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Submission Checklist

Use this checklist to prepare and finalize your manuscript for submission.

Formatting Requirements

  • Font & Spacing: 12-point Times New Roman, 1.5 line spacing, 2.54 cm (1 inch) margins
  • Headings: Main and subheadings in 12-point bold
  • Spacing: Single space after sentences
  • Style: Avoid bold for emphasis; use italics for foreign words/concepts
  • Numbers: Write out one to ten unless a unit of measurement.
  • Paragraphs: Single hard return; no tabs/indents.
  • Technical Settings: No auto-hyphenation, headers, or footers
  • Page & Line Numbers: Require
  • Language: US English

Required Documents

  1. Cover Letter
  • Article title & type, corresponding author’s details
  • Conflict of interest statement
  • Ethics approval and/or patient consent
  • Funding information
  • Data availability statemen
  1. Title Page
  • Article type, title, running title
  • All authors’ details and ORCID ID
  • Conflict of interest and funding statements
  • Corresponding author's contact details
  • Acknowledgments for non-author contributors
  • Conference presentation details (if applicable)
  • Financial or other supports
  • Word counts (abstract & main text)

Main Manuscript

  • Title, abstract, and keywords
  • Text with required subheadings per journal guidelines
  • Correct figure/table citations in-text
  • References formatted as per journal style
  • Descriptive legends, figures, tables
  • Figures and tables uploaded separately
  • Required forms (Author Contribution, Copyright, ICMJE Disclosure

Final Checks

  • Statistical Analysis: Verified
  • Language & Grammar: Use US English spell check.
  • References: Cited in-text and listed correctly
  • Permissions: Obtained for reproduced figures, tables, and photograph
  • Ethical Approval & Informed Consent: Included for human subject research
  • Abbreviations: Define
  • Compliance: Journal policies followed

REVISED MANUSCRIPT RE-SUBMISSION

  1. Response to Reviewers: a point-to-point reply to the reviewers' comments that addresses each comment of each reviewer. Please be as specific as possible in your response to the reviewer(s).
  2. A revised version of the manuscript with changes made in bold, underlined or highlighted (adding page and line numbers)
  3. A clean revised version (without line numbers).
  4. If you have not already done so, please download the submission statement, fill it in and have each co-author sign the form(s).