work was performed (affiliation)
   4. Official phone/fax no, cell no, personal e-mail address (to whom correspondence is to be addressed) in case of posting please provide new address
2. Structured Abstract: (the structured abstract should be factual condensation of the entire work and should not concede 250 words).
   1. Introduction
   2. Objective 
   3. Methods
   4. Results
   5. Conclusion
3. Text: (the text must include a brief survey of literature, purpose of study, groups of study, methodology and procedures, findings in sequences and implication of these observations. Be flexible and thinkable whilst drawing conclusions of the study). The text should contain following:
   1. Introduction
   2. Material and Methods
   3. Results
   4. Discussion and Conclusion
   5. Acknowledgements

References: (references should be listed consecutively as numerical in parentheses. The final bibliography should be in the order in which they are quoted in the text and written in “Vancouver Style”)

Journals: Standard journal article. List all authors when six or less; for seven or more authors, list only the first six and add et al. All references  must be in Endnote Style.

• [1] You CH., Lee KY., Chey WY., Manguy R., Electrogastrographic study of patients with unexplained nausea, bloating and vomiting. Gastroenterology 1980; 79: 311-4.
• [2] Strauss JS., Leyden JJ., Lucky AW., Lookingbill DP., Drake LA., Hanifin JM., et al., Safety of a new micronized formulation of isotretinoin in patients with severe recalcitrant nodular acne: A randomized trial comparing micronized isotretinoin with standard isotretinoin. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol., 2001;45:196–207.

• [3] Chapter in a book: Weinstein L., Swartz MN., Pathogenic properties of invading microorganisms. In: Sodeman WA Jr., Sodeman WA., eds. Pathologic physiology: mechanisms of disease. WB Saunders, Philadelphia 1994; 457-72.

v  Tables and figures: (each table, complete with legends and footnotes, should be merged in the manuscript).

Tables and figures: Tables and figures, complete with legends and footnotes, should be typed on separate pages. The tables and figures pages should be consecutively numbered at the end of the article. Their position in the text must be indicated.

Reviews

The purpose of a review is to provide researchers, scientists and those in training with a clear and up to date concept of a subject of current interest. It should be very informative thoroughly referenced and easily readable with fluency of language. The text should not exceed 3-7 journal pages. For information’s regarding the typing and reference style, please follow the instructions above.

Short Communication

Short communication should be complete work, not merely a preliminary report and should not exceed 1500 words with one figure and/or one table. An editorial decision will be provided rapidly without reports. For writing and references style, please refer to the instruction above.

Case Report

Short report of cases, health related problem solving experience, field trails or adverse health effects may be submitted. They should not exceed 500 words, 5 bibliographic references and either one concise table or one figure. The report must contain genuinely new information.

Letters

Opinions on topics and articles recently published in the journal will be considered for publication if they are constructive in nature and provide academic interest. These letters will be forwarded to author of the cited article for possible response. The editor reserves the right to shorten these letters, delete objectionable comments, make other changes, or take any other suitable decision to comply with the style of the journal.

EDITORIAL

Each editorial is written by one member of the editorial board as solicited by the editor. The editorial is scientific review on one or two of the current topics pertaining to medical sciences (preference is given to current health problems in Islamic Republic of Iran).

Scientific Note

HNMJ publishes brief notes to report information and observation for which replication is not possible or additional data cannot be easily obtained and which have an exceptional scientific interest. The authors must justify in the cover letter the appropriateness of presenting their data as a Scientific Note. The length of such notes will be strictly restricted to 3 pages (i.e about 9,000 characters, spaces excluded, if only text and references) and publication will depend on the availability of space in the journal and general interest to readers of HNMJ. This form is intended to augment scientific communication and is by no means for articles that are not of sufficient rigor to be published as full papers. All submissions must include ‘scientific note’ in the title.
The initial review of the article may take between 40 and 60 days.