Author Guidelines
Author Guidelines
Please carefully check that your manuscript has been prepared in accordance to the step-by-step instructions provided before submitted to our online submission system. This following guide and new manuscript template is updated and prepared specifically for people who is going to contribute or edit the manuscripts that will be published in Imaging and Radiation Research since 2023 Volume 6 Issue 1. Those who have submitted a manuscript or articled being processed before 2022 Volume 5 Issue 2 (including 2022 Vol.5 No.2), should still refer to the previous author guidelines for further processing.
Manuscript Format
Your manuscript should be in MS Word. You are advised to download the document, EnPress Manuscript Submission Template,as a template for more details on preparing your submissions to Imaging and Radiation Research for consideration. All manuscripts must be written in clear, comprehensible English. Both British and American English are accepted. Usage of non-English words should be kept to a minimum and all must be italicized with the exception of “e.g.”, “i.e.” and “etc.” If you have concerns about the level of English in your submission, please ensure that it is proofread before submission by a native English speaker or a scientific editing service.
Types of Submissions Accepted
Imaging and Radiation Research accepts several types of manuscripts – original research article, review article, letter, editorial, brief commentary, perspective, case report, method, and erratum. Please read further for the definition of each type and select the appropriate option in the submission system. Submissions exceeding the suggested requirements such as ‘entire manuscript length’ will still be processed for consideration and peer review. However, article processing charges will differ in exceptional cases. The article processing charge will then be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Original Research Article: Scientific articles on original basic and applied research and/or analysis.
Review Article: A summary highlighting recent developments and current/future trends of the field.
Letter: Containing new ideas, supporting data or data criticizing the article may be subjected to peer-review (determined on a case-by-case basis by the journal’s editorial team).
Editorial: Solicited concise commentary highlighting prominent topics in the Journal issue. These are the official opinions of the editors of the journal or special issue.
Berief Commentaries : Unsolicited commentaries or analysis from reader(s) targeting specific published articles in the journal. Commentaries will be subjected to peer-review. This manuscript type typically has 3,500 words.
Perspective: These are author’s personal opinions on a subject/topic. Unlike Review articles, Perspective articles may cover a more specific, narrow part of the field. However, these are still required to uphold the spirit of academia to be objective as well as aim to initiate or further discussions and novel experimental procedures in the field. Therefore, it will undergo peer review and be indexed if accepted. Accepted articles may be solicited or unsolicited. This manuscript type typically has 5 tables and figures in total and approximately 70 references and 7,000 words (inclusive of reference list and abstract).
Case report: Summarizes the execution of a collaborative research program that is directly related to the advancement of imaging and radiation.
Method: Method presents new or improved version of experimental methods, tests or procedures pertaining to the field of imaging and radiation.
Erratus: An erratum is a notification of a significant error made by the editors that affects the scholarly record or the scientific integrity of a published article. An erratum is always accompanied by Publisher Correction of the error. The corrections will not be made directly in the already-published articles. Authors who notice an error in their published articles should contact editorial-irr@enpress-publisher.com.
Cover Letter
All submissions should include a cover letter as a separate file. A cover letter should contain a brief explanation of what was previously known, the conceptual advancement with the findings and its significance to broad readership. The cover letter is confidential and will be read only by the editors. It will not be seen by reviewers.
Manuscript Submission Template
Title
FIRST Author1, SECOND Author2, THIRD Author3*
1 Department, University Name, City, Country
2 Affiliation
3 Affiliation
* Corresponding Author: Name, Corresponding address, Country. email address
ABSTRACT
Use the word “ABSTRACT” as the title, boldface type, centered relative to the column, fully capitalized. It should briefly state the purpose, method and results of the paper. All manuscripts must be in English.
Keywords: Please use about 3 to 8 keywords; capitalize the first letter; separated by semi-colon.
1. Introduction
Please follow the steps outlined below when submitting your final draft to the EnPress Publisher.
2. Main Title
2.1 Sub-heading
Capitalize the first letter. Please initially capitalize only the first word in other titles, including section titles and first, second, and third-order headings.
2.1.1 Sub-subheading
Sub-subheadings should be typeset with only the first word capitalized (see example above).
