• may address virtually any important topic in medicine, research, public health, ethics, health policy, or health law
  • express the opinion of author(s)
  • not necessarily linked to a specific article;
  • can have the form of a list of questions on which the answers reflect different views
  • may be presented as a debate
  • should be well focused and clearly presented but should not include the findings of new research or data that have not been previously published.

Structure:

  1. Abstract (max 200 words)
  2. Main text
  3. Conclusion(s)
  4. List of Abbreviations
  5. Statements
  6. References

Format

  • Word limit: 2000 (Abstract not included)
  • Reference maximum: 20
  • Figures or table maximum: 1
  • Maximum number of authors: 3