Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Template
Format your manuscript to the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery requirements — abstract, AMA (Vancouver numbered) references, and required declarations — and submit through Editorial Manager without a formatting rejection.
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How to Use the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Template | A Step-by-Step Guide
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 19 August, 2026
Getting past the desk at Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is usually less about the research and more about matching the journal’s exact submission rules. This template is built around PRS’s actual requirements — its abstract rules, AMA (Vancouver numbered) references, and the required declarations — so your submission clears screening on the first pass. Everything below tracks the PRS author guidelines; check it directly if anything looks out of date by the time you submit.
What is the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Template?
It’s a manuscript shell set up to PRS’s specifications for plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is published by Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott) on behalf of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The shell covers the title page, the abstract, a body in Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) order, and a reference list in AMA (Vancouver numbered) style.
What’s actually in a standard PRS submission:
Start with the title page (authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs). The abstract is a structured abstract per the journal's requirements. The body follows Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD), and the reference list uses AMA (Vancouver numbered). Close with the declarations block: ethics approval, conflict of interest, funding, and data availability.
What separates a clean submission from one that gets kicked back:
The details that trip up most first submissions: references not in the AMA/Vancouver numbered format, a structured abstract that omits required headings, and missing ICMJE disclosure forms. Beyond that, match your article type’s specific limits rather than assuming the defaults apply, keep AMA (Vancouver numbered) formatting consistent from the first draft, and submit only through Editorial Manager — email submissions aren’t processed.
What does this Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Template include?
The shell mirrors what PRS’s editorial staff check first: abstract format and length, AMA (Vancouver numbered) reference formatting, and a complete declarations block. For the journal’s full aims and scope, see the PRS journal home page. PRS offers an open-access option; check the current article-processing charge and any waiver before you commit. Manuscripts go in through Editorial Manager, which also tracks your paper through peer review.
Steps to Use This Template with Scispace Agent
- Click Start Writing on this page — you land on the Scispace Agent prompt screen with the template already loaded.
- Use the loaded template as-is, or upload your own version if you have one.
- Edit the prompt with your actual details: topic, article type, and any word or figure limits specific to that type.
- Run it. The agent drafts directly into the correct structure — abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) body, figure placeholders, AMA (Vancouver numbered) references, and the full declarations block — with no manual reformatting afterward.
- Review the draft in View Outputs and regenerate any section that needs tightening.
- Export to Word or LaTeX once it’s ready for submission.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Template Structure at a Glance
| Element | PRS requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | a structured abstract per the journal's requirements |
| Main text | Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) |
| Declarations | Ethics approval, conflict of interest, funding, 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 | Editorial Manager |
Quick Tips for Using the PRS Template
Read the PRS author guidelines once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after your results are stable so it matches the paper. Set AMA (Vancouver numbered) as your reference style before adding a single citation — retrofitting it later is where errors creep in.
Best Practices
Skim two or three recent PRS 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.
Before You Submit: Final Check
Do one focused pass against the PRS author guidelines: scope fit, abstract format, length, AMA (Vancouver numbered) references, required declarations, and figure quality. Re-check the items that most often cause a bounce here — references not in the AMA/Vancouver numbered format, a structured abstract that omits required headings, and missing ICMJE disclosure forms. Then submit through Editorial Manager.
