Get your Diseases of the Esophagus 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 10 August, 2026
Submitting to Diseases of the Esophagus goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Diseases of the Esophagus 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 Diseases of the Esophagus. 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 Diseases of the Esophagus 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 Diseases of the Esophagus 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 Diseases of the Esophagus 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
| Element | Dis Esophagus requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured. Maximum 500 words. The abstract should state the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions of the study. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references. Word limit applies to all article types that require an abstract |
| Main text | Original articles: maximum 4500 words (includes title page, abstract, text, acknowledgments, disclosures, tables, figure legends and references). Review Articles: maximum 6500 words (all words counted regardless of location). New Technology articles: maximum 2500 words. Editorials: maximum 900 words. Leading Articles: maximum 2000 words. Letters to the Editor (Correspondence): maximum 250 words. Section order: Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Up to 5 keywords should be supplied. Keywords should be taken from those recommended by the Index Medicus Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) browser list |
| References | Vancouver system of referencing. References cited using superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance. In reference list, cite all authors when six or fewer; when seven or more list first three followed by et al. Journal names abbreviated per Index Medicus style |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer review (the referees know the identity of the authors, but the authors do not know the identity of the referees) |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/des |
Read the Diseases of the Esophagus 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 Diseases of the Esophagus in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Dis Esophagus 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 Diseases of the Esophagus journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Diseases of the Esophagus guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).