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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Editorial

The editorials are the voice of the journal Medicinae Plantae and are written internally by the editorial staff of the journal and signed as Medicinae Plantae.

Letters

We accept correspondence on the content published at Medicinae Plantae or on other subjects of interest to our readers. The letters must be sent to the Journal via e-mail, must be original, and must not be over 250 words. General interest correspondence, unlinked to items published in the journal, may be up to 500 words. These letters are not peer reviewed (original research is not published in this section), however the journal may request answers from the authors of the original publishing or forward these letters to the authors.

Here, only one table or figure is allowed, and there must not be more than five references and five authors. Every accepted letter is edited and the review is sent to the authors before publishing.

Perspectives

This section is aimed for opinion pieces on specific themes, invited by the Editor, however book reviews and reviews of other media are also published, via e-mail: medicinaeplantae@gmail.com (maximum of 1,500 words, 10 references, and 4 authors).

Journal Articles

Original Papers (maximum 3,000 words, 20 references, and 10 authors), Review Papers (reviews on specific themes - maximum 4,000 words, 40 references, and 7 authors), Abstracts from Master Theses, Doctorate Dissertations, and End of Course Papers, Case Reports (maximum of 1,500 words, 20 references, and 5 authors).

From Indigenous People

Aimed for the sharing of knowledge, community values, cosmologies, worldviews, ways of being, of living, and staying in the world of indigenous peoples and communities (maximum of 3,000 words, 20 references, and 10 authors).

Art and Health

In this section are published paintings, etchings, photographs, and literature related to health in general.

From Multiplicity

With the goal of strengthening minorities, this space is dedicated to the Voices of social minority groups, especially the LGBTQIAP+ community  (maximum of 3,000 words, 20 references, and 10 authors).

Adverse Reactions Reports

The Adverse Reactions to Medication Reports are peer reviewed and those accepted are published at the Adverse Reactions Reports section. The text should not be more than 800 words, with a single table or figure and there must not be more than five references. There must not be more than five authors.

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