Research articles should present original findings from empirical investigations. They typically follow a structured format including
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
Guidelines for Authors of Conduct Science Proceedings
Thank you for considering submitting your work to our journal. To ensure the smooth processing of your submission, please adhere to the following guidelines based on the type of article you are submitting:
- Research
- Review
- Systematic review
- Perspective
- Editorial
- Discussion
- Technology Demonstration
- Letter to Editor
- Case Report
- Words: 8,000 or less (excluding the abstract, figure and table legends, and references)
- Figures/Tables: up to 10
- References: up to 50
- Formal Abstract: 500–1000 words
Review articles should provide a comprehensive overview and synthesis of existing literature on a particular topic or research area.
- Words: 2,000–3,500
- Abstract required
- Figures/Tables: up to 6
- References: 30–70
- Authors: 2-3
Systematic reviews provide a high-level summary of all the available primary research on healthcare innovations.
We are seeking experts to synthesize existing literature and provide insightful, clinically relevant commentary on the outcomes of their review. The selected topic should focus on healthcare innovation and focus on improving healthcare practice. Concise, well-structured reviews that explore current, innovative, or debated topics are more likely to capture the interest of readers and researchers, enhancing their likelihood of acceptance.
The literature search must have been conducted within 12 months prior to manuscript submission. All systematic reviews, with or without meta-analysis, should adhere to the PRISMA guidelines. Titles must include the phrase “a Systematic Review.” Additionally, the main document should contain a structured abstract with the following headings:
- Objective
- Design
- Data Sources
- Eligibility Criteria for Selecting Studies
- Results
- Summary/Conclusion.
A Summary Box should also be included, clearly outlining in 4-5 bullet points: What is already known and What are the new findings.
- Word count: up to 8000 words (excluding the abstract, figure and table legends, and references)
- Abstract:500–1000 words
- Tables/Illustrations: maximum 6 tables and/or figures
- References: up to 100
Perspective articles should offer a personal viewpoint, opinion, or commentary on a specific topic or issue within the scope of our journal . Authors should provide the following:
- Discuss current advances and future directions,
- Clear presentation of the authors’ perspective,
- Accurate presentation and citations of other authors’ work,
- May include original data as well as personal insights and opinions.
Perspective articles should have the following format:
- Abstract,
- Introduction,
- Subsections relevant for the subject,
- Discussion.
- Words: 2,000–3,500 (excluding the abstract, figure and table legends, and references)
- Abstract: up to 250
- Figures/Tables: up to 6
- References: Up to 8
Editorials are commissioned only. The aim of an Editorial is to stimulate thought (often with more questions than answers) rather than review the subject exhaustively. Editorials are often linked to one or more articles published in the same issue. Personal opinion and comment are perfectly legitimate since the Editorial is not anonymous, though of course such opinion needs to be reasonable and backed up by appropriate evidence.
- Word count: up to 1500 words (excluding the abstract, figure and table legends, and references)
- Illustrations: maximum 2 tables and/or figures
- References: up to 35
A discussion article will cover content that does not fit within our existing article types, but is of interest to the journal’s readership. Rather than presenting primary research, it is an opportunity to present a balanced discussion on ideas, theories, methods and experience relating to cutting edge in the world of healthcare innovations.
We also encourage point-counterpoint discussions. These are pairs of papers directly debating two sides of an issue or opinions or presenting differing perspectives on the same topic written by different authors.
- Words: 3,000 or less (excluding the abstract, figure and table legends, and references)
- Figures/Tables: up to 3
- References: up to 30
- Formal Abstract: up to 250 words
Technology Demonstrations are a special type of article that allow healthcare innovators to share their new ideas and early developments. These reports are similar to clinical case studies, providing useful insights and lessons for readers of Conduct Science Journal. We especially encourage reports that showcase new device designs, innovative solutions for system or process challenges, or the development of digital health tools.
Technology Demonstrations should include the following key sections.
- The Introduction should provide background information, along with the goals and objectives of the innovation.
- The Methods section should describe how the idea was designed, implemented, and evaluated.
