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Manuscript Preparation Guide
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Manuscript Preparation Guide
A practical guide for preparing complete, transparent, technically consistent, and submission-ready manuscripts for the Journal of Digital Health and Advanced Biomaterials — JDHAB.
This guide should be used together with the official JDHAB manuscript templates, the Instructions for Authors, the Article Types & Limits page, the Author Forms & Declarations, the Peer Review Process, and the journal’s Publication Ethics policy.
Authors remain responsible for the scientific accuracy, methodological transparency, ethical compliance, authorship information, references, tables, figures, declarations, and supplementary files included in the submission.
Prepare the manuscript directly in the official template corresponding to the selected article type.
Manuscript Preparation Workflow
Select the Article Type
Choose the correct manuscript category and confirm its limits for word count, abstract length, figures, tables, supplementary material, and references.
Download the Correct Template
Use the official template corresponding exactly to Original Research, Review Article, Methods and Validation, or Case Report / Case Series.
Complete the Manuscript
Insert the scientific content, metadata, declarations, references, tables, figures, captions, and supplementary information in the appropriate sections.
Prepare the Blinded Review File
For Original Research, Review Articles, Methods and Validation articles, and Case Reports / Case Series, prepare a double-anonymized version derived from the same official template and remove identifying information.
Perform the Final Audit
Remove all instructional text and unused placeholders, verify consistency among files, and complete the final submission-readiness checklist.
1. Select the Correct Manuscript Template
Each article type has a distinct scientific structure. Authors should not use a generic Word document or adapt a template intended for another category.
Original Research
Original Research Template
For clinical, laboratory, observational, experimental, computational, diagnostic, and other original investigations.
Review Article
Review Article Template
For systematic, scoping, narrative, critical, integrative, and other evidence-synthesis manuscripts.
Methods and Validation
Methods and Validation Template
For methodological studies, validation studies, technical reports, software, protocols, reproducibility studies, and digital workflows.
Case Report / Case Series
Case Report / Case Series Template
For clinically relevant individual cases or case series with appropriate documentation, consent, analysis, and follow-up.
2. General Manuscript Requirements
Language
Manuscripts must be written in clear, formal, and scientifically precise English. Authors are responsible for linguistic accuracy, readability, and consistency of terminology.
File Format
Submit the identified manuscript and the blinded review manuscript as editable Microsoft Word files. A PDF must not be the only manuscript file.
Page and Layout
Use A4 portrait pages and the single-column layout supplied in the appropriate official template. Do not rebuild the manuscript in a generic or two-column format.
Template Structure
Retain all required headings and sections. Optional sections may be removed only when they are not applicable to the study design or article type.
Instructional Text
Remove all guidance, explanatory notes, examples, brackets, and unused placeholders before uploading the final manuscript files.
Abbreviations, Units, and Nomenclature
Define non-standard abbreviations at first use and apply them consistently. Use internationally recognized units, standardized scientific terminology, generic names, and accepted technical or taxonomic nomenclature.
3. Title Page and Author Information
Complete title-page information belongs in the identified manuscript and must not appear in the blinded review file.
Manuscript Title
Use a concise, informative, and scientifically accurate title. Identify the study design when this improves transparency or is required by the applicable reporting guideline.
Authors
Provide each author’s full name, academic degree, institutional affiliation, and ORCID iD. All authors must approve the authorship list and order before submission.
Affiliations
List the department, institution, city, state or region when applicable, and country. Use numbered affiliations when authors are associated with different institutions.
Corresponding Author
Provide the full name, a regularly monitored email address, and the complete postal address of the author responsible for editorial correspondence.
4. Abstract and Keywords
Abstract Structure and Limit
Follow the headings, organization, and maximum length specified in the selected article-type template. The abstract must accurately reflect the objective, methods, principal findings, and conclusion.
Numerical Results
When applicable, report the principal numerical findings, effect estimates, precision measures, diagnostic performance, agreement indices, or relevant adverse outcomes.
Conclusion
The abstract conclusion must be directly supported by the reported findings and must not exaggerate causality, clinical relevance, superiority, or generalizability.
Keywords
Provide 3 to 6 specific keywords that support discovery and indexing. Prefer recognized controlled vocabulary, including MeSH terminology when appropriate.
5. Main Manuscript
The exact headings and sequence vary by article type. Follow the official template; the elements below describe the principal scientific functions that must be addressed when applicable.
Introduction
Define the scientific problem, summarize the relevant evidence, identify the unresolved gap, and end with a precise objective or research question.
Methods
Provide sufficient information for critical appraisal and, when applicable, independent reproduction. Describe the design, setting, participants or specimens, variables, procedures, outcomes, sample-size rationale, quality controls, and analysis.
Results
Present findings in a logical sequence corresponding to the Methods. Report participant or specimen flow, missing data, numerical estimates, uncertainty, adverse events, and protocol deviations when applicable.
Discussion
Interpret the principal findings in relation to the research question, existing evidence, strengths, limitations, clinical or technical implications, and future research.
Conclusion
Provide a concise answer to the stated objective. Avoid introducing new results or making claims that exceed the evidence presented.
Reporting Guidelines
Follow the applicable reporting guideline available through the EQUATOR Network and submit the completed checklist or flow diagram when required.
6. Tables and Figures
Tables
Tables must be editable, self-explanatory, consecutively numbered, and cited in the main text. Create them with the Word table tool; do not submit tables as screenshots or flattened images.
Table Titles and Notes
Use a concise title and define all abbreviations, statistical symbols, tests, units, and relevant explanatory information in the table notes.
