Categories of Papers

Original articles: This category is intended for full-scale medical education research. Original articles should not exceed 5,000 words (not including structured abstracts of up to 250 words, 3-5 key words, references, tables, and figures) with a maximum of 5 figures and 5 tables in total.

Review articles: This category is for scholarly, comprehensive reviews that summarize and critically evaluate research in the field addressed and identify future implications. Review articles should not exceed 5,000 words (not including structured abstracts of up to 250 words, 3-5 key words, references, tables, and figures) with a maximum of 5 figures and tables in total.

Commentaries: This category is intended for articles expressing views, judgments, and/or advices on the matters relevant to medical education field. Opinions should contain no more than 1,500 words (not including structured abstracts of up to 150 words, 3-5 key words, references, tables, and figures).

Innovative ideas: An Innovative Idea is suitable for recording the results of complete small investigations or giving details of new models or hypotheses, innovative methods, techniques or apparatus related to medical education.

Abstract: Not more than 175 words

Text: Not more than 1500 words

Figures and tables: Not more than 3.

References: Less than 20

Special communications: These manuscripts describe an important issue in medical education research in a scholarly, thorough, well-referenced, systematic or evidence-based manner.

Abstract: A narrative (unstructured) abstract of 200 words or fewer is required.

Text: Not more than 3000 words (excluding tables, figures, or references).

References Less than 80

Programme, Workshop or Student Activity reports: These should briefly report on a single useful and interesting programme, workshop or student activities. Manuscripts in this category should contain no more than 500 words (tables, figure, reference are not required). The manuscript format details are as below:

1. Context (what are the setting background that lead to the idea)
2. Reason for the idea (why the idea was necessary)
3. Methods (what have been done)
4. Evaluation (of the programme, workshop or student activity)

Letters to the Editor: These should briefly respond to recent articles. Letters to the Editor should not exceed 750 words (including text and references) with a maximum of one table or figure.

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