- In the Results, authors should present their findings, whether qualitative, quantitative, or both.
- The Discussion should highlight challenges, limitations, and key takeaways from the study.
- Finally, the Conclusion should summarize practical lessons for others and identify areas that require further
- Words: 3,000 or less (excluding the abstract, figure and table legends, and references)
- Figures/Tables: up to 3
- References: up to 30
- Formal Abstract: up to 250 words
A Letter to the Editor typically falls into one of three categories: a substantial re-analysis of a previously published article in Conduct Science Journal or another journal, an article that discusses topics of general interest to the journal’s readership, or a brief report of research findings relevant to the journal’s scope and of particular interest to the community. These letters may be edited for clarity or length and may undergo peer review at the editor’s discretion. Short research reports will be subject to peer review before publication.
- Words: 1,000 or less (excluding the abstract, figure and table legends, and references)
- Figures/Tables: up to 1
- References: up to 5
- Formal Abstract: up to 100 words
We welcome the publication of original and insightful case reports that make a significant contribution to medical knowledge. Manuscripts should meet at least one of the following criteria: unreported or unusual side effects or adverse interactions involving medications; unexpected or atypical presentations of a disease; new associations or variations in disease processes; presentations, diagnoses, and management of new and emerging diseases; unexpected associations between diseases or symptoms; unforeseen events occurring during patient observation or treatment; or findings that provide new insights into the pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect.
Authors should seek written and signed consent to publish the information from the patients or their guardians prior to submission. Authors will be asked to confirm informed consent was received as part of the submission process. The submitted manuscript must include a statement to this effect in the ‘Consent’ section, as follows: “Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images”. The editorial office may request copies of the informed consent documentation upon submission of the manuscript.
Author is responsible for protection of patient identification in submitted manuscript: patients’ names, initials, hospital numbers, admission dates, and any other data that might identify patients are to be avoided in all materials. In addition, a patient must not be recognizable in any photograph or family tree, unless written permission of the subject or, in the case of minors, of parents is provided and included with the submission.
Case Report should be divided into four sections;
- Background
- Case presentation
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Words: 1,500 or less (excluding the abstract, figure and table legends, and references)
- Figures/Tables: up to 2
- References: up to 10
- Formal Abstract: up to 250 words
General Standards
General Formatting
- Document Format: Submit manuscripts in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx).
- Font: Use 12-point Times New Roman for the main text.
To ensure a smooth review process, all submitted manuscripts must meet the following formatting requirements:
- Line Numbering:
- Continuous line numbering should be enabled throughout the manuscript.
- Line numbers must appear in the left margin of each page to facilitate precise comments and feedback during the review.
- Page Numbering:
- Pages must be numbered sequentially, starting from the title page.
- Page numbers should be placed in the header or footer of the document, preferably on the top or bottom right corner.
Failure to include line and page numbering may delay the review process. Please ensure these formatting requirements are adhered to before submission.
Article type
Conduct Science Proceedings requires authors to select the appropriate article type for their manuscript.
Manuscript length
We encourage you to closely follow the article word count lengths given at the top of the page. The manuscript length includes only the main body of the text, footnotes, and all citations within it, and excludes the abstract, section titles, figure and table captions, funding statement, acknowledgments, and references in the bibliography. Please indicate the number of words and the number of figures and tables included in your manuscript on the first page.
Language editing & style
Conduct Science Proceedings requires manuscripts submitted to meet international English language standards to be considered for publication.
The default language style at Conduct Science Proceedings is American English. If you prefer your article to be formatted in British English, please specify this on the first page of your manuscript. For any questions regarding style, Conduct Science Proceedings recommends authors to consult the Chicago Manual of Style.
Important
Search engine optimization (SEO)
- There are a few simple ways to maximize your article’s discoverability and search results.
- Include a few of your article’s keywords in the title of the article
- Do not use long article titles
- Pick 5-8 keywords using a mix of generic and more specific terms on the article subject(s)
- Use the maximum amount of keywords in the first two sentences of the abstract
Title
The title should be concise, omitting terms that are implicit and, where possible, be a statement of the main result or conclusion presented in the manuscript. Abbreviations should be avoided within the title.
