About Journal of Medical Technologies and Devices

The Journal of Medical Technologies and Devices is a publication dedicated to advancing education in medical technologies and is aimed at specialists in various medical disciplines and primary care physicians.

Since Winter 2025, the journal has been published in English. Articles submitted to the Journal of Medical Technologies and Devices must be written in English. Submissions in other languages will only be accepted with prior consent from the Editor-in-Chief. For inquiries, please contact editor.jmtd@viamedica.pl before submission.

The journal adheres to the editorial recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), which are available at http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/. The publisher, Via Medica, strongly encourages editors to follow the ethical principles outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), particularly in addressing instances of ethical misconduct. Authors, readers, and editors can find more information on the COPE website: http://publicationethics.org/.

The review process

Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Medical Technologies and Devices are evaluated based on their contribution to advancing research, offering new insights, or potentially influencing clinical practice. Submitted manuscripts undergo an initial review by the editorial team to assess their relevance and quality.

Submissions that do not meet the journal’s priorities or requirements are rejected at this stage. Manuscripts that are incomplete or not formatted according to the journal’s guidelines are returned to the authors without scientific review.

If a manuscript is accepted for peer review, the authors will receive a confirmation letter that includes a reference number for all future correspondence with the editorial office.

Preparation of manuscripts

Articles should have the following structure:

Title page

The title page should carry the full title of the paper and a short title, consisting of not more than 40 characters including spaces, to be used as a running head (and which should be so identified). The first name, middle initial, and last name of each author should appear. If the work is to be attributed to a department or institution, its full name should be included. The name, address, and telephone/fax number of the author responsible for correspondence concerning the manuscript should appear on the title page. The title page should include the affiliations of the authors and the sources of any support for the work in the form of grants, equipment, or drugs.

Abstracts

An abstract of not more than 250 words should be provided on a separate page. Articles containing original data should include a structured abstract with the following four paragraphs, labeled: Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, and Conclusions. The abstract should be followed by a list of 3–10 keywords or short phrases. When possible, the terms used should be from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) list of the Index Medicus.

Text

Full papers of an experimental or observational nature may be usefully divided into sections headed: Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, and Discussion.

Word limits

Original article: 3000 words
Review article: 6000 words
Letters: 1000 words (not including abstract, tables, and references)
Clinical vignettes: 700 words, including the title page, references, and figure legends

Clinical vignettes

The goal of this category is to present brief reports of highly informative cases illustrated with interesting images accompanied by detailed legends. All applicable imaging techniques may be described in this category (e.g., ultrasound, X-ray and CT scans, biopsy, and other). Text should be limited to 700 words, including the title page, references, and figure legends. The number of references and authors is limited to five. A maximum of one figure is allowed, with no more than four panels each, labeled (a), (b), (c), (d). Additional figures and videos may be published online as supplementary data.

Case reports

While editors strongly favor clinical vignettes, the publication of standard-sized case reports (with manuscripts not exceeding 2000 words) may be exceptionally possible if they present rare and atypical clinical situations. It is expected that authors explain the rarity of their submission in the cover letter accompanying their submission. Additionally, authors may provide a separate note to the editors addressing this issue. Case reports not meeting these requirements will be rejected at the desk.

References

Authors must ensure that all references are cited accurately and that those in the main text body are also included in the list of references and vice versa. Standard abbreviations should be used for journal names. References older than ten years should only be cited if absolutely necessary.

References should list all the bibliographical sources cited in the text, in the order of their appearance.

The following should be provided:
(a)Consecutive number
(b) Surname(s) of the author(s) along with the first letter of the first name(s) (in the case of more than 3 authors, the surnames of the first three authors should be provided and followed by ‘et al.’)
(c) Title of the paper, journal name using the applicable abbreviations (see Index Medicus), year, volume, issue number, first and last pages
(d) DOI number of the cited paper

Citations in the text should be put in square brackets.

Example:
Redon J, Cifkova R, Laurent S, et al. Mechanisms of hypertension in the cardiometabolic syndrome. J Hypertens. 2009; 27(3): 441–451. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32831e13e5.