3. Tables
Place tables as close as possible to the text they refer to and aligned center. A table is labeled Table and given a number (e.g., Table 1. Sample Datasheet) it should be numbered consecutively, and the title appear above the table, aligned center and bold face, no additional blank line.
In cases where the caption needs to be extended over to the second line, the title should be aligned left.
In cases where the tables need to be extended over to the second page, the continuation of the table should be preceded by a caption, e.g., “Table 1. (Continued)”. Footnotes in tables should be written in superscript lowercase letters and placed below the table.
Table 1. Table label

4. Figures
Place figures as close as possible to the text they refer to and aligned center. Photos, graphs, charts or diagram should be labeled Figure (do not abbreviate), and assigned a number consecutively (Figure 1). The title should appear underneath the figure, aligned center, no additional blank line.
In cases where the title needs to be extended over to the second line, the title should be aligned left.
For example:
Figure 1. Figure label
5. Equations
Including symbols and equations in the text, the variable name and style must be consistent with those in the equations. Equations should be indented at the left margin and numbered at the right margin of the next line; equation number is enclosed with open and close parenthesis (). Do not put the equations inside the inserted table.
For example:
(1)
Acknowledgments
The acknowledgements section is not required. If possible, authors should declare all financial and non-financial support that have the potential to be deemed as a source of competing interest in relations to their submitted manuscript in this section. Financial supports are generally in the form of grants, royalties, consulting fees and more. Examples of non-financial support could include the following: externally-supplied equipments/biological sources, writing assistance, administrative support, contributions from non-authors.
Conflict of Interest
All authors are required to declare all activities that have the potential to be deemed as a source of competing interest in relations to their submitted manuscript. Examples of such activities could include personal or work-related relationships, events, etc. If no conflict of interest, please state that, for example "The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest". Please refer to the policy of Conflict of Interest.
Appendix A. This is the Appendix
Supplementary materials that are excluded in the main body of the paper may be included in the appendices. These include derivations of equations and details of algorithms. Appendices should be used only when advanced technical details are essential to the paper. This part should be placed at the end of the whole paper, after References.
References
List and number all bibliographical references that make an important contribution to the paper. The number of in-text citation should be enclosed in square brackets, for example[1]. (See examples below)
Journal Article
Format as the following: numerical order, point, family name, blank, initial letter(s) of names (use et al. if more than three authors), point, Title of the cited article. Journal Title, blank, year of publication, semicolon, volume number, issue number with brackets, published year, volume(issue number),semicolon, numbers.
For example:
1. Tom C, John EF, Matt GH, et al. Study on persistent organic pollutants in Southern Town. Journal of Smart Construction 2013; 1(2): 5–8.
Article in a language other than English
For example:
1. Massone L, Borghi S, Pestarino A. Localisations palmairespurpuriques de la dermatite herpetiforme (French) [Purpuric palmarsites of dermatitis herpetiformis]. Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie 1987; 114(12): 1545–1547.
2. Koplatadze AM, Bondarev IA. Lechenie ostrykh anal'nykhtreshchin (Russian) [Treatment of acute renal fissures]. Vestn Khir 1990; 144(1): 110–112.
Book
Format as the following: numerical order, point, the author’s name, point, book title, point, edition (if not the first edition), city of publication, colon, publisher, semi-colon, year of publication, point, p. initial and last page numbers.
For example:
1. Carr I, Kidner R. Statutes and conventions on international trade law. 4th ed. London: Cavendish; 2009. p. 11–14.
2. Rojko JL, Hardy WD. Feline leukemia virus and otherretroviruses. 3rd ed. In: Sherding RG (editor). The cat: Diseasesand clinical management. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1989. p. 229–332.
Patent
1. Blanco EE, Meade JC, Richards WD (inventors). Ophthalmic V (assignee). Surgical Stapling system. US patent. 4,969,591. 1990 Nov 13.
Legislation
Digital Economy Act 2017 [Internet]. 2017 Apr 27 [cited 2021 Jan 13] (Great Britain). Available from: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/30/introduction/enacted.
Conference publication
1. Vivian VL (editor). Child abuse and neglect: A medical community response. 1st AMA National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect; 1984 Mar 30–31; Chicago. Chicago: American Medical Association; 1985. p. 256.