Get your Current Atherosclerosis Reports 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 Current Atherosclerosis Reports goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Current Atherosclerosis Reports 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 Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 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 Current Atherosclerosis Reports 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 Current Atherosclerosis Reports 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 Current Atherosclerosis Reports 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's submission system.
| Element | Current Atherosclerosis Reports requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. For life science journals, trial registration number and date of registration should be included when applicable |
| Main text | - The submission guidelines do not specify word count or page limits for Reviews and Invited Commentaries |
| 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 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes |
| References | Numbered citation style (Vancouver-style). Reference citations in text identified by numbers in square brackets. References listed consecutively in order of first mention. Journal names abbreviated per ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations. DOIs should be included as full DOI links when available |
| Peer review | Single-blind (single-anonymized): author identities are known to peer reviewers but reviewer identities are not revealed to authors. The submission guidelines mention 'double blind peer review' in context of varying by journal but do not specify the exact model used by Current Atherosclerosis Reports. Based on Springer's standard practice for most journals, single-blind is the default |
| Submission | submission.springernature.com/new-submission/11883/3 |
Read the Current Atherosclerosis Reports 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 Current Atherosclerosis Reports in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Current Atherosclerosis Reports 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 Current Atherosclerosis Reports journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Current Atherosclerosis Reports guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.