Writing for European Thyroid Journal

All journals

Length by article type

Show the word count, excluding references and figure legends, on the title page. Unsolicited reviews, editorials and letters need a proposal to the editorial office before submission.

Title page and abstract

• Title up to 125 characters; short title up to 46 characters including spaces; at least four keywords.
• Abstract up to 250 words with headings such as Objective, Methods, Results and Conclusions, without abbreviations or references.

What each section should do

• Introduction: briefly review relevant knowledge, then state the hypothesis and objectives concisely. It should rarely exceed three double-spaced pages.
• Materials and Methods: enough detail to repeat the study, including reagent sources, drug doses and imaging equipment. RT-PCR should broadly follow the MIQE guidelines.
• Results: a narrative that leads the reader through the experiments; citing other studies is allowed where helpful.
• Discussion: put the results in a broader context, highlight importance and novelty, and include a section on the study's shortcomings.

Formatting

• First submissions can be in any recognizable format. Revisions must follow the journal format, with changes highlighted and a full response letter.
• Double line spacing throughout and continuous line numbering. Main document as editable Word for revisions.
• UK or US English. Colour images at 300 dpi in CMYK.
• Author contribution statement strongly encouraged, and required for papers with ten or more authors.

References

• Vancouver style: numbered in order of citation.
• List at least three authors before "et al." Unpublished work is cited in the text only.

Review and fees

Single-anonymous review, aiming for two independent reviewers and a decision within a month. Open access, with an article publication charge on acceptance; see the publication charges page.