Technical manuscript checking for the
Journal of Biophotonics Discovery

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Upload your manuscript and get feedback based on 30+ parameters.

  • Ethical approval section
    Is there a dedicated section for ethical approval? Does its title and position match journal requirements?

    Ethical approval statement
    Is ethical approval addressed? Either in an ethics statement section or in the methods.

    Ethical approval board named
    Is the ethical review board named?

  • Conflict of Interest
    Does a conflict of interest section exist? Does its title and position match journal requirements?

    Data sharing
    Does a data sharing statement exist? Does its title and position match journal requirements?

    Author contributions
    Does an author contributions section exist? Does its title and position match journal requirements?

    Funding section
    Does a funding section exist? Does its title and position match journal requirements?

  • Authors present
    Are authors named?

    Author email addresses
    Are there author email addresses, and are these institutional?

    Corresponding author
    Is a corresponding author named?

    Institutions
    Are author institutions included?

    Word count
    Is a word count provided?

    Keywords
    Are keywords provided?

    Running Head
    Is a running head provided?

  • Abstract present
    Does the manuscript include an abstract?

    Structured / unstructured
    Is the abstract divided into subheadings or not, as per journal requirements?

    Specific abstract subheadings
    Has the author included all necessary abstract subheadings, as per journal requirements?

    Specific abstract subheadings for systematic reviews and clinical trials Does the abstract structure match PRISMA / CONSORT guidelines?

  • Required headings
    Does the main body include all required sections and headings, as per journal requirements for the article type?

  • In or out of manuscript
    If figures or tables are referenced in the text, are they present/absent in the manuscript, as per journal requirements?

    Do mentions match legends?
    Do all figures and tables mentioned in the text have an associated legend, and vice versa.

    Ascending IDs
    Are figures and tables mentioned in ascending numerical order?

  • Style
    Has the author used a numerical or named citation style, as per journal guidelines?

    Do citations and references match? Do all citations appear in the reference list, and vice versa?

    Order
    Do numerical citations appear in ascending order? Do named references appear in alphabetic order?

    Supplementary materials
    Does the author refer to supplementary materials or an appendix?

  • Article Word Count
    Is the article word count within journal limits?

    Abstract Word Count
    Is the abstract word count within journal limits?

    References Count
    Are the number of references within journal limits?

    Table and Figure Counts
    Are the number of tables or figures within journal limits?

 

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