The manuscript should include an abstract that is between 0 and 200 words long.

Checks for a list of contributing authors names and affiliations in the manuscript.

To comply with this check, authors should report any relevant financial or personal relationships that could be viewed as inappropriately influencing the work or hindering transparency. If there is no disclosure to be made, that should be clearly mentioned in the manuscript too. This statement is usually placed after the conclusion.

The corresponding authors email address should be included in the manuscript to let editors know how to get in touch. It is usually placed after the abstract along with other metadata.

Checks if figures and tables with legends are cited within the manuscript. Every visual element included in the manuscript should also be mentioned in the text.

Checks if funding statements are included. Authors should disclose all sources of funding, including grants, research programs and institutional support. For example: "The work was supported by the Wellcome Trust (grant no. 087792), and the Medical Research Council (grant nos. 0900278 and U117532067). The funders had no role in study design, data collection or analysis.” This statement is usually placed after the conclusion.

Checks if a list of keywords is provided. For example: "Keywords: Adoptive cellular immunotherapy, cancer, immunohistochemistry, prognosis." This is usually placed after the abstract along with other metadata.

The manuscript should be between 0 and 12,000 words long, excluding the reference section, and including words in legends and tables.

Every reference should be cited in the main text of the manuscript to pass this check.

Checks if table legends are included and appear consecutively within the manuscript.

A word count should be included in the manuscript. It is usually placed after the abstract along with other metadata.

Covers issues with capitalization, hyphenation, punctuation, spacing etc. Counts as failed if there are more than 20 suggestions per 1,000 words.

Covers conciseness, redundancy, transition and flow, and suggests improved phrasing. Counts as failed if there are more than 10 suggestions per 1,000 words.

Covers issues with fluency, informal usage, and word choice. Counts as failed if there are more than 10 suggestions per 1,000 words.

Covers issues with article usage, conjunctions, determiners, preposition usage, spelling, and phrasing. Counts as failed if there are more than 60 suggestions per 1000 words.

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