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Article types

Review
Clinical Trial
Research Article
Book Review
Editorial
Protocol
Lectio
Case Report
Systematic Review
Letter

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • Use a unstructured abstract.
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  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
  • 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.

Keywords

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

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in Harvard style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • The surnames are separated by “and” in narrative citations and by an ampersand (“&”) in parenthetical citations. [Example] Three or more authors Citations of a reference with three credited authors include the surname of the first author, followed by “et al.” and the publication year. [Example] Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 4 of 37 Information Classification: General Organizational authors The first citation of a reference with a credited organizational author may spell out the organization’s name and introduce an abbreviation that is used in lieu of the name in subsequent citations. [Example] No credited author Citations of a reference with no credited author display a short title in title case (headline capitalization), instead of an author name.
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  • Narrative: Parnell, Foster, et al. (2018) and Parnell, Klein, et al. (2018) Parenthetical: (Parnell, Foster, et al., 2018; Parnell, Klein, et al., 2018) Publication years Year without month and day Some types of reference entries require the inclusion of a month and/or day as part of the publication date.
  • The publisher name is omitted from the entry; the word “Author” is not inserted as a substitute for the publisher’s name. [Example] Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 9 of 37 Information Classification: General Author-supplied translated titles Under most circumstances, if a reference entry features a non-English title, an author should supply an English-language translation of the title.
  • Provide a bibliographic citation for the book, including price and ISBN.
  • 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.
  • Parenthetical citations should usually be placed at the end of a sentence, before the terminal punctuation (e.g., period).
  • URLs and DOIs URLs A uniform resource locator (URL) should be added to the end of a reference entry for a webpage or other online resource.
  • Authors do not need to include DOIs for published journal articles when preparing manuscripts.
  • https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/conservation-case-study-noh-theatre-masks Citation examples Pitt Rivers Museum (n.d.) [narrative]; (Pitt Rivers Museum, n.d.) [parenthetical] Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 28 of 37 Information Classification: General Web page with periodically updated content (retrieval date required) Reference format Author, A.
  • 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.
  • Authors One author Citations of a reference with one credited author include the author’s surname and the publication year. [Example] Two authors Citations of a reference with two credited authors include the surnames of both authors and the publication year.
  • In the reference entry for a journal article or a book chapter, an English translation should be provided only for a non-English article or chapter title, not for the journal or book title. [Example of translated title for journal article], [Example of translated title for book], [Example of translated title for book chapter] Journals that publish non-English content may not uphold this style convention.
  • If the resource does offer periodically updated content, the phrase and a retrieval date should precede the URL. [Example with retrieval date] DOIs Digital object identifiers (DOIs) are commonly featured in reference entries for journal articles, as well as in entries for other types of electronic resources.
  • In a parenthetical citation, the author surname(s) and the publication year appear together in parentheses, with a comma separating the two elements.
  • For such journals, providing English-language translations for titles throughout the reference section may not be desirable.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
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  • 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.

Ethics statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • In settings where ethics approval for non-interventional studies (e.g. surveys) is not required, authors must include a statement to explain this.
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  • Authors should familiarise themselves with our policy on participant/patient privacy and informed consent.
  • 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).
  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Any request to extend an SI deadline must be submitted at least 6 months before deadline.
  • Book Review: Length: 600 – 800 words for single-book reviews; longer essays require negotiation.
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  • Submit reviews within 90 days or request an extension promptly if needed.
  • This could be adapted from your departmental website or academic networking profile and should be relatively brief (e.g. no more than 200 words).
  • Should be no more than 8000 words.
  • Should be no more than 800 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.
  • All articles must be processed through the system.
  • Use and tell your article authors to use the submission guidelines on NORMA´s homepage.
  • Submit the running order along with your editorial to the editorial secretary before your deadline.
  • If you would prefer the manuscripts to be published in bulk you must “accept” them in the system simultaneously.
  • 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.
  • Review: The review should summarize key arguments, assess evidence, and provide a fair critique.
  • Review: Reviews should reflect the book’s organization but can be adapted for clarity.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The phrase “Retrieved from” should not precede a URL unless the online resource offers periodically updated content (especially, data).
  • 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.
  • Please keep your assigned editor informed about developments of your SI, as well as any questions.
  • Please note that NORMA cannot fund proof reading of articles or editorials.
  • Keep these elements in mind as they form the foundation of a great review.
  • 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

  • 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).

Article type and manuscript length

  • 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).

Manuscript structure

  • 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.
  • 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).

Blinded manuscript

  • The PDF should be uploaded as the “Manuscript - with author details”/“Manuscript - anonymous” file.

Language and text style

  • When preparing a manuscript for a journal that publishes content written in a language other than English, an author should consult with the journal's editorial office about the preferred convention.
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
References: Harvard
Declarations: 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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