Witty or creative titles are welcome, but only if relevant and within measure. Consider if a title meant to be thought-provoking might be misinterpreted as offensive or alarming. In extreme cases, the editorial office may veto a title and propose an alternative.
Authors should avoid:
- titles that are a mere question without giving the answer
- unambitious titles, for example starting with ‘Towards,’ ‘A description of,’ ‘A characterization of’ or ‘Preliminary study on’
- vague titles, for example starting with ‘Role of’, ‘Link between’, or ‘Effect of’ that do not specify the role, link, or effect
- including terms that are out of place, for example the taxonomic affiliation apart from species name.
For Corrigenda, General Commentaries, and Editorials, the title of your manuscript should have the following format.
- ‘Corrigendum: [Title of original article]’
- General Commentaries:
‘Commentary: [Title of original article]’
‘Response: Commentary: [Title of original article]’ - ‘Editorial: [Title of Research Topic]’
Cover Letter
Your cover letter should inform the editor of any special considerations regarding your submission, including but not limited to:
- Details of related papers by the same author(s) already published or under consideration for publication.
- Details of previous reviews of the submitted article.
- Copies of related papers, previous editors’ and reviewers’ comments, and responses to those comments can be submitted using the File Designation “Supplementary file for Editors only”. Editors encourage authors to submit previous communications as doing so is likely to expedite the review process.
Authors and affiliations
All names are listed together and separated by commas. Provide exact and correct author names as these will be indexed in official archives. Affiliations should be keyed to the author’s name with superscript numbers and be listed as follows:
- Laboratory, Institute, Department, Organization, City, State abbreviation (only for United States, Canada, and Australia), and Country (without detailed address information such as city zip codes or street names).
Example: Max Maximus1
1 Department of Excellence, International University of Science, New York, NY, United States.
Correspondence
- The corresponding author(s) should be marked with an asterisk in the author list. Provide the exact contact email address of the corresponding author(s) in a separate section.
- Example: Max Maximus*
maximus@iuscience.eduIf - Any authors wish to include a change of address, list the present address(es) below the correspondence details using a unique superscript symbol keyed to the author(s) in the author list.
Equal Contributions
The authors who have contributed equally should be marked with a symbol (†) in the author list of the doc/latex and pdf files of the manuscript uploaded at submission.
Please use the appropriate standard statement(s) to indicate equal contributions:
- Equal contribution: These authors contributed equally to this work
- First authorship: These authors share first authorship
- Senior authorship: These authors share senior authorship
- Last authorship: These authors share last authorship
- Equal contribution and first authorship: These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship
- Equal contribution and senior authorship: These authors contributed equally to this work and share senior authorship
- Equal contribution and last authorship: These authors contributed equally to this work and share last authorship
Example: Max Maximus 1†, John Smith2† and Barbara Smith1
†These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship
Consortium/group and collaborative authors
Consortium/group authorship should be listed in the manuscript with the other author(s).
In cases where authorship is retained by the consortium/group, the consortium/group should be listed as an author separated by a comma or ‘and’. The consortium/group name will appear in the author list, in the citation, and in the copyright. If provided, the consortium/group members will be listed in a separate section at the end of the article.
For the collaborators of the consortium/group to be indexed in PubMed, they do not have to be inserted in the Conduct Science Academic Publishing House submission system individually. However, in the manuscript itself, provide a section with the name of the consortium/group as the heading followed by the list of collaborators, so they can be tagged accordingly and indexed properly.
Example: John Smith, Barbara Smith and The Collaborative Working Group.
In cases where work is presented by the author(s) on behalf of a consortium/group, it should be included in the author list separated with the wording ‘for’ or ‘on behalf of.’ The consortium/group will not retain authorship and will only appear in the author list.
Example: John Smith and Barbara Smith on behalf of The Collaborative Working Group.
