Tier	Article Type	Article Processing Charge
Tier 1	Case Report Case Series Original Article Review Article Narrative Review Technique Viewpoint Discussion Pictorial Essay	492 EUR, excluding tax ($590 USD, excluding tax)
Tier 2	Images Letter to the Editor	246 EUR, excluding tax ($295 USD, excluding tax)

The above pricing is valid until December 31, 2026.

Publication fee waivers

• In the event that the manuscript is accepted for publication (i.e. after the review procedure), the team of co-authors with Ukrainian co-authors are completely exempted from paying the article publishing charge in the case of the topic of military/war trauma.

• Members of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine and the Kyiv Medical University are eligible for a discount of 50% off the open access publication fee.

• Exemption from any payment (contributions) for the processing, review and/or publication of articles submitted by third-level higher education applicants (i.e. PhD researchers) performed by them alone (without co-authors).

Journal’s peer review policy

DUTIES OF EDITORS

Publication Decision – the Editor in Chief/Managing Editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair Play – the Editor in Chief/Managing Editor and the reviewers evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the author’s race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, citizenship, or political ideology.

Confidentiality – the Editor in Chief/Managing Editor and the members of the editorial staff must ensure that all material submitted to the journal remains confidential while under review. The Editor-in-Chief and the editorial staff must not disclose any information about the submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher.

Disclosure and Conflicts of interest – unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a Chief Editor/Editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author.

DUTIES OF REVIEWERS

Contribution to Editorial Decision – peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness – any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality – any manuscripts received for review should be treated with strict confidentiality. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except when authorized by the Editor-in-Chief.

Standards of Objectivity – reviews should be conducted objectively. There shall be no personal criticism of the author. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Source – reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest – privileged information or ideas obtained through the peer review process must be kept confidential and must not be used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other connection with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the manuscript.

TYPES OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY THE JOURNAL

Empowering the authors with a possibility to choose the best article`s type which will unlock the potential of the authors` idea, our journal currently publishes 14 types of articles:

Editorial, Guest (synonym: Guest Editorial), Postscript (synonym: Postscriptum Editorial), Images, Case (synonym: Case Report), Cases (synonym: Case Series), Original (synonym: Original Article), Review (synonym: Review Article), Narrative Review, Technique (synonyms: Technical Note, Surgical Note), Discussion, Paper Scan (synonyms: Review of Article, Literature Scan), Book Scan (synonym: Book Review), Letter to the Editor (synonym: Letters), and Viewpoint.

Manuscript Stages after Acceptance or In Press Stages

"Article in Press" contains peer reviewed and accepted articles to be published in this journal. When the final article is assigned to an issue of the journal, the "Article in Press" version will be removed from this section and will appear in the associated journal issue. Please be aware that "Articles in Press" do not have all bibliographic details available yet. There are four stages of "Articles in Press":

• Accepted Manuscripts (also known as Pre-Proofs): These are manuscripts that have been selected for publication. They have not been typeset and the text may change before final publication. They can be cited using the year of online publication and the DOI, as follows: author(s), article title, journal (year), DOI. Please consult the journal's reference style for the exact appearance of these elements, abbreviation of journal names, and use of punctuation.

• Uncorrected Proofs: These are articles that are not yet finalized and that will be corrected by the authors. Therefore the text could change before final publication. Uncorrected proofs may be temporarily unavailable for production reasons.

• Corrected Proofs: These are articles containing the authors' corrections. The content of the article will usually remain unchanged, and possible further corrections are fairly minor. Typically the only difference with the finally published article is that specific issue and page numbers have not yet been assigned.

• Withdrawn Article in Press: These are proofs of articles which have been peer reviewed and initially accepted, but have since been withdrawn before being published in this journal.

Presubmission Inquiries

Authors may send to our editorial office (e-mail: office@omfpublishing.com) the Presubmission Inquiry to learn about the suitability of proposed manuscripts or to propose article topics. The Journal Editor will generally respond by e-mail within one week.