Tables and illustrations

Written permission from publishers for any figure previously published must be submitted with the initial manuscript. All abbreviations used in tables and figures should be explained in each case below the table according to the formula: CT — computed tomography.

Manuscript submission

Manuscripts are submitted electronically via the journal's submission platform. All manuscripts should be accompanied by a cover letter and an author statement form, including signed confirmation that:
The work has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
The manuscript has been approved by all co-authors (if any) and the responsible authorities at the institution where the work was carried out.
The author(s) agree to the automatic and free copyright transfer to the publisher if and when the work is accepted for publication.
All sources of financial support have been fully disclosed.
The author(s) confirm familiarity with and adherence to the journal’s editorial policies.
The author(s) agree to accept an appropriate invoice from the publisher if color illustrations are implemented ($100 per page).

Conflicts of interest

Authors of research articles must disclose any financial arrangements they may have with a company whose product figures prominently in the submitted manuscript or with a company making a competing product. Such information will be held in confidence during review but may be communicated to readers if the article is accepted.

Legal notice

Legal relations between the publisher and the author(s) are governed by Polish law and applicable international conventions. Any potential conflict will be resolved by the local court specific to the publisher.

Permissions

Materials previously published should be accompanied by written consent for reprinting from both the relevant publishers and the original authors. If it is possible to identify a patient from a case report, illustration, or other material, their written consent must be provided before publication.

Disclaimer

The publisher and editorial board strive to ensure that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinions, or statements appear in the journal. However, the responsibility for accuracy rests with the contributors. Readers are advised to follow manufacturers’ guidelines when applying drug dosages or treatment methods described in the journal.

Authorship

All collaborators who made significant contributions to a study are considered co-authors. Contributions must be explicitly stated, including roles such as conception, design, execution, and data interpretation. Other contributions, such as providing reagents or analytical tools, should be listed in the acknowledgments. Ghostwriting and guest authorship are strictly prohibited.

Human and animal participants’ rights

Research involving human or animal participants must have ethical approval from the relevant institutional review board or ethical committee. Authors must confirm adherence to the principles stated in the Declaration of Helsinki and provide evidence of informed consent for human studies.

Support files

The following files are required for submission:
Author Statement
Cover Letter
Permissions (if applicable)

Author statement

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By submitting the manuscript, the author(s) confirm that the work has not been previously submitted to another journal (except for abstracts of no more than 400 words) or published elsewhere. The author(s) also agree that, if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication, the copyright will be automatically and freely transferred to the Publisher. This allows for the publication and distribution of the submitted material in all available forms and fields of exploitation. The author(s) acknowledge that the manuscript will not be published elsewhere in any language without the written consent of the copyright holder, i.e., the Publisher.

The names and email addresses provided on this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal. They will not be shared for any other purpose or with any other party.

These specific elements should be provided in dedicated sections of the submission panel; they are available according to the type of article. Please do not include these elements in the main text. More information on particular items is provided in the Author Guidelines panel.

Acknowledgments

If applicable, please provide any acknowledgments for the conduct of the study and/or support for manuscript preparation.

Author contributions

Please describe the contributions of all co-authors to the final manuscript.

Funding

Please highlight any funding that you may have received for the reported research or state that no funding, grants, or other support were received.

Availability of data and materials

Please indicate that original contributions presented in the study are included in the article (and as Supplementary Material, if applicable) and that further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author.

Ethics approval and consent to participate

If applicable, state that the study was reviewed and approved by an Ethics Committee and that patients/participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study. If not applicable, please explain why ethical approval and/or consent were not required.

Competing interests

The journal requires that any possible conflicts of interest regarding the submitted article be described for each author, or authors should declare they have no conflict of interest related to the submitted manuscript.

Potential sources of conflict of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with financial interests, such as honoraria, educational grants, participation in speakers’ bureaus, membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, or patent-licensing arrangements.
• Non-financial interests, such as personal or professional relationships, knowledge, or beliefs, related to the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

The existence of a conflict of interest does not prevent publication. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to review this policy with all authors and collectively disclose, at the time of submission, all relevant business relationships and any others that might be pertinent.

Supplementary material

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