Artificial Inteligence
These guidelines cover acceptable uses of generative AI technologies such as Large Language Models (ChatGPT, Jasper) and text-to-image generators (DALL-E 2, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion) in the writing or editing of manuscripts submitted to Conduct Science Academic Publishing House.
AI use by authors
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship.
If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use must follow all Conduct Science Academic Publishing House guidelines and policies. Specifically, the author is responsible for checking the factual accuracy of any content created by the generative AI technology. This includes, but is not limited to, any quotes, citations or references. Figures produced by or edited using a generative AI technology must be checked to ensure they accurately reflect the data presented in the manuscript. Authors must also check that any written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology is free from plagiarism.
If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, such use must be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section of the manuscript and the methods section if applicable. This explanation must list the name, version, model, and source of the generative AI technology.
We encourage authors to upload all input prompts provided to a generative AI technology and outputs received from a generative AI technology in the supplementary files for the manuscript.
Abstract
As a primary goal, the abstract should make the general significance and conceptual advance of the work clearly accessible to a broad readership. The abstract should be structured, for example, according to the IMRAD format.
- Length: The abstract should not exceed 250 words.
- Structure: Divide the abstract into following sections
- Background
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusion
IRB Statement
IRB Name and Approval Number: Provide the full name of the reviewing board and the approval/reference number.
Example: “This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of XYZ University (Approval No. IRB2024-123).”
Include the IRB statement under the Methods section of the manuscript
Keywords
All article types require a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 10 keywords.
Text
The entire document should be single-spaced and must contain page and line numbers in order to facilitate the review process. The manuscript should be written using either Word or LaTeX.
More Information
Nomenclature
The use of abbreviations should be kept to a minimum. Non-standard abbreviations should be avoided unless they appear at least four times, and must be defined upon first use in the main text. Consider also giving a list of non-standard abbreviations at the end, immediately before the acknowledgments.
Equations should be inserted in editable format from the equation editor.
Italicize gene symbols and use the approved gene nomenclature where it is available. For human genes, please refer to the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC). New symbols for human genes should be submitted to the HGNC here. Common alternative gene aliases may also be reported, but should not be used alone in place of the HGNC symbol. Nomenclature committees for other species are listed here. Protein products are not italicized.
We encourage the use of Standard International Units in all manuscripts.
Chemical compounds and biomolecules should be referred to using systematic nomenclature, preferably using the recommendations by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
Astronomical objects should be referred to using the nomenclature given by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) provided here.
Life Science Identifiers (LSIDs) for ZOOBANK registered names or nomenclatural acts should be listed in the manuscript before the keywords. An LSID is represented as a uniform resource name (URN) with the following format: urn:lsid:<Authority>:<Namespace>:<ObjectID>[:<Version>]
Format
Sections
The manuscript is organized by headings and subheadings. The section headings should be those appropriate for your field and the research itself. You may insert up to 5 heading levels into your manuscript (i.e.,: 3.2.2.1.2 Heading Title).
For Original Research articles, it is recommended to organize your manuscript in the following sections or their equivalents for your field.
Introduction
Succinct, with no subheadings.
Materials and methods
This section may be divided by subheadings and should contain sufficient detail so that when read in conjunction with cited references, all procedures can be repeated.
Results
This section may be divided by subheadings. Footnotes should not be used and must be transferred to the main text.
Discussion
This section may be divided by subheadings. Discussions should cover the key findings of the study: discuss any prior research related to the subject to place the novelty of the discovery in the appropriate context, discuss the potential shortcomings and limitations on their interpretations, discuss their integration into the current understanding of the problem and how this advances the current views, speculate on the future direction of the research, and freely postulate theories that could be tested in the future.
Acknowledgements
This is a short text to acknowledge the contributions of specific colleagues, institutions, or agencies that aided the efforts of the authors. Should the content of the manuscript have previously appeared online, such as in a thesis or preprint, this should be mentioned here, in addition to listing the source within the reference list.
