Would you like to submit an article to Mauritanie Médicale? We invite you to consult the About the Journal page to familiarise yourself with the journal’s editorial policy, as well as the page dedicated to Publication Ethics.

To submit a manuscript online, authors must first register on the journal’s platform. Those who already have an account may log in directly, access their dashboard, and follow the five steps of the submission process.

1. Types of Contributions Accepted

Mauritanie Médicale publishes original clinical research articles; original biological, radiological, or experimental studies; editorials; general reviews; updates; hypotheses; controversies; brief reports; letters to the editor; analyses of press reports accompanied by commentary; and reports on working sessions held by the Faculty of Medicine or healthcare institutions.

The publication of individual clinical cases may be considered only if they provide original insights, particularly into pathophysiology, the value of a diagnostic approach, or the treatment of a disease.

The submission of literature reviews concerning individual clinical cases is discouraged under the “Original Articles” category.

Authors who nevertheless wish to submit this type of manuscript must consult the Editorial Board, which will provide them with the guidelines for preparing updates.

Authors intending to submit updates are advised to check with the Editorial Board that an update on the same subject is not already in the process of publication.

The submission of letters to the editor is strongly encouraged. Such letters may consist of responses to or comments on an article recently published in the journal, or may address an original finding considered important. However, they remain subject to the approval of the Editorial Board.

2. General Conditions of Publication

Manuscripts may be written in English, French, or Arabic.

The length of manuscripts, excluding references, must not exceed:

• 15 typed pages (double-spaced) for original articles;
• 16 pages for updates;
• 6 pages for editorials, brief reports, and hypotheses;
• 2 pages for letters to the editor.

3. Scientific Evaluation of Manuscripts

Manuscripts will be reviewed by two anonymous reviewers, either members of the Scientific Committee or individuals selected for their expertise. Their identities will remain unknown to the authors.

Authors will be informed by the Editorial Office of the acceptance of their article, any revisions that may be requested, or the rejection of the manuscript.

Under no circumstances shall the journal be bound in any way with regard to manuscripts submitted to it before the final decision of the Editorial Board.

Editorials, general reviews, and updates may be commissioned by the Editorial Board; in such cases, they will also be subject to review before any decision regarding their publication.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to return manuscripts that do not comply with the submission requirements to their authors before referring them to reviewers for evaluation.

4. Manuscript Preparation and Presentation

Authors are requested to comply with the presentation requirements outlined below.

Manuscript

• The text should preferably be typed in Arial, 11-point font, double-spaced, with side margins of at least 2 cm.
• The manuscript should follow the structure of an original research article: introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, keywords, references, tables, figure legends, and abstracts.
• Pages must be numbered consecutively, beginning with the title page.
• The use of the past tense is recommended when reporting the results of experiments conducted.

Title Page

For all submitted articles, the title page must include:

• A precise, concise, and informative title, indicating in particular whether the study concerns humans or animals and, where applicable, the number of cases studied.
• The first name, middle initial, and surname of each author.
• The full address of the hospital or research centre where the work was carried out.
• The name and full address of the person to whom correspondence concerning the article should be addressed.
• The address to which requests for offprints should be sent.
• A running title of 40 characters.
• The title in English.
• The title in Arabic.

5. Abstracts, Keywords, and Bibliographic References

Abstracts

Original articles must include, on separate sheets:

• An abstract in French of 100 to 250 words, without abbreviations or references. The abstract must be structured under the following headings: background, objective of the study, methods, results, and conclusions.
• An English translation of the abstract and keywords.

Keywords

Keywords must be provided in French, English, and Arabic and must consist of 3 to 7 terms that are representative of the work presented.

References and Bibliography

• The number of references must be fewer than 100 for updates and fewer than 5 for letters to the editor.
• References cited in the text must be indicated by numbers enclosed in square brackets [ ], in the order in which they appear. When several consecutive references are cited, only the numbers of the first and last references should be given, separated by a hyphen [4-8].
• Bibliographic references, the number of which is limited according to the article category, must be listed at the end of the article and numbered in the order in which they are cited in the text.
• All references must be cited in the text, including in tables. The number of each cited bibliographic reference must be enclosed in square brackets.
• References to articles published in journals must include the names of the first three authors, followed by their initials (and, where applicable, “et al.”), the full title of the article in its original language, the journal title abbreviated according to Index Medicus, the year, volume number, issue number, and the abbreviated first and last page numbers of the article, as illustrated in the following example:

                    [1] Paivio AA, Jansen B, Becker LJ, et al., Comparisons through the mind’s eye. N Engl J Med

                   1975;7(2):635-47.

References to books must include the authors’ names, the title of the book, the city of publication, the publisher’s name, and the year of publication, as illustrated in the following example:

                [7] Gurman AS, Kniskern DP, Family therapy outcome research: knows and unknows. In :

                 Gurman AS, Kniskern DP, editors, Handbook of family therapy. New York: Brunner/Maazel;

               1981. p. 742-775.

Abbreviations

• Abbreviations for units of measurement and chemical symbols must conform to internationally recognised usage.
• The manuscript should contain as few abbreviations as possible. Each abbreviation must be introduced at its first occurrence, following the full expression or term it abbreviates.
• All abbreviations used must be listed on a separate sheet.

6. Tables, Figures, Images, and Units of Measurement

Tables, Figures, and Images

Tables, figures, and images must be referred to in the text using italicised references enclosed in parentheses. They must be presented separately, as must their legends, which should be typed and provided with the Word document.

• Tables: A maximum of 5 tables is permitted. They must be numbered using Roman numerals and provided with a title, for example: Table I.
• Figures: Figures must be numbered using Arabic numerals and accompanied by a legend, for example: Figure 1.
• Drawings and diagrams: These must be prepared electronically and submitted separately alongside the text file, rather than embedded in the Word document.
• Images: The Editorial Office accepts colour and black-and-white illustrations, photographic prints, negatives, Ektachrome transparencies, and slides. Accepted digital media include CD/DVD. Image or illustration files must be prepared using Photoshop or Illustrator and saved in EPS, TIFF, or JPEG format. Images must be supplied at high resolution, namely 300 dpi, at the dimensions required for publication.

Units of Measurement

• Measurements of length, height, weight, and volume must be expressed in metric units (m, kg, l) or their multiples.
• Temperatures must be expressed in degrees Celsius, and blood pressure measurements in millimetres of mercury.
• Haematological and biochemical measurements must be expressed in accordance with the International System of Units (SI).

7. Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements must appear in an appropriate location within the article (either in a footnote or at the end of the article) and must specify:

• Contributions that merit acknowledgement but do not justify inclusion among the authors.
• Acknowledgements for technical assistance.
• Acknowledgements for material or financial support.

The Editorial Board advises authors to retain a copy of the manuscript, figures, and tables.