Get your Asian Spine Journal paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 30 July, 2026
Submitting to Asian Spine Journal goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Asian Spine Journal guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Asian Spine Journal. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Asian Spine Journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Asian Spine Journal guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Asian Spine Journal guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
| Element | Asian Spine J requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Original articles: 300 words maximum, structured (Study Design, Purpose, Overview of Literature, Methods, Results, Conclusions); Review articles (Narrative): 300 words, unstructured; Review articles (Systematic): structured; Technical notes: 150 words, unstructured |
| Main text | Original articles: 3,000 words (including structured abstract, text, and figure legends, excluding title page, references, and tables); Review articles: 4,000 words (including abstract, text, and figure legends, excluding title page, references, and tables); Technical notes: 1,500 words (including unstructured abstract, text, and figure legends, excluding title page, references, and tables); Letters to the Editor: 500 words |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Up to 5 |
| References | NLM Style (Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers) - numbered in square brackets |
| Peer review | Double-blind (blinded manuscript required - authors' names and affiliations must not appear on manuscript pages) |
| Submission | mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/asianspinejournal |
Read the Asian Spine Journal guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Asian Spine Journal in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Asian Spine J papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Asian Spine Journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Asian Spine Journal guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).