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Prepare your manuscript for Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology.

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Article types

Review
Editorial
Brief Report
Letter
Clinical Trial
Review Article
Brief Communication
Research Article
Original Article
Case Report
Protocol
Lectio
Systematic Review
Book Review
Perspective

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Review: Use a unstructured abstract.
  • Trial registration numbers should be included in the abstract, with full details in the methods section.
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  • Review: Reviews have an unstructured abstract; Letters do not have an abstract.
  • Book Review: Place, e.g., [abstract], [book review] or [letter] after the article title: Author K.

Keywords

  • Provide up to 10 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Provide up to 10 keywords that make your article more discoverable.

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.
  • References: a maximum of 100.
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  • Use an unspaced en dash between page numbers. Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis | Journals Page 3 of 11 Information Classification: General In the text and in the reference list NLM uses p. rather than pp. With a quotation Author maintains that “This is author’s quoted text” [1,p.3].
  • Personal communication References to personal communications are cited only in the text. … and most of these proved to be fatal (2003 letter from RS Grant to me; unreferenced, see “Notes”) … Tables and figures Table and figure captions References cited only in tables or figure captions should be numbered in accordance with the sequence established by the first identification in the text of the particular table or figure.
  • For example: …and many nurses involved with such cases (Mar 22, 2007 posting by RS Grant to the ANPACC Listserv; unreferenced, see “Notes”) report… Blog Messages posted to discussion lists like a blog are considered a form of personal communication and should not be included in a reference list.
  • Include the captions in the text file of the manuscript as figure legends under references, not in the figure file.
  • Authors do not need to include DOIs for published journal articles when preparing manuscripts.
  • Do not include a full point at the end of DOI or URL addresses.
  • Place the source information in parentheses, using a term or terms to indicate that the citation is not represented in the reference list.
  • Include the nature and source of the cited information, using terms to indicate that no corresponding citation is in the reference list.
  • Do not include citations.
  • 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.
  • If the reference also includes a place of publication, this should follow the rules as given above for book references, with any state or country included placed in brackets.
  • References: no more than 50.
  • References: no more than 10.
  • Conference Conference details Please note that in the following reference types the conference name should be followed by the date in [yyyy mm dd–dd] format, followed by the place in which the conference is held.
  • Place references to such communications within the running text only.

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.
  • Tables/Figures: a maximum of 6 tables and figures.
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  • Tables/Figures: a maximum of 3 figures or tables.
  • Tables/Figures: a maximum of 6 figures and tables.
  • Tables/Figures: a maximum of 1 figure or table.
  • Tables/Figures: A maximum of 2 figures or tables.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
  • Undue repetition in text and tables should be avoided.
  • Tables should be submitted in the same format as your article and included in the main manuscript file.
  • Each table should be typed on a separate page with an appropriate legend and footnotes explaining any abbreviations.
  • Figures should be provided as separate files, not embedded in the main manuscript file.
  • Each figure should have a concise caption describing accurately what the figure depicts.
  • Figures with multiple parts (a, b, c, d, etc.) should be submitted as a single composite file that contains all parts of the figure.
  • Do not use faint lines and/or lettering and check that all lines and lettering within the figures are legible at final size.
  • Do not include titles or captions within your illustrations.
  • 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.
  • Please keep lettering consistently sized throughout your final-sized artwork, in Times New Roman, usually about 8–12 pt.

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].
  • Details of all funding sources for the work should be given in a separate section 'Funding'.

Competing interests

  • Add or confirm the author-written Conflict of interest statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Conflict of interest Authors must disclose any financial or personal relationships that may pose conflict of interest.
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  • If no conflict of interest is declared, then “None” should be inserted in this section.

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.
  • Do not use patients' names, initials, or hospital numbers, especially in illustrative material.
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  • 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.
  • Clinical Trial: Papers including animal experiments or clinical trials must be accompanied by an approval by the local ethics committee and, in the case of animal experiments of any relevant local licensing authority.
  • Identifying information should not be published in written descriptions, photographs, and pedigrees unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (or parent or guardian) gives written informed consent for publication.
  • 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 Policie s 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).
  • Informed consent for this purpose requires that the patient be shown the manuscript to be published.
  • Case Report: For submissions where patients or participants can be potentially identified (e.g.

Blinded manuscript

  • Remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and other direct identifiers from the blinded manuscript file.

Cover letter

  • Provide the claims and editor-specific context for the cover letter; Articlo creates an editable companion without inventing content.
  • Authors are required to specify the type of study in a cover letter: Intervention studies: 1 intervention study, randomized controlled trial, or 2 intervention study, non-randomized with the control group, or 3 intervention study, non-randomized without the control group.
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  • Authors are required to specify the type of study in a cover letter: Observational studies: 1 cohort or case-control study, and 2 prospective or retrospective, and 3 longitudinal or cross-sectional.
  • Letter: The cover letter should note the type of manuscript submitted (e.g., full-length article, brief communication, etc.).
  • Permission to exceed these guidelines must be obtained from the Editorial Office.
  • Using Third-Party Materials You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • Manuscripts should be accompanied by a cover letter indicating that the final manuscript has been seen and approved by all the authors, that they have obtained the required ethical approvals, that they have given necessary attention to ensure the integrity of the work, and that they agree to bear the applicable publication charges if their manuscript is accepted for publication (see Page Charges and Colour Print Charges).
  • 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

  • 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.
  • Letter: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
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  • Review: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • 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.
  • Case Report: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Perspective: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Brief 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.
  • Brief Communication: 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.
  • All supplementary files should be uploaded using the File Designation ‘Supplementary File’.

