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Article types

Review
Clinical Trial
Research Article
Review Article
Commentary
Letter to the Editor
Editorial
Original Article
Lectio
Systematic Review
Protocol
Viewpoint
Case Report

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 300 words.
  • Use a unstructured abstract.
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  • Should contain a structured abstract of 300 words.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 300 words.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
  • Should contain a structured abstract of 200 words.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 100 words.
  • Most of Medical Teacher ’s article types require an abstract.
  • The abstract structure should be: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRAD).
  • The body of the text and abstract should be structured with these sub-headings: What was the educational challenge?
  • Trial registration numbers should be included in the abstract, with full details in the methods section.
  • 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.
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; Practice points; introduction, method, results, discussion (IMRAD); acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; Notes on contributors; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) and figure(s).
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; introduction, twelve tips; conclusions; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).
  • Letter to the Editor: Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) (if IMRAD is not appropriate for focus of the Short Communication, please explain the reason for this in the covering letter to the Editor); acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).

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.
  • Commentaries are brief discussion articles focused on a particularly timely issue in health professional education which should include no more than 10 references.
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  • Please provide an author contributions statement at the end of your article, before the 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.
  • The back matter should include: acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; Notes on contributors; references; appendices (as appropriate); with table(s) and figures referred to in the text but provided at the end of the article, in order.
  • 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.
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title, text, name and address of author(s) and maximum two references.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Group tables at the end of the manuscript.
  • Should be no more than 2,000 words, inclusive of: Tables.
  • Should be no more than 2,000 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).
  • A maximum of five tables or figures are allowed in the text: provide additional tables and figures as e-supplementary material.
  • 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

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

Ethics statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Given this, authors must provide explicit information on ethics review processes in their context generally and specific to the study.
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  • This might be in the form of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) number, or, where formal ethics approval was not required, a letter or other evidence of exemption.
  • In settings where ethics approval for non-interventional studies (e.g. surveys) is not required, authors must include a statement to explain this.
  • Authors should familiarise themselves with our policy on participant/patient privacy and informed consent.
  • Authors should familiarise themselves with issues of publication ethics noted by COPE including duplicate publication/submission and ‘salami slicing’ as these behaviours will not be accepted.
  • Research Article: Where a Short Communication reports original/primary research involving human participants, data, a statement on ethics consent or approval – as per what is needed for a Research Article – is required.
  • All original research papers involving humans, animals, plants, biological material, protected or non-public datasets, collections or sites, must include a written statement in the Methods section, confirming ethical approval has been obtained from the appropriate local ethics committee or Institutional Review Board and that where relevant, informed consent has been obtained.
  • Consent All authors are required to follow the ICMJE requirements and Taylor & Francis Editorial Policies on privacy and informed consent from patients and study participants.
  • Authors must include a statement to confirm that any patient, service user, or participant (or that person’s parent or legal guardian) in any type of qualitative or quantitative research, has given informed consent to participate in the research.
  • Case Report: a clinical case report detailing their medical history, identifiable images or media content, etc), authors must include a statement to confirm that they have obtained written informed consent to publish the details from the affected individual (or their parents/guardians if the participant in not an adult or unable to give informed consent; or next of kin if the participant is deceased).
  • Medical Teacher Editors and reviewers check papers for good ethical practices, such as, but not limited to: Informed consent was given, and participation was voluntary.
  • Case Report: For submissions where patients or participants can be potentially identified (e.g.

Cover letter

  • Using Third-Party Material You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • 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.
  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Supplementary files

  • Lectio: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Review: 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.
  • Editorial: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Viewpoint: 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.
  • Case 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.
  • Original 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.
  • Letter to the Editor: 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.

