[1] AUTHORS
All UMANA members may submit an article for LV. Non-UMANA members also may submit
articles as guest authors by invitation. Guest author invitation is strongly encouraged for
students, graduates, new applicants to UMANA, and medical professionals in Ukraine.
For articles with multiple authors, each author should contribute in a significant manner
(conception, design, data analysis, editing). All authors of an article should agree with its
content.
[2] TOPICS
All topics related to health care are welcome. These include all medical specialties as well as
non-medical disciplines, e.g. biochemistry, biology, dentistry, epidemiology, medical
administration, legal medicine, pharmacology, physiology, public health, and others.
[3] ARTICLE CATEGORIES
To provide prospective authors with a diverse selection of article types, articles should be
assigned to one of the following categories (refer to Table 1 below for a detailed description of
each article category):
A. ORIGINAL RESEARCH
B. SYSTEMATIC QUANTITATIVE REVIEW
C. SYSTEMATIC QUALITATIVE REVIEW
D. NARRATIVE REVIEW
E. CASE REPORT
F. COMMENTARY
G. ANNOUNCEMENTS
H. CORRESPONDENCE
I. PRESENTATION ABSTRACT
[4] FORMAT
Each article category will have a designated format.
The appropriate format is constructed from components as shown in Table 2 below.
[5] LANGUAGE
Articles written in either Ukrainian or English are accepted, and Ukrainian is encouraged.
There will be no translations for bilingual versions [except for medical terminology as
needed for clarity].
GUIDELINES FOR LV AUTHORS
Prospective authors need to submit the following documents in electronic format:
[1] the full manuscript, all components on one file (Word Document)
Manuscripts should be of educational value or general interest,
written in the format specified for the selected article category [see Table 2 below for format
specifications]
[2] Tables and Figures with corresponding legends (PowerPoint Document)
[3] Cover letter (Word Document) addressed to editor in chief at jumana@umana.org,
containing the following information:
• Title of the manuscript
• Names of all authors, positions, titles, affiliations
• corresponding author’s contact information
• description of each author’s contribution
• statement that authors all agree with the content of the article
• Statement of what new or significant information is presented in the article
• Designation of article class (e.g. Original Research, Review, Case report, etc.)
• Statement that manuscript or similar article was not published or submitted to
another journal
• Disclosure of conflicts of interest and sources of funding (as applicable for
selected class and format)
• Declaration of IRB approval and availability of signed consents (as applicable for
selected class and format)
Submitted manuscripts will be presented for peer review by reviewers assigned on basis of
specialty and expertise as appropriate. Acceptance for publication will be based on peer
review outcomes and reviewers’ recommendations.
