Journal Manager Demo for Scholarly Journals
Guide for Authors
Preparing and Submitting Your Manuscript
Everything you need before you submit — what we publish, how to prepare your files, what happens after submission, and the policies your work will be assessed against.
What We Publish
We consider work across the genomic and epigenomic drivers of cancer — from mechanism to clinical translation. Submissions are welcome from any institution, and there are no article processing charges.
Original Research
Full-length studies reporting new experimental, computational or clinical findings. Typically 4,000–7,000 words with up to eight display items.
Reviews and Perspectives
Critical syntheses of a defined field, and shorter opinion pieces that argue a position. Please contact the editors before preparing a review.
Methods and Registered Reports
Protocols, benchmarking studies and Registered Reports, where the design is reviewed before data collection and acceptance does not depend on the result.
Preparing Your Manuscript
- Structure. Title page, structured abstract (250 words), keywords, introduction, methods, results, discussion, references, then figure and table legends.
- Format. Editable text — DOCX, RTF or LaTeX. PDF is accepted for review but the source file is required on acceptance.
- Figures. 300 dpi or vector. Each in its own file, numbered in citation order.
- References. Any consistent style at submission; accepted papers are converted to the journal style during production.
- Data. Primary genomic data must be deposited in a recognised public repository, with the accession number in the data availability statement.
- Authorship. All authors must meet the ICMJE criteria and be listed with their affiliation and ORCID.
From Submission to Decision
Create an account and upload your files. You will receive a manuscript number immediately.
Scope, formatting and similarity screening. Desk decisions are issued within five working days.
Double-anonymised assessment by at least two independent reviewers. Median time to first decision is 18 days.
Revisions are handled by the same editor. Accepted articles are copy-edited, typeset, assigned a DOI and published open access.
Before You Submit
- The work is original and is not under consideration elsewhere.
- All authors have approved the manuscript and the submitted author order.
- Funding sources and competing interests are declared.
- Ethical approval and consent are stated for work involving human participants or animals.
- Data, code and materials are deposited or available on request.
- Figures are cited in order and permissions obtained for any reproduced material.
Questions about a submission?
Contact the editorial office through the Contact Us page — we usually reply within two working days.