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Prepare your manuscript for Journal of Long-Term Care.

Review the checklist, choose your article type, and turn your draft into a cleaner submission package.

Checked 2026-07-15
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Article types

Research Article
Review
Systematic Review
Case Report
Perspective

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • Research Article: Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 250 words.
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  • A guide is that articles should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words, excluding abstract, tables and figures, notes and bibliography/references.
  • Research Article: Research article contributions should be accompanied by an abstract of up to 250 words, plus up to six key words, and details of any acknowledgements.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in Harvard style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • References in the text of the article should be cited with author’s/authors’ name(s) and year of publication (i.e. (Jones, 2000)), and with page numbers for specific quotations.
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  • These notes should be placed after the body of the text and before the references.
  • It must be clear from the text and/or citation where the quote is sourced.
  • Use the acronym for all subsequent references.
  • References In-text citations Every use of information from other sources must be cited in the text so that it is clear that external material has been used.
  • Multiple citations should be separated by semi-colon and follow alphabetical order.
  • If three or fewer authors are cited from the same citation then all should be listed.
  • If four or more authors are part of the citation then ‘ et al. ’ in italics should follow the first author name.
  • If citations are used from the same author and the same year, then a lowercase letter, starting from ‘a’, should be placed after the year.
  • Please do not include URLs in parenthetical citations, but rather cite the author or page title and include all details, including the URL, in the reference list.
  • Reference list All citations must be listed at the end of the text file, in alphabetical order of authors’ surnames.
  • References must be in the Harvard style.
  • Following the journal style Contributions should conform exactly to the style of the Journal of Long-Term Care, and authors should check the format of their own contribution with that of recent content in the journal, paying particular attention to references and tables.

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.
  • Line artwork should be supplied in tif or eps format, resolution 1200 dpi at final size.
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  • Combination artwork (line/tone) should be supplied in tif or eps format, resolution: 800 dpi at final size.
  • Tables and figures should be clearly laid out and designed to fit onto a page 234 mm by 155 mm.
  • Tables should not include: Multiple parts (e.g. ‘Table 1a’ and ‘Table 1b’).
  • These should either be merged into one table, or separated into ‘Table 1’ and ‘Table 2’.
  • Please use figures for numbers 10 or higher.
  • Tables and figures should be uploaded separately.
  • Vertical lines between columns should be omitted, and horizontal lines limited to the top and bottom of the table, with an additional one below the column headings.
  • If the sentence includes a series of numbers then figures must be used in each instance.
  • If the number appears as part of a dataset, in conjunction with a symbol or as part of a table then the figure must be used.
  • Tables: must be created using a word processor's table function, not tabbed text.
  • Each table must have an accompanying descriptive title.
  • This should clearly and concisely summarise the content and/or use of the table.
  • The table title and legend should be placed underneath the table.
  • Tables should not include: Colour to denote meaning (it will not display the same on all devices).
  • Tables should not include: Vertical or diagonal lines.
  • Tables should be included in the manuscript.
  • Tables should not include: Rotated text.
  • Tables should not include: Images.
  • Units of measurement Symbols following a figure to denote a unit of measurement must be taken from the latest SI brochure.
  • Figures/images have a resolution of at least 150dpi (300dpi or above preferred).

Funding statement

  • Authors should note in an acknowledgement sources of funding for the paper and associated work, and any potential conflicts of interest they may have relevant to the content of the article.
  • Abstracts for these perspectives pieces should be of no more than 200 words and cover the following: Acknowledgements and Declarations – acknowledgements of funding and other contributions to the paper and declarations of, for example, potential conflicts of interest.

Ethics statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Otherwise, a statement that ethics approval was not required has been added to the file.
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  • Authorship and LSE's Publishing Ethics Policy Authorship of papers should be guided by the LSE Press Publishing Ethics Policy and by existing good practice such as the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

Supplementary files

  • Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.

Title page and author information

  • Abstracts for these perspectives pieces should be of no more than 200 words and cover the following: Contact details of the corresponding author.