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

  • Include up to five short bullet points that summarise the key messages of the article (no more than 100 words in total).
  • This could be adapted from your departmental website or academic networking profile and should be relatively brief (e.g. no more than 200 words).
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  • Should be between 3,000 and 8,000 words.
  • Should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words.
  • Should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words.
  • Should be no more than 3,000 words.
  • Should be no more than 1,800 words.
  • Should be between 1,000 and 1,200 words.
  • Should be no more than 400 words.
  • It should be a maximum width of 525 pixels.
  • These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • 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.
  • Original Article: Original articles, reviews and short communications reporting a research study should include the methodology in the title (e.g., a qualitative study, a scoping review).
  • It tells the reader what to expect in your work and it should be based on all you have written.
  • However, papers must be an appropriate length for their main message(s).
  • All work involving research on human subjects must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki.
  • Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the ICMJE Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.
  • Please note, this is not required for submission but is encouraged.
  • Tips should be credible and evidence-informed.
  • These ideas should not have been published elsewhere in the peer-reviewed literature.
  • Note that, regardless of the file format of the original submission, an editable version of the article must be supplied at the revision stage.
  • For all NIH/Welcome-funded papers, the grant number(s) must be included in the declaration of interest statement.
  • Clinical Trial: Clinical trials should be registered prospectively – i.e. before participant recruitment.
  • Authors of retrospectively registered trials must be prepared to provide further information to the journal editorial office if requested.
  • Clinical Trial: The clinical trial registry should be publicly accessible (at no charge), open to all prospective registrants, and managed by a not-for-profit organization.
  • All research studies on humans (individuals, samples, or data) must have been performed in accordance with the principles stated in the Declaration of Helsinki.
  • Please include all relevant safety precautions; and cite any accepted standard or code of practice.
  • 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.
  • Twelve Tips should address important gaps in educational practice, policy or research, be practical, feasible to implement in real-world educational settings, and should offer clear guidance and sufficient detail on how to do so.
  • Submissions should focus on the “how-to” aspect, offering concrete tips and best practices that help researchers at all levels, from beginners to experienced professionals, navigate the complexities of research with clarity and confidence.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Clinical Trial: Clinical Trials Registry In order to be published in a Taylor & Francis journal, all clinical trials must have been registered in a public repository, ideally at the beginning of the research process (prior to participant recruitment).
  • The process of obtaining consent to publish should include sharing the article with the individual (or whoever is consenting on their behalf), so that they are fully aware of the content of the article before it is published.
  • Please do not embed it in the manuscript file but save it as a separate file, labelled GraphicalAbstract1.
  • Medical Teacher accepts all types of reviews, including reviews of quantitative or qualitative studies, scoping reviews, realist reviews, narrative reviews, etc. However, Medical Teacher does not accept reviews that do not follow systematic procedures (Gordon, M., Daniel, M., & Patricio, M. (2018)).
  • A characteristic of the journal is its series of regular features, including, but not limited to: AMEE Guides.
  • A characteristic of the journal is its series of regular features, including, but not limited to: Twelve Tips.
  • A characteristic of the journal is its series of regular features, including, but not limited to: New Wave.
  • We do not enter into prospective conversations about possible Commentaries.
  • Medical Teacher Editors and reviewers check papers for good ethical practices, such as, but not limited to: Data and privacy were properly protected and managed.
  • If author details need updating, please amend the existing account and do not create another account.
  • If you haven't submitted a paper to this journal before, you will need to create an account in ScholarOne.
  • The limited ASPIRE series ‘Building excellence into medical and health professional education programs’ is linked to the ASPIRE award programme established to identify, recognise and reward world-class excellence in education, and by doing so, improving the education process and outcomes of other institutions around the world.
  • Medical Teacher Editors and reviewers check papers for good ethical practices, such as, but not limited to: The positionality of the authors in relation to the participants was explicitly considered (e.g., what was the power differential between authors and participants)?
  • Medical Teacher Editors and reviewers check papers for good ethical practices, such as, but not limited to: And, if indigenous or minority group participants were involved in the study, if representatives of these groups were involved in study planning, participant recruitment, etc.
  • 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.

Authorship and originality

  • All authors should review the Taylor & Francis AI Policy and consult the Editorial Policies page of our Author Services website to ensure compliance with our policy on the usage of AI before submitting to the journal.
  • Preparing Your Paper All authors submitting to medicine, biomedicine, health sciences, allied and public health journals should conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, prepared by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
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  • Where a paper reports a collaboration between researchers from different countries, particularly low-income LMICs and high-income countries (HICs), there should be full representation of the personnel who meet authorship criteria.

Article type and manuscript length

  • 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).
  • 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); with table(s) and figures referred to in the text but provided at the end of the article, in order.
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  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; supplementary material (as appropriate).
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; keywords; main text; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).

Manuscript structure

  • Research Article: Method articles should broadly follow the author guidance for preparing and presenting Research Articles in terms of presentation, word length and so on.
  • 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.
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  • However, we appreciate the IMRAD format may not be appropriate for a Method article and authors are invited to organize the content of the paper in the way which seems most logical and accessible for readers.
  • Clinical Trial: However, for clinical trials that have not been registered prospectively, Taylor & Francis journals requires retrospective registration to ensure the transparent and complete dissemination of all clinical trial results which ultimately impact human health.

Study reporting guidelines

  • For animal studies, approval must have been obtained from the local or institutional animal use and care committee.
  • 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: 300 words
Paper: 2,000 words
Keywords: 3-5 keywords
Declarations: Ethics, Author contributions, Artificial intelligence

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