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Prepare your manuscript for Autophagy Reports.

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Article types

Review
Research Article
Brief Report
Protocol
Data Note
Editorial
Lectio
Letter
Review Article
Commentary
Clinical Trial
Systematic Review

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 200 words.
  • Use a structured abstract.
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  • Abstract: A single paragraph of 250 words maximum.
  • The first paragraph will constitute the abstract and the text is limited to 1,000 words (not including figure legends, which should be a maximum of 150 words).
  • Should contain a structured abstract of 250 words.
  • Include 5-10 keywords in alphabetical order, separated by semi-colons, after the abstract.
  • Please include an abstract of 15–200 words.
  • Please include an abstract of 150–200 words.
  • The primary goal of the abstract should be to make the general significance and conceptual advance of the work clearly accessible to a broad readership.
  • References should not be cited in the abstract.
  • The abstract structure should be as follows: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion.
  • Research Article: Preparing Your Paper Research Article Should be written with the following elements in the following order (see below for more detail): Title Page; Abstract; Keywords; Abbreviations; Introduction; Results; Discussion; Patients and Methods/Materials and Methods; Acknowledgments; Disclosure statement; References; Table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); Figure legends (as a list); Figures.
  • Please do not embed it in the manuscript file but save it as a separate file, labelled GraphicalAbstract1.Taylor & Francis Editing Services provides a graphical abstract creation service for a fee.

Keywords

  • Provide 3-6 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Title page: Include all author affiliations, contact information for the corresponding author, and a list of at least 5-10 keywords in alphabetical order, separated by semi-colons (do not repeat words in the title of the paper).
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  • Should contain between 3 and 6 keywords.
  • Include a list of abbreviations after the keywords, using the following format: Abbreviation 1: definition; Abbreviation 2: definition.

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.
  • Provide references and brief descriptions of methods that have been published.
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  • Identify drugs and chemicals, including generic name, dosage and route(s) of administration; for all reagents include the company name and catalog number in parentheses in that order, but do not include the company location (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.4161/auto.5.4.8509); additional information such as concentration should be separate by a semi-colon, for example: “…detected with anti-Atg44 (AntibodyGlobal, A44; 1:20,000).” For reagents obtained from Addgene, also include the name of the depositing lab.
  • References should include a table of contents and a list of abbreviations.
  • In the Materials and Methods section, be sure to include company names and catalog numbers for all reagents/drugs per the journal style in the form “reagent (company, catalog number)” listing the company first, then the catalog number separated by a comma; other information should be separated by a semi colon. (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.4161/auto.5.4.8509).
  • In general, references should be prepared as follows: In-text citations: Use brackets before the punctuation.
  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.
  • If you reply yes, you will be required to provide the DOI, pre-registered DOI, hyperlink, or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • The DAS should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s), or information on how the data can be requested from the authors.
  • 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.
  • References: No more than 125.
  • References: No more than 50.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Supplemental tables should include the table name in bold followed by a single-sentence explanation in plain type such as "Table S1.
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  • Each individual figure must fit on one page in the portrait orientation (8.5 inches wide x 11 inches high), with all labels still easily legible (PMC4502698).
  • Tables should be numbered (in bold) and have a title, not in bold, above the table as with “ Table 1.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
  • Note that each individual figure must fit on a single page, figures must be presented in the portrait orientation (8.5 inches wide x 11 inches high), and all labels must be easy to read at the final figure size (e.g., labels on graph axes should not be substantially smaller than other labels in the same figure).
  • The exceptions include lists of oligonucleotide primers, microRNAs, CRISPR-Cas-9-targeting sequences, and large datasets that can be presented in a supplemental table, which can be submitted as Excel files; information about plasmids, cell lines/strains, and antibodies/antisera can be included in a table, but must be part of the main paper.
  • Each figure legend should start with a title.
  • On the figures do not use parentheses or periods after panel letters.
  • List of oligonucleotide primers." Additional explanatory text should be placed below the table.
  • Supplemental figures should include the relevant figure legend directly below the corresponding figure.
  • All labels in a figure should be the same or a similar size so that all are easily legible at the final figure size.
  • Strains used in this study.” Other text should be placed below the table.
  • There should not be any line returns between panel designations or after the title (note that all figures need a title).
  • Excel files should include the table or dataset name and title on the first line.
  • Figures should be saved separately from the text.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • Figure legends must be included.
  • Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals and include descriptive titles and legends; the title should be placed above the table and all other information should be placed below.
  • Tables should not be submitted in PDF files.
  • Supplement: There is a limit on the number of figures that can be presented in the supplement; the number of supplemental figures cannot exceed the total number of figures in the main part of the paper.
  • Review: One combined PDF or Word file of the supplemental methods, tables and figures should be submitted for review; a Word file must be submitted upon Conditional Acceptance for editing purposes.
  • The puncta should not include data, but model figures are acceptable (if you choose to include a previously published figure it is incumbent upon the authors to obtain all necessary approval from the original publisher to reproduce the figure); if you wish to include unpublished data, please use an alternative format.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • Data Note: Further to the data sharing policy for the journal, Data Note submissions must include a data availability statement and describe data available via a repository.
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  • Authors are required to provide a data availability statement, detailing where data associated with a paper can be found and how it can be accessed.
  • If data cannot be made open, authors should state why in the data availability statement.
  • Authors are required to cite any data sets referenced in the article and provide a Data Availability Statement.
  • Articles need to meet the Open Science Badges criteria in order to earn a badge.

