FIMA Year Book 2009 - Federation of Islamic Medical Associations

Instructionsa separate line in the text. It should be given a reference number in the text andlisted in the reference section. See examples in the Reference Section.6. Use standard abbreviations only. Abbreviations should not be used in thetitle and should be avoided as much as possible in the abstracts. In the text,abbreviations should be kept to a practical minimum. The full term for whicha given abbreviation stands should precede its first use in the text, unless it isa standard unit of measurement. Consult Scientific Style and Format by theCouncil of Science Editors (www.councilscienceeditors.org) or the AmericanMedical Association’s Manual of Style.9. References should be numbered consecutively as they appear in the text. Use theformat of the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to BiomedicalJournal (www.icmje.org). Journal titles should conform to abbreviations used inCumulated Index Medicus.a. Standard journal article: List all authors if three or fewer. If more than three,list the first three authors followed by et al.Example: Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIVinfectedpatients. N Engl J Med. 2002 Jul 25;347(4):284-7.b. Organization as author:Example: Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin,and proinsulin in participants with impaired glucose tolerance. Hypertension.2002;40(5):679-86.c. No author given:Example: 21st century heart solution may have a sting in the tail. BMJ.2002;325(7357):184.d. Personal author(s) of books and monographs:Example: Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medicalmicrobiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.e. Editor(s), compiler(s) as author:Example: Gilstrap LC 3rd, Cunningham FG, VanDorsten JP, editors. Operativeobstetrics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002.f. Author(s) and editor(s):Example: Breedlove GK, Schorfheide AM. Adolescent pregnancy. 2nd ed.Wieczorek RR, editor. White Plains (NY): March of Dimes EducationFIMA YearBook 2009172