Get your European Respiratory Review 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 11 August, 2026
Submitting to European Respiratory Review goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the European Respiratory Review 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 European Respiratory Review. 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 European Respiratory Review 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 European Respiratory Review 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 European Respiratory Review 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 | European Respir Rev requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract, maximum 250 words, provides overview of full article. Reviews and series articles: 250 words. Mini-review articles: 250 words. Editorials: No abstract. Correspondence: No abstract |
| Main text | Editorials: 1500 words. Reviews and series articles: 5000 words. Mini-review articles: 2500 words. Correspondence: 800 words. If manuscript exceeds specified word limit, state final word count and explicit reasons in covering letter |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| References | Vancouver style (Index Medicus style). References numbered consecutively in order of first appearance using full-sized Arabic numerals in square brackets. First three authors listed followed by et al |
| Peer review | Single-anonymised (single-blind): reviewers know authors' identities, but authors do not know reviewers' identities |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/err |
Read the European Respiratory Review 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 European Respiratory Review in under a page.
Skim two or three recent European Respir Rev 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 European Respiratory Review journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the European Respiratory Review guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).