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Everything you need to submit to JNHFB: what to prepare, how the online form works, and what happens after you submit.

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How the online submission works

The form has five short steps and takes about ten minutes once your files are ready.

  1. Start

    Choose the article type, confirm the checklist and accept the copyright notice.

  2. Upload

    Upload the anonymised manuscript (Word) and any figures or supplementary files.

  3. Details

    Enter the title, abstract, keywords, all authors with affiliations and ORCID iDs, and the reference list.

  4. Confirm

    Review everything and click Finish Submission. You will receive a confirmation email.

  5. Track

    Follow review progress, reply to the editor and upload revisions from your author dashboard.

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 manuscript is original, has not been published before, and is not under consideration by another journal.
  • The manuscript is a single Microsoft Word file written in the JNHFB article template: title page, abstract (about 250 words), 3 to 10 keywords, main text, acknowledgments, references, then tables and figure legends.
  • The title page lists all authors with affiliations, ORCID iDs where available, and the corresponding author details. The main text is anonymised for double-blind review.
  • Ethics approval, patient consent (where applicable), funding and conflict of interest statements are included in Materials & Methods or Acknowledgments.
  • References are numbered in order of citation and follow the journal style; figures are at 300 dpi or higher.

Author Guidelines

Before you submit

Read the full Author Guidelines and write your manuscript in the JNHFB article template (Word). Submit a single Word file with tables and figure legends at the end, as laid out in the template.

Manuscript structure (as in the template)

  1. Title page: article title, all authors with numbered affiliations, and the corresponding author (name, postal address, email, phone).
  2. Abstract: a single paragraph of about 250 words stating the purpose of the study, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions.
  3. Keywords: 3 to 10 keywords or short phrases.
  4. Introduction: purpose of the article and rationale for the study, with only strictly pertinent references.
  5. Materials & Methods: subjects, methods, apparatus and procedures in enough detail to be reproduced; an ethics statement (committee approval, Helsinki Declaration, consent; no patient names, initials or hospital numbers); and the statistical methods.
  6. Results: in logical sequence, without repeating all table data in the text.
  7. Discussion: new and important aspects, implications, limitations and relation to other studies.
  8. Conclusion.
  9. Acknowledgments: contributions that do not justify authorship, and financial or material support.
  10. References: numbered in order of citation, in the journal style.
  11. Tables: each on a separate page with a brief title, numbered consecutively.
  12. Legends for illustrations: numbered with Arabic numerals; images at 300 dpi or higher.

Article types

TypeAbstractLengthMain sections
Original ArticleAbout 250 words, single paragraph3,000 to 4,000 wordsIntroduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion
Review ArticleUp to 200 words4,000 to 5,000 wordsIntroduction, topic sections, Conclusion
Case ReportUp to 150 words1,000 to 1,500 wordsIntroduction, Case Presentation, Discussion, Conclusion
Images in Cardiovascular MedicineDescription up to 200 wordsImages at 300 dpi or higherImage, description, legend
How To Do ItNone1,500 to 2,000 wordsStep-by-step technique, illustrated

What happens next

  1. Editorial check: scope, template compliance and plagiarism screening.
  2. Double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers.
  3. Decision: accept, minor revision, major revision or reject. Reviewer comments arrive by email and in your author dashboard. We aim to send a first decision within eight weeks.
  4. Production and publication with a Crossref DOI.

Questions? Email journal@nhf.org.bd.

Article types and section policies

Original Article

Full-length reports of original clinical, basic science or epidemiological research in cardiovascular medicine.

  • Length: 3,000 to 4,000 words excluding abstract, references, tables and figure legends.
  • Abstract: A single paragraph of about 250 words stating the purpose of the study, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions.
  • Keywords: 3 to 10 keywords or short phrases.

Manuscript structure (follow the JNHFB article template):

  1. Title page: title, all authors with affiliations, corresponding author (name, address, email, phone)
  2. Abstract and keywords
  3. Introduction: purpose of the article and rationale for the study
  4. Materials & Methods: subjects, methods, apparatus, procedures; ethics statement; statistical methods
  5. Results: logical sequence in text, tables and illustrations
  6. Discussion: new and important aspects, implications, limitations, relation to other studies
  7. Conclusion
  8. Acknowledgments (contributions that do not justify authorship, funding and material support)
  9. References (numbered in order of citation, in the journal style)
  10. Tables (each with a brief title, numbered in order of citation)
  11. Legends for illustrations (figures numbered with Arabic numerals)

State ethics committee approval and informed consent in Materials & Methods. Do not use patient names, initials or hospital numbers.

