Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- ISSN (online)
- 1557-9034
- ISSN (print)
- 1092-6429
- Specialty
- Surgery
- Journal website
- journals.sagepub.com/home/lap
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial(invitation only) | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Full Report: Original Research Article | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Full Report: Review Article | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Letter to the Editor | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Perspective | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Research Brief | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Technical Report | 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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