Thorax
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- ISSN (online)
- 1468-3296
- ISSN (print)
- 0040-6376
- Specialty
- Internal Medicine, Pulmonology
- Journal website
- thorax.bmj.com/pages/authors#submission_guidelines
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| BTS Guideline | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Clinical Statement | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Controversies and Challenges in Respiratory Medicine | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Editorial | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Guideline Highlights | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Guidelines in Context | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Images in Thorax | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Original Research | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Pulmonary Puzzle | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Short Report | Depends on study design | 7 |
| State of the Art Review | Depends on study design | 7 |
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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