Review Article

Comprehensive, authoritative reviews of specific topics in cardiology. Reviews are mainly solicited; unsolicited reviews may be considered.

  • Length: 4,000 to 5,000 words excluding abstract and references.
  • Abstract: A single unstructured paragraph of up to 200 words.
  • Keywords: 3 to 10 keywords or short phrases.

Manuscript structure (follow the JNHFB article template):

  1. Title page with authors, affiliations and corresponding author
  2. Abstract and keywords
  3. Introduction
  4. Topic sections with informative subheadings
  5. Conclusion and future directions
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. References (comprehensive and current)
  8. Tables and figure legends
Case Report

Brief reports of unique, unusual or instructive clinical cases that make a significant contribution to practice.

  • Length: 1,000 to 1,500 words excluding abstract and references.
  • Abstract: A single unstructured paragraph of up to 150 words.
  • Keywords: 3 to 10 keywords or short phrases.

Manuscript structure (follow the JNHFB article template):

  1. Title page with authors, affiliations and corresponding author
  2. Abstract and keywords
  3. Introduction
  4. Case Presentation
  5. Discussion
  6. Conclusion
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. References
  9. Figure legends

Written informed consent for publication must be obtained from the patient (or guardian) and stated in the manuscript.

Images in Cardiovascular Medicine

High-quality, original images (angiography, echocardiography, ECG, pathology or other modalities) that are visually striking and educationally valuable.

  • Length: A description of up to 200 words.
  • Abstract: Not required; the description (up to 200 words) is entered in the abstract field.
  • Keywords: 3 to 10 keywords or short phrases.

Manuscript structure (follow the JNHFB article template):

  1. Title page with authors, affiliations and corresponding author
  2. Image description (up to 200 words) explaining the clinical significance
  3. Images at 300 dpi or higher, numbered, with legends
  4. References (maximum 5)
How To Do It

Practical, step-by-step guides to specific clinical techniques, procedures or methodologies in cardiovascular care.

  • Length: 1,500 to 2,000 words.
  • Abstract: Not required.
  • Keywords: 3 to 10 keywords or short phrases.

Manuscript structure (follow the JNHFB article template):

  1. Title page with authors, affiliations and corresponding author
  2. Introduction: the problem and when the technique is used
  3. Step-by-step description of the technique, illustrated with figures
  4. Tips, pitfalls and troubleshooting
  5. Conclusion
  6. References
  7. Figure legends
Research Article

Original research reports that follow the same requirements as Original Articles.

  • Length: 3,000 to 4,000 words excluding abstract, references, tables and figure legends.
  • Abstract: A single paragraph of about 250 words stating the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions.
  • Keywords: 3 to 10 keywords or short phrases.

Manuscript structure (follow the JNHFB article template):

  1. Title page with authors, affiliations and corresponding author
  2. Abstract and keywords
  3. Introduction
  4. Materials & Methods (including ethics statement and statistics)
  5. Results
  6. Discussion
  7. Conclusion
  8. Acknowledgments (contributions that do not justify authorship, funding and material support)
  9. References (numbered in order of citation, in the journal style)
  10. Tables (each with a brief title, numbered in order of citation)
  11. Legends for illustrations (figures numbered with Arabic numerals)

State ethics committee approval and informed consent in Materials & Methods. Do not use patient names, initials or hospital numbers.

Conference Abstract

Structured abstracts of 150–250 words submitted for the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh annual conference. Accepted abstracts are published in the conference supplement with a DOI.

Copyright Notice

By submitting to the Journal of National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh (JNHFB), the authors confirm that the work is original, has not been published elsewhere, is not under consideration by another journal, and that all authors have approved the submission.

On acceptance, authors sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement granting the journal and the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh the exclusive right to publish, reproduce and distribute the work in all formats. Authors keep the right to use their work for non-commercial purposes such as teaching, presentations and deposit in institutional repositories.

Articles are published open access under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence. Others may share and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes with proper credit to the authors and the journal.

Full policy: Copyright Notice.

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