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Article types

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

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 unstructured abstract.
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  • An informative but short title, a concise abstract (200 word maximum) and keywords, and a well-written introduction will help achieve this.
  • Should be between 4000 and 8000 words, inclusive of: Abstract.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
  • Should contain an structured abstract of 250 words.
  • Should contain a structured abstract of 250 words.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 300 words.
  • The abstract structure should be as follows: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion.
  • 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, references.

Keywords

  • Provide 4-6 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Should contain between 4 and 6 keywords.
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  • Should contain between 3 and 6 keywords.
  • Should contain no more than 6 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 between 4000 and 8000 words, inclusive of: References are not included.
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  • This should include the hyperlink, DOI, or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • Authors must include a software availability statement, which authors should add to the end of the article, before the references list.
  • Code and software should be cited in the body of your article, be added to your reference list as you would any other bibliographic citation.
  • For manuscripts submitted in LaTeX format a.bib reference file must be included.
  • All bibliographic entries must contain a corresponding in-text citation.
  • 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).
  • 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 between 4000 and 8000 words, inclusive of: Tables.
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  • Should be between 4000 and 8000 words, 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 used to aid the clarity of the paper.
  • 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

  • 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 statementa> and describe data available via a repository.
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  • Depending on the journal’s data sharing policy, authors may be required to provide a data availability statement, even where there is no data associated with the article.
  • In this instance, the data availability statement should read: “No data are associated with this article.”.
  • If data cannot be made open, authors should state why in the data availability statement.
  • Authors are required to provide a data availability statement (DAS), detailing where data associated with a paper can be found and how it can be accessed.
  • Authors are required to cite any data sets referenced in the article and provide a Data Availability Statement.
  • Data Note: [for journals on Basic or SURR data sharing policy] 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.
  • Further to the data sharing policy for the journal, authors of laboratory protocols are required to provide a data availability statement (DAS), detailing where data associated with the paper can be found and how it can be accessed.

Ethics statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Ethics and Consent: All research must be conducted within an appropriate ethical framework.
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  • Protocol: Details of approval by the authors’ institution or an ethics committee must be provided in the Methods section of the Study Protocol.

Cover letter

  • A CCBY, CC0 or equivalent license should be applied to any datasets to allow reuse by any third party for any lawful purpose.
  • License: Must be an open license and preferably an OSI-approved license.
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  • Using Third-Party Material You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • Authors must make the source code available on a Version Control System (VCS) such as GitHub and provide details of the repository and the license under which the software can be used.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • You may be required to provide CRediT roles (contributor details) for yourself and your co-authors.

Title page and author information

  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • 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

  • Should be no more than 3500 (Stage 1 reports) and 5000 (Stage 2) words.
  • Should be no more than 3000 words.
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  • Should be between 2500 and 4000 words.
  • 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.
  • The reader should be carefully guided through the paper.
  • The text should be impersonal, not written in the first or third person (i.e., avoid the use of the pronouns ‘we’ and ‘our’).
  • The use of ‘we’ should also be avoided when talking in a more general sense.
  • Be specific about the group you intend: civil society, humanity, the construction industry, the research community, etc. Colloquial terms and phrases must be avoided.
  • 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.
  • These should include adequate and appropriate validation to be considered.
  • The paper must include adequate and appropriate validation, all experimental controls, and link out to available data.
  • If there are concerns about identifying factors in datasets, these should be discussed with the Editor-in-Chief prior to submission.
  • Please note, this is not required for submission but is encouraged.
  • Protocol: Include details of required equipment, materials, and reagents that researchers running the protocol would need to use.
  • Include critical parameters and settings for instruments/systems, including any custom setup.
  • Include software versions and settings where applicable.
  • Provide diagrams or photographs of complex setups.
  • Provide troubleshooting guidance for common issues.
  • Protocol: Include information about the outcome of the protocol.
  • Include representative images, graphs, or data.
  • Note that, regardless of the file format of the original submission, an editable version of the article must be supplied at the revision stage.
  • Data must be deposited in a recognized data repository prior to or at the time of submission.
  • 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.
  • Data Note: Data Notes should only describe the data.
  • Protocol / Clinical Trial: Clinical trials: If the study protocol relates to a clinical trial then the Trial Registration details must be provided: name of registry, registry number, registration date and URL of the trial in the registry database.
  • Use RRIDs where appropriate.
  • Protocol: Include evidence that the protocol works, either in a supporting peer-reviewed publication where the protocol was used, or validation data from an experiment which used the protocol.
  • The article should provide examples of suitable input data sets and include an example of the output that can be expected from the tool and how this output should be interpreted.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Language and text style

  • Articles should be in (British) English, written and arranged in a style that is succinct and easy for readers to understand.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Submissions should respect the word limit restricts, be double-spaced and the content should be arranged under headings and subheadings.
  • Data Availability: In general, this article type should not include new research and data.
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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).
  • 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; author contributions statement and ethics; data availability 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 introduction, materials and methods, Data description, discussion; acknowledgements; declaration of interest statement; author contributions statement and ethics; data availability statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).

Manuscript structure

  • Should be between 4000 and 8000 words, inclusive of: Endnotes.
  • Data Note: Data Notes do not include any interpretation or conclusion of the data (see preparing your paper).
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  • Laboratory Protocols should be submitted for publication after the research activity has been completed, and the results achieved.
  • Authors are required to make the data and materials supporting the results or analyses presented in their paper freely available.
  • 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.
  • Provide estimated time requirements for each major section (Include preparation time, hands-on time, and waiting periods), and note steps that can be paused or are time-sensitive.
  • 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

  • Study Protocols should follow the relevant reporting guideline for the study.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).

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: 200 words
Keywords: 4-6 keywords
Declarations: Data availability, Ethics, 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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