Ethics statement

  • Do not use patients' names or hospital numbers.

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

  • Add or confirm the author-written Author contributions statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • You may be required to provide CRediT roles (contributor details) for yourself and your co-authors.
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  • CRediT Autophagy Reports has adopted the CRediT taxonomy and authors are now required to complete the CRediT taxonomy when providing author contributions for all submissions.

Supplementary files

  • Lectio: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Letter: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
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  • Protocol: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Data Note: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Editorial: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Commentary: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Brief Report: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Clinical Trial: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Review Article: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Research Article: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Systematic Review: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Embed or attach the author-supplied supplementary material so Articlo can extract and label it for the package.
  • Review: Submit this document under the file type category of 'Supplementary Material - not for review', and title the document 'List of Publications'.

Title page and author information

  • Provide the author, affiliation, and correspondence details for the separate title page; Articlo creates the editable companion file.
  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
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  • Please include the following: Title page as for Research Papers.
  • 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

  • Use superscript for protein point mutants such as “ULK1 S757A ”; because this nomenclature denotes a mutant, do not use it for WT—use “WT ULK1” instead of “ULK1 WT ”.
  • Note: Unless it is being used as the first word of a sentence, “western” should be lower case (PMC5240824).
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  • Note that protein names for mouse and human should be in uppercase, as with “ATG5”.
  • Thus, a slash should not be used when indicating interacting proteins or a complex as in “ULK1-ATG13”.
  • Should be no more than 3000 words.
  • Note that the definitions for genes/proteins should exactly match those in HGNC, MGI or the appropriate database, and that the journal style for the class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase is PtdIns3K and the product is PtdIns3P.
  • 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.
  • Should you have any queries, please visit our Author Services website or contact us here.
  • If you are submitting in PDF format, source files in high resolution format will be required prior to acceptance.
  • Units of measurement should be expressed in accordance with Systeme International d'Unites (SI Units).
  • Panel letters should be in capitals in bold, surrounded by non-bold parentheses (e.g., (A), etc.).
  • Resource papers should be written in the style of Research Papers.
  • Protocol: Protocol The Protocol category is for papers that provide detailed point-by-point procedures for carrying out a specific experiment, including all required reagents.
  • Protocol: Protocol papers do not need to include new data, but the authors should make it clear why this protocol is needed.
  • We encourage authors to download this list and check each item carefully, as each criterion must be met before a paper will be accepted for publication.
  • Use parentheses first, followed by square brackets, then curly brackets.
  • Units of measure (except for % and °C) should have a space between the number and the unit.
  • Use “h” for hours (do not use “hr” or “hrs”), “min” for minute(s) and “s” for second(s).
  • Note, there should not be spaces on either side of a slash.
  • Use “Macroautophagy/autophagy” the first time if “autophagy” is being used as a synonym for macroautophagy.
  • Graphs, for example, should not have labels that are substantially smaller than other panels.
  • Geographical location should only be indicated for equipment.
  • 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.
  • If you submit a paper to a participating journal, you will then receive an email upon submission with: Details of the badges offered by the journal.
  • If you submit a paper to a participating journal, you will then receive an email upon submission with: Links to additional information.
  • If you submit a paper to a participating journal, you will then receive an email upon submission with: An open practices disclosure form.
  • If you submit a paper to a participating journal, you will then receive an email upon submission with: The journal editor’s email address.
  • Resource The Resource category is for papers that provide useful information for the community, but that may not be complete stories, or may not yet have mechanistic information.
  • For example, “analyzed” versus “analysed” (note that “analyses” is correct for the noun, whereas “analyzes” should be used for the verb), “localization” not “localisation”, “while” rather than “whilst”, and “homolog” instead of “homologue”.
  • Use capital letters for “WT”.
  • Do not use the possessive form for diseases such as Parkinson, Huntington, Alzheimer, Crohn, etc. The people whose names are associated with these diseases generally did not have the disease (in contrast to, for example, Lou Gehrig's disease).
  • The title is not in bold, but each panel designation “( A )”, “( B )”, etc. should be in parentheses and in bold font (but only the letters, not the parentheses); panel letters should be in capital letters.
  • Do not include “#”, “Cat.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Please note that data should only be shared if it is ethically correct to do so, where this does not violate the protection of human subjects, or other valid ethical, privacy, or security concerns.
  • Such as: The standards on Data, Materials, and Analytical Code Transparency speak to the items generated over the course of the study and how you should preserve or share them.
  • Brief Report: Unlike Brief Reports, Addenda do not have to present a complete, stand-alone story.
  • If the data cannot be made open, we recommend it is still preserved in a FAIR-compliant repository with appropriate access and controls in place.
  • 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.
  • COS currently offers three badges in its program: The Open Materials badge is earned by making publicly available the components of the research methodology needed to reproduce the reported procedure and analysis.