Please include the following information in your Presubmission Inquiry letter:

• Name

• Institution

• E-mail address

• Inquiry for the editor (limit 250 words)

• Summary of the manuscript (limit 250 words)

Instructions for Authors

Manuscript Length & Number of Elements​

• Original Articles, Special Topics, and Pilot Studies are limited to 3,355 words total, 20 figures pieces, 75 references, and 15 minutes of video (separated into no more than 4 video clips)

• Ideas & Innovations and SEQUEL- Full Follow-up are limited to 1,355 words total, 4 figure pieces, 10 references, and 6 minutes of video (separated into no more than 3 video clips)

• Case Reports are limited to 1,250 words total, 4 figure pieces, 10 references, and 6 minutes of video (separated into no more than 3 video clips)

• Viewpoints, Letters to the Editor, and SEQUEL- Short Synopsis are limited to 500 words, 2 figure pieces, 5 references, and up to 6 minutes of video (as Supplemental Digital Content only)

  • Solicited Reply Letters to the Editor are limited to 400 words, 5 references, 0 figure and tables, and 0 videos

• Video articles are limited to 1,000 words, 5 references, and up to 20 minutes of video (separated into no more than 4 video clips) 

  • Additionally,​ Video article types have a 90-character limit on the Title.

• ​Case Reports, Ideas & Innovations, Viewpoints, Letters to the Editor, Replies, and Editorials are limited to two pieces of Supplemental Digital Content​.

Title Length

As per journal style, the recommended length of an article title should be no longer than 16 words, and preferably under 14.
Acronyms and abbreviations in titles should be spelled out for the purposes of a word-count, as they will be expanded during copyediting in most cases. Use your keywords strategically to optimize Search Engine Optimization: 

• Make sure your top 2 – 3 keywords appear in the title.

Video article types have a 90-character limit on the Title.

Manuscripts and Abstracts

Manuscripts must be written in English.

One co-author is denominated as the corresponding author with all contact details:

• Postal address (ZIP code of a country, City, Street, phone and fax number).

• E-mail address.

The abstract should include full title of the article, full names and surnames of the co-authors, affiliation, scien­tific degree, specialty. Also the abstract should include short information about article content: purpose, material and methods, results, conclusions. Example how the Abstract should be looked like the authors can get from the published articles in current issue.

Figures and Tables

Photographs, ultrasonographic images, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be submitted in original with resolution of at least 300 dpi and saved in JPEG or TIFF file format.

Fundings

The authors should indicate the sources of funding that were allocated for the preparation of the article, if such were the case.

Conflicts of Interest

At the end of the article the authors should specify about conflicts of interest (e.g., no conflict of interest).

Role of Co-authors in Writing

After specifying conflicts of interest the role of co-authors in writing of the article (concept and design of the study; material collection, mate­rial processing, statistical data processing, writing text, editing, etc.) should be designated.

AI Statement

The Journal requires a Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Disclosure Statement if GenAI was used during the research or writing process. More details in section Generative AI, Publication Ethics, and Malpractice Statement (click on the link).

Examples of AI Statement in Manuscripts

Example 1. Source: RE: "How Artificial Intelligence Differs From Humans in Peer Review" (Chen, 2026). DOI:10.1016/j.joms.2025.10.008.

Declaration of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies in the Writing Process

During the preparation of this work the author used Gemini in order to assist in its preparation. After using it, the author reviewed and edited the content as needed and takes full responsibility for the content of the publication.

Example 2. Source: "Internally Heated Sodium Hypochlorite for Endodontic Irrigation: A Narrative Review of Efficacy and Clinical Applicability" (Abdellatif, 2025). DOI:10.14744/eej.2025.64872. 

Use of AI for Writing Assistance

The authors declared that artificial intelligence was not used in this article.

Patient Consent

Written patient consent should be obtained to publish the clinical images of the patients.

Acknowledgments

The authors can acknowledge the persons or institutions which they helped or useful in writing an article.

REFERENCES: AMA STYLE

Format all references according to the AMA Manual of Style (11th Edition). Number references consecutively in the order they first appear in the text. Ensure that style and punctuation align with the journal's requirements. The Journal recommends using these two sources:

• Source 1 (download PDF).

• Source 2 (download PDF).

Spelling and Grammar Check

The article should be 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'. You can use American or British usage, but do not use mixture of them. Authors for whom English is not their native language should add an editing certificate (the international company that can provide editing is: www.enago.com).