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Ethics

Ethical approval section

Is there a dedicated section for ethical approval? Does its title and position match journal requirements?

Ethical approval statement

Is ethical approval addressed? Either in an ethics statement section or in the methods.

Ethical approval board named

Is the ethical review board named?

Informed consent

For research involving people, do the authors address informed consent?

Declarations

Conflict of Interest

Does a conflict of interest section exist? Does its title and position match journal requirements?

Data sharing

Does a data sharing statement exist? Does its title and position match journal requirements?

Author contributions

Does an author contributions section exist? Does its title and position match journal requirements?

Funding section

Does a funding section exist? Does its title and position match journal requirements?

Title page

Authors present

Are authors named?

Author email addresses

Are there author email addresses, and are these institutional?

Corresponding author

Is a corresponding author named?

Institutions

Are author institutions included?

Word count

Is a word count provided?

Keywords

Are keywords provided?

Running Head

Is a running head provided?

Abstract

Abstract present

Does the manuscript include an abstract?

Structured / unstructured

Is the abstract divided into subheadings or not, as per journal requirements?

Specific abstract subheadings

Has the author included all necessary abstract subheadings, as per journal requirements?

Specific abstract subheadings for systematic reviews and clinical trials

Does the abstract structure match PRISMA / CONSORT guidelines?

Structure

Required headings

Does the main body include all required sections and headings, as per journal requirements for the article type?

Figures and Tables

In or out of manuscript

If figures or tables are referenced in the text, are they present/absent in the manuscript, as per journal requirements?

Do mentions match legends?

Do all figures and tables mentioned in the text have an associated legend, and vice versa.

Ascending IDs

Are figures and tables mentioned in ascending numerical order?

Referencing

Style

Has the author used a numerical or named citation style, as per journal guidelines?

Do citations and references match?

Do all citations appear in the reference list, and vice versa?

Order

Do numerical citations appear in ascending order? Do named references appear in alphabetic order?

Supplementary materials

Does the author refer to supplementary materials or an appendix?

Counts

Article Word Count

Is the article word count within journal limits?

Abstract Word Count

Is the abstract word count within journal limits?

References Count

Are the number of references within journal limits?

Table and Figure Counts

Are the number of tables or figures within journal limits?

File Cleanliness

Track Changes

Is the file free from track changes?

Endnote

Is the free from Endnote citations?

Meta data

Title

The title extracted from the title page.

Page Numbers

Has the author included page numbers.

Double line spacing

Has the author used double line spacing?

Registered Trademarks

Has the author referred to any trademarked materials?