Detailed instructions on how to prepare your manuscript to submit

Research manuscript

• Click to download an exemplary PDF file

• Please make sure your manuscript contains the following information in a single word file (docx format only; max. 10 MB. in size). 

• Follow format Instructions: Font, Times New Roman; Font Size, 11; Indentation, Before text, 0" & After text, 0", Special, none; Spacing, Before 0 pt & After 0 pt, Line spacing, Double; Do not bold (sub-)headings; Add line numbers & page numbers.

• A manuscript should have all 13 headings (Title through Declarations) in a specified order below. 

• Please ensure the authors adhere to the word limits (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions together: max. 5000 words). 

• Upon request authors should be prepared to send relevant documentation or original file (e.g., image, raw data) to verify the validity of the results presented.

Title

Author

1. The name(s) of the author(s)

2. The affiliation(s) of the author(s) [i.e. school (or institution), city, (state), country]

3. A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author

4. If available, the ORCID of the author(s)

Abstract

1. 150 to 300 words

2. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

Keywords

1. 3-7 keywords representing the main content of the report

Key message

1. The main achievement of your work beyond the meaning of the title

2. Max. 30 words

Introduction

1. Your content

Materials and Methods

1. Specifically, focus on reproducibility of your work.

Results

1. The outcome (i.e., facts) of the study

Discussion

1. An interpretation of the results and their significance 

Conclusions

1. Your content 

References

1. Use National Library of Medicine (NLM) citation style. For example,

Lee TG. Science Communications, the premier science journal for high school students. Sci Commun. 2026;1:1.

Acknowledgments

1. Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc.

Declarations

1. Author contribution information

2. Competing interest information

Figures

1. Each figure legend should begin with a brief title for the whole figure and continue with a short description of sub-figure and the symbols used.

2. High resolution file

3. All figures should be placed after Declarations.

Tables

1. Each table should have a table title.

2. All tables should be placed after Figures.