Title page and author information

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

Article structure and word limits

  • Original Article: All comment papers should be received no more than 6 months after the publishing of the original article.
  • Colour images should be saved and supplied as TIFF, GIF, or high-quality JPEG files to a minimum of 300 dpi.
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  • Use an unspaced en dash to join inclusive first and last numbers, e.g. [2,3,4,5,7,10] would be abbreviated to [2–5,7,10].
  • Black and white images (photographs, line drawings, graphs etc.) should be saved and supplied as TIFF, GIF, or high-quality JPEG files to a minimum of 600 dpi or PowerPoint files.
  • All lines should be at least 0.5 mm wide.
  • London: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; 1998. p. 75–81. Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis | Journals Page 9 of 11 Information Classification: General Presentation Presentations and posters should also include the stream in which they were presented if available.
  • 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.
  • Please note that the APC for Open Access is distinct from the publication charges, which should be paid to the Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology.
  • Furthermore, it should be stated if the material has been used previously, in full or in part, and a list studies in which it has been used should be specified.
  • If the manuscript exceeds these word counts, authors will be required to revise their paper.
  • Provide a brief description of the background that led to the study.
  • All articles or data sources should be searched for and selected systematically for inclusion and critically evaluated.
  • Letter: Comment letters should follow the rules for letters.
  • The source of support in the form of grants, equipment and drugs of those involved must be stated.
  • Vector graphics containing fonts must have the fonts embedded in the files.
  • Photographic images should be of sufficiently high quality with respect to detail, contrast and fineness of grain to be clear online and in print.
  • 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.
  • The covering letter accompanying the submission should indicate the authors agree to bear the cost of applicable publication charges if the manuscript is accepted.
  • In extreme cases of inability to pay, the page charge may be reduced or waived; this should be requested at the time the article is submitted.
  • Questions regarding page charges should be directed to the Managing Editor at the time of submission.
  • 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.
  • Please note that Taylor & Francis does not require the inclusion of all optional elements, so you should match the samples below.
  • Use the dates for the individual journal article being cited.
  • Use an unspaced en dash between page numbers.
  • Do not include as forthcoming any articles that have been submitted for publication but have not yet been accepted for publication.
  • Forthcoming book Do not include as forthcoming any books that have been submitted for publication but have not yet been accepted for publication.
  • The nature and source of the cited information should be identified by an appropriate statement.
  • Include the report series and number if available.
  • Work should be reported in SI units.
  • When reporting experiments on human subjects, a statement is required that the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation and with the Declaration of Helsinki.
  • Authors reporting on experimental work on humans should, where relevant, submit evidence that the work has been approved by an institutional clinical research panel or its equivalent.
  • Please submit ONE slide per file ONLY.
  • 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.
  • Include the country name for other countries only to avoid ambiguity: Cambridge (MA) Cambridge (UK) If more than one place of publication is found, use the first listed place of publication.
  • The conference place should include the town or city followed by the US state code or country after a comma rather than in brackets. [authors or editors] [Conference title]; [year] [abbreviated month] [day(s)]; [town or city], [state or country].
  • Place: Publisher; Year. p. 000–000.
  • Place the nature and findings of the study in the context of other relevant published data.
  • Place family designations of rank after the initials, without punctuation, e.g. Author AA Jr.
  • Do not abbreviate journal titles consisting of a single word.
  • Add the phrase “Accompanied by:” followed by a description of the medium.
  • Place: Publisher; Year. (Series editor(s) optional).
  • Place: Institution; Year. (Report series; Report number).
  • 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.
  • Do not elide page number ranges.
  • Place: Publisher; Year.
  • Place: Publisher.
  • Place: Publisher; Year [cited Date].
  • Place within the running text only.
  • Place the source information in parentheses.

Reporting guidelines

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

Statistical reporting

  • Statistical methods should be clearly explained at the end of this section.

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

  • 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.
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  • 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

  • Letter: The cover letter should also confirm that all authors fulfill the ICMJE authorship criteria.
  • AI Policy All authors should review our 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.
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  • Preparing your paper All authors of original work submitted to this journal 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

  • Word limit: no more than 4000 words (excluding the abstract and references).
  • Please include a word count for your paper and adhere to the guidelines by article type below.
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  • If the manuscript exceeds this word count, authors will be required to revise the paper.
  • If your paper exceeds the word count you should consider if any parts of the article could be published online only.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Clinical Trial: Authors of reports of meta-analyses of clinical trials should submit the PRISMA flow diagram and checklist.
  • Authors of meta-analyses of observational studies should submit the MOOSE checklist.
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  • 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).

Manuscript structure

  • This should appear after the 'Acknowledgements' section.
  • 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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  • 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.

Language and text style

  • Capitalize only the first word of the title, proper nouns, proper adjectives, acronyms, and initialisms unless the conventions of a particular language require other capitalization.
  • See http://www.issn.org/services/online-services/access-to-the-ltwa/ Journal title abbreviations should not include full points, except at the end of the title; see examples below.
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  • Place the original language title or romanized title before the translation.
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What your package checks

Paper: 4,000 words
Keywords: Up to 10 keywords
Cover letter: requested
Declarations: Conflict of interest, Ethics

Source transparency

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