Philippine Journal of Psychiatry PUBLICATION GUIDELINES
I. TITLE PAGE
>concise
& informative title
>author’s
name with highest academic degree
>institution
to which work can be attributed or where research study was conducted
>title
should include study DESIGN esp for randomized controlled trials (RCTs)*
>NB:*
= any research project that prospectively assigns human subjects to
intervention or concurrent comparison or control groups to study the cause and
effect between a MEDICAL INTERVENTION and a HEALTH OUTCOME
>author
responsible for corresponding about manuscript (Corresponding Author) &
author to whom requests for reprints should be addressed : name, phone, &
cell phone #, mailing & email address
>include
source of SUPPORT – grants, equipment, drugs
>if
presented in national or international meeting: full details of meeting e.g.,
title, place & date
II. ABSTRACT
>include:
A. Objectives = purpose of study or
research question
B. Methodology = study design, selection
process, setting, subjects, observational
& analytical methods,
intervention(s) if any & main outcome measure(s)
C. Results = main findings of research
in relation to objectives stated & give
statistical significance of
observations
D. Conclusion = primary conclusions with
emphasis on NEW & IMPORTANT
aspects or observations & FUNDING
SOURCE
>
≤ 250 words
>5
key words under which article will be indexed
III. TEXT
A. INTROUDCTION
>provide context & rationale of
study, i.e., nature of problem & significance
>specify purpose or research
OBJECTIVES or HYPOTHESIS being tested
>NB: research objective may be stated
as a question
B. METHODOLOGY
>describe HOW & WHY study done in
a particular way in as much detail re: Study Design & with enough Technical
Information that would allow others to REPRODUCE results
>Method of Selection – inclusion
& exclusion criteria, data collection, & data analysis procedure
CONCISE yet EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE
>Description of Study Participants
--include Source Population
--explain relevance of inclusion /
exclusion criteria & demographic variables chosen, e.g. why only women
40-60 years old
--how variables were measured
>Ethical Considerations
--rationale: PROTECT human subjects &
animals
--include: when Informed Consent obtained, if
procedures followed were in accord with Ethical Standards of Committees on
Human Experimentation (National or International) as well as with the Helsinki
Declaration of 1975 (revised 2008)
--NB: Do not use patients’ names, initials,
or HOSPITAL NUMBER, especially in illustrative materials.
C. RESULTS
>Findings
--report only those RELATED
DIRECTLY to Research Objectives
>Numbers
--give numeric results as
ABSOLUTE NUMBERS & %ages as well as how they were statistically ANALYZED
--use metric of S.I. units
of measurement & specify all units of measurement clearly
--use only STANDARD
ABBREVIATIONS
--statistically SIGNIFICANT results
– report observed test statistic value, degrees of freedom, probability level, &
for t & F tests, whether repeated measures were used
>Tables & Figures (T&F)
--include only if they
represent RELEVANT numerical data MORE CLEARLY than could be done in the text
--DO NOT REPEAT all the data
in tables, graphs or illustrations in the text, where only the most important
observations are summarized.
--label appropriately &
number consecutively in order of their first citation in the text using ARABIC
NUMBERS
--NB: Be sure that each T&F
is CITED in the text, otherwise don’t include it.
>Tables (T)
--cell aligned on TOP LEFT,
single spaced or AUTOFIT TO CONTENTS of cell with ALL gridlines visible
--put heading for each T COLUMN
& brief title for all Ts ABOVE them
--NB: Explanation or
discussion of results in the T should be placed BEFORE the T & place T NUMBER
referred to AFTER paragraph where it is mentioned, e.g. (Table 2)
>Figures (F)
--should be as SELF-EXPLANATORY
as possible
--F # & title should be
placed BELOW the F
--NB: Explanations for the Fs
are placed AFTER the F & indicate in parentheses which F was being
described (e.g. Figure 2).
>Images (I)
--re: x-ray films, scans &
other diagnostic images, & pictures of pathological specimens or
photomicrographs
--send sharp, glossy, black &
white or color photographic prints 5x7” or 127x173mm in camera ready form
--write authors at back of
each plate
--phonomicrographs
· With
internal scale markers
· Place
tiles & detailed explanations in the LEGENDS (not in the illustrations)
· Explain
internal scale & identify method of staining
· LEGEND:
identify & explain every symbol, arrow, # or letters
>Graphs
--list
on separate page, VALUES for data points (in case reviewers / editors need to
recreate
some figures
>Appendices
--for
supplementary material & technical detail (rationale: accessible but not
interrupt
flow
of text)
--number
in sequence of reference in the text (e.g., Appendix 3)
--NB:
Checklists & Questionnaires generally NOT published.
D. DISCUSSION
--emphasize NEW & IMPORTANT aspects
of the study & conclusions
--link CONCLUSIONS with study GOALS but
avoid unqualified statements or conclusions NOT SUPPORTED by data
--include RECOMMENDATIONS when
appropriate
--NB: Do NOT repeat results in
discussion BUT rather give EXPLANATIONS for the findings & COMPARE & CONTRAST
results with other relevant studies
--state LIMITATIONS of study
--explore IMPLICATIONS of findings for
future research & clinical practice
E. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
--disclosure statements of SPONSORING bodies
may be required for studies promoting PRODUCTS or SERVICES described in paper
--one or more statements should specify CONTRIBUTIONS
that need acknowledging BUT do not justify authorship, e.g., emotional,
financial, material or technical support
--“CORRESPONDING AUTHOR” should submit written
permission to be acknowledged for all acknowledged individuals before printing
F. REFERENCES
--cite only RELEVANT references,
preferably from ORIGINAL researches in TEST & listed according to order of appearance
using ARABIC numerals in parenthesis or superscript
--limit to PUBLISHED, accepted for
publication or presented at a major national meeting
--name (“in press” or “forthcoming”)
--if UNPUBLISHED material is cited –
indicate source & year in parentheses in text or in footnote
--NB: Avoid “personal communication” unless
essential information unavailable from a published source – (name & date in
parenthesis in test). For scientific articles, obtain WRITTEN permission &
confirmation of accuracy from source.
--NB: Avoid using ABSTRACTS as
references.
--NB: ACCURACY of citation is author’s
responsibility.
--NB: ABBREVIATIONS of journal names
should conform to those used in INDEX MEDICUS.
