The Sarcoma Journal Author Guidelines
August 22, 2019|Hematology and Oncology
THE SARCOMA JOURNAL (TSJ), the official journal of the Sarcoma Foundation of America (curesarcoma.org), is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal committed to:
- Meeting the information needs of oncologists as they pertain to sarcoma.
- Publishing original research reports, review and state-of-the-art papers, case reports, research letters, commentaries, letters to the editor, columns/features, and news articles related to the diagnosis and treatment of sarcomas.
- Exploring electronic publication to enhance and supplement dissemination of original research and evidence-based information to become a vital clinical forum and resource for oncologists.
Review and state-of-the-art manuscripts will:
- Be no more than 5,000 words (including an unstructured abstract, reference list, tables, and figure titles and legends).
- Have an unstructured abstract of 250 or fewer words (AMA Manual chapter 2.5.2-2.5.3).
- Have a title (headline) of no more than 100 characters.
- Have no more than 4 tables and/or figures, which should be submitted as separate files.
- Include figures (if any) that are submitted as separate, high-resolution files.
- Limit figures, clinical images, and tables to those necessary to highlight key data.
- Be arranged as follows: title page; unstructured abstract and key words; abbreviations list; text; acknowledgments (if applicable); references; figure titles and legends; and tables.
- Have 30 or fewer references.
- Begin page numbering with the title page.
Case Reports
These reports usually describe a step-by-step approach to clinical decision making in the diagnosis and treatment of a patient who has an unusual or complicated presentation or diagnosis. They can be accompanied by a brief review of pertinent, current literature.
A case report will:
- Be limited to 2,000 words (including references, tables, and figure titles and legends).
- Have an unstructured abstract of 50 or fewer words (AMA Manual chapter 2.5.2-2.5.3).
- Have a title (headline) of no more than 100 characters.
- Begin with a brief summary before the case details are presented.
- Have no more than 4 tables and/or figures.
- Include figures that are submitted as separate, high-resolution files.
- Have no more than 10 references.
- Adequately de-identify all patient information. If identifying information or figures are included, express written permission from the patient(s) must be provided at the time of manuscript submission.
- Begin page numbering with the title page.
Research Letters
New or preliminary research findings may be considered for publication as research letters.
A research letter will:
- Be limited to 2,000 words (including references, tables, and figure titles and legends).
- Have an unstructured abstract of 50 or fewer words (AMA Manual chapter 2.5.2-2.5.3).
- Have a title (headline) of no more than 100 characters.
- Begin with a brief summary before the details are presented.
- Have no more than 2 tables and/or figures.
- Include figures (if any) that are submitted as separate, high-resolution files.
- Have no more than 10 references.
- Begin page numbering with the title page.
