《癌症科学进展（英文）》（Journal of the National Cancer Center）作者指南
Guide for Authors
The Journal of the National Cancer Center is a peer-reviewed and full open-access journal. It publishes original manuscripts that describe research findings in all areas relating to cancer, as well as associated news items, systematic or mini reviews, commentaries, brief communications, correspondences, editorials, and feature articles. The JNCC adopts an efficient process of rigorous yet rapid review of submitted manuscripts so that timely findings of significant scientific impact can be published with minimal delay. The JNCC encourages submissions of randomized controlled clinical trials and will provide expedited review of such manuscripts
Types of article
Article types include but are not limited to original research, reviews, perspectives, correspondence, case reports, news and views, highlights, commentaries, policy forum, etc.
1. Original Research
An original research is expected to present a major advance. It should include an abstract, an introduction, up to 10 figures or tables, and no more than 40 references. Materials and Methods should be included in supplementary materials, which should also include information needed to support the paper's conclusions.
Elements:
Word limit: 3,000 words (excluding the abstract and references).
Printed pages: Up to 12.
Abstract: Up to 250 words, unstructured.
Highlights: Highlights are mandatory and must be provided as a Word document.
Tables/Figures: Data in the text should not be repeated extensively in tables or figures.
References: 40 or less.
2. Review Article
A review article aims to provide readers with a balanced overview of an important and topical subject in the field, and should be systematic and critical assessments of literature and data sources. It should cover aspects of a topic in which scientific consensus exists as well as aspects that remain controversial and are the subject of ongoing scientific research.
Elements:
Word limit: 3,500 words (excluding the abstract and references).
Abstract: Up to 250 words, unstructured.
Tables/Figures: Data in the text should not be repeated extensively in tables or figures.
References: 80 or less.
3. Perspective
These are comments on recent news or groundbreaking work and should provide a short review of the current state of research and explain the importance of the new findings. Perspectives on papers previously published in the Biosafety and Health should add a different viewpoint to the research and should not merely be a repetitive summary of the original paper. Although many of the Perspectives published in the journal are normally invited, unsolicited Perspectives are welcome and will be given due consideration. As these are meant to express a personal commentary, with rare exceptions, Perspectives should have no more than 3 authors.
Elements:
Word limit: 1,500 words (excluding the abstract and references).
References: 15 or less.
Tables/Figures: 1 table or figure.
4. Case Report
Case reports should be relevant to medical practice in the fields of biosafety and health, and be presented as concisely as possible. References should be kept to an absolute minimum.
In Case reports, the arrangement of the text is as follows: (1) Abstract; (2) Introduction; (3) Case Report; and (4) Discussion.
5. Short Report
Short report communicate brief reports of data from original research that will be interesting to many researchers, and that will likely stimulate further research in the field.
Elements:
Word limit: 1,500 words (excluding the abstract and references).
Abstract: Up to 200 words, unstructured format
Tables/Figures: 1 table and figure.
References: 15 or less
Contact details for submission
For further information or any help, please feel free to contact the Editorial Office of at jncc@cicams.ac.cn.
Submission checklist
You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.
Ensure that the following items are present:
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
All necessary files have been uploaded:
Manuscript:
• Include keywords
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print
Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable)
Supplemental files (where applicable)
Further considerations
• Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
• A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
• Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements
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