Online submission

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 Only previously unpublished manuscripts are accepted for publication.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.

Authorship

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.

Suggestion of Reviewers

Authors may suggest up to three relevant reviewers who hold a PhD degree and do not work in the authors’ institutions. Possible reviewers should be listed with their affiliation, institution name and email address. However, final selection of reviewers will be determined by the editors.

Disclosure of conflict of interest: All authors will be asked to fill in the ICMJE’s unified disclosure form. The form can be downloaded at: https://cdn.amegroups.cn/static/public/coi_disclosure.docx.

Studies in humans and animals

If the work involves the use of human subjects, the author should ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans. The manuscript should be in line with the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals and aim for the inclusion of representative human populations (sex, age and ethnicity) as per those recommendations. The terms sex and gender should be used correctly.

Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.

Preparation of manuscript

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.

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