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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Annals of Curiosity in Epidemiology (ACE) publishes rigorous scholarly work across public health, clinical epidemiology, biostatistical methodology, and surveillance. All submitted manuscripts must adhere to the structural, ethical, and formatting guidelines below.

1. General Formatting & Manuscript Preparation
* File Format: Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.docx) or RTF format.
* Typography & Spacing: Use 12-point Times New Roman or Calibri font, double-spaced throughout, with 1-inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides.
* Line & Page Numbering: Continuous line numbering and page numbering must be enabled throughout the manuscript to facilitate peer review.
* Anonymization (Double-Blind Review): To ensure an unbiased review process, ensure all author names, institutional affiliations, and identifying acknowledgments are removed from the main manuscript file. Submit author details, funding notices, and institutional affiliations in a separate Title Page file.

2. Structure of Original Research Manuscripts
* Title Page (Separate File): Informative and concise title, full author names, institutional affiliations, ORCID iDs, and corresponding author contact details.
* Abstract & Keywords: A structured abstract of 250–300 words (Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions) followed by 4 to 6 MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) keywords.
* Main Text: Organized into standard IMRaD format:
- Introduction: Clear rationale, literature context, and specific study objectives.
- Methods: Detailed study design, population, eligibility criteria, sampling, ethical approval, statistical methods, and software utilized.
- Results: Synthesized findings supported by uncluttered tables and high-resolution figures (minimum 300 DPI). Avoid duplicating data across text and tables.
- Discussion: Summary of principal findings, comparison with existing literature, strengths, limitations, and public health or clinical implications.
- Conclusions: Direct takeaway based strictly on the reported data.

3. Reporting Standards
Authors must adhere to internationally recognized reporting guidelines and include the appropriate completed checklist with their submission:
* Observational Studies: STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology)
* Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses: PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses)
* Clinical Trials: CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials)
* Diagnostic/Prognostic Studies: STARD or TRIPOD

4. Ethical Oversight & Informed Consent
Studies involving human subjects or animal experimentation must explicitly state the name of the institutional ethics committee/review board (IRB) and the protocol reference number. A statement indicating obtained written informed consent must be provided.

5. References & Citation Style (Vancouver / NLM Standard)
* Citation Format: References must strictly follow the Vancouver style as outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM / Citing Medicine).
* In-Text Citations: References must be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first cited in the text, using Arabic numerals in parentheses or superscript (e.g., (1) or [1]).
* Author Listings: List the first six authors followed by "et al." If there are six or fewer authors, list all authors. Journal titles must be abbreviated in accordance with the NLM Title Word Abbreviations (Index Medicus / PubMed format).
* DOIs: Persistent Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) must be appended to all references where available.

Examples:
* Standard Journal Article:
1. Smith JA, Khan MR, Patel D, Miller TC, Rahman A, Zhang L, et al. Socioeconomic determinants of infectious disease outbreaks: a spatial cohort study. Ann Curios Epidemiol. 2026;12(3):145-154. doi:10.68649/ace.2026.012
* Book / Monograph:
2. Rothman KJ, Greenland S, Lash TL. Modern epidemiology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.
* Chapter in an Edited Book:
3. Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.
* Electronic / Web Resource:
4. World Health Organization. Global tuberculosis report 2025 [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025 [cited 2026 Oct 18]. Available from: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240000000

Original Research Articles

Peer-reviewed primary research articles detailing quantitative, qualitative, observational, or experimental epidemiological investigations. Submissions must adhere to relevant reporting guidelines (e.g., STROBE, CONSORT) and include full methodology, statistical analyses, and ethical approval statements.

Review Articles & Meta-Analyses

Comprehensive critical evaluations, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses addressing core topics in epidemiology and population health. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses must adhere strictly to PRISMA reporting standards.

Methodological Papers & Brief Reports

Concise contributions reporting novel biostatistical methods, computational tools, innovative study designs, surveillance techniques, or preliminary high-priority epidemiological findings. Brief reports must focus on clear, data-driven outcomes.

Perspectives & Editorials

Commissioned or submitted commentaries, discussions on global health policy, ethical considerations in public health research, and letters addressing recent literature published in the journal. These contributions reflect scholarly opinions, policy evaluations, and forward-looking viewpoints in epidemiological science.

Copyright Notice

By submitting a manuscript to Annals of Curiosity in Epidemiology (ACE), the authors agree to the following terms upon acceptance for publication:

1. Transfer of Publishing Rights: Authors grant Annals of Curiosity exclusive publishing and commercial distribution rights for the accepted work across all formats and media, subject to the retention of personal academic use rights specified below.

2. Author Retained Rights: Authors retain the right to:
- Use the published work for non-commercial educational, teaching, and internal institutional presentations.
- Deposit the accepted, peer-reviewed manuscript (author's accepted version / post-print) in institutional or non-commercial subject repositories following a 12-month post-publication embargo, with full citation and a link to the formal publisher version of record (Crossref DOI).

3. Originality & Warranties: Authors warrant that the submission is original, has not been published previously, is not under consideration by another journal, does not infringe on the intellectual property rights or privacy of any third party, and that appropriate permissions have been secured for any third-party figures or tables included.

4. Competing Interests & Author Verification: All named authors confirm that they meet the ICMJE authorship criteria, have approved the final manuscript, and have disclosed all potential financial or non-financial conflicts of interest.

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