Research paper

The manuscript should include an abstract that is between 0 and 250 words long.

Appropriate rights must be obtained to use copyrighted research methods. This check looks for mentions of known copyrighted methods in the manuscript.

Checks if ethics statements are included. To pass, authors should document the studys ethical compliance or declare that the manuscript does not report any studies involving human or animal participants. If the study involves human subjects, declare how written informed consent was obtained. If it includes case reports/case series, provide appropriate details. In case of animal subjects, declare whether the investigative methods conform to the standards of good research practice. The ethics statement is usually placed after the conclusion.

To pass this check, authors should not use more than 5 branded terms or phrases (® and ™ symbols). An example of excessive branding: "... he was treated with oral aspirin 100 mg and Plavix ® 75 mg, subcutaneous low molecular-weight heparin 0.4 mL, oral Coversyl ® 2 mg, and oral Lipitor ® 20 mg."

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

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 for inappropriate language that marginalises, demeans, or excludes people or social groups. This check searches the manuscript for a predefined set of inappropriate words. Note that this check only identifies words or phrases; it does not evaluate context.

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.

Make sure your manuscript is between 5,000 and 10,000 words long, including the reference section and including words in legends and tables. Please also allow 280 words for each figure or table, in addition to the word count of the table contents.

Checks if the manuscript structure follows the IMRaD structure (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion). Structure requirements may vary by article type. Please refer to journal submission guidelines for more information.

Cite recent sources when possible. To pass this check, less than 10% of references should be 10+ years old.

The manuscript should include a plain language summary. It is usually placed right after the abstract.

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

The manuscript should include a reference section with at least 50 and at most 150 sources.

Including a large number of self-citations in the manuscript is discouraged. This check fails if more than 12 self-citations are found or more than 80% of the references are self-citations.

To pass this check, the abstract should be structured according to journal guidelines, with a methods, results, and conclusions section.

The title should include the key concepts investigated and have a length of 5 to 20 words.

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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