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Prepare supporting information

Please make sure you have the following information available before you submit your manuscript.

Required documents for all submissions:

  • Cover letter file, answering the following questions:
    • 1–2 sentences about the importance of the manuscript.
    • 1–2 sentences about the experience the author group has on the topic (for example, previous publications).
    • 1–2 sentences about the (expected) clinical impact of the manuscript.
  • Title page file 
    • Article title, full author names, and affiliations
  • Main text file (after consultation of the manuscript requirements): 
    • Abstract, key points, keywords, abbreviations.
    • Main text, references, figure/table legends, if any.
  • Declarations file (following this template).

Optional files:

  • Figures (provided as separate EPS, JPG, or TIFF files)
  • Tables (provided in editable format, such as Word, Excel)
  • Graphical Abstract (following this template)
  • Electronic Supplementary Material (provided in editable format)

Annual journal metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    2.2 - 2-year Impact Factor
    1.117 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.603 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2022 Speed
    12 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    137 days submission to accept (Median)

    2022 Usage 
    454,155 downloads
    12,729 Altmetric mentions

Abstract and indexing coverage
CNKI
dblp
DOAJ
EBSCO Academic Search
EBSCO Discovery Service
EBSCO STM Source
EBSCO TOC Premier 
ESCI
Google Scholar
Inspec
OCLC
ProQuest - Summon
Scopus

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