《精准医疗科学（英文）》（Precision Medical Sciences）
Author Guideline for Precision Medical Sciences
1. SUBMISSION
Thank you for your interest in Precision Medical Sciences. Note that submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium. Once you have prepared your submission in accordance with the Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/prm2.
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For help with submissions, please contact the Editorial Office at PMS@jszlyy.com.cn.
We look forward to your submission.
2. AIMS AND SCOPE
Precision Medical Sciences is an international and peer-reviewed open access journal that covers all areas of clinical and translational research for precision medicine, especially in the field of oncology. The journal publishes basic and clinical trials studies which aim to promote personalized medicine, including novel technologies of cancer diagnosis, new drugs and molecule-targeted agents evaluation, innovative tumor therapy and researches on pharmacology and mechanisms of oncogenesis, progression and metastasis of malignant cancers.
Precision Medical Sciences is owned by Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
Keywords: Precision Medicine, Oncology, Clinical Medicine, Accurate Diagnosis, Individualized Therapy
3. MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES AND REQUIREMENTS
(1) Original Articles
Word limit: 3,000 words maximum including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures.
Abstract: 250 words maximum, with sub-headers, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion.
References: no limit.
Figures/ tables: no limit, but 8 figures should be sufficient.
Description: Full-length reports of current research in either basic or clinical science.
(2) Review Articles
Word limit: 4,000 words maximum including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures.
Abstract: 250 words maximum.
References: no limit.
Figures/tables: minimum 1 image or figure.
Description: Reviews are comprehensive analyses of specific topics. They are submitted upon invitation by the Editors. Proposals for reviews may be submitted; however, in this case authors should only send an outline of the proposed paper for initial consideration. Both solicited and unsolicited review articles will undergo peer review prior to acceptance.
(3) Case Reports
Word limit: 1,000 words maximum including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures.
Abstract: not required.
References: 20 maximum.
Figures/ tables: 4 maximum.
Description: New observations of diseases, clinical findings or novel/unique treatment outcomes relevant to practitioners in Precision Medical Sciences. The text should be arranged as follows: Introduction, Case Report, Discussion. Only cases of exceptional interest and novelty are considered. For manuscripts that do not qualify, Editors may ask authors to shorten manuscripts and rewrite them as Letters to the Editor.
(4) Letters to the Editor
Word limit: 500 words maximum.
Abstract: not required.
References: 5 maximum.
Figures/ tables: 1 maximum.
Description: Letters must offer perspective to content published in Precision Medical Sciences. A Letter must reference the original source, and a Response to a Letter must reference the Letter in the first few paragraphs. Letters can use an arbitrary title, but a Response must cite the title of the Letter: e.g. Response to [title of Letter]. This ensures that readers can track the line of discussion.
(5) Editorials [only by invitation of Editors]
Word Limit: 1,500 words maximum.
Abstract: not required.
References: 5 maximum.
Description: Proposals for Editorials may be submitted; however, in this case authors should only send an outline of the proposed paper for initial consideration.
(6) Commentaries [only by invitation of Editors]
Word limit: 1,500 words maximum including abstract but excluding references.
Title: 20 words maximum.
Abstract: not required.
References: 20 maximum, including the article discussed.
Figures/tables: 2 maximum.
Description: Commentaries discuss a paper published in a specific issue and should set the problems addressed by the paper in the wider context of the field.
(7) Research Highlights
Word limit: 2,000 words maximum including abstract but excluding references: 3–4 brief summaries on recent research of 200–500 words each.
Title: 20 words maximum.
Abstract: not required.
References: 20 maximum, including the articles discussed.
Figures/tables: 2 maximum.
Description: Research Highlights discuss a number of recent original research papers, summarizing and commenting on each paper to give readers a real sense of the cutting edge of research in the field.
(8) Short Communications
Word limit: 1,500 words including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures.
Abstract: 250 words, unstructured (no use of sub-headers).
References: 35 maximum.
Figures/tables: 4 maximum.
Description: New findings that will substantially and immediately affect research or clinical practice. The words “Short Communication” must appear at the top left corner of the title page. Arrange text as in Original Articles.
(9) Clinical Guidelines
Word limit: 5,000 words maximum including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures.
Abstract: 250 words maximum.
References: no limit.
Figures/tables: minimum 1 image or figure.
Description: Guidelines need to be the product of a large group of individuals who are recognized as authorities in their field. Guidelines will be written by a working party to include a steering committee (usually at least 4 members) and other authors representing a wide range of those with special relevant expertise as well as those whose everyday practice will be influenced by the guidelines.
(10) Meeting Reports
Word limit: 3,000 words maximum including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures.
Abstract: 250 words maximum, with unstructured sub-headers.
References: no limit.
Figures/ tables: no limit, but 8 figures should be sufficient.
Description: Brief reports of symposia and conferences in geriatrics research. Reports must be submitted within 2 months of the meeting date in order to maintain their timeliness. Only those Meeting Reports dealing with topics of interest to the readership and that contain novel information and insights from the meeting are accepted for publication. A Meeting Report should be a thoughtful, critical commentary that shows an appreciation of the connections among the various presentations and reveals the consensus, if any, which emerged at the meeting. Before submitting a Meeting Report for consideration, potential authors must send a letter to the Editor-in-Chief inquiring whether the topic meets the criteria for consideration. Letters of inquiry should be sent to the Editorial Office (Email: PMS@jszlyy.com.cn).
(11) Technical Notes
Word limit: 1,500 words including abstract but excluding references, tables and figures.
Abstract: 250 words, unstructured (no use of sub-headers).
References: 35 maximum.
Figures/tables: 4 maximum.
Description: Technical notes articles should present a new experimental or improved method, test or procedure. The method described may either be completely new, or may offer a better version of an existing method. The article must describe a demonstrable advance on what is currently available. The method needs to have been well tested and ideally, but not necessarily, used in a way that proves its value.
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