Requirements for manuscript submission: what every author needs to know and comply with to facilitate the review process.

DOI 10.5152/dir.2015.0001 Y ou have just finished writing a scientifically sound manuscript on an important subject and you are impatient to submit it right away. Hold on a second! Are you really aware of the journal’s standards and uniform requirements for submission? There are certain requirements that authors need to comply with but commonly overlook when submitting their study. Some of these requirements are journal-specific and stated in its “Instructions to Authors” and some are universally accepted standards recommended by international authorities such as the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). In this editorial, I will try to summarize the prerequisites for manuscript submission.