Format of a manuscript

Format of a manuscript

  • Title page
  • Abstract and Key Words
  • Introduction
  • Methods 
    • Design;
    • Stetting;
    • Sample;
    • Interventions;
    • Outcome Measures;
    • Analysis (including sample size calculation);
    • Ethics approval
  • Results
  • Discussion (including limitations)
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Conflicts of interest statement
  • References
  • Tables and figures

Example provided by MSF (2010: 33-34)

Specific journal requirements have to be considered in addition