Scope Statement
When you submit your manuscript, you will be required to summarize in 200 words your manuscript’s scope and its relevance to the journal and/or specialty section you’re submitting to. The aim is to convey to editors and reviewers how the contents of your manuscript fit within the selected journal’s scope.
This statement will not be published with your article if it is accepted for publication. The information will be used during the initial validation and review processes to assess whether the manuscript is a suitable fit for the chosen journal and specialty.
We encourage you to consider carefully where to submit your manuscript, as submissions to an unsuitable journal or specialty will result in delays and increase the likelihood of manuscript rejection.
If you are submitting to a Research Topic, please also clarify how your submission is suited to the specific topic.
Figure and table guidelines
CC-BY license
All figures, tables, and images will be published under a Creative Commons CC-BY license, and permission must be obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including re-published/adapted/modified/partial figures and images from the internet). It is the responsibility of the authors to acquire the licenses, follow any citation instructions requested by third-party rights holders, and cover any supplementary charges.
Figure Requeriments
At ConductScience Academic Publishing House, figures should be submitted individually and in the same order as they are referred to in the manuscript. Figures will be automatically embedded at the end of the submitted manuscript.
Guidelines for Figures
- Order and Mention in Text:
- Ensure that each figure is mentioned in the text and in numerical order.
- Figures should be referred to by their figure number (e.g., Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.).
- Multi-panel Figures:
- For figures with more than one panel, clearly indicate panels using labels (A), (B), (C), (D), etc.
- Avoid embedding part labels over any part of the image, as these labels will be replaced during typesetting according to our journal style.
- Graphs and Labels:
- For graphs, include self-explanatory labels (including units) along each axis for clarity.
- File Format for LaTeX Files:
- In LaTeX files, include figures in the provided PDF.
- Upon acceptance, our production office might require high-resolution files of the figures included in the manuscript in EPS, JPEG, or TIF/TIFF format.
- Uploading Multiple Figures:
- To upload more than one figure at a time, save the figures labeled in the order of appearance in the manuscript in a zip file.
- Upload the zip file as ‘Supplementary Material Presentation.’
Note
Figures not in accordance with the guidelines may cause substantial delays during the production process. Please ensure adherence to these guidelines to facilitate a smooth publication process.
Captions
Captions should be preceded by the appropriate label, for example ‘Figure 1.’ Figure captions should be placed at the end of the manuscript. Figure panels are referred to by bold capital letters in brackets: (A), (B), (C), (D), etc.
Tables requirements
1- Tables should be inserted at the end of the manuscript in an editable format. If you use a word processor, build your table in Word. If you use a LaTeX processor, build your table in LaTeX. An empty line should be left before and after the table.
2- Table captions must be placed immediately before the table. Captions should be preceded by the appropriate label, for example ‘Table 1.’ Please use only a single paragraph for the caption.
3- Ensure that each table is mentioned in the text and in numerical order.
4- Large tables covering several pages cannot be included in the final PDF for formatting reasons. These tables will be published as supplementary material.
Image size and resolution requirements
When preparing figures for submission, please adhere to the following guidelines to ensure compatibility with the PDF layout and high-quality reproduction:
By adhering to these guidelines, you will help ensure that your figures are compatible with the PDF layout and maintain high quality for publication.
Chemical structures should be prepared using 
or a similar program.
Accessibility
About Accessibility
We encourage authors to make the figures and visual elements of their articles accessible for the visually impaired. An effective use of color can help people with low visual acuity, or color blindness, understand all the content of an article.
These guidelines are easy to implement and are in accordance with the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1), the standard for web accessibility best practices.
Ensure sufficient contrast between text and its background
People who have low visual acuity or color blindness could find it difficult to read text with low contrast background color. Try using colors that provide maximum contrast.
WC3 recommends the following contrast ratio levels:
Level AA, contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1
Level AAA, contrast ratio of at least 7:1
You can verify the contrast ratio of your palette with these online ratio checkers:
Avoid using red or green indicators
More than 99% of color-blind people have a red-green color vision deficiency.
