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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.

  • I do realize that by checking off the box next to each statement I certify that it is true and I am signing an author agreement.
  • Manuscript text file Title page
  • Title page & Covering letter 
  • Figure and Other
  • The submission has not been previously published in any languages and is not under consideration in another journal.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which can be found in the "About" section of the journal.
  • The authors either have no commercial associations or sources of support that might pose a conflict of interest, or the conflict of interest is declared in the appendix section at the end of the manuscript text.
  • All those designated as authors meet all four criteria for authorship, and all those who meet the four criteria are identified as authors. Those who do not meet all four criteria are acknowledged.
  • Author contribution has been stated in the appendix section. All authors are accountable for all sections of the manuscript and declare that it is written originally and there is no data fabrication; data falsification including deceptive manipulation of images and plagiarism.
  • The authors confirm that they have mentioned all the organizations that funded their research in the appendix section of the submitted manuscript, including grant numbers where appropriate.
  • Author(s) guarantee that data of the study are available for at least 10 years and will be provided if anyone needs them.
  • As an ethical requirement, author(s) certify that the present research study:

    1. Is in agreement with the regulations of their institution(s) and generally accepted guidelines governing such work

    2. Contains no violation of any existing copyright or other third party right

    3. Is free of any obscene, indecent, libelous, or otherwise unlawful material

  • The authors confirm that they have agreed to pay an Article publishing Charges. As well as, processing of a paper has no charge but publishing of an article has charge(http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/ijmtfm/about/editorialPolicies#custom-2).
  • The authors are required to include ORCID ID in the profile of the authors. ORCID IDs can only be assigned by the ORCID Registry. You must conform to their standards for expressing ORCID iDs, and include the full URI (eg. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097).
  • The authors are required to include true research ethics code for all of Original Papers and other interventional studies and clinical trials including Case Reports and Short Communications. True research ethics code must be obtained from the ethics committee of the institute or research center.

Authors are advised to read the Author Guidelines of the International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine (IJMTFM) carefully before preparing and submitting a manuscript.


The Author Guidelines provide detailed information on article types, manuscript structure and preparation, formatting requirements, research reporting guidelines, ethical and publication requirements, authorship, conflicts of interest, funding, references, tables, figures, and other submission requirements.


Authors should prepare their manuscripts according to the requirements applicable to the relevant article type and, where appropriate, follow established research reporting guidelines, including CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, MOOSE, STARD, and COREQ.


The journal follows Vancouver-style referencing. Authors should ensure that all references are accurate, complete, and consistently formatted in accordance with the journal's requirements.


Before submitting a manuscript, authors should carefully review the complete Author Guidelines and Submission Preparation Notes and ensure that all required information, declarations, files, permissions, and supporting documents have been provided.


Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal's essential submission requirements may be returned to the authors for correction before further editorial consideration.