• Online submission
• Authorship
• Suggestion of Reviewers
• Studies in humans and animals
• Preparation of manuscript

Physiotherapia Croatica Supplement can be written in English or Croatian in accordance with the ICMJE Recommendations (Recommendations by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, formerly the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts) available at the webpage: www.icmje.org. All authors must fulfill the ICMJE criteria for authorship.

All manuscripts should be submitted on email snjezanabenkom@gmail.com. Only previously unpublished manuscripts are accepted for publication. The manuscript must be accompanied by a signed Authorial Statement stating that the manuscript has not been previously published in any other journal or book and that it has not been submitted for publication to any other journal. Physiotherapia Croatica Supplement is published ones a year and does not charge authors for the submission, processing or publication of manuscripts. Submitted manuscripts will not be considered until signed statements from have been received.

All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship, and all those who qualify should be listed. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content. All others who contributed to the work who are not authors should be named in the Acknowledgments. All authors should take responsibility for the integrity of the whole work, from inception to publication of the article.

Manuscripts must be prepared using Microsoft Office Word as a Word file (doc or docx). Use 1.5 line spacing throughout, including the title page, abstract, text, acknowledgments, references, individual tables, and legends, with a 2 cm margin on all sides. Use Times New Roman, size 12 (size 10 may be used in tables).

The manuscript should be divided into the following sections:

• Title Page
• Abstract and Key Words
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Acknowledgment
• References
• Tables
• Legends and Figures

For a brief report, include: Abstract, Key-words, Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, References, Tables, and Legends.

For a review article, an unstructured abstract is required. Section titles depend on the topic reviewed.

Pages must be numbered.

1. Title Page

   The title page must designate a corresponding author and provide complete contact details:

   • Full address
   • Telephone number
   • Email address
   • ORCID ID
   • Affiliations for each author (institution, city, state)

   Corresponding Author: Provide credentials (MD, PhD, etc.), affiliation, and accurate contact details.

2. Abstract and Keywords

   The second page should contain abstracts in English and Croatian (max 250 words each). The abstract must be informative and self-explanatory without references or abbreviations.

   Use the following structure:

   • BACKGROUND or OBJECTIVE
   • PATIENTS/MATERIALS/SUBJECTS AND METHODS or CASE REPORT
   • RESULTS
   • CONCLUSIONS

   Below the abstract, include up to 5 keywords using MeSH terms: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

3. Introduction

   Introduce the background, cite relevant research, and summarize existing findings.

4. Methods

   Provide sufficient detail for reproducibility and include Institutional Review Board approval.

   Human subjects:

   • State adherence to ethical standards
   • No identifiable patient information

   Animal studies:

   • Confirm compliance with laboratory animal care guidelines
5. Results

   Present results clearly and logically without duplicating data in text, tables, or figures.

   Tables
   • Submit as editable text
   • Place near relevant text or at article end
   • Number consecutively
   • Include captions and place notes below tables
   • Avoid vertical rules and cell shading
   Figures and Artwork
   • Submit images, diagrams, and artwork as separate files
6. Discussion

   Compare findings with existing literature rather than repeating results.

7. Conclusions

   Present conclusions clearly based on study findings. A short standalone conclusion section is acceptable.

8. References

   Cite references numerically in order of appearance: (1), (2), (3)… Include DOI numbers and follow NLM/ICMJE standards.

   Guidelines: ICMJE / NLM Style Guide
   Journal abbreviations: PubMed

9. Abbreviations

   Use standard abbreviations. Spell out the full term at first use unless it is a standard unit.

Research manuscripts are subject to peer review. Journal Physiotherapia Croatica Supplement operates a single review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editors for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final.

Reviewers will usually have specific expertise in the field and a record of recent publication in peer- reviewed journals. Reviewers are asked to advise the Journal Editor if the manuscript is credible and of importance to the physiotherapy profession; they are also asked to comment on the manuscript's validity, relevance, clarity, and conciseness. They are asked to provide their reports within four weeks of receipt of the manuscript.

Reviewers are asked to consult checklists where appropriate. Specifically, reviewers of randomised controlled trials are asked to consult the CONSORT e-checklist, reviewers of systematic reviews are asked to consult the PRISMA statement, and reviewers of studies of the accuracy of diagnostic tests are asked to consult the STARD checklist.

The Journal Editor considers the reviewers' comments and decides if the manuscript is to be accepted in its current form, accepted subject to minor revisions, potentially publishable but requiring significant revision, or not suited to publication in Physiotherapia Croatica Supplement. Authors are provided with the reviewers' comments, sometimes with additional comments made by the Editor, and are informed of the decision. Authors of manuscripts requiring revision are invited to consider and respond to the comments made by the reviewers and the Journal Editor, revise the manuscript accordingly, and re-submit. Usually the revised manuscript is returned to the original reviewers for further comment. Some manuscripts undergo several rounds of review before a final decision (accept or reject) is made.