Get your Drug Resistance Updates 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 Drug Resistance Updates goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Drug Resistance Updates 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 Drug Resistance Updates. 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 Drug Resistance Updates 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 Drug Resistance Updates 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 Drug Resistance Updates 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 Editorial Manager.
| Element | Drug Resist Updates requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured vs unstructured and word limits vary by article type: Research Article - up to 200 words, structured according to Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusions and Keywords; Review articles - summary of no more than 200 words (unstructured); Research Brief - summary of no more than 50 words; General guideline states abstract should not exceed 250 words, concise and factual, stating purpose of research, principal results and major conclusions |
| Main text | Word limits by article type: Editorials - max 1000 words; Commentaries - 1000 words; Research Article - max 10000 words (includes combined total of eight figures or tables with legends, excludes up to 100 references and abstract); Research Brief - max 1100 words (including summary); Review articles - max 10000 words (includes summary and combined total of ten figures or tables with legends, excludes up to 200 references); Letters to the Editor - max 1000 words; Correspondence - max 1000 words |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 1 to 7 keywords required for indexing purposes. Keywords should be written in English. Authors are advised to avoid keywords consisting of multiple words (using 'and' or 'of'). Abbreviations in keywords only if firmly established in the field |
| References | Numbered style (Vancouver-type). References indicated by numbers within square brackets in text, numbered in order of appearance. Journal names abbreviated according to List of Title Word Abbreviations (LTWA). Any style or format acceptable at submission as long as consistent; journal reference style applied after acceptance at proof stage |
| Peer review | Single anonymized review process (also referred to as single-blind). Submission initially assessed by editors for suitability, then typically sent to minimum of two reviewers for independent expert assessment of scientific quality. Final decision made by editors |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/dru/default1.aspx |
Read the Drug Resistance Updates 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 Drug Resistance Updates in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Drug Resist Updates 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 Drug Resistance Updates journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Drug Resistance Updates guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.