Avoid using only color to communicate information
Elements with complex information like charts and graphs can be hard to read when only color is used to distinguish the data. Try to use other visual aspects to communicate information, such as shape, labels, and size.
Supplementary material
Data that are not of primary importance to the text, or which cannot be included in the article because they are too large or the current format does not permit it (such as videos, raw data traces, and PowerPoint presentations), can be uploaded as supplementary material during the submission procedure. All supplementary files will be displayed along with the published article.
The supplementary material can be uploaded as:
- data sheet (Word, Excel, CSV, CDX, FASTA, PDF or Zip files)
- presentation (PowerPoint, PDF or Zip files)
- image (CDX, EPS, JPEG, PDF, PNG or TIF/TIFF),
- table (Word, Excel, CSV or PDF)
- audio (MP3, WAV or WMA)
- video (AVI, DIVX, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG or WMV).
Technical requirements for supplementary images:
- 300 DPIs
- RGB color mode.
References
Submissions to ConductScience Academic Publishing House must be grounded in relevant and up to date peer-reviewed, academic research, and this should be reflected in the accompanying reference lists.
Authors are welcome to use online referencing tools in preparation of their manuscript. Some useful resources include RefMe, Zotero, and Mendeley.
- The citation of non-academic and non-peer-reviewed sources (e.g. blog posts, website content), as well as anonymous sources or commercial websites should be avoided or kept to a minimum
- Authors should avoid citing content that is not directly relevant to the scope of the article and the journal
- Reference lists should reflect the current status of knowledge in the field, avoid bias, and not include a high proportion of citations to the same authors or sources, school of thought, etc.
- The length of the reference list should be appropriate depending on the article type, covering the relevant literature through sufficient referencing
- Authors should ensure that references are accurate, that all links are accessible, and that the citations/references adhere to the reference styles outlined below.
ConductScience Academic Publishing House’ journals use one of two reference styles, either Harvard (author-date) or Vancouver (numbered). These formats should be adhered to for the in-text citations and the reference lists.
- All citations of published works in the text, figures, or tables must be in the reference list and vice-versa.
- The names of the first six authors followed by et al. and the DOI (when available) should be provided.
- Given names of authors should be abbreviated to initials (e.g. Smith, J., Lewis, C.S., etc.).
- The reference list should only include articles that are published or accepted.
- Unpublished data, submitted manuscripts, or personal communications should be cited within the text only, for article types that allow such inclusions. Where additional details are available, these will be included as footnotes.
- For accepted but unpublished works use ‘in press’ instead of page numbers.
- Data sets that have been deposited to an online repository should be included in the reference list. Include the version and unique identifier when available.
- Personal communications should be documented by a letter of permission.
- Website URLs should be included as footnotes.
- Any inclusion of verbatim text must be contained in quotation marks and should clearly reference the original source.
- Preprints can be cited provided that a DOI or archive URL is available, and the citation clearly mentions that the contribution is a preprint. If a peer-reviewed journal publication for the same preprint exists, the official journal publication is the preferred source. See the preprints section for each reference style below for more information.
Harvard reference style (author-date)
Reference examples for ConductScience Academic Publishing House’ journals using the Harvard referencing system can be found below. For examples of other sources, and for general questions regarding the Harvard reference style, please refer to the Chicago Manual of Style.
- References should include the full last name and first name initials of the first six authors, followed by et al. and the year of publication in brackets.
Vancouver reference style (numbered)
Reference examples for ConductScience Academic Publishing House’ journals using the Vancouver referencing system can be found below. For more examples of citing other documents and general questions regarding the Vancouver reference style, please refer to Citing Medicine.
- In-text citations in the Vancouver reference style should be numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text and identified by Arabic numerals in parenthesis.
- Use square brackets for physics and mathematics articles.
- The abbreviation ‘Ref’ should not be used, e.g.: [e.g., (1)] should NOT read [e.g. Ref. (1)].
- Style for comparing a citation should follow the number format, e.g. [cf. (1)]. The same applies when using ‘see’, e.g. [see (46)].
- References should be numbered and listed chronologically, according to the order they appear in the text.
