Contents

Abstract

• Any material submitted for publication in KMJ must
conform to the ethical norms as defined by the Faculty
of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Research and
Ethical Committees.
• Research papers must be the result of original work and
should not be submitted for publication elsewhere.
• Any related previously published work must be referred
to by the author(s).
• Authors and co-authors are equally and completely
responsible for their manuscripts and should all be
aware of contents and have substantial contribution to
the work done.
• Authors should accept full legal, moral, scientific and
professional responsibility for their articles.
• Authors should include an acknowledgement of data,
material or assistance they obtained and used that may
otherwise lead to conflicts with other papers.
• Reviewers and readers are expected to report any
duplication or fraud they recognize in a manuscript to
the Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial Board will investigate
the matter and take the appropriate action.
• KMJ reserves the right to accept or reject any article
submitted for publication.