JCO Oncology Practice Template
Get your JCO Oncology Practice 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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How to Use the JCO Oncology Practice Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 17 August, 2026
Submitting to JCO Oncology Practice goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the JCO Oncology Practice 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.
What is the JCO Oncology Practice Template?
It is a manuscript shell aligned to JCO Oncology Practice. 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 JCO Oncology Practice journal page before you draft.
What's actually in a JCO Oncol Pract submission:
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 JCO Oncology Practice guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
What separates a clean submission from one that gets kicked back:
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 JCO Oncology Practice guide for authors before you submit.
What does this JCO Oncology Practice Template include?
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.
Steps to Use This Template with SciSpace Agent
- Click Start Writing on this page. The SciSpace Agent prompt screen opens with the template loaded.
- Use the loaded template, or upload a version your group already uses for JCO Oncol Pract.
- Edit the prompt with your topic and article type, and note any requirement from the JCO Oncology Practice guide for authors.
- Run the prompt. The agent drafts into the correct structure and reference style.
- Use View Outputs to verify required statements and formatting are present.
- Export and submit through Editorial Manager.
JCO Oncology Practice Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | JCO Oncol Pract requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract with 275-word limit required for Original Reports and The Complete Response, with headings: PURPOSE; PATIENTS AND METHODS (or MATERIALS AND METHODS, or similar; Review articles may use DESIGN instead); RESULTS; CONCLUSION. Unstructured abstract with 275-word limit required for Review Articles (unless systematic review, consensus guideline, or meta-analysis which require structured abstract). Art of Oncology, Correspondence, Editorials, Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement Rounds, Policy & Practice, and Special Articles do not include abstracts |
| Main text | Word limits by article type: Original Reports: 3000 words; Review Articles: 4000 words; Special Articles: 4000 words; The Complete Response: 3500 words; Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement Rounds: 2500 words; Art of Oncology: 2000 words (poems should be fewer than 50 lines and/or 400 words); Policy & Practice: 2000 words; Editorials: 1500 words; Correspondence: 750 words. At initial submission, authors may exceed word limit by up to 1,000 words under EZSubmit policy, but revised manuscripts must meet the article type's strict word limit |
| 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 | JCO reference style (numbered in order of citation). At initial submission, references need only include customary information and do not need to match JCO style formatting; strict JCO style formatting required only upon revision. Example format: 'Dolan ME, Pegg AE: O6-Benzylguanine and its role in chemotherapy. Clin Cancer Res 8:837-847, 1997'. Specific limits: 10 references for Correspondence; 150 references suggested for Review Articles; 20 references for Art of Oncology, Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement Rounds, and Policy & Practice |
| Peer review | Single-blind (single-anonymized): Reviewers know the identity of the authors, but authors do not know the identity of the reviewers |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/op-ascopubs/default2.aspx |
Quick Tips for Using the JCO Oncology Practice Template
Read the JCO Oncology Practice 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 JCO Oncology Practice in under a page.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent JCO Oncol Pract 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 JCO Oncology Practice journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Before You Submit: Final Check
Do one focused pass against the JCO Oncology Practice guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.
