Overview for Authors
Types Of Articles
The Canadian Journal of Surgery (CJS) publishes the following types of articles:
Editorials are written by members of the editorial board.
Research articles report the results of original research. The journal does not distinguish between full-length articles and brief reports.
Reviews present a comprehensive and critical appraisal of a particular topic.
Commentaries are similar to reviews but are designed to make a point about published research on a topic without reviewing the topic comprehensively. This section may include consensus statements regarding clinical practice.
Discussions in surgery comment on innovations in surgical education and surgical practice. They include continuing medical education articles, such as evidence-based reviews in surgery and tips for conducting surgical research.
Letters to the editor comment on recent articles in the journal.
Note: Survey-based submissions are rarely accepted and will be considered only if they present breakthrough or otherwise compelling surgical events with high response rates. CJS does not accept case reports.
Length Of Articles
Research articles can have up to 4000 words (excluding title page, abstract, references, tables, figures and figure captions) and should include no more than 60 references.
Reviews can have up to 10 000 words (excluding title page, abstract, references, tables, figures and figure captions).
Commentaries are limited to 1000 words and 5 references. They should contain an article summary with a maximum of 150 words. They may include a figure or a key points box. They generally do not include tables.
Discussions in surgery are limited to 1000 words and 5 references, with the exception of continuing medical education articles, which are limited to 2000 words and 10 references. They should include an article summary with a maximum of 150 words, and may include figures and tables as necessary.
Letters to the editor are limited to 500 words and may contain a table or figure. They may be abridged.
Manuscript Preparation
Authors should consult the ICMJE recommendations (formerly the Uniform Recommendations for Manuscripts).
Title page
This page should contain authors’ full names, academic degrees and affiliations; any meeting(s) at which the work was presented, in whole or in part; and the corresponding author’s contact information (mailing address and email address).
Abstract
All research and review articles must contain a 150- to 250-word abstract. Structured abstracts are required for research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses and should contain the same headings appearing in the body of the paper: Background, Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion. Narrative reviews should have an unstructured abstract stating the key points of the article. Please note: the abstract should be uploaded both as part of the main document and in the abstract section in Manuscript central.
Tables and figures
Tables must be self-explanatory and should not duplicate data presented in figures. Prepare tables using Word or Excel table function tools (not spaces, tabs).
Figures should be provided in electronic format. Charts should be sent as Excel or PowerPoint files, or listed as data points.
Photographic/radiographic images should be sent as JPGs, minimum 300 dpi at minimum two inches square. Consult our digital art submission for editorial articles information, postscript to PDF instructions or digital camera specifications for details.
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