British Journal of Surgery
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN (online)
- 1365-2168
- ISSN (print)
- 0007-1323
- Specialty
- Surgery
- Journal website
- academic.oup.com/bjs
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Paper | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Original Article | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Randomized Clinical Trial | CONSORT | 4 |
| Research Letter | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Review | Depends on study design | 4 |
The guideline shown is the one that usually applies to that article type. For original research it depends on the design: see the reporting guidelines. Every review also covers about 80 general content checks; the requirement counts above are the additional checks specific to this journal.
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