The Breast Journal
Author Guidelines
1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tbj
For help with submissions, please contact: tbj.office@wiley.com
This journal does not charge submission fees.
In-house submissions, i.e. papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the title, will be sent to Editors unaffiliated with the author or institution and monitored carefully to ensure there is no peer review bias.
Article Preparation Support
Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well as translation, manuscript formatting, figure illustration, figure formatting, and graphical abstract design – so you can submit your manuscript with confidence.
Also, check out our resources for Preparing Your Article for general guidance about writing and preparing your manuscript.
Open Access
The Breast Journal is part of Wiley’s open access in hybrid titles program offering an open access option within hybrid (subscription-based) journals. With open access in hybrid titles, on acceptance of your article you can choose to pay an Article Publication Charge (APC) to make the article immediately, freely available online for all to read, download, and share. You can learn more on our open access in hybrid titles page.
Preprint policy:
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
The Breast Journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Data Citation
Please review Wiley’s Data Citation policy.
Funding
You should list all funding sources in the Acknowledgments section. You are responsible for the accuracy of their funder designation. If in doubt, please check the Open Funder Registry for the correct nomenclature.
Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
ORCID
This journal requires ORCID. Please refer to Wiley’s resources on ORCID.
Wiley’s Author Name Change Policy
In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services. Our editorial and production teams will use discretion in recognizing that name changes may be of a sensitive and private nature for various reasons including (but not limited to) alignment with gender identity, or as a result of marriage, divorce, or religious conversion. Accordingly, to protect the author’s privacy, we will not publish a correction notice to the paper, and we will not notify co-authors of the change. Authors should contact the journal’s Editorial Office with their name change request.
Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and other media" from the publisher of the original source, and for supplying Wiley with that permission upon submission.
Title Page
The title page should contain:
A brief informative title containing the major key words. The title should not contain abbreviations (see Wiley's best practice SEO tips);
A short running title of less than 40 characters;
The full names of the authors;
The author's institutional affiliations where the work was conducted, with a footnote for the author’s present address if different from where the work was conducted;
Acknowledgments.
Main Text File
The main text file should be in Word or PDF format or LaTeX and include:
A short informative title containing the major key words. The title should not contain abbreviations
The full names of the authors with institutional affiliations where the work was conducted, with a footnote for the author’s present address if different from where the work was conducted;
Acknowledgments;
Abstract structured (intro/methods/results/conclusion) or unstructured
Up to seven keywords;
Main body: formatted as introduction, materials & methods, results, discussion, conclusion
References;
Tables (each table complete with title and footnotes);
Figures: Figure legends must be added beneath each individual image during upload AND as a complete list in the text.
Reference Style
This journal uses AMA reference style. Review your reference style guidelines prior to submission.
Figures and Supporting Information
Figures, supporting information, and appendices should be supplied as separate files. You should review the basic figure requirements for manuscripts for peer review, as well as the more detailed post-acceptance figure requirements. View Wiley’s FAQs on supporting information.
2. Article Types
Original Articles - Manuscripts
These should be structured as follows: Title page, Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; Conclusion. Acknowledgments (optional); References; Tables; Figure legends (double-spaced); Figures.
Articles should represent original and in-depth studies involving all aspects of clinical or laboratory investigations. Articles should be less than 3,500 words in length. That word count includes the title page, abstract, references, tables, figures. References are recommended to be less than 50. The number of figures and tables combined should not be greater than 6 and be appropriate for the data presented; tables and figures should not simply repeat information in the text.
Short Communication
Short Communications: Text should begin with a title page than abstract of 100 words or less that does not include headings, and be followed by a brief introduction. Total text length should be 2500 words. The word count includes the title page, abstract, references, tables, figures. There should be no more than twenty references. There should be no more than 2 figures or 2 tables or any combination not to exceed 4.
Case Reports
Case reports: Text should begin with a title page than abstract of 100 words or less that does not include headings, and be followed by a brief introduction. Total text length should be 1100 words. The word count includes the title page, abstract, references, tables, figures. There should be no more than twenty references. There should be no more than 2 figures or 2 tables or any combination not to exceed 4.
Commentaries
Reports on small studies, clinical observation and personal experience focused to various aspects of breast cancer diagnosis, patient care, research and education can be submitted with no more than 1200 words. Text should begin with Title Page, no subtitles and limit references to 10. The Editor reserves the right to shorten text, delete objectionable comments, and make any other changes that may be necessary to comply with the style of the journal. There should be no more than 2 figures or 2 tables or any combination not to exceed 4.
Breast Images
These should be structured as follows: Title page, no references. Articles should be 300-550 words in length. We believe that the study of breast disease lends itself particularly well to visual case presentations. The purpose of this section of the Journal, therefore, is to present an interesting visual description of a defined entity. The image may consist of a single photo or a series of photos that, when grouped together, give a visual description of the specific illness. It is expected that the submitting authors(s) will supplement the visual "Image" with brief text as necessary to tell the full story. The images should not exceed four in number.
