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Introduction: A comprehensive checklist for ensuring manuscript compliance with journal requirements.
Added on: Jan 21, 2025
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What is penelope.ai

This document outlines the essential ethical and structural elements required for manuscript submission to academic journals. It covers ethical approval, declarations, title page details, abstract structure, referencing, and file cleanliness.

How to Use penelope.ai

  1. Review each section of the checklist. 2. Ensure your manuscript includes all required elements. 3. Verify that each element adheres to the specific journal's guidelines.

Use Cases of penelope.ai

This checklist is intended for authors preparing manuscripts for submission to academic journals, ensuring compliance with ethical and structural requirements.

Features of penelope.ai

  • Ethical Approval

    Ensures that the manuscript includes a dedicated section for ethical approval, names the ethical review board, and addresses informed consent.

  • Declarations

    Includes sections for conflict of interest, data sharing, author contributions, and funding, each matching journal requirements.

  • Title Page

    Verifies the presence of author names, email addresses, corresponding author, institutions, word count, keywords, and running head.

  • Abstract

    Checks for the presence of an abstract, its structure (structured or unstructured), and adherence to specific subheading requirements.

  • Structure

    Ensures the main body includes all required sections and headings as per journal requirements.

  • Figures and Tables

    Verifies that figures and tables are correctly referenced in the text, have associated legends, and are mentioned in ascending numerical order.

  • Referencing

    Ensures the use of the correct citation style, matching citations and references, and proper ordering.

  • Supplementary Materials

    Checks for references to supplementary materials or an appendix.

  • Counts

    Verifies that word counts, reference counts, and table/figure counts are within journal limits.

  • File Cleanliness

    Ensures the manuscript file is free from track changes and Endnote citations.

  • Meta Data

    Verifies the presence of a title, page numbers, double line spacing, and any registered trademarks.

FAQs from penelope.ai

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Is ethical approval required for all manuscripts?
Ethical approval is required for research involving human participants, animals, or sensitive data. The specific requirements may vary by journal.
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What should be included in the conflict of interest section?
The conflict of interest section should disclose any financial or personal relationships that could influence the research.
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How should figures and tables be referenced in the text?
Figures and tables should be referenced in the text in ascending numerical order and should have associated legends.