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Prepare your manuscript for Ethnic and Racial Studies.

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Checked 2026-08-01
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Article types

Review
Editorial
Data Note
Book Review
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Research Article
Systematic Review
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 200 words.
  • Use a structured abstract.
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  • Should contain a structured abstract of 200 words.
  • The abstract structure should be as follows: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion.
  • Format Authors may submit their manuscript in any scholarly format or layout taking into account the following guidance: Manuscripts must contain the essential elements needed to evaluate a manuscript: title, abstract (max).

Keywords

  • Provide 3-6 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Should contain between 3 and 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.
  • All bibliographic entries must contain a corresponding in-text citation.
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  • Where applicable, this should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • Format Authors may submit their manuscript in any scholarly format or layout taking into account the following guidance: Length: A standard article for this journal should be no more than 9000 words, including all printed appendices and references, but not including tables, figures or online appendices.
  • Please note that, if your manuscript is based on research with human participants (individuals, samples, or data), please include a statement within your manuscript, which must provide details of the name of the ethics committee and reference/permit numbers where available.
  • 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. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
  • You must ensure appropriate acknowledgement is given to the permission granted to you for reuse by the copyright holder in each figure or table caption.
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  • Format Authors may submit their manuscript in any scholarly format or layout taking into account the following guidance: Figures and tables should be submitted as separate documents.
  • Format Authors may submit their manuscript in any scholarly format or layout taking into account the following guidance: Figures should be supplied as PS, JPEG, TIFF files.

Funding statement

  • Review: 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].
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  • Review: Format Authors may submit their manuscript in any scholarly format or layout taking into account the following guidance: Additional information is required in a separate file not used for peer review: author name, affiliation, ORCiD number, email address, statement of ethics, informed consent, acknowledgments, funding statements.

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

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

Ethics statement

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

Cover letter

  • If you wish to include any material in your manuscript for which you do not hold copyright, you must 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

  • One author should be identified as the corresponding author.

Article structure and word limits

  • Should be no more than 3000 words.
  • 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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  • Authors must also incorporate a Disclosure Statement.
  • All submissions should be made online at the Ethnic and Racial Studies Scholar One Manuscripts website.
  • Once logged on to the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Authors are advised that submissions are peer reviewed by two or more referees and substantial revisions may subsequently be required before the article is accepted for publication.
  • Sexist or racist terms must not be used.
  • New users should first create an account.
  • Data Note: Data Notes should only describe the data.
  • Format Authors may submit their manuscript in any scholarly format or layout taking into account the following guidance: Authors should ensure that their text is completely anonymised See Tips for anonymizing your manuscript.
  • 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

  • Authors should use gender-free language, avoiding masculine terms when the intention is to cover both genders.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Authors are required to enter the word count of their manuscript during the submission process.
  • 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).

Manuscript structure

  • Data Note: Data Notes do not include any interpretation or conclusion of the data (see preparing your paper).
  • 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).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
Paper: 9,000 words
Keywords: 3-6 keywords
Declarations: Ethics, Acknowledgements, 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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