Get your European Thyroid Journal 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 Thyroid Journal goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the European Thyroid Journal 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 Thyroid Journal. 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 Thyroid 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 Thyroid Journal 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 Thyroid Journal 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 Thyroid J requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Research Articles: Structured abstract with headings (Objective - giving the context of the study, Methods, Results, and Conclusions), maximum 250 words. Avoid abbreviations and references in the abstract. Reviews: Abstract required (structure and limits not explicitly stated in guidelines). Case Reports (Novel Insights): Abstract required (limits not specified). Images in Thyroidology: 400 words maximum for entire article (not abstract-specific). Letters to the Editor: No abstract required (manuscripts should not contain an abstract). Clinical Reasoning: Abstract requirements not specified. Editorials: Not specified |
| Main text | Research articles: 4000 words maximum (excluding references and figure legends); maximum 10 figures/tables; approximately 50 references. Reviews: 5000 words maximum; 60 references recommended; 2-6 figures/tables. Letters to the Editor: 1000 words maximum; 10 references maximum; no abstract. Clinical Reasoning: 2000-4000 words; maximum 40 references. Images in Thyroidology: 400 words maximum; 5 references maximum; 1 figure. Case Reports and Editorials: specific limits not stated in guidelines |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Minimum of four keywords required (stated in title page requirements for Research articles). Keywords should describe the manuscript. Type of keywords (e.g., MeSH, free-text) not specified. Applies to submissions requiring a title page |
| References | Vancouver style with superscript numbers. References cited in the text in numerical order. In the reference list, references in the order they are cited in the text. List at least three authors before using 'et al.' in each reference. Maximum approximately 50 references recommended for Research articles, 60 references for Reviews, 10 for Letters to the Editor, 40 for Clinical Reasoning, 5 for Images in Thyroidology |
| Peer review | Single-anonymous (single-blind) peer review: the identity of the reviewers and editors is not disclosed to the authors. Journal aims to have each paper reviewed by 2 independent peer reviewers. Papers are seen by editors prior to being sent to full peer review for triage |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/etj |
Read the European Thyroid Journal 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 Thyroid Journal in under a page.
Skim two or three recent European Thyroid J 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 Thyroid Journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the European Thyroid Journal guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).