Manuscripts must be submitted via email attachment to:
Editor-In-Chief,
Department of Anesthesiology,
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
E-mail: meja@aub.edu.lb

Human Subjects
Manuscripts describing investigations performed in humans must state that the study was approved by the appropriate Institutional Review Board and written informed consent was obtained from all patients or parents of minors.

Language:
Articles are published in English

Manuscript Preparation

Manuscript format required:
Double-spaced lines
Wide margins (1.5 inches or 3.8 cm)
Page numbers start on title page

Word count should reflect text only (excluding abstract, references, figures and tables).

Clinical or laboratory investigations:
The following structured format is required:
1. Cover Letter
2. Title page
3. Abstract
4. Introduction
5. Methods
6. Results
7. Discussion
8. Acknowledgements
9. References
10. Tables
11. Figures

1. Cover Letter
Manuscripts must be accompanied by a cover letter, signed by all authors and stating that:
-All authors have contributed intellectually to the manuscript and the manuscript has been read and approved by all the authors.
-The manuscript have not been published, simultaneously submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere.

2. Title page
Starts at page 1 and includes:
-A concise and informative title (preferably less than 15 words). Authors should include all information in the title that will make electronic retrieval of the article both sensitive and specific.
-Authors listing: first name, middle initial and last name with a superscript denoting the academic degrees as footprints.
-The name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed.
-The name, address, telephone, fax numbers and e-mail address of the corresponding author.
-Disclose sources of financial support (grants, equipment, drugs etc…).
-Conflict of interest: disclosure of any financial relationships between authors and commercial interests with a vested interest in the outcome of the study.
-A running head, around 40 characters.
-Word count of the text only (excluding abstract, acknowledgements, figure legends and references).

3. Abstract
Abstract should follow the title page. It should be structured with background, methods, results and conclusion.
It should state, the specific purpose of the research or hypotheses tested by the study, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions.
Provide separate word count for the abstract.

4. Introduction
Provide the nature of the problem and its significance. State the specific purpose or research objectives or hypothesis tested. Provide only directly pertinent references and do not include data or conclusions from the work being reported.

5. Methods
A. Selection and description of participants:
– Describe selection of participants (including controls) clearly, including eligibility and exclusion criteria.
B. Technical information:
– Identify the methods, apparatus (give the manufacturer’s name and address in parentheses), and procedure in sufficient detail to allow others to reproduce the results. Give references to established methods. Provide references and brief descriptions for methods that have been published. Identify precisely all drugs and chemicals used, including generic names(s), dose(s) ands routes(s) of administration.
C. Statistics-describe statistical methods with enough detail to enable a knowledgeable reader with access to the original date to verify the reported results. Define statistical terms, abbreviations and most symbols. Specify the computer software used. Provide a power analysis for the study.

6. Results
Present your results in logical sequence in the text, tables and illustrations, giving the main or most important findings first. Do not repeat all the data in the tables or illustrations in the text: emphasize or summarize only the most important observations. Extra or supplementary materials and technical details can be placed in an appendix.

7. Discussion
Emphasize the new and important findings of the study and the conclusions that may be drawn.
Do not repeat in details data or other information given in the Introduction or the Results sections. For experimental studies, it is useful to begin the discussion by summarizing briefly the main findings, then explore possible mechanisms or explanations for these findings, compare and contrast the results with other relevant studies. State the limitations of the study, and explore the implications of the findings for future research and for clinical practice. Link the conclusions with the goals of the study, but avoid unjustified statements and conclusions not adequately supported by the data.

8. Acknowledgements
They should be brief. Individuals named must be given the opportunity to read the paper and approve their inclusion in the acknowledgments.

9. References:
– References should be indicated by Arabic numerals in the text in the form of superscript and listed at the end of the paper in the order of their appearance. Please be accurate, giving the names of all authors and initials, the exact title, the correct abbreviation of the journal, year of publication, volume number and page numbers.
– The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in the list of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE.

Example: (1) from a journal (2) from a book.
1. SHAW W: AND ROOT B.: brachial plexus anesthesia:
Comparative study of agents and techniques. Am. J. Surg.1951; 81: 407, 1951.
2. ROBINSON. J: S.: Modern trends in anaesthesia, Evans and Gray Ch. 8, Butterworth Pub. Co., London 1967.

10. Tables
Tables capture information concisely and display it efficiently: They also provide information at any desired level of details and precision. Including data in tables rather than text frequently makes it possible to reduce the length of the text.
– Type or print each table with double spacing on a separate sheet of paper.
– Number tables consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text.
– Supply a brief title for each.
– Place explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the heading.
– Explain all nonstandard abbreviations in footnotes.
– Identify statistical measures of variations, such as standard deviation and standard error of the mean.

11. Figures
– Figures should be submitted in JPEG or TIFF format with a minimum of 150 DPI in resolution.
– Colored data if requested by author is chargeable.
– If a figure has been published previously, acknowledge the original source and submit written permission from the copyrights holder to produce the figure.

Abbreviations and symbols:
– Use only standard abbreviations.
– Avoid abbreviations in the title of the manuscript.
– The spelled-out abbreviations followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis should be used in first mention.