PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AUTHOR SUBMISSION CHECKLIST Please complete this checklist for all papers submitted. Please answer questions with yes, no (and give reasons) or not applicable. This checklist is a mandatory upload on submission, without it your paper will be returned without consideration. Item Explanation Addressed? (Yes, No with reasons, Not applicable) Article title Have you followed our guidelines on writing a good title that will be found by search engines? (E.g. with methods in the title, use of common words for the issue addressed, no country names, and possibly indicating findings). If your study has an acronym is it included in the title? Abstract Have you followed our guidelines on writing your structured abstract? Please remember we have separate abstract structures for original research, reviews and case reports. There should be no abbreviations in the abstract, EXCEPT a study acronym which should be included if you have one. If a trial (or other design formally registered with a database) have you included your registration details? Key statements Have you included our key statements within the body of your (after abstract and before the main text is a good place!) and followed our guidelines for how these are to be written? There are three main headings required, and each may have 1-3 separate bullet points. Please use clear, succinct, single sentence separate bullet points rather than complex or multiple sentences. Keywords Have you given keywords for your study? We ask that these are current MeSH headings unless there is no suitable heading for use (please give explanation in cover letter). International relevance Have you contextualised your work for an international audience and explained how your work contributes to an international knowledge base? Publishing guidelines Have you submitted a checklist for a relevant publishing guideline as a supplementary file? These include CONSORT, PRISMA, COREQ checklists, but others may be more relevant for your type of manuscript. If no published checklist exists please create one as a table from the list of requirements in your chosen guideline. If your study design does not have a relevant publishing guideline please review closest matches and use the most appropriate with an explanation. Word count Does your paper adhere to our word count for your article type? Please insert number of words in the box to the right. Remember that tables, figures, qualitative data extracts and references are not included in the word count.
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AUTHOR SUBMISSION CHECKLIST Please complete this checklist for all papers submitted. Please answer questions with yes, no (and give reasons) or not applicable. This checklist is a mandatory upload on submission, without it your paper will be returned without consideration. Item Explanation Addressed? (Yes, No with reasons, Not applicable) Article title Have you followed our guidelines on writing a good title that will be found by search engines? (E.g. with methods in the title, use of common words for the issue addressed, no country names, and possibly indicating findings). If your study has an acronym is it included in the title? Abstract Have you followed our guidelines on writing your structured abstract? Please remember we have separate abstract structures for original research, reviews and case reports. There should be no abbreviations in the abstract, EXCEPT a study acronym which should be included if you have one. If a trial (or other design formally registered with a database) have you included your registration details? Key statements Have you included our key statements within the body of your (after abstract and before the main text is a good place!) and followed our guidelines for how these are to be written? There are three main headings required, and each may have 1-3 separate bullet points. Please use clear, succinct, single sentence separate bullet points rather than complex or multiple sentences. Keywords Have you given keywords for your study? We ask that these are current MeSH headings unless there is no suitable heading for use (please give explanation in cover letter). International relevance Have you contextualised your work for an international audience and explained how your work contributes to an international knowledge base? Publishing guidelines Have you submitted a checklist for a relevant publishing guideline as a supplementary file? These include CONSORT, PRISMA, COREQ checklists, but others may be more relevant for your type of manuscript. If no published checklist exists please create one as a table from the list of requirements in your chosen guideline. If your study design does not have a relevant publishing guideline please review closest matches and use the most appropriate with an explanation. Word count Does your paper adhere to our word count for your article type? Please insert number of words in the box to the right. Remember that tables, figures, qualitative data extracts and references are not included in the word count.
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