Get your Clinics in Chest Medicine 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 Clinics in Chest Medicine goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Clinics in Chest Medicine 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 Clinics in Chest Medicine. 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 Clinics in Chest Medicine 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 Clinics in Chest Medicine 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 Clinics in Chest Medicine 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 the journal author guide / editorial office.
| Element | Clinics Chest Med requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Synopsis (unstructured): A brief overview and summary of the main points discussed in the article, approximately one paragraph. The synopsis is published with the table of contents and is often used by indexing services such as PubMed as the abstract for the article. No specific word limit stated in the guidelines |
| Main text | Page limits or word counts are provided with the initial welcome email from the Guest Editor and vary by article/topic. No standard limit is stated in the general guidelines |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 4-8 keywords required to direct and optimize search results. Keywords should address the diagnosis, treatment, and patient characteristics as applicable |
| References | Index Medicus abbreviations for journals that are indexed (full name if journal is not indexed). Sequential numbering in order of appearance in text (not alphabetically). If more than 3 authors, cite first three and add 'et al'. References should be double spaced, listed by number in order used in text |
| Peer review | Guest Editor review: Manuscripts are reviewed for content accuracy by the Guest Editor(s), who are subject matter experts in the field. The guidelines state that 'Guest Editors and Publishing Editor will direct authors to prepare manuscript, search references, prepare figures' and that authors may be asked to revise or clarify content based on Guest Editor or Publisher review. Formal peer review model (single-blind, double-blind, etc.) is not specified in the guidelines |
| Submission | legacyfileshare.elsevier.com/promis_misc/ClinicsGuidelines-Base-Pediatrics-2011.pdf |
Read the Clinics in Chest Medicine 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 Clinics in Chest Medicine in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Clinics Chest Med 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 Clinics in Chest Medicine journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Clinics in Chest Medicine guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal author guide / editorial office.