Reporting guidelines

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

Statistical reporting

  • A “Statistical analysis” section should be included in the Materials and Methods.

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.

Language and text style

  • Homozygous recessive mouse mutants should be written in all lowercase italics, as with “ atg5 -/- ” with the “-/-” in superscript and without a space before “-/-”.
  • Abbreviations: List abbreviations in alphabetical order for words used at least three times; words used less than three times should be spelled out in full for all uses.
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  • Use American English spelling throughout the manuscript.
  • Use double quotation marks first, and single quotation marks. second.
  • In the text, the full word(s) should be spelled out upon the first usage, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.
  • The abbreviations should be in alphabetical order and the definitions should be exactly as presented, including capitalization, in HGNC, MGI, etc. Note that words must be used a minimum of three times in the text to be considered as abbreviations.

Manuscript structure

  • Authors are required to make the data and materials supporting the results or analyses presented in their paper freely available.
  • The format is similar to a standard paper, but the Results and Discussion sections may be combined; there is no specific page limit, but the paper should be written in a concise manner.
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  • Brief Report: Brief Reports should constitute unusually interesting data combined with a discussion of what the data might mean, or an explanation of why the data contradicts current paradigms.
  • Research Article: Data Notes do not include any interpretation or conclusions of the data but may be linked to a research article incorporating analysis of the published dataset, as well as the results and conclusions.
  • New results presented in the manuscript should be described in the past tense, as in “Rapamycin resulted in the inactivation of MTOR” instead of “Rapamycin results in the inactivation of MTOR”.
  • 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.
  • Discussion: Do not repeat in detail the data given in the Results section.
  • Note that any materials and methods that pertain to experiments in the main part of the paper cannot be placed in the Supplement.

Article type and manuscript length

  • In the figure legends (main text and supplement), “ Figure X. ” should be spelled out (i.e., not “Fig.”) and in bold font (not italic), followed by a period.
  • Papers may be submitted in Word format (final versions of papers, both the main text and supplemental material, must be submitted as Word documents; data sets and tables can be submitted as Excel files) or as a PDF file.
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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, Data Description, Discussion; Acknowledgments; Declaration of Interest Statement; Data Availability Statement; References; Appendices (as appropriate); Table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); Figures; Figure captions (as a list).
  • Any of the supplemental materials and methods that refer to procedures in the main text need to be moved into the main part of the paper.

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).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
Keywords: 3-6 keywords
Title page: separate file
Declarations: Data availability, Author contributions, Artificial intelligence

Source transparency

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