Get your Clinical Lung Cancer 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 7 August, 2026
Submitting to Clinical Lung Cancer goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Clinical Lung Cancer 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 Clinical Lung Cancer. 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 Clinical Lung Cancer 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 Clinical Lung Cancer 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 Clinical Lung Cancer 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 Editorial Manager.
| Element | Clin Lung Cancer requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured vs unstructured and word limits by article type (maximum 250 words for all types): - Original Study: Structured with headings Background (or Purpose), Patients (or Materials) and Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Must include a MicroAbstract (concise 1-2 sentence overview). Maximum 250 words. - Brief Report: Structured, follows Original Study format with same headings. Maximum 250 words. - Review: Unstructured, with 1-2 sentence overview followed by narrative summary. Maximum 250 words. - Systematic Review: Structured with sections for Introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Maximum 250 words. - Perspective: Unstructured; summarize scope, objectives, and key conclusions. Maximum 250 words. - Commentary: Unstructured; summarize scope, objectives, and key conclusions. Maximum 250 words. - Current Trial Report: Structured with sections for Background, Patients and Methods, and Conclusion. Maximum 250 words. - Case Report and Case Series: Begin with 1-2 sentence overview. Structured with headings Background, Case Presentation, and Conclusion. Maximum 250 words |
| Main text | Word limits by article type: - Original Study: 2,000-8,000 words; up to 8 figures/tables; 30-80 references. Includes a Clinical Practice Points section. - Brief Report: Maximum 1,500 words; up to 3 figures/tables; maximum 15 references. - Review: 2,000-10,000 words; up to 7 figures/tables; 50-120 references. - Systematic Review: Maximum 6,000 words; up to 7 figures/tables; maximum 120 references. - Perspective: 2,000-8,000 words; up to 7 figures/tables; 45-90 references. - Commentary/Clinical Commentary: 1,000-2,000 words; up to 2 figures/tables; 15-30 references. - Current Trial Report: 500-1,500 words; 1-2 figures/tables; 5-15 references. - Case Report: 500-1,500 words; up to 4 figures/tables; up to 40 references. - Case Series: Maximum 3,000 words; 3-5 figures/tables; up to 40 references. - Letters to the Editor: 500-1,000 words; 1-2 figures/tables; 5-15 references. Main text structured as Introduction, Patients (or Materials) and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion for Original Studies and similar structured articles |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 1 to 7 keywords required for indexing purposes. Written in English. Avoid keywords consisting of multiple words (using 'and' or 'of'). Use abbreviations only if firmly established. MeSH terms not mentioned |
| References | AMA Manual of Style, A Guide for Authors and Editors, 11th Edition. In-text citations use superscript Arabic numerals (also mentioned: numbers within square brackets) in order of appearance. Journal names abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations (LTWA) |
| Peer review | Single-blind / single-anonymized review process |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/CLC |
Read the Clinical Lung Cancer 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 Clinical Lung Cancer in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Clin Lung Cancer 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 Clinical Lung Cancer journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Clinical Lung Cancer guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.