Reporting guidelines

  • Such notes as are essential to the arguments in the paper should be referred to in numerical order throughout the text and the numbers shown as superscript.
  • Numbers that are less than zero must have ‘0’ precede the decimal point.
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  • Papers should be anonymised (including all meta-data and identifying information in the properities of the document itself), ready for forwarding to referees.
  • Where papers have more than one author, the contact author should be clearly specified.
  • Where research is reported it should conform to good ethical practice.
  • Abstracts should disclose the substantive argument or finding of the article and not merely its subject and formal structure.
  • They should be arranged alphabetically under author(s) name(s) and then in chronological order if several papers by the same author(s) are cited.
  • The full title of the paper must be given together with the first and last page numbers.
  • Book titles should be followed by the place of publication and the publisher.
  • Totals and percentages should be labelled, and units identified.
  • Review: All books for review should be sent to the same address.
  • Use lowercase for all articles, coordinate conjunctions and prepositions.
  • First word after a colon should be capitalised if it is a proper noun, starts a complete sentence or asks a question.
  • The standard, non-italicised font must be used for all quotes.
  • Common examples from Latin origin do not follow this rule and should be lowercase and can include full stops.
  • If they are present, they should denote emphasis, change of thought or interruption to the main sentence and can replace commas, parentheses, colons or semicolons.
  • If a sentence starts with a number it must be spelt, or the sentence should be re-written so that it no longer starts with the number.
  • Formula Formulae must be proofed carefully by the author.
  • If specific pages are being cited then the page number should follow the year, after a colon.
  • Note: some institutions require authors to seek written approval in relation to the terms of publication.
  • Should this be required, authors can request a separate licence agreement document from the editorial team (e.g. authors who are Crown employees).
  • Submitting an article All new submissions to the journal should be submitted through Ubiquity’s online system and uploaded as Word, text or rich text format, with a covering letter giving full contact details and position(s) held by the author(s).
  • Abstracts for these perspectives pieces should be of no more than 200 words and cover the following: Context - establish the context of the perspectives debate in the paper.
  • Abstracts for these perspectives pieces should be of no more than 200 words and cover the following: Key words – up to 6 relevant key words to help people find the article.
  • Instead, the passage should be indented.
  • Em dashes should be used sparingly.
  • No space should surround the dash.
  • Do not use a comma for a decimal place.
  • Submission Preparation Checklist All submissions must meet the following requirements.
  • Place of publication: Publisher.

Preprints and prior publication

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

Artificial intelligence disclosure

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

Submission forms

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

Article type and manuscript length

  • Perspective: Abstracts for these perspectives pieces should be of no more than 200 words and cover the following: Perspective - succinctly convey the main perspectives or policy argument of the paper.
  • All tables must be cited within the main text, numbered with Arabic numerals in consecutive order (e.g. Table 1, Table 2, etc.).
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  • Headings within the main text: First level headings in the text should follow the same rule as the main title.
  • If the author is already mentioned in the main text then the year should follow the name within parenthesis.
  • If the author name is not mentioned in the main text then the surname and year should be inserted, in parenthesis, after the relevant text.
  • All reading materials should be included in ‘References’ – works which have not been cited within the main text, but which the author wishes to share with the reader, must be cited as additional information in endnotes explaining the relevance of the work.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Contacting the journal Correspondence should be sent to Journal.of.long-term.care@lse.ac.uk.
  • Abstracts for these perspectives pieces should be of no more than 200 words and cover the following: Implications – argue the implications of the paper for long-term care practice, policy and/or future research.
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  • All correspondence should be addressed to the editor at the following email address Journal.of.Long-Term.Care@lse.ac.uk.

Authorship and originality

  • Submissions should include a sentence or a short paragraph detailing the roles that each author held to contribute to the authorship of the submission.
  • Individuals listed must fit within the definition of an author, as per our authorship guidelines.

Language and text style

  • Longer quotations For quotations of greater length (>40 words), please follow the Harvard style guide and do not use quotation marks.
  • This means authors should also take responsibility for the integrity of any content generated by AI, language models, machine learning, or similar tools.
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  • Articles should be written clearly in UK English, with consistent spelling throughout, and to a publishable standard.
  • Spelling Submissions must be made in British English.
  • When referring to proper nouns and normal institutional titles, the official, original spelling must be used.
  • Grammar As UK spelling is expected, English grammar rules must be used.
  • Degrees also should not include periods in the abbreviations.
  • Emphasis When emphasising particular words, the author should use italics, rather than any other methods of emphasis (e.g. quotation marks, bold font, etc.).
  • A number of abbreviations are so common that they do not require the full text on the first instance.
  • Abbreviations should usually be in capital letters without full stops.
  • Authors must use UK spelling throughout.
  • Acronyms & Abbreviations With abbreviations, the crucial goal is to ensure that the reader – particularly one who may not be fully familiar with the topic or context being addressed – is able to follow along.

Submission forms and permissions

  • Authors should add this request in the "Comments to the Editor" section of the submission form.
  • Where the funder requires it, articles can be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
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  • If quoting from material that is under copyright then permission will need to be obtained from the copyright holder.
  • Where a funder requires it, authors can choose a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) License.

Manuscript structure

  • Headings should be under 75 characters.
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
Paper: 5,000 words
Keywords: Up to 6 keywords
References: Harvard
Declarations: Ethics

Source transparency

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