Figures
Figures must be legible, consecutively numbered, cited in the text, and suitable for publication. Raster images should generally be at least 300 dpi, and separate publication-quality files must be supplied when requested.
Figure Legends
Legends must allow independent interpretation and explain panels, symbols, abbreviations, measurement scales, annotations, and relevant image processing.
Clinical and Identifiable Images
Remove unnecessary identifying information and obtain written consent for publication whenever a person may be recognized directly or indirectly.
Image Integrity
Do not selectively enhance, delete, duplicate, obscure, or alter image content in a way that could misrepresent the original data. Any scientifically relevant processing must be applied consistently and disclosed.
7. References
Vancouver Style
References must follow Vancouver style according to the ICMJE Recommendations and the National Library of Medicine’s Citing Medicine.
Order and In-Text Citations
Number references consecutively according to their first appearance and present in-text citations as Arabic superscript numerals. Reuse the original number when the same source is cited again.
Journal Titles
Use official NLM journal abbreviations whenever available. Article titles should be presented in sentence case.
Accuracy and Digital Identifiers
Include the DOI whenever available. Verify that every citation matches the reference list and that bibliographic details, links, corrections, and retraction status have been checked before submission.
8. Required Declarations
Ethics Approval
State the approving institution, committee name, approval number, and relevant ethical framework, or explain why formal approval was not required.
Informed Consent and Publication Consent
State whether informed consent to participate was obtained when applicable. Provide a separate publication-consent statement when identifiable clinical information, images, recordings, or case details are included.
Study and Protocol Registration
Applicable clinical trials must be registered prospectively in an accepted public registry. Report the registry, number, and date; include other study or review-protocol registration details when applicable.
Competing Interests
Disclose all financial, professional, institutional, intellectual, or personal relationships that could influence, or reasonably appear to influence, the work.
Funding
Identify all funding sources, grant numbers, and the role of the funder in study design, analysis, interpretation, writing, or the decision to submit.
Author Contributions
Describe individual contributions transparently using the CRediT taxonomy when appropriate. Artificial intelligence systems cannot be listed as authors.
Data, Code, and Materials Availability
State where supporting data, code, protocols, models, or analytical materials are available, preferably through a persistent repository, and specify any justified ethical, legal, or contractual access restrictions.
Artificial Intelligence Use
When relevant, identify the tool, version when known, purpose, stage, and extent of artificial intelligence-assisted or automated use. Authors must verify the output and remain fully responsible for accuracy, originality, confidentiality, and integrity.
9. Blinded Review File
The blinded manuscript must be an editable version derived from the same official template as the identified manuscript.
Remove Identifying Information
Remove author names, affiliations, email addresses, ORCID iDs, acknowledgments, author-contribution details, institutional identifiers, and other unnecessary information that could reveal authorship.
Preserve Scientific and Ethical Content
Retain the complete scientific structure, abstract, main text, references, tables, figures, captions, and non-identifying declarations. Replace identifying institutional details with neutral placeholders when necessary for anonymity.
Self-Citations
Write self-citations in the third person and do not remove references that are scientifically necessary solely because they were authored by members of the submitting group.
Document Metadata
Inspect document properties, tracked changes, comments, filenames, headers, footers, embedded metadata, and image information for identifying content before upload.
10. Submission File Package
Identified Manuscript
Complete editable Word document prepared with the appropriate official template, including title-page information and all applicable declarations.
Blinded Manuscript
Complete double-anonymized editable version derived from the same template and checked for identifying content.
Required Author Forms
Completed Author Declaration and License to Publish and Cover Letter; additional JDHAB forms must be included when applicable.
Figures and Supplements
Separate publication-quality figures and supplementary files with consistent numbering and descriptive filenames when applicable.
Reporting and Registration
Completed reporting checklist, flow diagram, and trial or protocol registration information when required.
Permissions and Consent
JDHAB consent and third-party permission documentation when applicable. Retain original identifying records and provide them only through a secure process if requested.
Final Submission Checklist
Template and Limits
The correct official template has been used and all article-type limits have been checked.
Identified File Complete
Title-page information, manuscript sections, metadata, declarations, tables, figures, and references are complete.
Blinded File Audited
The review file preserves necessary scientific content and contains no avoidable identifying information or metadata.
Forms and Files Complete
Author forms, figures, supplements, checklists, permissions, and applicable consent documentation are ready.
Content Verified
Citations, references, numerical results, tables, figures, data statements, and registration details have been checked for consistency and accuracy.
Ethics and Responsibility
All authors have approved the submission, and applicable ethics, consent, disclosure, funding, authorship, and artificial-intelligence requirements are satisfied.
Related Author Resources
Manuscript Templates
Select and download the official editable template corresponding to the intended article type.
Instructions for Authors
Review the complete editorial, scientific, technical, ethical, formatting, and reporting requirements.
Article Types & Limits
Confirm the accepted categories and the maximum technical allowances for each manuscript type.
Author Forms & Declarations
Download the required author declaration, license, cover letter, consent, and permission documents.
Peer Review Process
Understand technical screening, double-anonymized review, author responsibilities, revisions, and editorial decisions.
Submit a Paper
Proceed to the submission portal only after completing the manuscript and final checklist.
Submission Readiness
A manuscript is ready for submission only when it uses the correct official JDHAB template, follows the selected article-type limits, includes both identified and properly blinded files, contains all required declarations and supporting documents, presents complete and verified references, and contains no instructional text or unused placeholders.
Last updated: 11 August 2026.
