Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- The manuscript is original, has not previously been published as a journal article, and is not under consideration by another journal. All listed authors meet the journal’s authorship criteria, have approved the submitted version, and agree to its submission to International Journal of Wound Research.
- The manuscript has been submitted in Microsoft Word format (.docx) and follows the journal’s formatting requirements, including Times New Roman 12-point font, double spacing, 2.5 cm margins, page numbers, and continuous line numbering.
- A separate Title Page and a separate blinded manuscript have been uploaded. The Title Page contains all author information and required declarations, while the blinded manuscript contains no author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, identifying metadata, or other information that could reveal the authors’ identities.
- The manuscript follows the structure, abstract, keywords, Clinical Implications, word limits, and other requirements established for the selected article type. Citations and references follow APA Style, 7th edition, and the appropriate EQUATOR reporting checklist has been uploaded where applicable.
- All applicable ethics approval, informed-consent, clinical-trial registration, and institutional authorization information has been included. Where ethics approval was not required, a clear explanation has been provided.
- Written consent for publication has been obtained for any patient information, clinical photograph, wound image, video, or other material through which an individual could be identified. Patient confidentiality has been protected throughout the manuscript and supplementary files.
- All funding, sponsorship, material support, free or discounted products, relationships with manufacturers or commercial organizations, and potential conflicts of interest have been fully disclosed.
- A Data Availability Statement has been included. Any relevant use of generative artificial intelligence or AI-assisted technologies has been disclosed in accordance with the journal’s Artificial Intelligence Policy.
- Tables are editable and included in the manuscript. Figures are included for review and uploaded separately as high-resolution files. Clinical photographs and wound images accurately represent the original clinical condition, original unmodified files have been retained, and any permitted technical adjustments have been disclosed.
- All necessary permissions have been obtained for previously published or third-party material. Supplementary files are complete, appropriately anonymized, and free from tracked changes, comments, signed consent forms, confidential documents, or identifiable information not intended for publication.
Articles
The Articles section accepts scholarly contributions relevant to wound prevention, assessment, treatment, management, tissue viability, skin integrity, and wound healing.
This section includes:
- Original Scientific Research;
- Quality Improvement Reports;
- Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses;
- Narrative, Integrative, Rapid, and Scoping Reviews;
- Case Reports and Case Series;
- Study Protocols;
- Brief Reports;
- Procedure Updates;
- Editorials;
- Commentaries;
- Letters to the Editor;
- Cultural and Educational Articles.
Original Scientific Research, Quality Improvement Reports, Reviews, Case Reports and Case Series, Study Protocols, Brief Reports, and Procedure Updates undergo double-anonymous external peer review by at least two independent reviewers.
Editorials, Commentaries, Letters to the Editor, and Cultural or Educational Articles normally undergo editorial review rather than the journal’s standard external peer-review process, unless otherwise stated.
Authors must select the article type that most accurately reflects the submitted manuscript and comply with the corresponding requirements described in the Guidelines for Authors.
Conference Abstracts
This section publishes abstracts accepted for presentation at scientific conferences, congresses, symposia, workshops, and educational events organized in collaboration with scientific societies, academic institutions, healthcare organizations, and other approved partners.
Conference Abstracts are evaluated by the Scientific Committee of the relevant event according to the criteria and procedures established in the applicable call for abstracts. They do not undergo the journal’s standard double-anonymous external peer-review process.
The review status, name of the event, Scientific Committee, organizing body, and any relevant sponsorship or institutional support must be clearly identified in the published supplement or conference section.
Accepted abstracts may be published in a dedicated supplement, special section, or conference proceedings issue. Publication by IJWR does not constitute independent verification of the complete research study or endorsement of the findings, products, services, or therapeutic claims described in the abstract.
Authors remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, ethical compliance, authorship, funding disclosures, conflicts of interest, patient confidentiality, and consent requirements associated with their abstract.
Conference organizers, sponsors, commercial partners, and supporting institutions have no authority to influence IJWR’s editorial policies, the presentation of disclosures, or post-publication actions.
This section is normally reserved for abstracts associated with an approved event or an active call for abstracts. Unsolicited conference abstracts are not considered outside these arrangements.
Copyright Notice
By submitting a manuscript to the International Journal of Wound Research, authors acknowledge and agree to the following terms.
Authors retain copyright in their work and do not transfer copyright to the Journal or Publisher.
Upon acceptance and publication, authors grant iEditore a non-exclusive right of first publication and a non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, preserve, register, index, promote, communicate, and make the article available as part of the Journal.
Unless otherwise clearly indicated, the published Version of Record is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0).
This licence permits readers and other third parties to copy, share, distribute, reproduce, adapt, translate, and reuse the published article in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the authors and original publication, a link to the licence is provided, and any changes are indicated.
Authors may share, deposit, reproduce, distribute, adapt, translate, and otherwise reuse their own original work without requesting permission from the Journal or Publisher. The CC BY 4.0 licence governs reuse by readers and other third parties and does not restrict the authors’ exercise of the copyright they retain.
Authors retain their moral rights to the extent recognized by applicable law, including the right to be identified as the authors of the work. Reuse must not imply endorsement by the authors, editors, Journal, or Publisher.
Authors warrant that the submitted manuscript is original, has not been formally published in another journal, and is not under consideration by another journal. Previous dissemination as a preprint, repository deposit, conference abstract, poster, thesis, dissertation, study protocol, registered report, or other form permitted by the Journal’s policies does not constitute prior formal publication, provided that it is fully disclosed at submission.
All listed authors must have approved the manuscript and agreed to its submission. The manuscript must comply with the Journal’s editorial, ethical, authorship, and research-integrity policies.
Authors are responsible for obtaining any permissions required for third-party material, including images, figures, tables, clinical photographs, questionnaires, scales, instruments, datasets, and multimedia content. Material excluded from the article’s Creative Commons licence must be clearly identified in the relevant credit line, figure legend, table note, or accompanying statement.
For complete information concerning copyright, licensing, reuse, self-archiving, article versions, preprints, and third-party material, please refer to the Journal’s Open Access Policy.
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