Submissions

Author Guidelines

Introduction

The Afghanistan International Journal of Ophthalmology (AIJO) is open access, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal which aims to impact ophthalmology with articles focused on this area. We publish original research, review articles, viewpoints, and editorials.

Manuscript Submission Checklist

Please ensure that all the items listed below have been checked and uploaded with your submission before submitting your manuscript to the journal. Please contact the publisher directly in case you have any questions at contact@rimj.org.

• A title page that shows:
  •  a concise and informative article title;
  • The Author(s) name(s);
  • The affiliation(s) and complete permanent address(es) of the Author(s) – the address at which the research was conducted must be kept as the main affiliation address; any current address (if different) can be included as a footnote to the Author’s name;
  • A clear indication of the designated Corresponding Author with contact details including email address, full postal address, and telephone number (including country code);
• Keywords should be within the manuscript.
• All figures should be within the manuscript
• All tables (including title, description, footnotes) should be submitted witting the manuscript
• All figure and table citations in the text match the files provided.
• References should be in APA reference style.
• All references mentioned in the reference list are cited in the text and vice versa.
• Author Declaration of Potential Conflict form. Note that this competing interest declaration needs to be provided, even if the Author(s) have no competing interests to declare.
• Data Availability Statement.
• Any supplementary files/materials (where applicable).
• The manuscript should be “spell checked” and “grammar checked” in the word processor tool.
• Permission has been sought and obtained for the use of copyrighted materials from other sources (including the Internet)

Article Types:

Afghanistan International Journal of Ophthalmology publishes a range of article types with the following specifications: 

• Research Article. A research article describes an original study that is of interest to the readership of the journal. Specifications: unstructured abstract required of max. 250 words, main body of text (i.e. excluding abstract, tables, figures, and references) should not exceed 5,000 words, max. 6 tables and/or figures, max. 60 references.
• Review Article. A review article is a comprehensive and balanced survey of recent developments in a given field that is of interest to the readership of the journal. Review articles are often commissioned, although pre-submission inquiries for reviews are also welcome. Specifications: unstructured abstract required of max. 250 words, main body of text (i.e. excluding abstract, tables, figures, and references) not to exceed 7,000 words, max. 10 tables and/or figures, max. 100 references.
• Correspondence. A correspondence is a concise communication that provides a forum to address new or hot issues which are relevant to the readership of the journal. Specifications: no abstract required, the main body of text (i.e. excluding tables, figures, and references) not to exceed 1,500 words, max. 2 tables and/or figures, max. 25 references.
• Commentary. A commentary is a short manuscript that provides information about a recent development or innovation in the field or opinions on unresolved and timely issues. The nature of such an article lends itself to opinion, thus appropriate evidence should be provided, excessive speculation should be avoided and the topic should be of interest to the readership of the journal. Specifications: no abstract required, the main body of text (i.e. excluding tables, figures, and references) not to exceed 2,000 words, max. 3 tables and/or figures, max. 20 references.
• Letter to the Editor. This is a letter addressed to the Editor which is related to an article published in the journal. It must be submitted within 8 weeks of online publication (under no circumstances will exceptions be made). The Editor may choose to invite the Authors of the article in question to write a correspondence reply. Such letters are not appropriate for publishing new data without peer review. Specifications: no abstract required, the main body of text (i.e. excluding tables, figures, and references) not to exceed 1,200 words, max. 2 tables and/or figures, max. 15 references.