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Prepare your manuscript for Statistics and Data Science in Imaging.

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Checked 2026-08-02
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Article types

Review
Research Article
Review Article
Case Report
Commentary
Letter
Data Note
Original Article
Book Review
Editorial
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Systematic Review
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 unstructured abstract.
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  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
  • Each manuscript should contain an extended abstract of 200 words.
  • The manuscript must contain an abstract (see the abstracts paragraph, which follows) and from three to six key words or phrases that do not appear in the paper's title.
  • Your abstract should focus on what your research is about, what methods have been used, and what you found out.
  • Do not cite references in the abstract.
  • The instructions for authors for each journal will give specific guidelines on what’s required here, including whether it should be a structured abstract or graphical abstract, and any word limits.

Keywords

  • Provide 3-6 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Should contain between 3 and 6 keywords.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in ASA style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • The average SDSI paper should be about 8,000 words (or the equivalent of approximately 12 typeset pages with the above page format and including all appendices, references, tables, and figures).
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  • Review / Book Review: Book reviews must start with the citation of the book at the top of the first page.
  • Authors should use BiBTeX to prepare references whenever possible.
  • Please use natbib.sty, and either plain.bst or apalike.bst to format references.
  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.
  • 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.
  • Tables and figures should appear in the body of the manuscript as soon as possible following their first reference, not in separate files nor at the end after the bibliography.

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.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Group tables at the end of the manuscript.
  • While the font in the body of your paper should be 12, make sure that the font size used for your tables and captions is also large enough to be easily read.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for color, at the correct size).
  • Tables and figures Show clearly in your article text where the tables and figures should appear, for example, by writing [Table 1 near here].
  • Figures and tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, and clearly titled and labeled.
  • Lettering of all figures should be uniform in style.
  • Tables should appear in the document near where they are referenced in the text.
  • Provide a short descriptive title, column headings, and (if necessary) footnotes to make each table self-explanatory.
  • Figures should be saved separately from the text.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • It’s very important that you have been given permission to use any tables or figures you are reproducing from another source before you submit.
  • Once an article is accepted for publication in the journal, the author must supply figures in usable form; detailed guidelines for preparation of figures and tables are provided in the ASA Style Guide.
  • Tables must not be displayed as images.
  • 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.
  • Check the instructions for authors to see how you should supply tables and figures, whether at the end of the text or in separate files, and follow any guidance given on the submission system.

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

  • Add or confirm the author-written Conflict of interest statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Conflict of interest: When authors submit a manuscript, they are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial and/or other conflicts of interest that might bias their work and/or could inappropriately influence his/her judgment.

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

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

Cover letter

  • Using Third-Party Material in your Paper 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.

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.
  • Data Note: 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.
  • 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.
  • Embed or attach the author-supplied supplementary material so Articlo can extract and label it for the package.
  • The Authors need to use their best judgment in deciding what should be included in the manuscript and what should be in the supplementary material.
  • Long appendices should be submitted as supplementary material (see above section on supplements).

Title page and author information

  • The corresponding author should ensure that all authors approve the manuscript before its submission.
  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
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  • In order to appear in the journal, the corresponding author of each manuscript must complete publishing agreement form and return it with the final, accepted version of the manuscript.
  • To facilitate the review, the corresponding author should submit one anonymous file of the manuscript without the authors' names and institutions and one file with such identification.
  • 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

  • Manuscripts should have margins of 1 inch and text should be double-spaced.
  • Margins Margins should be at least 2.5cm (1 inch).
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  • Articles should be formatted as follows: 1.
  • Specifically, we require submitters to upload a version formatted throughout with 12 point, fully double-spaced font (which we define as 750 words per page) and with text width of about 6 inches.
  • These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • The authors must describe and confirm safeguards to meet ethical standards.
  • Supporting manuscripts should be submitted in the same manner.
  • Manuscripts submitted in LaTeX should use the "article" style and should not use any special macros.
  • Review: Copies of unpublished papers and technical reports cited in the manuscript and needed for review should be included with the submitted manuscript.
  • Do not use overbars extending over more than one character, or underbars.
  • Use boldface for each symbol representing a vector or a matrix (e.g., A).
  • Roman letters used in mathematical expressions as variables must be italicized.
  • Roman letters used as part of multiletter function names should not be italicized.
  • Longer expressions must appear as display math, as must expressions using many different levels (e.g., such as fractions).
  • Mathematical expressions must not be displayed as images.
  • Whenever a dataset is used, its source should be fully documented and the data should be made available as on online supplement.
  • Necessary comments or instructions on how to execute the computer programs should be provided.
  • Lengthy technical portions of a manuscript should appear in a separate appendix to the manuscript.
  • 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”.
  • Queries Should you have any queries, please visit our Author Services website or contact us here.
  • 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.
  • Before you submit your article, make sure you’ve checked the instructions for authors for your chosen journal, so you are aware of everything required.
  • Most journals create image descriptions during the production process, but a minority may require authors to provide image descriptions.
  • Review: Running heads and received dates These aren’t required when submitting a manuscript for review.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: European accents (Greek, Hebrew, or Cyrillic letters, or phonetic symbols): choose Times New Roman font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: Asian languages (such as Sanskrit, Korean, Chinese, or Japanese): choose Arial Unicode font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • SDSI requires that all papers be formatted for 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, one side only, and in a sufficiently large font size and with sufficient margins to be easily read and reviewed.
  • Manuscripts cannot appear in the final journal or as Accepted Manuscripts Online (AMO, see below) until a completed form is received.
  • The authors do not know the identities of the reviewers, and the referees do not know the names of the authors.
  • Submitting Your Paper If you are submitting in LaTeX, please convert the files to PDF beforehand (you will also need to upload your LaTeX source files with the PDF).
  • The VoR is the article in its final, definitive, and citable form (this may not be immediately paginated, but is the version that will appear in an issue of the journal).
  • If you are at the early stage of your research, you may also need to read how to start writing a journal 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.

Statistical reporting

  • Include or confirm the statistical reporting 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 used 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.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Subscripts and superscripts must be a smaller font size than the main text.
  • Headings (e.g., title of sections) should be distinguished from the main body text.
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  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; appendices (as appropriate); acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).

Language and text style

  • Please use American spelling style consistently throughout your manuscript.
  • Please use double quotation marks, except where “a quotation is ‘within’ a quotation.” Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.
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  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fourth-level headings should be in bold italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fifth-level headings should be in italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.

Manuscript structure

  • Clearly indicate the heading hierarchy, and be consistent in whether or not you use headline case, or you capitalize the first word and leave the rest in lower-case.
  • Footnotes should be used rarely, and should not contain mathematical expressions.
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  • Whenever specific code has been used to implement or illustrate the results of a paper, that code should be made available if possible.
  • Articles reporting results based on computation should provide enough information so that readers can evaluate the quality of the results.
  • 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.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.

Blinded manuscript

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

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: 8,000 words
Keywords: 3-6 keywords
References: ASA
Declarations: Conflict of interest, Artificial intelligence
Format: Times New Roman, double spacing, 1" margins

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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