VACCINE – ARTICLE TYPE GUIDELINES Word count Combined (excluding Abstract number of Number of Article type Content abstract, References (words) figures and authors * captions, tables references) Original research Research Article 3000 300 6 10 50 History of Vaccinology Short Preliminary findings 1500 150 3 3 20 Communication (original research) Review** Basic/clinical research review 4000 300 6 5 100 Conference report** Meeting or workshop report 4000 300 6 3 100 Position piece for insight or Commentary** 1500 None 2 2 10 discussion on specific topic Opinion piece on articles (within 8 weeks from original Letter to the Editor 500 None None 3 5 publication date). Author/s will respond Pictures, graphs, charts, Visual Vaccinology illustrations with textual 200 None 3 2 2 description * Author number: When number of authors is exceeding the allowed number (e.g. for multi-center studies, conference proceedings and study groups), please include in the main author list “XYZ Study Group” and list full names and affiliations in a footnote in the first page of the manuscript. For any other exception, please enquiry the journal manager before submission (jvac@elsevier.com) ** Pre-submission enquiry: Authors should seek approval of topic before submission. Please send enquiry to the managing editor (e.kostova@elsevier.com)
VACCINE – ARTICLE TYPE GUIDELINES Article type Content Word count (excluding abstract, captions, references) Abstract (words) Combined number of figures and tables Number of authors * References Research Article Original research 3000 300 6 10 50 History of Vaccinology Short Communication Preliminary findings (original research) 1500 150 3 3 20 Review** Basic/clinical research review 4000 300 6 5 100 Conference report** Meeting or workshop report 4000 300 6 3 100 Commentary** Position piece for insight or discussion on specific topic 1500 None 2 2 10 Letter to the Editor Opinion piece on articles (within 8 weeks from original publication date). Author/s will respond 500 None None 3 5 Visual Vaccinology Pictures, graphs, charts, illustrations with textual description 200 None 3 2 2 * Author number: When number of authors is exceeding the allowed number (e.g. for multi-center studies, conference proceedings and study groups), please include in the main author list “XYZ Study Group” and list full names and affiliations in a footnote in the first page of the manuscript. For any other exception, please enquiry the journal manager before submission (jvac@elsevier.com) ** Pre-submission enquiry: Authors should seek approval of topic before submission. Please send enquiry to the managing editor (e.kostova@elsevier.com)