Letter to the Editor
Brief reports or letters regarding articles published in the Journal of no more than 1200 words, concisely written in an objective, constructive fashion, will be considered for publication. The Editor reserves the right to shorten text, delete objectionable comments, and make any other changes that may be necessary to comply with the style of the journal. The Editor may forward Letters to the Editor to the corresponding author of the article under discussion to afford an opportunity for rebuttal. The paper under discussion must be listed first in the reference list. If necessary, one figure and one table prepared in accordance with journal guidelines may be included. Up to 10 references may be included, typed double spaced on a separate page.
Authors should indicate their permission for publication of their letters in a postscript to the body of the letter. Brief reports with more than one author should carry a postscript stating that all authors are familiar with the contents of the report and agree to its publication. No abstract is required.
Abstracts - Original Articles - Manuscripts
Each paper should have an abstract of no more than 300 words. The abstract should state concisely the goals, methods, principle results and major conclusions of the paper. Incomplete and uninformative descriptions such as 'a new method of analysis was used,' should not be used. Acronyms are not permitted in the abstract. Research notes (six or fewer manuscript pages) do not require abstracts.
References: All references should be numbered consecutively in order of appearance and should be as complete as possible. In text citations should cite references in consecutive order using Arabic superscript numerals. Sample references follow:
Journal article:
1. King VM, Armstrong DM, Apps R, Trott JR. Numerical aspects of pontine, lateral reticular, and inferior olivary projections to two paravermal cortical zones of the cat cerebellum. J Comp Neurol 1998;390:537-551.
Book:
2. Voet D, Voet JG. Biochemistry. New York: John Wiley & Sons; 1990. 1223 p.
Please note that journal title abbreviations should conform to the practices of Chemical Abstracts.
For more information about AMA reference style - AMA Manual of Style
Illustrations
All figures must be submitted electronically according to the specifications outlined below. Failure to submit images according to these specifications will result in reproductions that are small and illegible or in images that are declined. Color photographs should be saved as TIF or JPG files at 300 dpi at 5 inches in width Black and white photographs should be saved in grayscale as TIF files at 300 dpi at 5 inches in width New line drawings should be prepared in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Illustrator without embedded images from other sources. Existing line drawings should be scanned at 1200 dpi at a minimum of 12.5 cm (5 in) in width and saved as EPS files (flow charts must not exceed 7 inches [18 cm] in width). Any existing images added to Microsoft Word or PowerPoint will be rejected. Send original TIF or EPS files.
Color figures that significantly enhance the article will be considered for publication. Part of the reproduction and printing costs will be paid by The Breast Journal. The author must be prepared to pay a per page charge of $800.
All illustrations should be able to be reduced to 50-66% of their original size with no loss of clarity or legibility. Figure legends should be typed, double-spaced. Cite each figure in the text by its number. Figures should be numbered consecutively as they appear in the text. If a figure has been previously published, permission must be received in writing for its use regardless of authorship or publisher. Acknowledgment of the original source must be included at the end of the legend.
Peer Review
This journal operates under a single-blind peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here.
Guidelines on Publishing and Research Ethics in Journal Articles
The journal requires that you include in the manuscript details IRB approvals, ethical treatment of human and animal research participants, and gathering of informed consent, as appropriate. You will be expected to declare all conflicts of interest, or none, on submission. Please review Wiley’s policies surrounding human studies, animal studies, clinical trial registration, biosecurity, and research reporting guidelines.
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices).
This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley’s Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors and Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines.
Conflict of Interest
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. Authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ definition of conflicts of interest is as follows: “A conflict of interest exists when professional judgment concerning a primary interest (such as patients’ welfare or the validity of research) may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain). Perceptions of conflict of interest are as important as actual conflicts of interest.”
3. After Acceptance
Wiley Author Services
When an accepted article is received by Wiley’s production team, the corresponding author will receive an email asking them to login or register with Wiley Author Services. You will be asked to sign a publication license at this point.
Author Licensing
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or open access in hybrid titles under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Review the Creative Commons License options available to you under open access in hybrid titles.
Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.
Proofs
Authors will receive an e-mail notification with a link and instructions for accessing HTML page proofs online. Authors should also make sure that any renumbered tables, figures, or references match text citations and that figure legends correspond with text citations and actual figures. Proofs must be returned within 48 hours of receipt of the email.
Publication Charges
Color figures. Color figures may be published online free of charge; however, the journal charges $800 per figure for publishing figures in color in print. Upon submission of color figures, you will be sent a Color Work Agreement once the accepted paper moves to the production process. If the Color Work Agreement is not returned by the specified date, figures will be converted to black and white for print publication.
