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Submit a manuscript

Choose a journal, check your files against the list below, and send your submission to the editorial office.

Start a submission

Fields marked with an asterisk are required.

Journal *

Article type *

Corresponding author *

Manuscript title *

Email address *

The manuscript is original, is not under consideration elsewhere, and has been approved by all authors. *

This opens a prepared email to the editorial office in your email app, where you attach your files.

Before you submit, make sure you have:

A cover letter explaining the contribution of the work and declaring any preprint.
A title page with all authors, affiliations, the corresponding author and the declarations.
An anonymized manuscript with line numbers, formatted to the author guidelines.
Figures as separate high-resolution files, and editable tables.
The completed reporting checklist for your study design, such as CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA or CARE.
Ethics approval details and patient consent where they apply.

Requirements for each article type are in the author guidelines, and charges are listed under publication charges.

01
Submission
Send the manuscript, cover letter and declarations to the editorial office for the journal you have chosen.
02
Editorial check
The editorial office checks scope, formatting, completeness and text similarity before peer review.
03
Peer review
At least two independent reviewers assess the manuscript under a double-blind model.
04
Decision
The handling editor accepts, requests revision or declines, and shares all reviewer reports with the authors.
05
Publication
Accepted articles are copyedited, typeset, assigned a DOI and published open access in the current issue.