Article Style

Article Style and Formats

This section provides detailed general style and formatting requirements for manuscripts published in the  journals. Although it is not compulsory for manuscripts to strictly adhere to all these requirements at initial submission, those that deviate substantially may be returned. For initial submission only, authors are encouraged to present each figure and its legend together in sequence to facilitate peer review. Authors of revised manuscripts must observe all instructions below and in the individual journal instruction  the links below for each journal’s specific instructions for the categories of articles, detailed word count requirements, and any exceptions or additions to the general article style and formatting instructions that 

Cancer Discovery Cancer Epidemiology, & Prevention Cancer Immunology Research Cancer Prevention Research

Cancer Research Clinical Cancer Research Molecular Cancer Research Molecular Cancer Therapeutics

Manuscripts should be written in clear, grammatical English with all pages and/or lines numbered. For the convenience of authors whose native language is not English, we have provided a list of editing and proofreading services for scientific manuscripts in our. Laboratory jargon as well as terminology and abbreviations not consistent with internationally accepted guidelines should be avoided. Numbered and lettered sections in the text should be avoided. Each table and figure must be cited in sequential order in the text. Simple chemical formulas or mathematical equations should be presented in a form that allows their reproduction in single horizontal lines of type.

Manuscripts should be arranged in the following order: title page, text and references, tables, figure legends, and figures (appropriately numbered), but note the exception with regard to initial submission of figures and legends. See below for a full explanation of what is to be included in these sections.

When submitting manuscripts that include supplementary data, please be sure to upload supplementary files separately, in the of the submission form (see also the detailed policies on preparation of Please do not append supplementary files to the main manuscript file.