JCV - Structure and word count per article type

Article type Description Abstract structure Abstract Article structure Article

word word count
count
Full length articles Original research and/or -Background 250 -Background 2,500
clinical studies. Please -Objectives -Objectives
note, as described in the -Study design -Study design
Instructions for Authors, -Results -Results
papers which only present -Conclusions -Discussion
data specific to a -(acknowledgements) COI
particular geographical
area or country which are
not novel or surprising
from a worldwide
perspective, are unlikely
to be published.
Short communications Original research and /or -Background 250 Background 1,250
clinical studies that do not -Objectives -Objectives
require a full paper, but -Study design -Study design
are completed studies, -Results -Results
may be submitted as Short -Conclusions -Discussion
Communications. These -(acknowledgements) COI
papers may detail a
smaller number of
observations or may
include a smaller number
of patients. They may also
add a small amount of
 new information but
which is still considered
important.
Case Reports Short articles of a clinical -Why this case is important 1,500
nature which illuminate an -Case description
underlying principle of a -Other similar and contrasting
disease state, its diagnosis, cases in the literature
or its therapy -Discussion and references
My Favourite Assay This offers an opportunity -Reasons for developing the 500
for researchers to present assay
an assay that they have -Methods used in designing the
developed and that they assay
feel would be useful for -Protocol
others -Validation data
Letters to the Editor Comments on previously 500
published articles or any
other items of interest to
clinical virologists
Guidelines and clinical Documents that have been No limit
algorithms locally or internationally
approved and contain
general principles that
may benefit others in their
clinical practice or in
writing their own
algorithms or guidelines
Commentaries and Please contact one of the 750
points of view Editors-in-Chief to check
on the suitability of your
 topic
Review articles Reviews should give a Unstructured abstract 250 3,000
succinct overview of a
particular topic. Please
contact one of the Editors-
in-Chief to check on the
suitability of your topic
Meeting reports, News Summary of a relevant 1,500
&Announcements: symposium, workshop,
- Meeting reports etc.
VIROQAS This should be a clinical - Part I: Case presentation. 1,250
case that presents a Questions for readers at end
diagnostic dilemma that (bold)
will impart an important - Part II: Evidence-based opinion.
learning point. Each subsection starts with
question from Part I
- Page break between Part I and
II

Notes:
- The word count in the Article structure excludes the Abstract, References, Acknowledgement and figure captions. The word count should
be indicated at the foot of the title page.
- Keywords (3-6) should be provided at the foot of the abstract.