CHEST
Guide for Authors
General Manuscript Preparation
Submission
CHEST uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/chest) for manuscript submission and peer review. Submissions received by e-mail or mail will not be considered. Technical assistance for ScholarOne Manuscripts is available by phone at +1-434-964-4100 and via online support (includes tutorials). Each submission is assigned a manuscript tracking number that will appear in the e-mail that confirms your submission has been received. Please provide this tracking number on any correspondence regarding the manuscript.
When submitting to CHEST, authors will be asked to separately upload several distinct files through ScholarOne Manuscripts. The following list includes the types of files that may be required:
Cover letter (either entered as text or uploaded to the Cover Letter area)
Manuscript file (uploaded as Main Document), inclusive of
Title page
Key Words list
Abbreviations list
Abstract
Text
Acknowledgments
References
Tables
Figure legends
Figure files
Supplemental material
Permissions
Patient consent
Manuscript File
Your Paper Your Way
To simplify the submission process for authors, CHEST journal does not require any specific formatting at original submission. The Journal will request that authors format their manuscripts at the revision stage.
Title Page
The title page should be submitted as the first page of the main manuscript file and should include the following elements:
Word counts for the text and abstract in the upper left-hand corner
Title and short title/running head (of 50 characters or less) to be used in mobile formats
Author list showing all names in the order and format that they are to appear on the publication. Also, include any middle initials and the highest degree obtained, as well as institutional affiliations. NOTE: Complete author information, including names, e-mail addresses, and institutional affiliations must also be entered in ScholarOne Manuscripts to facilitate the collection of the required forms.
Corresponding author information with full mailing address and e-mail address (will appear on publication). Do not include phone or fax numbers on the title page.
Summary conflict of interest statements for each author (or a statement indicating no conflicts exist for the specified author[s])
Funding information including any NIH grant numbers where applicable
Notation of prior abstract publication/presentation including the name, date, and location of the relevant meeting
Key Words List
An alphabetical list of ideas or topics central to the study.
Abbreviation List
An alphabetical list of all abbreviations used in the paper, followed by their full definitions, should be provided on submission. Each abbreviation should be expanded at first mention in the text and noted parenthetically after expansion. Abbreviations should only be used for terms that appear more than three times in text. To aid readers, please use abbreviations sparingly.
Abstract
For Original Research studies (clinical trials, interventional studies, cohort studies, case-control studies, epidemiologic assessments, surveys, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses), the abstract should consist of the following sections:
Background
Research Question
Study Design and Methods
Results
Interpretation
Clinical Trial Registration (registrar, website, and registration number), where applicable
For all other manuscript types requiring abstracts, CHEST requires a narrative (unstructured) abstract. More information is available in Guidance for Specific Article Types.
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