Draft for Gastroenterology Report with confidence. The template sets the correct structure, abstract, and references up front, so your manuscript clears editorial screening.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Gastroenterology Report goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Gastroenterology Report 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 Gastroenterology Report. 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 Gastroenterology Report 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 Gastroenterology Report 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 Gastroenterology Report 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 OUP ScholarOne.
| Element | GR requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Original articles: Structured abstract (no more than 270 words). Meta-analysis or Systematic review: Structured abstract (no more than 270 words, including background; objectives; data sources; study eligibility criteria, participants, and interventions; study appraisal and synthesis methods; results; limitations; conclusions and implications of key findings; systematic review registration number). Reviews: Unstructured abstract (no more than 250 words). Consensus: Unstructured abstract (no more than 270 words). Brief reports, Editorials, Commentary, and Letter to the Editor: No abstract required. |
| Main text | Section order and length per article type |
| Declarations | Ethics, competing interests, funding, data as required |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 4–6 keywords required for Original articles, Meta-analysis/Systematic review, Reviews, and Consensus. No keywords required for Brief reports, Editorials, Commentary, and Letter to the Editor. |
| References | Numbered in order of appearance in the text (in square brackets) and listed numerically in the reference list. Journal titles and author initials properly abbreviated and punctuated. Page numbers truncated (e.g., 345–9). Style follows Gastroenterology Report format with examples: [Journal article] Kennedy T, Jones R. Effect of obesity on esophageal transit. Am J Surg 1985; 149:177–81. |
| Peer review | Single-anonymized peer review (single-blind): the identity of the authors is known to the editors and reviewers, but reviewers' identities are hidden from the authors. |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com |
Read the Gastroenterology Report 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 Gastroenterology Report in under a page.
Skim two or three recent GR 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 Gastroenterology Report journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Gastroenterology Report guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through OUP ScholarOne.