Get your Clinics in Liver Disease 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 Liver Disease goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Clinics in Liver Disease 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 Liver Disease. 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 Liver Disease 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 Liver Disease 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 Liver Disease 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 Liver Dis requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | A one-paragraph unstructured synopsis is required. Synopsis must be 100 words or fewer. The synopsis serves as the abstract and provides a brief overview and summary of the main points discussed in the article |
| Main text | Manuscript should typically be 4000-6000 words in length including the title page, key points, text, references, and figure legends but excluding tables, boxes, and figures. Manuscripts should focus on the most current methods, techniques, evidence, and controversies in clinical practice. Page limits or specific word counts may vary and are provided in the initial welcome email from the publisher |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 3-8 keywords required. Keywords should address the diagnosis, treatment, and patient characteristics as applicable, and are used to direct and optimize search results |
| References | AMA (American Medical Association) style. References must be ordered numerically within the text (sequential numbered format, not alphabetical). Use Index Medicus abbreviations for indexed journals; if not indexed, use full journal name. If more than 3 authors, cite first three and add 'et al.' |
| Peer review | Invited papers in The Clinics series go through peer review by the Guest Editor (a subject matter expert) and external peer reviewers. According to Elsevier's guest editor guidelines, research articles must typically be reviewed by at least two external and independent reviewers, with the Editor-in-Chief having final decision authority. The specific type of peer review (single-blind, double-blind, etc.) is not explicitly stated in the official guidelines |
| Submission | legacyfileshare.elsevier.com/promis_misc/ClinicsGuidelines-Base-Pediatrics-2011.pdf |
Read the Clinics in Liver Disease 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 Liver Disease in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Clinics Liver Dis 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 Liver Disease journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Clinics in Liver Disease guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal author guide / editorial office.