Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment
Manuscript Submission Guidelines:
Before you submit your research, please make sure your paper meets the below criteria:
Your paper is an original work and has not been published or currently under review with another journal.
Only authors that have contributed to the work are added. Please see ICMJE's guidelines "Defining Roles of Authors and Contributors".
Your work meets all Research Ethics and Reporting Standards. Many study types require a workflow as a figure and/or a completed checklist uploaded as a supplementary file for peer review. Visit here to see if your study type requires a workflow and/or checklist.
Your figures are of acceptable quality and uploaded as separate files. Line art should be 900-1200 DPI, images 300 DPI. Images should be minimally processed to uphold their original integrity. More figure information here.
Your references are formatted correctly and numbered as they appear in the text. Please visit here for reference style.
Data and complete methods should be made available so that others may replicate your study. If applicable, please see here for more information and data repositories.
Please download and include the following forms when submitting your paper (some papers may require multiple forms).
For life science research papers, please download this Data Presentation Checklist and submit it with your paper.
For clinical papers, please download and attach the following Ethics Declaration Form and submit it along with your paper.
For animal research papers, please download the following ARRIVE Compliance Form and submit it along with your paper.
Authors must have an understanding and agreement to pay any applicable article processing charges (APCs).
Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims & scope of the journal will be reviewed.
Full guidelines are below. Submissions that don't adhere to these instructions will be returned prior to peer review.
Once your manuscript meets all criteria above and below, you can submit it through our online submission system here.
This Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
This Journal recommends that authors follow the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing,
and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals formulated by the International Committee of
Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
Please read the guidelines below then visit the journal’s submission site
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/TCRT to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not
conforming to these guidelines may be returned. Remember you can log in to the submission site at any time to check on the progress of your paper through the peer review process.
Please also be sure to look over the submission checklist here before submitting.
SAGE Publishing disseminates high-quality research and engaged scholarship globally, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion in publishing. We encourage submissions from a diverse range of authors from across all countries and backgrounds.
Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of Technology in Cancer Research &
Treatment will be reviewed.
As part of the submission process, you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you.
Please Read the Manuscript Submission Guidelines below before submitting your manuscript here:
https://mc.manuscriptcentral/tcrt
1. Open Access
Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment is an open access, peer reviewed journal. Each article accepted by peer review is made freely available online immediately upon publication, is published under a Creative Commons license and will be hosted online in perpetuity. Publication costs of the journal are covered by the collection of article processing charges which are paid by the funder, institution or author of each manuscript upon acceptance. There is no charge for submitting a paper to the journal.
For general information on open access at SAGE please visit the Open Access page or view our Open Access FAQs.
2. Article processing charge (APC)
If, after peer review, your manuscript is accepted for publication, a one-time article processing charge (APC) is payable. This APC covers the cost of publication and ensures that your article will be freely available online in perpetuity under a Creative Commons license.
The article processing charge (APC) is currently $2,300 USD (+VAT where applicable*).
As part of the manuscript submission process, authors can request a full Technical Edit of their manuscript to take place after peer review. For articles opting to receive a Technical Edit, the APC is $3,600 USD (+VAT where applicable*).
3. What do we publish?
3.1 Aims & scope
Before submitting your manuscript to Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, please ensure you have read the Aims & Scope.
3.2 Article types
3.2.1 Original research articles
Original, in-depth, research articles must follow the Aims & Scope of TCRT with emphasis on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of cancer. Research articles must have the potential for clinical application. For bioinformatics studies, external clinical validation is expected. For in vitro studies, a molecular mechanism should be presented. TCRT does not impose word or figure limits, but does reserve the right to ask for manuscripts to be edited and/or shortened.
3.2.2 Review articles
Review Articles should report on the existing state of understanding in a specific research area and/or topic. TCRT does not impose word or figure limits but does reserve the right to ask for manuscripts to be edited and/or shortened.
3.2.3 Opinion pieces
Opinion Pieces should not exceed four printed pages. Papers in this section should present a new vision or perspective of recent developments. They may also critically address recent publications from any journal. In the latter case, the criticized authors will be given a chance to write a prompt response. Articles in this section should address unsolved controversies arising in current research.
