Format your manuscript to the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery requirements — abstract, numbered AMA style references, and required declarations — and submit through the journal's online submission system without a formatting rejection.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 19 August, 2026
A strong study can still bounce at Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery before review if the manuscript ignores the journal’s formatting requirements. This template is built around JRM’s actual requirements — its abstract rules, numbered AMA style references, and the required declarations — so your submission clears screening on the first pass. Everything below tracks the JRM author guidelines; check it directly if anything looks out of date by the time you submit.
It’s a manuscript shell set up to JRM’s specifications for reconstructive microsurgery and microvascular surgical technique. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery is published by Thieme. The shell covers the title page, the abstract, a body in Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) order, and a reference list in numbered AMA style.
Start with the title page (authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs). The abstract is a structured abstract per the author guidelines. The body follows Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD), and the reference list uses numbered AMA style. Close with the declarations block: conflict of interest, funding, ethics approval and consent, and data availability.
Beyond that, match your article type’s specific limits rather than assuming the defaults apply, keep numbered AMA style formatting consistent from the first draft, and submit only through the journal's online submission system — email submissions aren’t processed.
The shell mirrors what JRM’s editorial staff check first: abstract format and length, numbered AMA style reference formatting, and a complete declarations block. For the journal’s full aims and scope, see the JRM journal home page. JRM offers an open-access option; check the current article-processing charge and any waiver before you commit. Manuscripts go in through the journal's online submission system, which also tracks your paper through peer review.
| Element | JRM requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | a structured abstract per the author guidelines |
| Main text | Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) |
| Declarations | Conflict of interest, funding, ethics approval and consent, and data availability |
| Figures / tables | Captioned, cited in order; check format and resolution rules in the guide |
| Supplemental | Large datasets, extra tables, code — uploaded separately and cited in text |
| Submission | the journal's online submission system |
Read the JRM author guidelines once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after your results are stable so it matches the paper. Set numbered AMA style as your reference style before adding a single citation — retrofitting it later is where errors creep in.
Skim two or three recent JRM papers to calibrate depth, structure, and figure style. State your contribution in the first two paragraphs, not on page ten. Write a data-availability statement that names a real repository rather than a placeholder, and disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in your cover letter. Confirm current open-access pricing and any institutional agreement before committing to a fee.
Do one focused pass against the JRM author guidelines: scope fit, abstract format, length, numbered AMA style references, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's online submission system.