Submissions

Author Guidelines

General Information

The Editorial Board of the semi-annual Journal of Face Aesthetics (JoFA) accepts for publication original research articles, systematic reviews, narrative reviews, case reports, and editorial letters. All submissions should be written in British English.

All submissions must adhere to the following criteria:

• Each Author made a substantive contribution to the paper.
• All Authors reviewed and approved the final version submitted.
• The manuscript has not been previously published or copyrighted.
• The manuscript is not currently under review or consideration for publication in any other journal.

In the case of multiple Authors, from all co-authors confirming agreement with submission and dissemination is required.

Formal Requirements

Structure of manuscripts

Submitted manuscripts should be organised as follows:

• Original research articles and systematic reviews: Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Objectives, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, References, Tables, and Figure Legends
• Narrative reviews: Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Main text, Conclusions, References, Tables, and Figure Legends
• Case reports: Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Case presentation, Conclusions, References, Tables, and Figure Legends
• Editorial letters: Main text, References.

Title Page

The separate title page must include the following information:

• Title of paper
• Authors’ full names in the correct order
• Institutional affiliations of each author
• ORCID identifiers of each author
• Corresponding author contact information (institutional address and email address)
• Authors’ contributions (according to the International Committee on Medical Journal Editors)
• Statements: Funding information, Conflict of interests statement, Data availability statement, Ethical declaration, Declaration of AI and AI-assisted tools, Acknowledgments (optional).

Abstract

For original research papers and systematic reviews, the abstract should contain 200–250 words, divided into four sections: Introduction and Objectives, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusions.

For case reports and review articles, the abstract should contain 100–150 words.

Editorial letters do not require an abstract.

Below the abstract, provide 3–5 keywords, preferably indexed as MeSH terms (avoid words used in the title).

References

References should be listed at the end of the manuscript, numbered consecutively in the order of appearance in the text. In-text citations should appear as Arabic numbers in square brackets (e.g., [3] or [2,5,7]).

The citation style in the bibliography for journal articles should follow the Vancouver format. Each reference should include:

• Author(s) (surname followed by initials without dots); if more than six authors are listed, include the first six followed by et al.,
• Title of the article (capital letters should not be used at the beginning of each word),
• Abbreviated journal name (according to Index Medicus),
• Year, volume and page full numbers (without full date and issue number),
• DOI number (if applicable).

For books: Author(s), Title, Publisher, Place of publication, Year.

Examples:

Kowalski J, Kaczmarek A. History of aesthetic medicine. JoFA 2018; 1:34–39.

Kowalski J. History of aesthetic medicine. In: Aesthetic Medicine. Kaczmarek A. (ed.) PZWL, Warsaw, 2011.

Kaczmarek A. Aesthetic Medicine. PZWL, Warsaw, 2011.

Authors are encouraged to insert citations using reference management tools such as Zotero or EndNote.

Recommended limits of references:

• Original research articles: up to 40 items
• Systematic reviews: no limit
• Narrative reviews: up to 80 items
• Case reports: up to 20 items
• Editorial letters: up to 10 items.

References should primarily cover the past 10 years.

Tables and Figures

Tables should be inserted in the editable version after References section. Figures must be submitted as separate files, each with a descriptive title (inserted also at the end of the manuscript file).

Both tables and figures should be numbered using Arabic numerals. Each should include a title and a legend that make the element self-explanatory to the reader. They should always be cited in text (e.g. Table 1, Figure 1) in consecutive numerical order.

Written consent must be obtained from any identifiable person depicted in photographs.

Submission Process

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically via the “Make a Submission” button available on the JoFA website.

Text files must be uploaded in Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, or compatible text format. Graphic files should be submitted separately, preferably in PNG or JPG format (min. 300 dpi). Submissions sent by email or other means will not be processed.

Submission of a manuscript implies that the Authors are aware of and accept these Guidelines for Authors and the journal’s editorial policies.