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Rejection to Author Submission

Manuscripts will be Manuscripts will be sent back to the Manuscripts will be
automatically rejected if: author for further changes if: assigned to an editor if:

• The authors of a case • The manuscript is submitted as a PDF or is • The author has avoided the
report fail to obtain written missing a title page, abstract, or references problem areas identified in
patient consent for • The cover letter is missing the red and yellow boxes
publication • The required publication guideline checklist
• The authors of a clinical is not submitted
trial fail to prospectively • A co-first author statement is included
register the trial before • GPP3 is not addressed (for an industry-
enrollment of patients funded study)
• The survey response rate • An anonymous donor is cited with no
is less than 60% explanation in the cover letter
• The authors of a case report fail to
document (in cover letter) that written
patient consent for publication has been
obtained
• The authors of a systematic review did not
include ClinicalTrials.gov and MEDLINE in
their literature search
• There is a question about clinical trial
registration (registry number, dates, and
when patients were enrolled)
• The survey response rate is not provided in
the manuscript