Cover letter
A cover letter should be uploaded as a file.
The cover letter
must contain:
i) A statement confirming the paper has not been published or submitted for
publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a
scientific meeting or symposium;
ii) An acknowledgment that all authors have contributed significantly and in
keeping with the latest guidelines of the International Committee of Medical
Journal Editors, each author’s contribution to the paper is to be described,
i.e., what role each author participated in;
iii) a statement confirming that all authors are in agreement with the content
of the manuscript.