Copy-editor’s checklist Paper reference no: GENERAL FIGURES PerfectIt run No. of figs Article type at top in order, all referred to Title Figure legends correctly styled Sense Symbols in figure legends correspond Animal identified if relevant with trial on figure Add or SI units in all figs ‘meta-analysis’ review’ if appropriate Deleted keys explained in fig legend ‘systematic Flow charts: all values add up correctly Received/accepted dates included Data matches main text Abstract TABLES Headings correct No. of tables Sufficient data Extent of spanner rules in column headers Data matches main text clear Data availability details present? Cited in order, all referred to Address for correspondence exactly Table header/footnotes correctly styled matches author’s affiliation Footnote markers all have matching Keywords symbol in body of table Alphabetical order Abbreviations not in main list explained Add Keyword Footnotes in correct order ‘Review’, or review’ if tables: additional queries added ‘Systematic appropriate Percentages add up Abbreviations Data matches main text Alphabetical order REFERENCES Used consistently throughout Delete issue numbers Headings correctly styled Any abstracts? SI units throughout Any websites? Check gene symbols are up-to-date and Date accessed included? add alias if not ESM Check any named references in text No of tables: against citations in list No of Figs: Any personal communications Text (Methods/Results etc.?): Any unpublished data All parts called out correctly in main End matter paper and cited in correct order Acknowledgements (not Standard query added and adapted as mandatory) appropriate Data availability CLINICAL TRIALS Funding statement Clinical no? Duality of interest statement CONSORT queries added for RCT? Author contribution statement Add controlled trial’ to the ‘randomised Correct order title if appropriate NOTES Heading levels Two Three Footnote(s) on page? Two levels of indenting in table? Which table? Abbreviations Single abbreviation? No abbreviations?
Copy-editor’s checklist Paper reference no: GENERAL PerfectIt run Article type at top Title Sense Animal identified if relevant Add ‘meta-analysis’ or ‘systematic review’ if appropriate Received/accepted dates included Abstract Headings correct Sufficient data Data matches main text Data availability details present? Address for correspondence exactly matches author’s affiliation Keywords Alphabetical order Add Keyword ‘Review’, or ‘Systematic review’ if appropriate Abbreviations Alphabetical order Used consistently throughout Headings correctly styled SI units throughout Check gene symbols are up-to-date and add alias if not Check any named references in text against citations in list Any personal communications Any unpublished data End matter Acknowledgements (not mandatory) Data availability Funding statement Duality of interest statement Author contribution statement Correct order FIGURES No. of figs in order, all referred to Figure legends correctly styled Symbols in figure legends correspond with on figure SI units in all figs Deleted keys explained in fig legend Flow charts: all values add up correctly Data matches main text TABLES No. of tables Extent of spanner rules in column headers clear Cited in order, all referred to Table header/footnotes correctly styled Footnote markers all have matching symbol in body of table Abbreviations not in main list explained Footnotes in correct order tables: additional queries added Percentages add up Data matches main text REFERENCES Delete issue numbers Any abstracts? Any websites? Date accessed included? ESM No of tables: No of Figs: Text (Methods/Results etc.?): All parts called out correctly in main paper and cited in correct order Standard query added and adapted as appropriate CLINICAL TRIALS Clinical trial no? CONSORT queries added for RCT? Add ‘randomised controlled trial’ to the title if appropriate NOTES Heading levels Two Three Footnote(s) on page? Two levels of indenting in table? Which table? Abbreviations Single abbreviation? No abbreviations?