Get your Current Oncology 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 Oncology Reports goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Current Oncology 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 Oncology 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 Oncology 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 Oncology 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 Oncology 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 Oncol Reports requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of 150 to 250 words. Must not contain undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. For clinical trials (life science journals when applicable), must include trial registration number and date of registration as the last line, with 'retrospectively registered' notation if applicable |
| Main text | Organize sections for the chosen article type; no single overall word limit is stated in the accessible guide |
| 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 required for indexing purposes |
| References | Numbered citations in square brackets in order of appearance in text (e.g., [1], [1-3, 7]). Reference list: AMA/NLM style with numbered entries corresponding to text citations. Journal titles abbreviated per ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations. DOIs included as full links (https://doi.org/abc) |
| Peer review | Single-blind/single-anonymous (standard Springer model: reviewers are anonymous to authors, but author identities are known to reviewers). The submission guidelines note that standards may vary per journal between single or double blind but do not specify for this journal; Springer's default is single-anonymous |
| Submission | submission.springernature.com/new-submission/11912/3 |
Read the Current Oncology 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 Oncology Reports in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Current Oncol 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 Oncology Reports journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Current Oncology Reports guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.