Get your JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology 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 17 August, 2026
Submitting to JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology 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 JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 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 JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology 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 JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology 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 JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology 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 the journal's submission system.
| Element | JACC Clin Electrophysiol requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract required for Original Research Papers with mandatory headings: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions; maximum 250 words presented in 5 paragraphs using complete sentences. Additionally, a Condensed Abstract of no more than 100 words (unstructured, stressing clinical implications) is required for the expanded table of contents. For Innovations in Clinical Electrophysiology and Innovations in Basic/Translational Electrophysiology: unstructured abstract, maximum 100 words, stressing novelty and clinical implications. For State-of-the-Art Papers and Review Papers: unstructured abstract, maximum 250 words, plus Condensed Abstract of 100 words |
| Main text | Original Research Papers: Maximum 5,000 words (including references and figure legends). Text structured as Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion, with headings and subheadings particularly in Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. Innovations in Clinical Electrophysiology / Basic-Translational Electrophysiology: Maximum 2,000 words (including references and figure legends). State-of-the-Art/Review Papers: Must adhere to preferred length guidelines (specific limit not stated in guide, but uninvited reviews require pre-submission proposal) |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Maximum of 6 keywords required, using American spelling. Avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid 'and', 'of'). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. Keywords will be used for indexing purposes |
| References | Numbered style (Vancouver-like). References numbered consecutively in order of mention in text. Identify in text by Arabic numerals in parentheses. List all authors if 6 or fewer, otherwise list first 3 and add 'et al.' Do not use periods after authors' initials. Include inclusive page numbers. Journal abbreviations per standard format |
| Peer review | Double-blind (double-blinded). All submitted articles are reviewed by the Editor and Associate Editors, then sent out to two peer reviewers. All reviews are double-blinded, consistent with rigorous double-blind peer review standards across all JACC Family of Journals |
| Submission | www.jaccsubmit-clinicalep.org/submit |
Read the JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology 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 JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology in under a page.
Skim two or three recent JACC Clin Electrophysiol 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 JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.