3.2.4 Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor should consist of one or two paragraphs totaling no more than 500 words, no abstract, no subheadings and fewer than 8 references (one author, et al., no titles). If an abstract is included, it will automatically be made the first paragraph. Letters should not include figures or research material. Letters to the editor are not charged an APC.
A letter to the editor is a brief communication that addresses the contents of a published article.
Its purpose is to make corrections, provide alternative viewpoints, or offer counter-arguments. Avoid logical fallacies and ad hominem attacks. Letters to the editor must be written in a professional tone and include references to support all claims if appropriate.
3.2.5 Validation Studies
Validation or Replication studies can be submitted to the journal. These should be carried out to validate that a scientific finding is accurate, reliable and reproducible. These may be written in the style of a Brief Communication or a Research Paper with a brief introduction.
3.3 Writing your paper
The SAGE Author Gateway has some general advice and on how to get published, plus links to further resources.
3.3.1 Making your article discoverable
When writing up your paper, think about how you can make it discoverable. The title, keywords and abstract are key to ensuring readers find your article through search engines such as Google. For information and guidance on how best to title your article, write your abstract and select your keywords, have a look at this page on the Gateway:
How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online
4. Editorial policies
4.1 Peer review policy
The journal’s policy is to have manuscripts reviewed by two expert reviewers. Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment utilizes a double-blind peer review process in which the reviewer and authors’ names and information are withheld from the other. All manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible while maintaining rigor. Reviewers make comments to the author and recommendations to the Managing Editor who then makes the final decision.
**When uploading your manuscript, please make sure no identifying information is included in the main document, including in the acknowledgments, funding and conflict of interest statements. If any of these statements contain identifying information, please put the statements on the title page.
Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment is committed to delivering high quality, fast peer review for your paper, and as such has partnered with Publons. Publons is a third party service that seeks to track, verify and give credit for peer review. Reviewers for Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment can opt in to Publons in order to claim their reviews or have them automatically verified and added to their reviewer profile. Reviewers claiming credit for their review will be associated with the relevant journal, but the article name, reviewer’s decision and the content of their review is not published on the site. For more information visit the Publons website.
The Editor or members of the Editorial Board may occasionally submit their own manuscripts for possible publication in the journal. In these cases, the peer review process will be managed by alternative members of the Board and the submitting Editor/Board member will have no involvement in the decision-making process.
4.2 Authorship
Papers should only be submitted for consideration once consent is given by all contributing authors. Those submitting papers should carefully check that all those whose work contributed to the paper are acknowledged as contributing authors.
The list of authors should include all those who can legitimately claim authorship. This is all those who:
(i) Made a substantial contribution to the concept or design of the work; or acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data,
(ii) Drafted the article or revised it critically for important intellectual content,
(iii) Approved the version to be published,
(iv) Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content.
Authors should meet the conditions of all of the points above. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content.
When a large, multicentre group has conducted the work, the group should identify the individuals who accept direct responsibility for the manuscript. These individuals should fully meet the criteria for authorship.
Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general supervision of the research group alone does not constitute authorship, although all contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the Acknowledgments section. Please refer to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) authorship guidelines for more information on authorship.
4.3 Acknowledgements
All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgments section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.
Please supply any personal acknowledgements separately to the main text to facilitate anonymous peer review.
4.3.1 Third party submissions
Where an individual who is not listed as an author submits a manuscript on behalf of the author(s), a statement must be included in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript and in the accompanying cover letter. The statements must:
Disclose this type of editorial assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input Identify any entities that paid for this assistance Confirm that the listed authors have authorized the submission of their manuscript via third party and approved any statements or declarations, e.g. conflicting interests, funding, etc.
Where appropriate, SAGE reserves the right to deny consideration to manuscripts submitted by a third party rather than by the authors themselves.
4.3.2 Writing assistance
Individuals who provided writing assistance, e.g. from a specialist communications company, do not qualify as authors and so should be included in the Acknowledgements section. Authors must disclose any writing assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input – and identify the entity that paid for this assistance.
It is not necessary to disclose use of language polishing services.
Please supply any personal acknowledgments separately to the main text to facilitate anonymous peer review.
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