Journal of Hand Surgery
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN (online)
- 1531-6564
- ISSN (print)
- 0363-5023
- Specialty
- Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Book and Media Reviews | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Current Concepts Review Articles | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Hand Surgery Landscape Articles | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Letters to the Editor | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Original Peer-Reviewed Articles (Basic Science Studies) | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Original Peer-Reviewed Articles (Clinical Studies) | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Surgical Techniques (online-only) | Depends on study design | 8 |
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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