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Prepare your manuscript for Arts & Health.

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Checked 2026-08-01
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Article types

Review
Protocol
Commentary
Research Article
Systematic Review
Editorial
Clinical Trial
Letter
Lectio

Readiness requirements

Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.

Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 1250 words.
  • Use a unstructured abstract.
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  • Should be no more than 6,500 words, inclusive of: Abstract.
  • Should contain a structured abstract of 250 words.
  • Should be between 2,000 and 3,000 words, inclusive of: Abstract.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 250 words.
  • Should be 1000 to 1250 words long, inclusive of: Abstract.
  • There are no strict formatting requirements, but all manuscripts must contain the essential elements needed to evaluate a manuscript: abstract, author affiliation, figures, tables, funder information, and references.
  • The abstract must be divided into the following sections: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions.
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; background; methods including design/setting, population; intervention description including rationale and dosage, safety and feasibility, pilot –outcomes and assessment, sample size; analyses (quantitative/qualitative/cost benefit); discussion including methodological strengths and weaknesses; innovation, implications; conclusion; trial registration details; declaration of interest statement; funding; data availability; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list)Intervention description including rationale and dosage, safety and feasibility, pilot –outcomes and assessment, sample size; Analyses (quantitative/qualitative/cost benefit); Discussion including methodological strengths and weaknesses; Innovation, implications; Conclusion; Trial Registration details.
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; introduction; programme rationale and goals; how the programme is evaluated; future plans for creative activity; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references (if required); recommended reading (if required); contact information.

Keywords

  • Provide 3-5 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Should contain between 3 and 5 keywords.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Should be no more than 6,500 words, inclusive of: References.
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  • Should be no more than 8,000 words, inclusive of: References.
  • Should be between 2,000 and 3,000 words, inclusive of: References.
  • Should be 1000 to 1250 words long, inclusive of: References.
  • For manuscripts submitted in LaTeX format a.bib reference file must be included.
  • All bibliographic entries must contain a corresponding in-text citation.
  • Where applicable, this should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Should be no more than 6,500 words, inclusive of: Tables.
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  • Should be no more than 6,500 words, inclusive of: Figure or table captions.
  • Should be no more than 8,000 words, inclusive of: Tables.
  • Should be no more than 8,000 words, inclusive of: Figure or table captions.
  • Should be between 2,000 and 3,000 words, inclusive of: Figure or table captions.
  • Should be 1000 to 1250 words long, inclusive of: Figure or table captions.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
  • Figures should be of sufficient resolution to enable refereeing.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word.

Funding statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Funding statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Data availability statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Data availability statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • Using Third-Party Material You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • Review: The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
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  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Title page and author information

  • Title page: The title of the article should convey something specific about the topic.
  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
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  • One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with their email address normally displayed in the article PDF (depending on the journal) and the online article.

Article structure and word limits

  • It should be a maximum width of 525 pixels.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
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  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • This should establish the context and rationale for the research and provide an overview of the paper.
  • This should begin with a statement of the research aims and objectives.
  • It should address the responses by the researcher/s to any methodological or ethical challenges they faced during the study.
  • This should outline the main findings from the research.
  • We will only consider protocols of proposed studies and these must be submitted well in advance of the commencement of recruitment.
  • Programmes can be delivered in any venue (e.g. hospital, clinic, community centre, museum, etc.) but must address an issue or problem broadly related to healthcare.
  • Note that, regardless of the file format of the original submission, an editable version of the article must be supplied at the revision stage.
  • You will also need to upload your LaTeX source files, which should be uploaded as a single zip file alongside your submission and marked as “LaTeX Source Files”.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • It should also provide a critical account of current relevant research, showing how evaluation of its strengths, limitations and gaps supports the rationale for the current study.
  • This should situate the research findings within the broader context of current knowledge as well as addressing the implications of the study for research, policy and practice.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Please do not embed it in the manuscript file but save it as a separate file, labelled GraphicalAbstract1.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text (background, research approach and methodology); results; discussion/conclusions and implications; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).
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  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).

Manuscript structure

  • Should be no more than 6,500 words, inclusive of: Endnotes.
  • As well as informing the reader about the rationale for the approach taken this section should provide a critical account of the methods used.
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  • Review: Literature reviews should present a clear rationale for the review, be well organized into coherent subsections that are appropriately titled, and present well-defined conclusions and recommendations for future research.
  • Commentary: Commentary articles must not contain unpublished or original data, must have arguments that are supported by evidence, be fully referenced, and should encourage constructive discussion and provide insights for the field.
  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).
  • Systematic Review: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should follow recognized guidelines (e.g. Cochrane) and should be reported following the PRISMA guidelines (prisma-statement.org).

Blinded manuscript

  • The PDF should be uploaded as the “Manuscript - with author details”/“Manuscript - anonymous” file.
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What your package checks

Abstract: 1250 words
Keywords: 3-5 keywords
Declarations: Data availability, Funding, Artificial intelligence

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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